M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Date of Birth:

Mar 22, 1935

Place of Birth:

Ogdensburg, New York, USA

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).

filmography:

Chasing 3000 Chasing 3000

2010

The Gift The Gift

1979

Midnight Cowboy Midnight Cowboy

1969

Hellinger's Law Hellinger's Law

1981

End of the Road End of the Road

1970

Get to Know Your Rabbit Get to Know Your Rabbit

1972

Men in White Men in White

1998

Raising Arizona Raising Arizona

1987

The Escape Artist The Escape Artist

1982

Wild Card Wild Card

1992

Dear Detective Dear Detective

1979

The Lottery The Lottery

1996

Toto Toto

2018

Faith, Hope & Love Faith, Hope & Love

2019

The Invasion of Johnson County The Invasion of Johnson County

1976

Shifting Gears Shifting Gears

2018

Change in the Air Change in the Air

2018

The Right of the People The Right of the People

1986

Clean and Sober Clean and Sober

1988

Wilder Napalm Wilder Napalm

1993

Portraits of a Killer Portraits of a Killer

1996

Greener Mountains Greener Mountains

2005

Erasable You Erasable You

1998

Serpico Serpico

1973

The Pope of Greenwich Village The Pope of Greenwich Village

1984

Albino Alligator Albino Alligator

1996

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

2015

Sunset Sunset

1988

The Mighty Quinn The Mighty Quinn

1989

Courage Courage

1984

Fourth Story Fourth Story

1991

Panther Panther

1995

The Glass Shield The Glass Shield

1994

What's Up, Doc? What's Up, Doc?

1972

Wildcats Wildcats

1986

Chattahoochee Chattahoochee

1990

The Assignment The Assignment

2010

Murder Ordained Murder Ordained

1987

Boiling Pot Boiling Pot

2015

The Killing Jar The Killing Jar

1997

Bound for Glory Bound for Glory

1976

Random Hearts Random Hearts

1999

At Long Last Love At Long Last Love

1975

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon

1976

Skag Skag

1980

Roney's Point Roney's Point

1970

Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner' Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner'

2007

Cold Turkey Cold Turkey

1971

The Outlaws The Outlaws

1984

Cops & Robbersons Cops & Robbersons

1994

Probable Cause Probable Cause

1994

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

2000

Madness of Method Madness of Method

1970

Outlaw Posse Outlaw Posse

2024

The Flash The Flash

1990

The Flash The Flash

1990

War Party War Party

1988

Nightmare in Big Sky Country Nightmare in Big Sky Country

1998

Resting Place Resting Place

1986

South of Bix South of Bix

2019

The Milagro Beanfield War The Milagro Beanfield War

1988

A Little White Lie A Little White Lie

2023

Night Partners Night Partners

1983

Love and Lies Love and Lies

1990

Romeo + Juliet Romeo + Juliet

1996

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

1983

Dead Badge Dead Badge

1995

Eyeball Eddie Eyeball Eddie

2001

Knives Out Knives Out

2019

Raising Buchanan Raising Buchanan

2019

Equinox Equinox

1992

Jack of Hearts Jack of Hearts

2000

The Immaculate Room The Immaculate Room

2022

Kid Blue Kid Blue

1973

Stiletto Stiletto

1969

The Mimic The Mimic

2021

Sorry, Not Sorry Sorry, Not Sorry

2019

No Other Love No Other Love

1979

Arthur Newman Arthur Newman

2012

Crime Club Crime Club

1975

Escape from the Planet of the Apes Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971

Relative Fear Relative Fear

1995

Christmas with the Kranks Christmas with the Kranks

2004

Don McKay Don McKay

2009

Man in the Chair Man in the Chair

2007

Missing in Action Missing in Action

1984

Catch Me If You Can Catch Me If You Can

1989

No Man's Land No Man's Land

1987

Fletch Fletch

1985

Big Stan Big Stan

2007

Christmas in the Clouds Christmas in the Clouds

2001

Back Roads Back Roads

1981

Back to School Back to School

1986

Ordinary People Ordinary People

1980

The Music of Chance The Music of Chance

1993

Camp Nowhere Camp Nowhere

1994

Fast-Walking Fast-Walking

1982

Me and Will Me and Will

1999

The Gambler The Gambler

1974

Poor White Trash Poor White Trash

2000

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

1989

Retroactive Retroactive

1997

Red Scorpion Red Scorpion

1988

Blood Simple Blood Simple

1985

The Jerk The Jerk

1979

Slap Shot Slap Shot

1977

The Best of Times The Best of Times

1986

Alice's Restaurant Alice's Restaurant

1969

Brubaker Brubaker

1980

The Iron Giant The Iron Giant

1999

Critters Critters

1986

Straight Time Straight Time

1978

Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board

1998

Harry and the Hendersons Harry and the Hendersons

1987

Silkwood Silkwood

1983

Twilight Twilight

1998

My Best Friend's Wedding My Best Friend's Wedding

1997

Cannery Row Cannery Row

1982

Narrow Margin Narrow Margin

1990

Raise the Titanic Raise the Titanic

1980

Wild Wild West Wild Wild West

1999

Reds Reds

1981

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979

Racing Stripes Racing Stripes

2005

Youth in Revolt Youth in Revolt

2009

They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants

1971

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

1995

Haunted Echoes Haunted Echoes

2008

The Naked Truth The Naked Truth

1992

Abduction Abduction

1987

Baggage Baggage

2003

Four Eyes and Six-Guns Four Eyes and Six-Guns

1992

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

1975

Airport '77 Airport '77

1977

Snow Dogs Snow Dogs

2002

Criminal Hearts Criminal Hearts

1996

A Time to Kill A Time to Kill

1996

Calvary Calvary

2014

Mikey and Nicky Mikey and Nicky

1976

Little Big Man Little Big Man

1970

Superdome Superdome

1978

Bitter Harvest Bitter Harvest

1993

Monster! Monster!

1999

The Deliberate Stranger The Deliberate Stranger

1986

Grandview, U.S.A. Grandview, U.S.A.

1984

City in Fear City in Fear

1980

The Traveling Executioner The Traveling Executioner

1970

The Odd Life of Timothy Green The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012

Killer Image Killer Image

1992

The Prisoner of Second Avenue The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975

White Sands White Sands

1992

Thunderground Thunderground

1989

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

1995

Scandalous Scandalous

1984

Broken Vows Broken Vows

1987

Love Sick Love Love Sick Love

2012

Your Name Here Your Name Here

2008

A Question of Guilt A Question of Guilt

1978

Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency

2011

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

1980

Red Alert Red Alert

1977

Blade Runner Blade Runner

1982

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