As Actor
Fast-Walking
1982
5.9
M. Emmet Walsh
Acting
Born
March 22, 1935
Place of Birth
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Deceased
March 19, 2024
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).
The Filmography
As Actor
Cannery Row
1982
5.9
As Actor
Reds
1981
6.9
As Actor
Back Roads
1981
5.5
As Actor
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980
4.2
As Actor
Ordinary People
1980
7.5
As Actor
Raise the Titanic
1980
5.4
As Actor
City in Fear
1980
5.1
As Actor
The Jerk
1979
6.9
As Actor
No Other Love
1979
7.0
As Actor
Straight Time
1978
7.1
As Actor
A Question of Guilt
1978
6.2
As Actor
Red Alert
1977
4.0
As Actor
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976
6.5
As Actor
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
5.3
As Actor
The Traveling Executioner
1970
5.9
As Actor
End of the Road
1970
4.6