M. Emmet Walsh
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-03-22
Day of Death
2024-03-19 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
M. Emmet Walsh
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).
Acting
(2025)
Green and Gold
as Scotty
(2024)
Brothers
as Judge Farful
(2024)
Outlaw Posse
as Catfish
(2023)
A Little White Lie
as Arthur Baldwin
(2023)
Dotty and Soul
as Harold Eichelbaum
(2022)
The Immaculate Room
as Kate's Father
(2021)
The Mimic
as The Director
(2019)
Knives Out
as Mr. Proofroc
(2019)
Raising Buchanan
as Larry Kiesling
(2019)
Faith, Hope & Love
as Fr. John
(2019)
Sorry, Not Sorry
as Harry's Father
(2019)
South of Bix
as Grandpa
(2018)
Shifting Gears
as Hank
(2018)
Change in the Air
as Walter Lemke
(2018)
Toto
as Toto
(2015)
(2015)
Boiling Pot
as Dean Marison
(2014)
Calvary
as The Writer
(2012)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as Uncle Bub
(2012)
Arthur Newman
as Zazek
(2012)
Love Sick Love
as Ed
(2011)
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
as Chief Van Owen
(2010)
Chasing 3000
as Chuck Ireland
(2010)
The Assignment
as Mr. Beudreaux
(2009)
Youth in Revolt
as Mr. Saunders
(2009)
Don McKay
as Samuel
(2008)
Haunted Echoes
as Neil
(2008)
Your Name Here
as Kroger
(2008)
A True Character
as Self
(2007)
Big Stan
as Lew Popper
(2007)
(2007)
Man in the Chair
as Mickey Hopkins
(2005)
Greener Mountains
as Muggs
(2005)
Racing Stripes
as Woodzie
(2004)
Christmas with the Kranks
as Walt Scheel
(2003)
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
as Wally Westland
(2003)
Baggage
as Sandy Westphall
(2002)
Snow Dogs
as George
(2001)
Christmas in the Clouds
as Stu O'Malley
(2001)
Eyeball Eddie
as Coach Cook
(2000)
(2000)
Poor White Trash
as Judge Pike
(2000)
Jack of Hearts
as Comissioner Menlo Boyce
(1999)
The Iron Giant
as Earl Stutz (voice)
(1999)
Wild Wild West
as Coleman
(1999)
Monster!
as Lloyd Reeves
(1999)
Random Hearts
as Billy (uncredited)
(1999)
Me and Will
as Dean
(1998)
Twilight
as Lester Ivar
(1998)
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
as Marshal Jim Phillips
(1998)
Chairman of the Board
as Freemont
(1998)
Erasable You
as Ralph Worth
(1998)
Men in White
as Stanley
(1997)
The Killing Jar
as Sheriff Foley
(1997)
Retroactive
as Sam
(1997)
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Joe O'Neal
(1997)
Albino Alligator
as Dino
(1996)
A Time to Kill
as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
(1996)
Portraits of a Killer
as Raymond Garrison
(1996)
Romeo + Juliet
as Apothecary
(1996)
The Lottery
as Chief Davis
(1996)
Criminal Hearts
as Martin
(1995)
(1995)
Panther
as Dorsett
(1995)
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
as Bill Wilcox
(1995)
Dead Badge
as Sergeant Miller Hoskins
(1995)
Relative Fear
as Earl Ladelle
(1994)
The Glass Shield
as Det. Jesse Hall
(1994)
Cops & Robbersons
as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
(1994)
Probable Cause
as Sadler
(1994)
Camp Nowhere
as T.R. Polk
(1994)
Madness of Method
as Rudolph Thorndyke
(1993)
Wilder Napalm
as Fire Chief
(1993)
The Music of Chance
as Calvin Murks
(1993)
Bitter Harvest
as Sheriff Bob
(1992)
White Sands
as Bert Gibson
(1992)
Equinox
as Pete Petosa
(1992)
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Mayor Thornbush
(1992)
The Naked Truth
as Garcia / Gesundheim
(1992)
Killer Image
as John Kane
(1992)
Wild Card
as Mose
(1991)
Fourth Story
as Harry
(1991)
Silverfox
as Charles Blankenship
(1990)
Narrow Margin
as Sergeant Dominick Benti
(1990)
The Flash
as Henry Allen
(1990)
Love and Lies
as Clyde Wilson
(1990)
Chattahoochee
as Morris
(1989)
The Mighty Quinn
as Fred Miller
(1989)
Thunderground
as Wedge
(1989)
(1989)
Catch Me... If You Can
as Johnny Phatmun
(1988)
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Governor
(1988)
Clean and Sober
as Richard Dirks
(1988)
Red Scorpion
as Dewey Ferguson
(1988)
War Party
as Colin Ditweiler
(1988)
Sunset
as Chief Marvin Dibner
(1987)
Raising Arizona
as Machine Shop Ear-Bender
(1987)
Broken Vows
as Detective Mulligan
(1987)
No Man's Land
as Captain Haun
(1987)
Harry and the Hendersons
as George Henderson Sr.
(1987)
Murder Ordained
as Vern Humphrey
(1987)
Abduction
as Don Nichols
(1986)
Critters
as Harv
(1986)
Back to School
as Coach Turnbull
(1986)
Wildcats
as Walt Coes
(1986)
The Best of Times
as Charlie
(1986)
The Deliberate Stranger
as Det. Sam Davies
(1986)
Hero in the Family
as General Presser
(1986)
Resting Place
as Sarge
(1986)
The Right of the People
as Sindaco
(1985)
Fletch
as Dr. Joseph Dolan
(1985)
(1984)
Blood Simple
as Private Detective
(1984)
Missing in Action
as Tuck
(1984)
The Pope of Greenwich Village
as Burns
(1984)
Scandalous
as Simon Reynolds
(1984)
Grandview, U.S.A.
as Mr. Clark
(1984)
The Outlaws
as Warden MacDonald
(1984)
Courage
as Colonel Crouse
(1983)
Silkwood
as Walt Yarborough
(1983)
Night Partners
as Joe Kirby
(1983)
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
as Joe Lemke
(1982)
Blade Runner
as Bryant
(1982)
The Escape Artist
as Fritz
(1982)
Fast-Walking
as Sergeant Sanger
(1982)
Cannery Row
as Mack
(1981)
Reds
as Speaker at Liberal Club
(1981)
Hellinger's Law
as Mr. Graebner
(1981)
Back Roads
as Arthur
(1980)
Brubaker
as C.P. Woodward
(1980)
Ordinary People
as Swim Coach
(1980)
Raise the Titanic
as Master Chief Vinnie Walker
(1980)
City in Fear
as Sheldon Lewis
(1980)
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
as Harold Patton
(1980)
Skag
as Moran
(1979)
The Gift
as Legion Commander
(1979)
The Jerk
as Madman
(1979)
Dear Detective
as Capt. Gorcey
(1979)
No Other Love
as DeFranco
(1979)
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Wally Cantrell
(1978)
Straight Time
as Earl Frank
(1978)
Superdome
as Whitley
(1978)
A Question of Guilt
as Inspector McCartney
(1977)
Slap Shot
as Dickie Dunn
(1977)
Airport '77
as Dr. Williams
(1977)
Red Alert
as Sheriff Sweeney
(1976)
The Invasion of Johnson County
as Irvine
(1976)
Bound for Glory
as Husband
(1976)
Nickelodeon
as "Father" Logan
(1976)
Mikey and Nicky
as Bus Driver
(1975)
At Long Last Love
as Harold
(1975)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Doorman
(1975)
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
as Mr. Peterson
(1975)
Crime Club
as Jack Doyle
(1974)
The Gambler
as Las Vegas Gambler
(1973)
Serpico
as Gallagher
(1973)
Kid Blue
as Barber
(1972)
Get to Know Your Rabbit
as Mr. Wendel
(1972)
What's Up, Doc?
as Arresting Officer
(1971)
(1971)
They Might Be Giants
as 1st Sanitation Man
(1971)
Cold Turkey
as Art
(1970)
The Traveling Executioner
as Warden Brodski
(1970)
Little Big Man
as Shotgun Guard
(1970)
End of the Road
as Crab Man / Tutu Man
(1969)
Midnight Cowboy
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
(1969)
Alice's Restaurant
as Group W Sergeant
(1969)
Stiletto
as Racing Partner (uncredited)