M. Emmet Walsh
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 22, 1935
- Died
- March 19, 2024
- Birthplace
- 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).
Filmography
Green and Gold 2025
as Scotty
Brothers 2024
as Judge Farful
Outlaw Posse 2024
as Catfish
Dotty and Soul 2023
as Harold Eichelbaum
A Little White Lie 2023
as Arthur Baldwin
The Immaculate Room 2022
as Kate's Father
The Mimic 2021
as The Director
Knives Out 2019
as Mr. Proofroc
South of Bix 2019
as Grandpa
Raising Buchanan 2019
as Larry Kiesling
Faith, Hope & Love 2019
as Fr. John
Sorry, Not Sorry 2019
as Harry's Father
Change in the Air 2018
as Walter Lemke
Toto 2018
as Toto
Shifting Gears 2018
as Hank
Boiling Pot 2015
as Dean Marison
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power 2015
as Gorak
Calvary 2014
as The Writer
Love Sick Love 2012
as Ed
Arthur Newman 2012
as Zazek
The Odd Life of Timothy Green 2012
as Uncle Bub
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency 2011
as Chief Van Owen
Chasing 3000 2010
as Chuck Ireland
The Assignment 2010
as Mr. Beudreaux
Youth in Revolt 2009
as Mr. Saunders
Don McKay 2009
as Samuel
Haunted Echoes 2008
as Neil
Your Name Here 2008
as Kroger
- A True Character
A True Character 2008
as Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner 2007
as Self
Big Stan 2007
as Lew Popper
Man in the Chair 2007
as Mickey Hopkins
Greener Mountains 2005
as Muggs
Racing Stripes 2005
as Woodzie
Christmas with the Kranks 2004
as Walt Scheel
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales 2003
as Wally Westland
Baggage 2003
as Sandy Westphall
Snow Dogs 2002
as George
Eyeball Eddie 2001
as Coach Cook
Christmas in the Clouds 2001
as Stu O'Malley
Poor White Trash 2000
as Judge Pike
Jack of Hearts 2000
as Comissioner Menlo Boyce
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' 2000
as Self
Random Hearts 1999
as Billy (uncredited)
Monster! 1999
as Lloyd Reeves
The Iron Giant 1999
as Earl Stutz (voice)
Me and Will 1999
as Dean
Wild Wild West 1999
as Coleman
Nightmare in Big Sky Country 1998
as Marshal Jim Phillips
Men in White 1998
as Stanley
- Erasable You
Erasable You 1998
as Ralph Worth
Chairman of the Board 1998
as Freemont
Twilight 1998
as Lester Ivar
My Best Friend's Wedding 1997
as Joe O'Neal
The Killing Jar 1997
as Sheriff Foley
Retroactive 1997
as Sam
Albino Alligator 1997
as Dino
Romeo + Juliet 1996
as Apothecary
The Lottery 1996
as Chief Davis
A Time to Kill 1996
as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
Portraits of a Killer 1996
as Raymond Garrison
Criminal Hearts 1996
as Martin
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home 1995
as Bill Wilcox
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1995
as Morris
Panther 1995
as Dorsett
Dead Badge 1995
as Sergeant Miller Hoskins
Relative Fear 1994
as Earl Ladelle
Probable Cause 1994
as Sadler
The Glass Shield 1994
as Det. Jesse Hall
Camp Nowhere 1994
as T.R. Polk
Cops & Robbersons 1994
as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
- Madness of Method
Madness of Method 1994
as Rudolph Thorndyke
Bitter Harvest 1993
as Sheriff Bob
Wilder Napalm 1993
as Fire Chief
The Music of Chance 1993
as Calvin Murks
Four Eyes and Six-Guns 1992
as Mayor Thornbush
The Naked Truth 1992
as Garcia / Gesundheim
Equinox 1992
as Pete Petosa
Wild Card 1992
as Mose
White Sands 1992
as Bert Gibson
Killer Image 1992
as John Kane
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat 1991
as Mort
- Silverfox
Silverfox 1991
as Charles Blankenship
Fourth Story 1991
as Harry
The Flash 1990
as Henry Allen
Narrow Margin 1990
as Sergeant Dominick Benti
Chattahoochee 1990
as Morris
Love and Lies 1990
as Clyde Wilson
Catch Me... If You Can 1989
as Johnny Phatmun
Thunderground 1989
as Wedge
The Mighty Quinn 1989
as Fred Miller
Red Scorpion 1988
as Dewey Ferguson
War Party 1988
as Colin Ditweiler
Clean and Sober 1988
as Richard Dirks
Sunset 1988
as Chief Marvin Dibner
The Milagro Beanfield War 1988
as Governor
No Man's Land 1987
as Captain Haun
Harry and the Hendersons 1987
as George Henderson Sr.
Murder Ordained 1987
as Vern Humphrey
Raising Arizona 1987
as Machine Shop Ear-Bender
The Abduction of Kari Swenson 1987
as Don Nichols
Broken Vows 1987
as Detective Mulligan
Hero in the Family 1986
as General Presser
Back to School 1986
as Coach Turnbull
The Deliberate Stranger 1986
as Det. Sam Davies
Resting Place 1986
as Sarge
Critters 1986
as Harv
Wildcats 1986
as Walt Coes
The Best of Times 1986
as Charlie
The Right of the People 1986
as Sindaco
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn 1985
as Rocco
Fletch 1985
as Dr. Joseph Dolan
Blood Simple 1985
as Private Detective
Courage 1984
as Colonel Crouse
Missing in Action 1984
as Tuck
Grandview, U.S.A. 1984
as Mr. Clark
The Outlaws 1984
as Warden MacDonald
The Pope of Greenwich Village 1984
as Burns
Scandalous 1984
as Simon Reynolds
Silkwood 1983
as Walt Yarborough
Night Partners 1983
as Joe Kirby
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle 1983
as Joe Lemke
Blade Runner 1982
as Bryant
The Escape Artist 1982
as Fritz
Fast-Walking 1982
as Sergeant Sanger
Cannery Row 1982
as Mack
Reds 1981
as Speaker at Liberal Club
Back Roads 1981
as Arthur
Hellinger's Law 1981
as Mr. Graebner
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane 1980
as Harold Patton
Ordinary People 1980
as Swim Coach
Raise the Titanic 1980
as Master Chief Vinnie Walker
Brubaker 1980
as C.P. Woodward
City in Fear 1980
as Sheldon Lewis
Skag 1980
as Moran
The Gift 1979
as Legion Commander
The Jerk 1979
as Madman
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh 1979
as Wally Cantrell
Dear Detective 1979
as Capt. Gorcey
No Other Love 1979
as DeFranco
Straight Time 1978
as Earl Frank
A Question of Guilt 1978
as Inspector McCartney
Superdome 1978
as Whitley
Red Alert 1977
as Sheriff Sweeney
Airport '77 1977
as Dr. Williams
Slap Shot 1977
as Dickie Dunn
Mikey and Nicky 1976
as Bus Driver
Nickelodeon 1976
as "Father" Logan
Bound for Glory 1976
as Husband
The Invasion of Johnson County 1976
as Irvine
Crime Club 1975
as Jack Doyle
The Prisoner of Second Avenue 1975
as Doorman
At Long Last Love 1975
as Harold
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic 1975
as Mr. Peterson
The Gambler 1974
as Las Vegas Gambler
Serpico 1973
as Gallagher
Kid Blue 1973
as Barber
Get to Know Your Rabbit 1972
as Mr. Wendel
What's Up, Doc? 1972
as Arresting Officer
They Might Be Giants 1971
as 1st Sanitation Man
Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1971
as Aide
Cold Turkey 1971
as Art
Little Big Man 1970
as Shotgun Guard
The Traveling Executioner 1970
as Warden Brodski
End of the Road 1970
as Crab Man / Tutu Man
Alice's Restaurant 1969
as Group W Sergeant
Stiletto 1969
as Racing Partner (uncredited)
Midnight Cowboy 1969
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.