M. Emmet Walsh
ActingAlso Known As
Michael Emmet Walsh, امت والش
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).
Movies
(168 total)
Blade Runner
as Bryant
Knives Out
as Mr. Proofroc
The Iron Giant
as Earl Stutz (voice)
Romeo + Juliet
as Apothecary
Wild Wild West
as Coleman
A Time to Kill
as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Joe O'Neal
Raising Arizona
as Machine Shop Ear-Bender
Serpico
as Gallagher
Blood Simple
as Private Detective
Midnight Cowboy
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Christmas with the Kranks
as Walt Scheel
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as Uncle Bub
Critters
as Harv
Calvary
as The Writer
Big Stan
as Lew Popper
Youth in Revolt
as Mr. Saunders
The Jerk
as Madman
Snow Dogs
as George
TV Shows
(56 total)
The X-Files
as Arthur Dales
Adventure Time
as Cosmic Owl (voice)
Little House on the Prairie
as Callahan
Tales from the Crypt
as Jonas
Frasier
as Rich Koechner
Empire
as Harold Blakeley
Home Improvement
as Colonel
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as Jeb (voice)
The Flash
as Henry Allen
Bonanza
as Mattheson
Sneaky Pete
as Tex Hopkins
The Wild Thornberrys
as Gemsbok #1 (voice)
The Righteous Gemstones
as Roy Gemstone
The Twilight Zone
as Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice")
Damages
as Lyle Hewes
The Outer Limits
as Sanford Vallé
Amazing Stories
as Grandpa
Starsky & Hutch
as Freddie
Starsky & Hutch
as Lloyd Herman Eckworth
All in the Family
as Billy Hartfield