M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

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).
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Ogdensburg, New York, USA
    Birthday
    3/22/1935
South of Bix
South of Bix
0
Brubaker
Brubaker
7.1
The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant
7.9
Critters
Critters
6.5
Alice's Restaurant
Alice's Restaurant
6.2
The Best of Times
The Best of Times
5.6
The Mighty Quinn
The Mighty Quinn
6.2
Blood Simple
Blood Simple
7.2
The Jerk
The Jerk
6.9
Slap Shot
Slap Shot
6.8
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
3.7
Straight Time
Straight Time
7.1
Narrow Margin
Narrow Margin
6.3
Wild Wild West
Wild Wild West
5.3
Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey
6.2
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
5.3
The Pope of Greenwich Village
The Pope of Greenwich Village
6.3
Cannery Row
Cannery Row
5.9
My Best Friend's Wedding
My Best Friend's Wedding
6.6
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons
6.1
Twilight
Twilight
6.1
Fletch
Fletch
6.7
Red Scorpion
Red Scorpion
5.9
Silkwood
Silkwood
6.9
Retroactive
Retroactive
6.1
Christmas in the Clouds
Christmas in the Clouds
6.5
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
6
Big Stan
Big Stan
6.6
Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can
5.2
Christmas with the Kranks
Christmas with the Kranks
6.1
Don McKay
Don McKay
5
The Outlaws
The Outlaws
0
Cops & Robbersons
Cops & Robbersons
5.1
Man in the Chair
Man in the Chair
6.9
Missing in Action
Missing in Action
5.8
Back to School
Back to School
6.3
Back Roads
Back Roads
5.6
The Gambler
The Gambler
6.7
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
6.1
Poor White Trash
Poor White Trash
4.2
Me and Will
Me and Will
6.2
Fast-Walking
Fast-Walking
5.9
Ordinary People
Ordinary People
7.5
The Music of Chance
The Music of Chance
6.7
Camp Nowhere
Camp Nowhere
5.9
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
7.9
Reds
Reds
6.9
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
5.5
White Sands
White Sands
5.9
Killer Image
Killer Image
4.8
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
6.7
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
7
War Party
War Party
6.2
The Traveling Executioner
The Traveling Executioner
5.9
The Deliberate Stranger
The Deliberate Stranger
6.5
Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A.
5.9
City in Fear
City in Fear
6.2
Thunderground
Thunderground
3
Random Hearts
Random Hearts
5.5
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
7
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
4.8
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
4.2
Red Alert
Red Alert
4
A Question of Guilt
A Question of Guilt
6.2
Your Name Here
Your Name Here
4.5
Scandalous
Scandalous
4
Broken Vows
Broken Vows
5.3
At Long Last Love
At Long Last Love
5.4
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon
6
Love Sick Love
Love Sick Love
5.2
Monster!
Monster!
5.2
Skag
Skag
0
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth
2
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
4.7
The Flash
The Flash
6.5
Abduction
Abduction
5.5
Baggage
Baggage
0
Haunted Echoes
Haunted Echoes
4.6
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
5.9
Calvary
Calvary
7.1
Probable Cause
Probable Cause
4.8
Racing Stripes
Racing Stripes
5.9
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
2.5
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
6.9
Youth in Revolt
Youth in Revolt
6.2
Mikey and Nicky
Mikey and Nicky
6.8
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
5.2
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
7.5
Superdome
Superdome
4.2
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
7.4
Airport '77
Airport '77
5.6
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
7.2
Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs
5.6
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
7.9
Relative Fear
Relative Fear
4.7
Criminal Hearts
Criminal Hearts
5.4
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
0
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
6.4
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
5.1
Albino Alligator
Albino Alligator
5.7
Resting Place
Resting Place
6.2
Greener Mountains
Greener Mountains
5.2
Courage
Courage
5.4
Serpico
Serpico
7.5
Outlaw Posse
Outlaw Posse
6.1
Fourth Story
Fourth Story
5.6
The Assignment
The Assignment
6.5
Murder Ordained
Murder Ordained
5
Boiling Pot
Boiling Pot
5.8
Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee
5.7
Wildcats
Wildcats
6.2
Brothers
Brothers
6.3
Panther
Panther
6.2
Sunset
Sunset
5.6
Erasable You
0
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield
4.8
What's Up, Doc?
What's Up, Doc?
7.4
Portraits of a Killer
Portraits of a Killer
2.3
Wilder Napalm
Wilder Napalm
5.5
Men in White
Men in White
3.6
Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona
7.1
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist
6.1
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Get to Know Your Rabbit
5.1
End of the Road
End of the Road
5.2
Chasing 3000
Chasing 3000
5.4
The Gift
The Gift
0
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy
7.5
Hellinger's Law
Hellinger's Law
7.5
Wild Card
Wild Card
4
Dear Detective
Dear Detective
0
Change in the Air
Change in the Air
5.7
The Right of the People
The Right of the People
4
Clean and Sober
Clean and Sober
6.3
Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears
6.5
The Invasion of Johnson County
The Invasion of Johnson County
6.5
The Lottery
The Lottery
5.4
Toto
Toto
0
The Killing Jar
The Killing Jar
4.5
Faith, Hope & Love
Faith, Hope & Love
7.7
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory
6.8
Eyeball Eddie
Eyeball Eddie
6
Knives Out
Knives Out
7.8
Raising Buchanan
Raising Buchanan
5.7
Dead Badge
Dead Badge
8.3
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
10
Night Partners
Night Partners
7
Love and Lies
Love and Lies
0
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet
6.8
Equinox
Equinox
5.6
Jack of Hearts
Jack of Hearts
1.5
No Other Love
No Other Love
7
Arthur Newman
Arthur Newman
5.6
Crime Club
Crime Club
0
Sorry, Not Sorry
Sorry, Not Sorry
6
The Mimic
The Mimic
4.6
Stiletto
Stiletto
5.2
The Immaculate Room
The Immaculate Room
5.3
Kid Blue
Kid Blue
6.9
A Little White Lie
A Little White Lie
5.6
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War
6.5
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
7.8
Dotty and Soul
Dotty and Soul
4
Green and Gold
Green and Gold
0
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