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