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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

Blade Runner

Bryant in Blade Runner

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

Blood Simple

Loren Visser in Blood Simple

The Jerk

Madman in The Jerk

Slap Shot

Dickie Dunn in Slap Shot

Straight Time

Earl Frank in Straight Time

Chairman of the Board

Freemont in Chairman of the Board

Narrow Margin

Sergeant Dominick Benti in Narrow Margin

Raise the Titanic

Master Chief Vinnie Walker in Raise the Titanic

Wild Wild West

Coleman in Wild Wild West

My Best Friend's Wedding

Joe O'Neal in My Best Friend's Wedding

Cannery Row

Mack in Cannery Row

Harry and the Hendersons

George Henderson Sr. in Harry and the Hendersons

Silkwood

Walt Yarborough in Silkwood

Twilight

Lester Ivar in Twilight

Red Scorpion

Dewey Ferguson in Red Scorpion

Retroactive

Sam in Retroactive

Fletch

Dr. Joseph Dolan in Fletch

Big Stan

Lew Popper in Big Stan

No Man's Land

Captain Haun in No Man's Land

Christmas in the Clouds

Stu O'Malley in Christmas in the Clouds

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

Man in the Chair

Mickey Hopkins in Man in the Chair

Missing in Action

Tuck in Missing in Action

Back Roads

Arthur in Back Roads

Back to School

Coach Turnbull in Back to School

The Gambler

Las Vegas gambler in The Gambler

Poor White Trash

Judge Pike in Poor White Trash

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

Mort in Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

Me and Will

Dean in Me and Will

Ordinary People

Swim Coach in Ordinary People

Fast-Walking

Sergeant Sanger in Fast-Walking

The Music of Chance

Calvin Murks in The Music of Chance

Camp Nowhere

T.R. Polk in Camp Nowhere

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Wally Cantrell in The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Reds

Speaker at Liberal Club in Reds

Killer Image

John Kane in Killer Image

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Doorman in The Prisoner of Second Avenue

White Sands

Bert Gibson in White Sands

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Uncle Bub in The Odd Life of Timothy Green

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

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

Love Sick Love

Ed in Love Sick Love

Monster!

Lloyd Reeves in Monster!

Bitter Harvest

Sheriff Bob in Bitter Harvest

The Naked Truth

Garcia / Gesundheim in The Naked Truth

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

Racing Stripes

Woodzie in Racing Stripes

Youth in Revolt

Mr. Saunders in Youth in Revolt

They Might Be Giants

1st Sanitation Man in They Might Be Giants

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

in Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

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

Mikey and Nicky

Bus Driver in Mikey and Nicky

Superdome

Whitley in Superdome

Little Big Man

Shotgun Guard in Little Big Man

Calvary

The Writer in Calvary

A Time to Kill

Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited) in A Time to Kill

Airport '77

Dr. Williams in Airport '77

Snow Dogs

George in Snow Dogs

Criminal Hearts

Martin in Criminal Hearts

Relative Fear

Earl Ladelle in Relative Fear

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

Sunset

Chief Marvin Dibner in Sunset

The Mighty Quinn

Fred Miller in The Mighty Quinn

Albino Alligator

Dino in Albino Alligator

The Pope of Greenwich Village

Burns in The Pope of Greenwich Village

Greener Mountains

Muggs in Greener Mountains

Erasable You

Ralph Worth in Erasable You

Serpico

Gallagher in Serpico

Courage

Colonel Crouse in Courage

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

Panther

Dorsett in Panther

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

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

Faith, Hope & Love

Fr. John in Faith, Hope & Love

The Killing Jar

in The Killing Jar

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

The Immaculate Room

Kate's Father in The Immaculate Room

Kid Blue

Barber in Kid Blue

Stiletto

Racing Partner (uncredited) in Stiletto

A Little White Lie

Arthur Baldwin in A Little White Lie

The Milagro Beanfield War

Governor in The Milagro Beanfield War

Cold Turkey

Art in Cold Turkey

The Outlaws

Warden MacDonald in The Outlaws

Cops & Robbersons

Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited) in Cops & Robbersons

Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner'

Self in Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner'

Roney's Point

Lance McKyle in Roney's Point

Random Hearts

Billy (uncredited) in Random Hearts

At Long Last Love

Harold in At Long Last Love

Nickelodeon

"Father" Logan in Nickelodeon

Skag

Moran in Skag

Probable Cause

Sadler in Probable Cause

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

Self in On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

Nightmare in Big Sky Country

Marshal Jim Phillips in Nightmare in Big Sky Country

Resting Place

Sarge in Resting Place

South of Bix

Grandpa in South of Bix

War Party

Colin Ditweiler in War Party

The Flash

Henry Allen in The Flash

Madness of Method

Rudolph Thorndyke in Madness of Method

Outlaw Posse

Catfish in Outlaw Posse

TV Shows

Starsky & Hutch

Freddie in Starsky & Hutch

Little House on the Prairie

in Little House on the Prairie

All in the Family

Billy Hartfield in All in the Family

The Bob Newhart Show

Jack Hoover in The Bob Newhart Show

Tracey Takes On...

in Tracey Takes On...

Baretta

in Baretta

The X-Files

Arthur Dales in The X-Files

Night Visions

Gus in Night Visions

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

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

The Flash

Henry Allen in The Flash

Arnie

in Arnie

Early Edition

in Early Edition

The Twilight Zone

Peter in The Twilight Zone

Ed

Mayor Wally Kendricks in Ed

Tales from the Crypt

Jonas in Tales from the Crypt

Frasier

Rich Koechner in Frasier

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

Empire

Harold Blakeley in Empire

Home Improvement

Colonel in Home Improvement

Brotherhood of the Rose

Hardy in Brotherhood of the Rose

Charlie Lawrence

Cubby in Charlie Lawrence

The Rockford Files

Edgar Burch in The Rockford Files

Baseball

Various (voice) in Baseball

East of Eden

Sheriff Horace Quinn in East of Eden

Sneaky Pete

Tex Hopkins in Sneaky Pete

Adventure Time

Cosmic Owl in Adventure Time

The Civil War

Various in The Civil War

The Wild Thornberrys

Gemsbok #1 (voice) in The Wild Thornberrys

Amazing Stories

Grandpa in Amazing Stories

Nichols

Gabe McCutcheon in Nichols

Pound Puppies

Olaf (voice) in Pound Puppies

The French Atlantic Affair

Harry in The French Atlantic Affair

Bonanza

Mattheson in Bonanza

American Gigolo

Coleman in American Gigolo

AfterMASH

Reverend Horn in AfterMASH

The Righteous Gemstones

Roy Gemstone in The Righteous Gemstones

McMillan and Wife

Officer Ames in McMillan and Wife

Murder Ordained

Vern Humphrey in Murder Ordained

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

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

Damages

Lyle Hewes in Damages

The West

Self (voice) in The West

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

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

General Presser in Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

Detective in Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories