M. Emmet Walsh
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Biography
Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 - March 19, 2024) was an American character actor who has appeared in over 200 films and television series, including supporting roles in dozens of major studio features of the 1970s and 1980s. He starred in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen Brothers' first film for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He also appeared in Carl Reiner's comedy The Jerk (1979), Robert Redford's drama Ordinary People (1980), Ridley Scott's science fiction film Blade Runner (1982), Barry Sonnenfeld's steampunk western Wild Wild West (1999) and Brad Bird's animated film The Iron Giant (1999).
Known For
Ironside
The X-Files
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Twilight Zone
Frasier
The Waltons
Sneaky Pete
The Outer Limits
Bonanza
Starsky & Hutch
Nichols
Amazing Stories
Damages
The Hitchhiker
McMillan and Wife
Home Improvement
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
The Rockford Files
Adventure Time
The Bob Newhart Show
Ed
Early Edition
Tales from the Crypt
Little House on the Prairie
American Gigolo
All in the Family
The Righteous Gemstones
Empire
Arnie
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
The Flash
AfterMASH
Tracey Takes On...
Midnight Cowboy
Serpico
The Civil War
A Time to Kill
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Silkwood
Knives Out
Clean and Sober
Wildcats
Romeo + Juliet
The Gambler
The Flash
Twilight
A Question of Guilt
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Reds
Harry and the Hendersons
The Gift
The Jerk
Mikey and Nicky
Grandview, U.S.A.
Calvary
Fletch
The Mind of the Married Man
The Sandy Duncan Show
Big Stan
Brothers
Red Alert
My Best Friend's Wedding
Brotherhood of the Rose
Fourth Story
Camp Nowhere
Wild Wild West
Blade Runner
Probable Cause
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Snow Dogs
Ordinary People
The Immaculate Room
Night Partners
Christmas with the Kranks
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