Acting
M. Emmet Walsh
Born Mar 22, 1935 · Ogdensburg, New York, USA · Died Mar 19, 2024
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).
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Acting
Green and Gold
2025
Drama
Brothers
2024
Action · Comedy · Crime
Outlaw Posse
2024
Western · Action
Dotty and Soul
2023
Comedy
A Little White Lie
2023
Comedy
American Gigolo
2022
Drama · Crime
The Immaculate Room
2022
Mystery · Thriller · Drama
The Mimic
2021
Comedy
Knives Out
2019
Comedy · Crime · Mystery
The Righteous Gemstones
2019
Comedy · Drama
South of Bix
2019
Raising Buchanan
2019
Comedy
Faith, Hope & Love
2019
Comedy · Romance
Sorry, Not Sorry
2019
Comedy
Change in the Air
2018
Drama
Toto
2018
Drama
Shifting Gears
2018
Action · Comedy · Family
Boiling Pot
2015
Crime · History · Drama
Sneaky Pete
2015
Drama · Crime
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
2015
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
Empire
2015
Drama · Soap
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014
Comedy
Calvary
2014
Comedy · Drama
Love Sick Love
2012
Thriller
Arthur Newman
2012
Drama
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012
Fantasy · Drama · Comedy
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
2011
Family
Pound Puppies
2010
Animation · Kids
Chasing 3000
2010
Drama
The Assignment
2010
Family · Drama
Adventure Time
2010
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Youth in Revolt
2009
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Don McKay
2009
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Haunted Echoes
2008
Horror · Thriller
Your Name Here
2008
Drama · Horror
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
Documentary
Big Stan
2007
Comedy · Crime
Damages
2007
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Army Wives
2007
Drama
Man in the Chair
2007
Comedy · Drama
'Til Death
2006
Comedy
Greener Mountains
2005
Romance · Drama
Racing Stripes
2005
Comedy · Family
Christmas with the Kranks
2004
Comedy · Family
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003
Comedy · TV Movie
Baggage
2003
Drama
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002
Animation · Action & Adventure · Mystery
Snow Dogs
2002
Comedy · Family · Adventure
The Guardian
2001
Drama
Night Visions
2001
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
Eyeball Eddie
2001
Christmas in the Clouds
2001
Family · Romance · Comedy
Poor White Trash
2000
Crime · Comedy
Jack of Hearts
2000
Crime · Thriller
Ed
2000
Drama · Comedy
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000
Documentary · TV Movie
Random Hearts
1999
Drama · Romance · Thriller
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
1999
Animation · Kids · Action & Adventure
Monster!
1999
Horror · Science Fiction · TV Movie
The Iron Giant
1999
Animation · Drama · Family
Me and Will
1999
Drama
Wild Wild West
1999
Action · Adventure · Comedy
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
Animation · Comedy · Action & Adventure
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
1998
Action · Crime · Drama
Men in White
1998
Science Fiction · Comedy · Drama
Chairman of the Board
1998
Comedy
Twilight
1998
Crime · Thriller
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997
Comedy · Romance
The Killing Jar
1997
Thriller · Drama
Retroactive
1997
Science Fiction · Thriller · Action
Albino Alligator
1997
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Romeo + Juliet
1996
Drama · Romance
The Lottery
1996
TV Movie · Drama · Thriller
Early Edition
1996
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Comedy
A Time to Kill
1996
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Portraits of a Killer
1996
Thriller · TV Movie
Criminal Hearts
1996
Thriller · Action · Crime
Tracey Takes On...
1996
Comedy
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995
Family · Adventure · Drama
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1995
TV Movie · Family · Comedy
Panther
1995
Drama · History
Dead Badge
1995
Crime · Action
The Outer Limits
1995
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Relative Fear
1994
Horror · Drama
Probable Cause
1994
TV Movie · Action · Crime
Baseball
1994
Documentary
The Glass Shield
1994
Drama · Action · Thriller
Camp Nowhere
1994
Comedy · Family
Cops & Robbersons
1994
Comedy · Thriller · Crime
Bitter Harvest
1993
Drama · Thriller
NYPD Blue
1993
Drama
Frasier
1993
Comedy · Family
The X-Files
1993
Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Crime
Wilder Napalm
1993
Fantasy · Comedy · Romance
The Music of Chance
1993
Drama
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992
Western · Comedy · TV Movie
The Naked Truth
1992
Comedy · Crime · Romance
Equinox
1992
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Wild Card
1992
Thriller · Western · TV Movie
White Sands
1992
Crime · Thriller · Action
Killer Image
1992
Thriller
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
1991
Comedy · Horror
Home Improvement
1991
Comedy
Fourth Story
1991
Drama · Romance · Mystery
The Flash
1990
Action · Crime · Science Fiction
The Civil War
1990
Documentary · War & Politics
Narrow Margin
1990
Action · Thriller · Crime
The Flash
1990
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Chattahoochee
1990
Drama
Love and Lies
1990
TV Movie · Crime · Drama
Catch Me... If You Can
1989
Action · Comedy · Drama
Thunderground
1989
Action · Adventure
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Comedy · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Mighty Quinn
1989
Action · Crime · Drama
Unsub
1989
Crime · Drama
Brotherhood of the Rose
1989
Action & Adventure · Drama
Red Scorpion
1988
Adventure · Action · War
War Party
1988
Action · Thriller
Clean and Sober
1988
Drama
Sunset
1988
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
No Man's Land
1987
Action · Drama · Crime
Harry and the Hendersons
1987
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Murder Ordained
1987
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Murder Ordained
1987
Raising Arizona
1987
Comedy · Crime
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
1987
Thriller · TV Movie · Drama
Broken Vows
1987
TV Movie · Thriller · Drama
Hero in the Family
1986
Family · Comedy · TV Movie
Back to School
1986
Comedy
The Deliberate Stranger
1986
Drama · Crime · Thriller
The Deliberate Stranger
1986
Crime · Drama
Resting Place
1986
Drama
Critters
1986
Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction
Wildcats
1986
Comedy
The Best of Times
1986
Comedy
The Right of the People
1986
TV Movie · Crime
Amazing Stories
1985
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy · Family
The Twilight Zone
1985
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn
1985
Adventure · Animation · Comedy
Fletch
1985
Comedy · Crime · Mystery
Blood Simple
1985
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Missing in Action
1984
Action · Adventure · Thriller
Courage
1984
Action · Thriller
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
Drama
The Outlaws
1984
Comedy · Crime · TV Movie
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984
Action · Comedy · Crime
Scandalous
1984
Comedy
Silkwood
1983
Drama
The Hitchhiker
1983
Drama · Crime
Night Partners
1983
Crime · TV Movie · Action
AfterMASH
1983
Comedy
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
1983
Family · TV Movie · Drama
Blade Runner
1982
Science Fiction · Drama · Thriller
The Escape Artist
1982
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Fast-Walking
1982
Drama · Crime · Comedy
Cannery Row
1982
Drama · Romance
Reds
1981
Drama · History · Romance
Back Roads
1981
Comedy · Romance
Hellinger's Law
1981
Drama · Crime · TV Movie
East of Eden
1981
Drama · Soap
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980
Western · TV Movie
Ordinary People
1980
Drama
Raise the Titanic
1980
Action · Adventure · Drama
Brubaker
1980
Crime · Drama
City in Fear
1980
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Skag
1980
Drama · TV Movie
The Gift
1979
Drama · TV Movie
The Jerk
1979
Comedy
The French Atlantic Affair
1979
Crime · Drama
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
Comedy
Dear Detective
1979
Drama · Crime
No Other Love
1979
Drama · TV Movie · Romance
Straight Time
1978
Crime · Drama
A Question of Guilt
1978
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Superdome
1978
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Red Alert
1977
Thriller · TV Movie
Airport '77
1977
Action · Drama · Thriller
Slap Shot
1977
Comedy · Drama
Nickelodeon
1976
Comedy
Mikey and Nicky
1976
Crime · Drama
Bound for Glory
1976
Music · Drama
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976
Western
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
Crime Club
1975
Drama
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975
Comedy
At Long Last Love
1975
Comedy · Music · Romance
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
Drama · TV Movie
Baretta
1975
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Gambler
1974
Drama · Crime
The Rockford Files
1974
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Western · Drama · Family
Serpico
1973
Crime · Drama
Kid Blue
1973
Comedy · Western
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
Comedy
The Waltons
1972
Drama
Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972
Comedy
What's Up, Doc?
1972
Comedy · Crime · Romance
McMillan & Wife
1971
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Nichols
1971
Western
They Might Be Giants
1971
Comedy · Mystery
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Action · Science Fiction
Cold Turkey
1971
Comedy
All in the Family
1971
Comedy
Little Big Man
1970
Western · Comedy · Adventure
The Traveling Executioner
1970
Comedy · Drama · Western
Arnie
1970
Comedy
End of the Road
1970
Drama · Comedy
Alice's Restaurant
1969
Drama · Comedy
Stiletto
1969
Crime · Thriller
Midnight Cowboy
1969
Drama
Ironside
1967
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Bonanza
1959
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Action & Adventure · Animation · Documentary