M. Emmet Walsh
0 FOLLOWERS • 75 CREDITS • MAR 22, 1935 - MAR 19, 2024 • 88
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
Starsky & Hutch
Bonanza
Nichols
Amazing Stories
Damages
The Hitchhiker
Home Improvement
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
The Rockford Files
The Bob Newhart Show
Adventure Time
Ed
Early Edition
Tales from the Crypt
Little House on the Prairie
American Gigolo
All in the Family
The Righteous Gemstones
Empire
Arnie
McMillan and Wife
AfterMASH
The Flash
Tracey Takes On...
Midnight Cowboy
Serpico
The Civil War
A Time to Kill
Knives Out
Clean and Sober
Wildcats
Romeo + Juliet
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Flash
The Gambler
Twilight
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
A Question of Guilt
Mikey and Nicky
The Jerk
Reds
Harry and the Hendersons
The Gift
Grandview, U.S.A.
The Sandy Duncan Show
Calvary
Brothers
Big Stan
The Mind of the Married Man
Fletch
Camp Nowhere
Brotherhood of the Rose
Fourth Story
My Best Friend's Wedding
Red Alert
Wild Wild West
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Ordinary People
Probable Cause
Snow Dogs
Blade Runner
Christmas with the Kranks
The Immaculate Room
Night Partners
Missing in Action
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
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