M. Emmet Walsh
Birthday
Mar 22, 1935
Day of Death
Mar 19, 2024 (88 years)
Place of Birth
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Biography
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).
Movies (169)
White Sands
1992
Blade Runner
1982
Knives Out
2019
Romeo + Juliet
1996
Midnight Cowboy
1969
The Iron Giant
1999
Big Stan
2007
A Time to Kill
1996
Haunted Echoes
2008
Wild Wild West
1999
Racing Stripes
2005
Panther
1995
Fourth Story
1991
Christmas with the Kranks
2004
Slap Shot
1977
Serpico
1973
Raising Arizona
1987
Brubaker
1980
TV Shows (56)
The X-Files
1993
Adventure Time
2010
Bonanza
1959
Frasier
1993
Ironside
1967
NYPD Blue
1993
Home Improvement
1991
The Waltons
1972
The Rockford Files
1974
Little House on the Prairie
1974
The Outer Limits
1995
Empire
2015
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Starsky & Hutch
1975
All in the Family
1971
The Twilight Zone
1985
Amazing Stories
1985
Damages
2007