

M. Emmet Walsh
Acting
March 22, 1935
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
March 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).
The Filmography


Brothers

A Little White Lie

The Mimic

Raising Buchanan

Change in the Air

Shifting Gears

Boiling Pot

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

Calvary

Arthur Newman

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Chasing 3000

Youth in Revolt

Don McKay

Haunted Echoes

Your Name Here

Big Stan

Man in the Chair
