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
Sneaky Pete
The Outer Limits
Bonanza
Starsky & Hutch
Amazing Stories
The Wild Thornberrys
Damages
The Hitchhiker
The Waltons
McMillan & Wife
Home Improvement
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
The Rockford Files
Adventure Time
Ed
The Bob Newhart Show
Early Edition
Tales from the Crypt
Little House on the Prairie
American Gigolo
All in the Family
The Righteous Gemstones
Gibbsville
Empire
Arnie
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
The Flash
AfterMASH
Tracey Takes On...
Midnight Cowboy
Serpico
The Civil War
A Time to Kill
Silkwood
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
The Gambler
Knives Out
Clean and Sober
Wildcats
Romeo + Juliet
The Flash
Twilight
A Question of Guilt
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Gift
Harry and the Hendersons
Mikey and Nicky
Reds
The Jerk
Nichols
Grandview, U.S.A.
Big Stan
The Sandy Duncan Show
Fletch
Calvary
The Mind of the Married Man
Fourth Story
Red Alert
Brothers
Camp Nowhere
My Best Friend's Wedding
Brotherhood of the Rose
Ordinary People
Blade Runner
Snow Dogs
Probable Cause
Wild Wild West
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
The Immaculate Room
Christmas with the Kranks
Night Partners
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