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M. Emmet Walsh

Born: 1935

Biography

Michael Emmet Walsh (born March 22, 1935) is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 films and television series, including small but important 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). Roger Ebert said that "No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad."
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Ogdensburg, New York, USA

Resources

Movies

South of Bix

Grandpa in South of Bix

Brubaker

C.P. Woodward in Brubaker

The Iron Giant

Earl Stutz (voice) in The Iron Giant

Critters

Harv in Critters

Alice's Restaurant

Group W Sergeant in Alice's Restaurant

The Best of Times

Charlie in The Best of Times

The Mighty Quinn

Fred Miller in The Mighty Quinn

The Jerk

Madman in The Jerk

Blood Simple

Loren Visser in Blood Simple

Slap Shot

Dickie Dunn in Slap Shot

Chairman of the Board

Freemont in Chairman of the Board

Straight Time

Earl Frank in Straight Time

Narrow Margin

Sergeant Dominick Benti in Narrow Margin

Wild Wild West

Coleman in Wild Wild West

Cold Turkey

Art in Cold Turkey

Raise the Titanic

Master Chief Vinnie Walker in Raise the Titanic

The Pope of Greenwich Village

Burns in The Pope of Greenwich Village

Cannery Row

Mack in Cannery Row

My Best Friend's Wedding

Joe O'Neal in My Best Friend's Wedding

Harry and the Hendersons

George Henderson Sr. in Harry and the Hendersons

Twilight

Lester Ivar in Twilight

Fletch

Dr. Joseph Dolan in Fletch

Red Scorpion

Dewey Ferguson in Red Scorpion

Silkwood

Walt Yarborough in Silkwood

Retroactive

Sam in Retroactive

Christmas in the Clouds

Stu O'Malley in Christmas in the Clouds

No Man's Land

Captain Haun in No Man's Land

Big Stan

Lew Popper in Big Stan

Catch Me If You Can

Johnny Phatmun in Catch Me If You Can

Christmas with the Kranks

Walt Scheel in Christmas with the Kranks

Don McKay

Samuel in Don McKay

The Outlaws

Warden MacDonald in The Outlaws

Cops & Robbersons

Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited) in Cops & Robbersons

Man in the Chair

Mickey Hopkins in Man in the Chair

Missing in Action

Tuck in Missing in Action

Back to School

Coach Turnbull in Back to School

Back Roads

Arthur in Back Roads

The Gambler

Las Vegas gambler in The Gambler

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

Mort in Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

Poor White Trash

Judge Pike in Poor White Trash

Me and Will

Dean in Me and Will

Fast-Walking

Sergeant Sanger in Fast-Walking

Ordinary People

Swim Coach in Ordinary People

The Music of Chance

Calvin Murks in The Music of Chance

Camp Nowhere

T.R. Polk in Camp Nowhere

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Self in Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Reds

Speaker at Liberal Club in Reds

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Wally Cantrell in The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

White Sands

Bert Gibson in White Sands

Killer Image

John Kane in Killer Image

Roney's Point

Lance McKyle in Roney's Point

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Doorman in The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Uncle Bub in The Odd Life of Timothy Green

War Party

Colin Ditweiler in War Party

The Traveling Executioner

Warden Brodski in The Traveling Executioner

The Deliberate Stranger

Det. Sam Davies in The Deliberate Stranger

Grandview, U.S.A.

Mr. Clark in Grandview, U.S.A.

City in Fear

Sheldon Lewis in City in Fear

Thunderground

Wedge in Thunderground

Random Hearts

Billy (uncredited) in Random Hearts

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

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

Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency

Chief Van Owen in Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

Harold Patton in High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

Red Alert

Sheriff Sweeney in Red Alert

A Question of Guilt

Inspector McCartney in A Question of Guilt

Your Name Here

Kroger in Your Name Here

Scandalous

Simon Reynolds in Scandalous

Broken Vows

Detective Mulligan in Broken Vows

At Long Last Love

Harold in At Long Last Love

Nickelodeon

"Father" Logan in Nickelodeon

Love Sick Love

Ed in Love Sick Love

Monster!

Lloyd Reeves in Monster!

Skag

Moran in Skag

The Naked Truth

Garcia / Gesundheim in The Naked Truth

Bitter Harvest

Sheriff Bob in Bitter Harvest

The Flash

Henry Allen in The Flash

Abduction

Don Nichols in Abduction

Baggage

Sandy Westphall in Baggage

Haunted Echoes

Neil in Haunted Echoes

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

Bill Wilcox in Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

Calvary

The Writer in Calvary

Probable Cause

Sadler in Probable Cause

Racing Stripes

Woodzie in Racing Stripes

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

in Four Eyes and Six-Guns

They Might Be Giants

1st Sanitation Man in They Might Be Giants

Youth in Revolt

Mr. Saunders in Youth in Revolt

Mikey and Nicky

Bus Driver in Mikey and Nicky

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Mr. Peterson in Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Little Big Man

Shotgun Guard in Little Big Man

Superdome

Whitley in Superdome

A Time to Kill

Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited) in A Time to Kill

Airport '77

Dr. Williams in Airport '77

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

Self in On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

Snow Dogs

George in Snow Dogs

Blade Runner

Bryant in Blade Runner

Relative Fear

Earl Ladelle in Relative Fear

Criminal Hearts

Martin in Criminal Hearts

Nightmare in Big Sky Country

Marshal Jim Phillips in Nightmare in Big Sky Country

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Aide in Escape from the Planet of the Apes

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

Gorak in The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

Albino Alligator

Dino in Albino Alligator

Resting Place

Sarge in Resting Place

Greener Mountains

Muggs in Greener Mountains

Courage

Colonel Crouse in Courage

Serpico

Gallagher in Serpico

Madness of Method

Rudolph Thorndyke in Madness of Method

Outlaw Posse

Catfish in Outlaw Posse

Fourth Story

Harry in Fourth Story

The Assignment

Mr. Beudreaux in The Assignment

Murder Ordained

Vern Humphrey in Murder Ordained

Boiling Pot

Dean Marison in Boiling Pot

Chattahoochee

Morris in Chattahoochee

Wildcats

Walt Coes in Wildcats

Brothers

Judge Farful in Brothers

Panther

Dorsett in Panther

Sunset

Chief Marvin Dibner in Sunset

Erasable You

Ralph Worth in Erasable You

The Glass Shield

Det. Jesse Hall in The Glass Shield

What's Up, Doc?

Arresting Officer in What's Up, Doc?

Portraits of a Killer

Raymond Garrison in Portraits of a Killer

Wilder Napalm

Fire Chief in Wilder Napalm

Men in White

Stanley in Men in White

Silverfox

Charles Blankenship in Silverfox

Raising Arizona

Machine Shop Ear-Bender in Raising Arizona

The Escape Artist

Fritz in The Escape Artist

Get to Know Your Rabbit

Mr. Wendel in Get to Know Your Rabbit

End of the Road

Crab Man / Tutu Man in End of the Road

Chasing 3000

Chuck Ireland in Chasing 3000

The Gift

Legion Commander in The Gift

Midnight Cowboy

Bus Passenger (uncredited) in Midnight Cowboy

Hellinger's Law

Mr. Graebner in Hellinger's Law

Wild Card

Mose in Wild Card

Dear Detective

Capt. Gorcey in Dear Detective

Change in the Air

Walter Lemke in Change in the Air

The Right of the People

Sindaco in The Right of the People

Clean and Sober

Richard Dirks in Clean and Sober

Shifting Gears

Hank in Shifting Gears

The Invasion of Johnson County

Irvine in The Invasion of Johnson County

The Lottery

Chief Davis in The Lottery

Toto

Toto in Toto

The Killing Jar

in The Killing Jar

Faith, Hope & Love

Fr. John in Faith, Hope & Love

Bound for Glory

Husband in Bound for Glory

Eyeball Eddie

Coach Cook in Eyeball Eddie

Knives Out

Mr. Proofroc in Knives Out

Raising Buchanan

Larry Kiesling in Raising Buchanan

Dead Badge

Sergeant Miller Hoskins in Dead Badge

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

Joe Lemke in The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

Night Partners

Joe Kirby in Night Partners

Love and Lies

Clyde Wilson in Love and Lies

Romeo + Juliet

Apothecary in Romeo + Juliet

Equinox

Pete Petosa in Equinox

Jack of Hearts

Comissioner Menlo Boyce in Jack of Hearts

No Other Love

DeFranco in No Other Love

Arthur Newman

Zazek in Arthur Newman

Crime Club

Jack Doyle in Crime Club

Sorry, Not Sorry

Harry's Father in Sorry, Not Sorry

The Mimic

The Director in The Mimic

Stiletto

Racing Partner (uncredited) in Stiletto

Kid Blue

Barber in Kid Blue

The Immaculate Room

Kate's Father in The Immaculate Room

A Little White Lie

Arthur Baldwin in A Little White Lie

The Milagro Beanfield War

Governor in The Milagro Beanfield War

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Wally Westland in Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Dotty and Soul

Harold Eichelbaum in Dotty and Soul

Green and Gold

Scotty in Green and Gold

TV Shows

The Flash

Henry Allen in The Flash

Arnie

in Arnie

Starsky & Hutch

Freddie in Starsky & Hutch

Home Improvement

Colonel in Home Improvement

Little House on the Prairie

in Little House on the Prairie

Early Edition

in Early Edition

The Twilight Zone

Peter in The Twilight Zone

All in the Family

Billy Hartfield in All in the Family

Ed

Mayor Wally Kendricks in Ed

Tales from the Crypt

Jonas in Tales from the Crypt

The Bob Newhart Show

Jack Hoover in The Bob Newhart Show

Tracey Takes On...

in Tracey Takes On...

Baretta

in Baretta

The Civil War

Various in The Civil War

Frasier

Rich Koechner in Frasier

The X-Files

Arthur Dales in The X-Files

Night Visions

Gus in Night Visions

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Sarge in Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Sandy Duncan Show

in The Sandy Duncan Show

The Hitchhiker

Detective Underhill in The Hitchhiker

Unsub

Ned Platt in Unsub

The Outer Limits

Sanford Vallé in The Outer Limits

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

Mack (voice) in The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

The Wild Thornberrys

Gemsbok #1 (voice) in The Wild Thornberrys

Empire

Harold Blakeley in Empire

Amazing Stories

Grandpa in Amazing Stories

The Righteous Gemstones

Roy Gemstone in The Righteous Gemstones

McMillan and Wife

Officer Ames in McMillan and Wife

Nichols

Gabe McCutcheon in Nichols

Pound Puppies

Olaf (voice) in Pound Puppies

The French Atlantic Affair

Harry in The French Atlantic Affair

Charlie Lawrence

Cubby in Charlie Lawrence

Brotherhood of the Rose

Hardy in Brotherhood of the Rose

Bonanza

Mattheson in Bonanza

The Rockford Files

Edgar Burch in The Rockford Files

Baseball

Various (voice) in Baseball

East of Eden

Sheriff Horace Quinn in East of Eden

Murder Ordained

Vern Humphrey in Murder Ordained

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

Jeb (voice) in What's New, Scooby-Doo?

American Gigolo

Coleman in American Gigolo

The West

Self (voice) in The West

Damages

Lyle Hewes in Damages

NYPD Blue

Joe Kroft in NYPD Blue

Starsky & Hutch

Lloyd Herman Eckworth in Starsky & Hutch

The Waltons

David Fletcher in The Waltons

Ironside

Telegraph Clerk in Ironside

The Wonderful World of Disney

General Presser in The Wonderful World of Disney

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

Detective in Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

AfterMASH

Reverend Horn in AfterMASH

Adventure Time

Cosmic Owl in Adventure Time

Sneaky Pete

Tex Hopkins in Sneaky Pete