M. Emmet Walsh
March 22, 1935 (90 years old) in 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 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).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Green and Gold as Scotty
- 2024 · Brothers as Judge Farful
- 2024 · Outlaw Posse as Catfish
- 2023 · Dotty and Soul as Harold Eichelbaum
- 2023 · A Little White Lie as Arthur Baldwin
- 2022 · American Gigolo as Coleman
- 2022 · The Immaculate Room as Kate's Father
- 2021 · The Mimic as The Director
- 2019 · Knives Out as Mr. Proofroc
- 2019 · The Righteous Gemstones as Roy Gemstone
- 2019 · South of Bix as Grandpa
- 2019 · Raising Buchanan as Larry Kiesling
- 2019 · Faith, Hope & Love as Fr. John
- 2019 · Sorry, Not Sorry as Harry's Father
- 2018 · Change in the Air as Walter Lemke
- 2018 · Toto as Toto
- 2018 · Shifting Gears as Hank
- 2015 · Boiling Pot as Dean Marison
- 2015 · Sneaky Pete as Tex Hopkins
- 2015 · The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power as Gorak
- 2015 · Empire as Harold Blakeley
- 2014 · Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories as Detective
- 2014 · Calvary as The Writer
- 2012 · Love Sick Love as Ed
- 2012 · Arthur Newman as Zazek
- 2012 · The Odd Life of Timothy Green as Uncle Bub
- 2011 · Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency as Chief Van Owen
- 2010 · Pound Puppies as Olaf (voice)
- 2010 · Chasing 3000 as Chuck Ireland
- 2010 · The Assignment as Mr. Beudreaux
- 2010 · Adventure Time as Cosmic Owl
- 2009 · Youth in Revolt as Mr. Saunders
- 2009 · Don McKay as Samuel
- 2008 · Haunted Echoes as Neil
- 2008 · Your Name Here as Kroger
- 2008 · A True Character as Self
- 2007 · Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner as Self
- 2007 · Big Stan as Lew Popper
- 2007 · Damages as Lyle Hewes
- 2007 · Army Wives as Bernie Wallacheck
- 2007 · Man in the Chair as Mickey Hopkins
- 2006 · 'Til Death as Uncle Rudolph
- 2005 · Greener Mountains as Muggs
- 2005 · Racing Stripes as Woodzie
- 2004 · Christmas with the Kranks as Walt Scheel
- 2003 · Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales as Wally Westland
- 2003 · Charlie Lawrence as Cubby
- 2003 · Baggage as Sandy Westphall
- 2002 · What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Jeb (voice)
- 2002 · Snow Dogs as George
- 2001 · The Guardian as Ezra Pence
- 2001 · Night Visions as Gus (segment "Reunion")
- 2001 · Eyeball Eddie as Coach Cook
- 2001 · Christmas in the Clouds as Stu O'Malley
- 2000 · Poor White Trash as Judge Pike
- 2000 · Jack of Hearts as Comissioner Menlo Boyce
- 2000 · Ed as Mayor Wally Kendricks
- 2000 · On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' as Self
- 1999 · Random Hearts as Billy (uncredited)
- 1999 · The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot as Mack (voice)
- 1999 · Monster! as Lloyd Reeves
- 1999 · The Iron Giant as Earl Stutz (voice)
- 1999 · Me and Will as Dean
- 1999 · Wild Wild West as Coleman
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Gemsbok #1 (voice)
- 1998 · Nightmare in Big Sky Country as Marshal Jim Phillips
- 1998 · Men in White as Stanley
- 1998 · Erasable You as Ralph Worth
- 1998 · Chairman of the Board as Freemont
- 1998 · Twilight as Lester Ivar
- 1997 · My Best Friend's Wedding as Joe O'Neal
- 1997 · The Killing Jar as Sheriff Foley
- 1997 · Retroactive as Sam
- 1997 · Albino Alligator as Dino
- 1996 · Romeo + Juliet as Apothecary
- 1996 · The Lottery as Chief Davis
- 1996 · Early Edition as