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M. Emmet Walsh

Acting
Known For

88 Years Old

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).

Born

Ogdensburg, New York, USA on 22nd March 1935

Died

19th March 2024

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Rich Koechner
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Mattheson
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Little House on the Prairie
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The Rockford Files
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Colonel
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The Righteous Gemstones
Roy Gemstone
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The Twilight Zone
Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice")
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Amazing Stories
Grandpa
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The Outer Limits
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Knives Out
Mr. Proofroc
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Tex Hopkins
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Lyle Hewes
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Santa
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Gemsbok #1 (voice)
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Olaf (voice)
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Jeb (voice)
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The Flash
Henry Allen
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The Bob Newhart Show
Jack Hoover
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The Iron Giant
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Wilder Napalm
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The Abduction of Kari Swenson
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Sergeant Sanger
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Shifting Gears
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Romeo + Juliet
Apothecary
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A Time to Kill
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Wedge
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Grandview, U.S.A.
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Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Detective
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Baggage
Sandy Westphall
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Nichols
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Sadler
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Clean and Sober
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Murder Ordained
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Raising Arizona
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Cannery Row
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Red Scorpion
Dewey Ferguson
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Racing Stripes
Woodzie
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Brothers
Judge Farful
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Ordinary People
Swim Coach
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Night Visions
Gus (segment "Reunion")
Monster! Image
Monster!
Lloyd Reeves
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The Deliberate Stranger
Det. Sam Davies
Chattahoochee Image
Chattahoochee
Morris
Resting Place Image
Resting Place
Sarge
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Dotty and Soul
Harold Eichelbaum
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Aide
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Bitter Harvest
Sheriff Bob
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The Wonderful World of Disney
General Presser
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American Gigolo
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Retroactive
Sam
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Arnie
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Midnight Cowboy
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
The West Image
The West
Self (voice)
Blood Simple Image
Blood Simple
Private Detective
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Sorry, Not Sorry
Harry's Father
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The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Mack (voice)
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The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Gorak
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Back to School
Coach Turnbull
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Erasable You
Ralph Worth
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My Best Friend's Wedding
Joe O'Neal
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South of Bix
Grandpa
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Dorsett
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Mose
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Reds
Speaker at Liberal Club
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Moran
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Outlaw Posse
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Stiletto
Racing Partner (uncredited)
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George
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Christmas with the Kranks
Walt Scheel
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Dr. Joseph Dolan
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George Henderson Sr.
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Sheriff Horace Quinn
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Yostie
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Poor White Trash
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green
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Madman
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The Sandy Duncan Show
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Raise the Titanic
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The Milagro Beanfield War
Governor
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Albino Alligator
Dino
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The Escape Artist
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Cold Turkey
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The Mighty Quinn
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Killer Image
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A True Character
Self
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Nickelodeon
"Father" Logan
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A Little White Lie
Arthur Baldwin
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Charlie Lawrence
Cubby
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Murder Ordained
Vern Humphrey
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The Pope of Greenwich Village
Burns
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Cops & Robbersons
Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Doorman
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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Wally Cantrell
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Toto
Toto
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Chairman of the Board
Freemont
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Faith, Hope & Love
Fr. John
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The Killing Jar
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Me and Will Image
Me and Will
Dean
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Chasing 3000
Chuck Ireland
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They Might Be Giants
1st Sanitation Man
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The Lottery
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The Deliberate Stranger
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Alice's Restaurant
Group W Sergeant
Scandalous Image
Scandalous
Simon Reynolds
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The Best of Times
Charlie
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Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Mayor Thornbush
Catch Me... If You Can Image
Catch Me... If You Can
Johnny Phatmun
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Hellinger's Law
Mr. Graebner
The Music of Chance Image
The Music of Chance
Calvin Murks
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Image
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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No Other Love Image
No Other Love
DeFranco
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle Image
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
Joe Lemke
Get to Know Your Rabbit Image
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Mr. Wendel
At Long Last Love Image
At Long Last Love
Harold
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat Image
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Mort
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Change in the Air
Walter Lemke
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Criminal Hearts
Martin
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Broken Vows
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Jack of Hearts
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End of the Road
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City in Fear
Sheldon Lewis
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Boiling Pot
Dean Marison
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Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Mr. Peterson
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Haunted Echoes
Neil
A Question of Guilt Image
A Question of Guilt
Inspector McCartney
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Silverfox
Charles Blankenship
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Portraits of a Killer
Raymond Garrison
Your Name Here Image
Your Name Here
Kroger
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Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Wally Westland
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Fourth Story
Harry
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Men in White
Stanley
The Right of the People Image
The Right of the People
Sindaco
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Greener Mountains
Muggs
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High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
Harold Patton
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The Mimic
The Director
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The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn
Rocco
Love and Lies Image
Love and Lies
Clyde Wilson
The Invasion of Johnson County Image
The Invasion of Johnson County
Irvine
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The Outlaws
Warden MacDonald
Night Partners Image
Night Partners
Joe Kirby
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Madness of Method
Rudolph Thorndyke
Dear Detective Image
Dear Detective
Capt. Gorcey
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency Image
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
Chief Van Owen
Nightmare in Big Sky Country Image
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
Marshal Jim Phillips
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' Image
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Self
Love Sick Love Image
Love Sick Love
Ed