M. Emmet Walsh
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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 Carl Reiner's comedy The Jerk (1979), Robert Redford's drama Ordinary People (1980), Ridley Scott's science fiction film Blade Runner (1982), Barry Sonnenfeld's steampunk western Wild Wild West (1999) and Brad Bird's animated film The Iron Giant (1999).
Known For
Ironside
The X-Files
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Guardian
Starsky & Hutch
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Twilight Zone
Frasier
The Waltons
Sneaky Pete
The Outer Limits
Bonanza
Nichols
Amazing Stories
The Wild Thornberrys
Damages
The Hitchhiker
McMillan & Wife
Home Improvement
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
The Rockford Files
Adventure Time
Ed
The Bob Newhart Show
Early Edition
Tales from the Crypt
Little House on the Prairie
American Gigolo
All in the Family
The Righteous Gemstones
Gibbsville
Empire
Arnie
AfterMASH
The Flash
Tracey Takes On...
Midnight Cowboy
Serpico
The Civil War
A Time to Kill
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Silkwood
The Gambler
Clean and Sober
Knives Out
Wildcats
Romeo + Juliet
Twilight
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
A Question of Guilt
Harry and the Hendersons
The Jerk
Reds
Mikey and Nicky
The Gift
Grandview, U.S.A.
Big Stan
Fletch
The Sandy Duncan Show
The Mind of the Married Man
Calvary
Fourth Story
Brothers
My Best Friend's Wedding
Camp Nowhere
Red Alert
Brotherhood of the Rose
Blade Runner
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Probable Cause
Wild Wild West
Ordinary People
Snow Dogs
The Flash
Christmas with the Kranks
Night Partners
The Immaculate Room
Missing in Action
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
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