

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


Camp Nowhere

Cops & Robbersons

Bitter Harvest

Wilder Napalm

The Music of Chance

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

The Naked Truth

Equinox

Wild Card

White Sands

Killer Image

Fourth Story

Narrow Margin

Catch Me... If You Can

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

The Mighty Quinn

Red Scorpion

Sunset
