M. Emmet Walsh
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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 The Jerk (1979), Ordinary People (1980), Blade Runner (1982), Wild Wild West (1999), and The Iron Giant (1999). His final films included Knives Out (2019) and Brothers (2024).
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Wild Wild West (1999)
as Coleman
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Knives Out (2019)
as Mr. Proofroc
Blade Runner (1982)
as Bryant
The Iron Giant (1999)
as Earl Stutz (voice)
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
as Joe O'Neal
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
as Apothecary
Big Stan (2007)
as Lew Popper
A Time to Kill (1996)
as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
as Walt Scheel
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Ordinary People (1980)
as Swim Coach
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
as George Henderson Sr.
Brothers (2024)
as Judge Farful
Blood Simple (1985)
as Private Detective
Critters (1986)
as Harv
Racing Stripes (2005)
as Woodzie
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
as Aide
Raising Arizona (1987)
as Machine Shop Ear-Bender
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
as Bill Wilcox
Missing in Action (1984)
as Tuck
Serpico (1973)
as Gallagher
Back to School (1986)
as Coach Turnbull
Red Scorpion (1988)
as Dewey Ferguson
Brubaker (1980)
as C.P. Woodward
Straight Time (1978)
as Earl Frank
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
as Uncle Bub
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015)
as Gorak
Snow Dogs (2002)
as George
Fletch (1985)
as Dr. Joseph Dolan
Random Hearts (1999)
as Billy (uncredited)
Slap Shot (1977)
as Dickie Dunn
The Jerk (1979)
as Madman
Little Big Man (1970)
as Shotgun Guard
The Immaculate Room (2022)
as Kate's Father
No Man's Land (1987)
as Captain Haun
Twilight (1998)
as Lester Ivar
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
as Arresting Officer
The Gambler (1974)
as Las Vegas Gambler
Airport '77 (1977)
as Dr. Williams
Reds (1981)
as Speaker at Liberal Club
Narrow Margin (1990)
as Sergeant Dominick Benti
Youth in Revolt (2009)
as Mr. Saunders
A Little White Lie (2023)
as Arthur Baldwin
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
as Burns
Camp Nowhere (1994)
as T.R. Polk
Mikey and Nicky (1976)
as Bus Driver
Panther (1995)
as Dorsett
White Sands (1992)
as Bert Gibson
Calvary (2014)
as The Writer
Wildcats (1986)
as Walt Coes
The Glass Shield (1994)
as Det. Jesse Hall
Silkwood (1983)
as Walt Yarborough
Raise the Titanic (1980)
as Master Chief Vinnie Walker
Raising Buchanan (2019)
as Larry Kiesling
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
as Governor
The Mighty Quinn (1989)
as Fred Miller
Arthur Newman (2012)
as Zazek
Resting Place (1986)
as Sarge
Relative Fear (1994)
as Earl Ladelle
Albino Alligator (1997)
as Dino
Retroactive (1997)
as Sam
They Might Be Giants (1971)
as 1st Sanitation Man
The Flash (1990)
as Henry Allen
Killer Image (1992)
as John Kane
The Best of Times (1986)
as Charlie
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
as Mr. Clark
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)
as Self
Sunset (1988)
as Chief Marvin Dibner
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991)
as Mort
Clean and Sober (1988)
as Richard Dirks
The Deliberate Stranger (1986)
as Det. Sam Davies
Nickelodeon (1976)
as "Father" Logan
Bound for Glory (1976)
as Husband
Courage (1984)
as Colonel Crouse
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
as Doorman
Dead Badge (1995)
as Sergeant Miller Hoskins
Outlaw Posse (2024)
as Catfish
Cold Turkey (1971)
as Art
Wilder Napalm (1993)
as Fire Chief
Cops & Robbersons (1994)
as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
War Party (1988)
as Colin Ditweiler
Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
as Mr. Wendel
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
as Wally Cantrell
Faith, Hope & Love (2019)
as Fr. John
Poor White Trash (2000)
as Judge Pike
Change in the Air (2018)
as Walter Lemke
Back Roads (1981)
as Arthur
Men in White (1998)
as Stanley
Murder Ordained (1987)
as Vern Humphrey
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975)
as Mr. Peterson
The Mimic (2021)
as The Director
Chairman of the Board (1998)
as Freemont
Skag (1980)
as Moran
Chasing 3000 (2010)
as Chuck Ireland
Fast-Walking (1982)
as Sergeant Sanger
Kid Blue (1973)
as Barber
Criminal Hearts (1996)
as Martin
Equinox (1992)
as Pete Petosa
Christmas in the Clouds (2001)
as Stu O'Malley
At Long Last Love (1975)
as Harold
The Escape Artist (1982)
as Fritz
Stiletto (1969)
as Racing Partner (uncredited)
Me and Will (1999)
as Dean
Eyeball Eddie (2001)
as Coach Cook
The Lottery (1996)
as Chief Davis
Cannery Row (1982)
as Mack
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980)
as Harold Patton
The Traveling Executioner (1970)
as Warden Brodski
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
as Group W Sergeant
Scandalous (1984)
as Simon Reynolds
Silverfox (1991)
as Charles Blankenship
Hero in the Family (1986)
as General Presser
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (2003)
as Wally Westland
Probable Cause (1994)
as Sadler
Portraits of a Killer (1996)
as Raymond Garrison
Dotty and Soul (2023)
as Harold Eichelbaum
Haunted Echoes (2008)
as Neil
The Music of Chance (1993)
as Calvin Murks
Wild Card (1992)
as Mose
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000)
as Self
The Outlaws (1984)
as Warden MacDonald
The Gift (1979)
as Legion Commander
South of Bix (2019)
as Grandpa
Broken Vows (1987)
as Detective Mulligan
Fourth Story (1991)
as Harry
Man in the Chair (2007)
as Mickey Hopkins
Don McKay (2009)
as Samuel
The Killing Jar (1997)
as Sheriff Foley
Catch Me... If You Can (1989)
as Johnny Phatmun
City in Fear (1980)
as Sheldon Lewis
Superdome (1978)
as Whitley
End of the Road (1970)
as Crab Man / Tutu Man
Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992)
as Mayor Thornbush
Bitter Harvest (1993)
as Sheriff Bob
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn (1985)
as Rocco
No Other Love (1979)
as DeFranco
The Naked Truth (1992)
as Garcia / Gesundheim
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle (1983)
as Joe Lemke
Crime Club (1975)
as Jack Doyle
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency (2011)
as Chief Van Owen
Jack of Hearts (2000)
as Comissioner Menlo Boyce
Green and Gold (2025)
as Scotty
The Abduction of Kari Swenson (1987)
as Don Nichols
Your Name Here (2008)
as Kroger
Greener Mountains (2005)
as Muggs
Red Alert (1977)
as Sheriff Sweeney
A Question of Guilt (1978)
as Inspector McCartney
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1995)
as Morris
Chattahoochee (1990)
as Morris
Shifting Gears (2018)
as Hank
Dear Detective (1979)
as Capt. Gorcey
The Invasion of Johnson County (1976)
as Irvine
Hellinger's Law (1981)
as Mr. Graebner
Love and Lies (1990)
as Clyde Wilson
Erasable You (1998)
as Ralph Worth
Boiling Pot (2015)
as Dean Marison
Baggage (2003)
as Sandy Westphall
The Right of the People (1986)
as Sindaco
Sorry, Not Sorry (2019)
as Harry's Father
The Assignment (2010)
as Mr. Beudreaux
Toto (2018)
as Toto
Thunderground (1989)
as Wedge
Nightmare in Big Sky Country (1998)
as Marshal Jim Phillips
Monster! (1999)
as Lloyd Reeves
Night Partners (1983)
as Joe Kirby
A True Character (2008)
as Self
Madness of Method (1994)
as Rudolph Thorndyke
Love Sick Love (2012)
as Ed