M. Emmet Walsh1935 - 2024

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Actor

Popularity

1.1

Famous

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).

Credits

Green and Gold
Green and Gold

2025

Drama

as Scotty

7.1
0.9
Brothers
Brothers

2024

Action • Comedy • Crime

as Judge Farful

6
5.7
Outlaw Posse
Outlaw Posse

2024

Action • Western

as Catfish

5.3
0.5
Dotty and Soul
Dotty and Soul

2023

Comedy

as Harold Eichelbaum

3.4
0.4
A Little White Lie
A Little White Lie

2023

Comedy

as Arthur Baldwin

5.7
1.3
The Immaculate Room
The Immaculate Room

2022

Drama • Mystery • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Kate's Father

5.3
1.2
The Mimic
The Mimic

2021

Comedy

as The Director

4.1
0.5
Knives Out
Knives Out

2019

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Mr. Proofroc

7.8
9.9
South of Bix
South of Bix

2019

as Grandpa

0.2
Raising Buchanan
Raising Buchanan

2019

Comedy

as Larry Kiesling

5.7
0.4
Faith, Hope & Love
Faith, Hope & Love

2019

Comedy • Romance

as Fr. John

7.5
1.3
Sorry, Not Sorry
Sorry, Not Sorry

2019

Comedy

as Harry's Father

6
0.3
Change in the Air
Change in the Air

2018

Drama

as Walter Lemke

5.7
0.4
Toto
Toto

2018

Drama

as Toto

0.2
Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears

2018

Action • Comedy • Family

as Hank

6.5
0.5
Boiling Pot
Boiling Pot

2015

Crime • Drama • History

as Dean Marison

5.2
0.3
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

2015

Action • Adventure • Fantasy

as Gorak

5.1
2.1
Calvary
Calvary

2014

Drama

as The Writer

7.1
2.5
Love Sick Love
Love Sick Love

2012

Thriller

as Ed

5.2
0
Arthur Newman
Arthur Newman

2012

Drama

as Zazek

5.6
1.1
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012

Comedy • Drama • Family • Fantasy

as Uncle Bub

7
1.7
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
4.8
0.2
Chasing 3000
Chasing 3000

2010

Drama

as Chuck Ireland

5.9
0.5
The Assignment
The Assignment

2010

Drama • Family

as Mr. Beudreaux

6.5
0.2
Youth in Revolt
Youth in Revolt

2009

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Mr. Saunders

6.2
1.1
Don McKay
Don McKay

2009

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Samuel

4.9
0.5
Haunted Echoes
Haunted Echoes

2008

Horror • Thriller

as Neil

4.2
0.3
Your Name Here
Your Name Here

2008

Drama • Horror

as Kroger

3.3
0.2
A True Character
A True Character

2008

Documentary

as Self

0
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
7.9
0.6
Big Stan
Big Stan

2007

Comedy • Crime

as Lew Popper

6.6
4.3
Man in the Chair
Man in the Chair

2007

Comedy • Drama

as Mickey Hopkins

6.4
0.5
Greener Mountains
Greener Mountains

2005

Drama • Romance

as Muggs

5.2
1
Racing Stripes
Racing Stripes

2005

Comedy • Family

as Woodzie

5.9
2.4
Christmas with the Kranks
Christmas with the Kranks

2004

Comedy • Family

as Walt Scheel

6.1
2.2
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

2003

Comedy • TV Movie

as Wally Westland

7.8
0.8
Baggage
Baggage

2003

Drama

as Sandy Westphall

0.3
Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs

2002

Adventure • Comedy • Family

as George

5.6
2.3
Eyeball Eddie
Eyeball Eddie

2001

as Coach Cook

6
0.2
Christmas in the Clouds
Christmas in the Clouds

2001

Comedy • Family • Romance

as Stu O'Malley

6.1
0.3
Poor White Trash
Poor White Trash

2000

Comedy • Crime

as Judge Pike

4
0.4
Jack of Hearts
Jack of Hearts

2000

Crime • Thriller

as Comissioner Menlo Boyce

1.5
0.3
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

2000

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

7.2
0.5
Random Hearts
Random Hearts

1999

Drama • Romance • Thriller

as Billy (uncredited)

5.5
1.8
Monster!
Monster!

1999

Horror • Science Fiction • TV Movie

as Lloyd Reeves

4.7
0.4
The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant

1999

Adventure • Animation • Family • Science Fiction

as Earl Stutz (voice)

8
6
Me and Will
Me and Will

1999

Drama

as Dean

5.5
1.4
Wild Wild West
Wild Wild West

1999

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Science Fiction • Western

as Coleman

5.3
3.3
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
Nightmare in Big Sky Country

1998

Action • Crime • Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Marshal Jim Phillips

0.1
Men in White
Men in White

1998

Comedy • Drama • Science Fiction

as Stanley

3.4
0.5
Erasable You
Erasable You

1998

Comedy

as Ralph Worth

0.2
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board

1998

Comedy

as Freemont

3.6
0.7
Twilight
Twilight

1998

Crime • Thriller

as Lester Ivar

6.1
1.4
My Best Friend's Wedding
My Best Friend's Wedding

1997

Comedy • Romance

as Joe O'Neal

6.6
2.9
The Killing Jar
The Killing Jar

1997

Drama • Thriller

as Sheriff Foley

3.8
0.5
Albino Alligator
Albino Alligator

1997

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Dino

5.7
0.8
Retroactive
Retroactive

1997

Action • Crime • Drama • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Sam

6.2
0.8
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet

1996

Drama • Romance

as Apothecary

6.8
6.5
The Lottery
The Lottery

1996

Drama • Horror • TV Movie • Thriller

as Chief Davis

5.4
0.4
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill

1996

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)

7.4
4.6
Portraits of a Killer
Portraits of a Killer

1996

TV Movie • Thriller

as Raymond Garrison

2.3
0.2
Criminal Hearts
Criminal Hearts

1996

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Martin

4.8
0.3
Relative Fear
Relative Fear

1995

Drama • Horror

as Earl Ladelle

4.3
0.6
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

1995

Adventure • Comedy • Drama • Family

as Bill Wilcox

5.9
2.1
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

1995

Comedy • Drama • Family • TV Movie

as Morris

7
0.3
Panther
Panther

1995

Drama • History

as Dorsett

6.2
0.9
Dead Badge
Dead Badge

1995

Action • Crime

as Sergeant Miller Hoskins

6.8
0.4
Probable Cause
Probable Cause

1994

Action • Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Sadler

4.8
0.2
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield

1994

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Det. Jesse Hall

4.9
0.8
Camp Nowhere
Camp Nowhere

1994

Comedy • Drama • Family

as T.R. Polk

5.9
1.4
Cops & Robbersons
Cops & Robbersons

1994

Comedy • Crime • Thriller

as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)

5.1
0.5
Madness of Method
Madness of Method

1994

as Rudolph Thorndyke

0.1
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest

1993

Drama • Thriller

as Sheriff Bob

4.5
0.5
Wilder Napalm
Wilder Napalm

1993

Comedy • Fantasy • Romance • Science Fiction

as Fire Chief

5.5
0.7
The Music of Chance
The Music of Chance

1993

Drama

as Calvin Murks

6.5
0.5
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Four Eyes and Six-Guns

1992

Comedy • TV Movie • Western

2.5
0.3
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth

1992

Comedy • Crime • Romance

as Garcia / Gesundheim

2.6
0.6
Equinox
Equinox

1992

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Pete Petosa

5.6
0.7
Wild Card
Wild Card

1992

TV Movie • Thriller • Western

as Mose

4
0.3
White Sands
White Sands

1992

Action • Adventure • Crime • Thriller

as Bert Gibson

5.9
1
Killer Image
Killer Image

1992

Thriller

as John Kane

4.3
0.2
Silverfox
Silverfox

1991

Action • Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Charles Blankenship

0.2
Fourth Story
Fourth Story

1991

Drama • Mystery • Romance • TV Movie

as Harry

5.6
0.2
The Flash
The Flash

1990

Action • Crime • Science Fiction

as Henry Allen

6.5
1
Narrow Margin
Narrow Margin

1990

Action • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Sergeant Dominick Benti

6.4
1.5
Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee

1990

Drama

as Morris

5.7
0.7
Love and Lies
Love and Lies

1990

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Clyde Wilson

0.1
Catch Me... If You Can
Catch Me... If You Can

1989

Action • Comedy • Drama

as Johnny Phatmun

5.1
0.5
Thunderground
Thunderground

1989

Action • Adventure

as Wedge

2.3
0.3
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

1989

Comedy • Horror

as Mort

6.1
0.6
The Mighty Quinn
The Mighty Quinn

1989

Action • Crime • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Fred Miller

6.1
1.3
Red Scorpion
Red Scorpion

1988

Action • Adventure • War

as Dewey Ferguson

6
1.3
War Party
War Party

1988

Action • Thriller

as Colin Ditweiler

6.2
0.5
Clean and Sober
Clean and Sober

1988

Drama

as Richard Dirks

6.3
1
Sunset
Sunset

1988

Crime • Mystery • Thriller • Western

as Chief Marvin Dibner

5.6
1.2
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War

1988

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

as Governor

6.5
0.7
No Man's Land
No Man's Land

1987

Action • Crime • Drama

as Captain Haun

6
1.8
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons

1987

Comedy • Drama • Family • Fantasy

as George Henderson Sr.

6.1
2.2
Murder Ordained
Murder Ordained

1987

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Vern Humphrey

5
0.7
Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona

1987

Comedy • Crime

as Machine Shop Ear-Bender

7.1
2.9
Abduction
Abduction

1987

TV Movie • Thriller

as Don Nichols

5.5
0.4
Broken Vows
Broken Vows

1987

Drama • Mystery • Romance • TV Movie • Thriller

as Detective Mulligan

5
0.4
Hero in the Family
Hero in the Family

1986

Comedy • Family • TV Movie

as General Presser

6.1
0.2
Back to School
Back to School

1986

Comedy

as Coach Turnbull

6.3
2.5
The Deliberate Stranger
The Deliberate Stranger

1986

Crime • Drama • Horror • TV Movie • Thriller

as Det. Sam Davies

6.2
1.1
Resting Place
Resting Place

1986

Drama

as Sarge

6.1
0.7
Critters
Critters

1986

Comedy • Horror • Science Fiction

as Harv

6.5
2.6
Wildcats
Wildcats

1986

Comedy

as Walt Coes

6.2
1.4
The Best of Times
The Best of Times

1986

Comedy

as Charlie

5.6
1
The Right of the People
The Right of the People

1986

TV Movie

as Sindaco

4
0.3
Fletch
Fletch

1985

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Dr. Joseph Dolan

6.7
2.5
Missing in Action
Missing in Action

1984

Action • Adventure • Thriller • War

as Tuck

5.9
3.6
Courage
Courage

1984

Action • Thriller

as Colonel Crouse

5.4
0.3
Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A.

1984

Drama

as Mr. Clark

5.8
0.9
The Outlaws
The Outlaws

1984

Comedy • Crime • TV Movie

as Warden MacDonald

0.4
The Pope of Greenwich Village
The Pope of Greenwich Village

1984

Action • Comedy • Crime

as Burns

6.3
1.1
Blood Simple
Blood Simple

1984

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Loren Visser

7.2
2.4
Scandalous
Scandalous

1984

Comedy

as Simon Reynolds

2.5
0.4
Silkwood
Silkwood

1983

Drama • Thriller

as Walt Yarborough

7
1.4
Night Partners
Night Partners

1983

Action • Crime • TV Movie

as Joe Kirby

7
0.3
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

1983

Family

as Joe Lemke

10
0.7
Blade Runner
Blade Runner

1982

Drama • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Bryant

7.9
13.1
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist

1982

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Fritz

6.2
0.6
Fast-Walking
Fast-Walking

1982

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Sergeant Sanger

5.9
0.3
Cannery Row
Cannery Row

1982

Drama • Romance

as Mack

5.9
0.6
Reds
Reds

1981

Drama • History • Romance

as Speaker at Liberal Club

6.9
1.8
Back Roads
Back Roads

1981

Comedy • Romance

as Arthur

5.4
0.8
Hellinger's Law
Hellinger's Law

1981

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Mr. Graebner

7.5
0.3
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

1980

TV Movie • Western

as Harold Patton

4.2
0.5
Ordinary People
Ordinary People

1980

Drama

as Swim Coach

7.5
1.6
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic

1980

Adventure

as Master Chief Vinnie Walker

5.3
1.3
Brubaker
Brubaker

1980

Crime • Drama

as C.P. Woodward

7.1
1.6
City in Fear
City in Fear

1980

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Sheldon Lewis

5.1
0.4
Skag
Skag

1980

Drama • TV Movie

as Moran

0.2
The Gift
The Gift

1979

Drama • TV Movie

as Legion Commander

0.5
The Jerk
The Jerk

1979

Comedy

as Madman

6.9
2
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979

Comedy

as Wally Cantrell

5.6
0.5
Dear Detective
Dear Detective

1979

as Capt. Gorcey

0.2
No Other Love
No Other Love

1979

Drama • Romance • TV Movie

as DeFranco

7
0.4
Straight Time
Straight Time

1978

Crime • Drama

as Earl Frank

7.1
0.8
A Question of Guilt
A Question of Guilt

1978

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Inspector McCartney

6.2
0.4
Superdome
Superdome

1978

Crime • Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Whitley

4.1
0.5
Red Alert
Red Alert

1977

TV Movie • Thriller

as Sheriff Sweeney

4
0.4
Airport '77
Airport '77

1977

Action • Adventure • Drama • Thriller

as Dr. Williams

5.6
2.1
Slap Shot
Slap Shot

1977

Comedy • Drama

as Dickie Dunn

6.8
1.5
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon

1976

Comedy

as "Father" Logan

6.1
1.4
Mikey and Nicky
Mikey and Nicky

1976

Crime • Drama

as Bus Driver

6.9
0.9
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory

1976

Drama • Music

as Husband

6.9
0.8
The Invasion of Johnson County
The Invasion of Johnson County

1976

Western

as Irvine

6.5
0.3
Crime Club
Crime Club

1975

Drama

as Jack Doyle

0.2
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975

Comedy

as Doorman

6.7
1
At Long Last Love
At Long Last Love

1975

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Harold

5.1
0.5
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

1975

Drama • TV Movie

as Mr. Peterson

5.3
0.3
The Gambler
The Gambler

1974

Crime • Drama

as Las Vegas Gambler

6.7
0.9
Serpico
Serpico

1973

Crime • Drama

as Gallagher

7.5
4.2
Kid Blue
Kid Blue

1973

Comedy • Western

as Barber

6.9
0.7
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Get to Know Your Rabbit

1972

Comedy

as Mr. Wendel

5.1
0.4
What's Up, Doc?
What's Up, Doc?

1972

Comedy • Romance

as Arresting Officer

7.4
1.5
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants

1971

Comedy • Mystery

as 1st Sanitation Man

7
0.7
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971

Action • Science Fiction

as Aide

6.4
4.4
Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey

1971

Comedy

as Art

6.2
0.8
Little Big Man
Little Big Man

1970

Adventure • Comedy • Drama • Western

as Shotgun Guard

7.5
1.7
The Traveling Executioner
The Traveling Executioner

1970

Comedy • Drama • Western

as Warden Brodski

5.9
0.8
End of the Road
End of the Road

1970

Comedy • Drama

as Crab Man / Tutu Man

4.6
0.4
Alice's Restaurant
Alice's Restaurant

1969

Comedy • Drama

as Group W Sergeant

6.3
0.6
Stiletto
Stiletto

1969

Crime • Thriller

as Racing Partner (uncredited)

5.2
0.6
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy

1969

Drama

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

7.5
3.9

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