

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


Abduction

Broken Vows

Hero in the Family

Back to School

The Deliberate Stranger

Resting Place

Critters

The Best of Times

Fletch

Courage

Missing in Action

Grandview, U.S.A.

The Pope of Greenwich Village

Blood Simple

Scandalous

Night Partners

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

Blade Runner
