M. Emmet Walsh
Actor
- Born
- March 22, 1935 · Ogdensburg, New York, USA
- Died
- March 19, 2024 (age 88)
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).
Known for
Blade Runner
June 25, 1982
Knives Out
November 27, 2019
The Iron Giant
August 6, 1999
Romeo + Juliet
November 1, 1996
Wild Wild West
June 30, 1999
A Time to Kill
July 24, 1996
My Best Friend's Wedding
June 19, 1997
Raising Arizona
March 13, 1987
Serpico
December 18, 1973
Blood Simple
January 18, 1985
Midnight Cowboy
May 25, 1969
Christmas with the Kranks
November 24, 2004
Acting168
- 2025Green and Gold as Scotty
- 2024Brothers as Judge Farful
- 2024Outlaw Posse as Catfish
- 2023Dotty and Soul as Harold Eichelbaum
- 2023A Little White Lie as Arthur Baldwin
- 2022The Immaculate Room as Kate's Father
- 2021The Mimic as The Director
- 2019Knives Out as Mr. Proofroc
- 2019South of Bix as Grandpa
- 2019Raising Buchanan