

M. Emmet Walsh
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
22 Mar 1935
Age
91 Years
Born In
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Total Projects
224
Years Active
74 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.4 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

movie
Green and Gold
Green and Gold
as Scotty

movie
Brothers
Brothers
as Judge Farful

movie
Outlaw Posse
Outlaw Posse
as Catfish

movie
Dotty and Soul
Dotty and Soul
as Harold Eichelbaum

movie
A Little White Lie
A Little White Lie
as Arthur Baldwin

tv
American Gigolo
American Gigolo
as Coleman

movie
The Immaculate Room
The Immaculate Room
as Kate's Father

movie
The Mimic
The Mimic
as The Director

movie
Knives Out
Knives Out
as Mr. Proofroc

tv
The Righteous Gemstones
The Righteous Gemstones
as Roy Gemstone

movie
South of Bix
South of Bix
as Grandpa

movie
Raising Buchanan
Raising Buchanan
as Larry Kiesling

movie
Faith, Hope & Love
Faith, Hope & Love
as Fr. John

movie
Sorry, Not Sorry
Sorry, Not Sorry
as Harry's Father

movie
Change in the Air
Change in the Air
as Walter Lemke

movie
Toto
Toto
as Toto

movie
Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears
as Hank

movie
Boiling Pot
Boiling Pot
as Dean Marison

tv
Sneaky Pete
Sneaky Pete
as Tex Hopkins

movie
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
as Gorak

tv
Empire
Empire
as Harold Blakeley

tv
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
as Detective

movie
Calvary
Calvary
as The Writer

movie
Love Sick Love
Love Sick Love
as Ed

movie
Arthur Newman
Arthur Newman
as Zazek

movie
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as Uncle Bub

movie
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
as Chief Van Owen

tv
Pound Puppies
Pound Puppies
as Olaf (voice)

movie
Chasing 3000
Chasing 3000
as Chuck Ireland

movie
The Assignment
The Assignment
as Mr. Beudreaux

tv
Adventure Time
Adventure Time
as Cosmic Owl (voice)

movie
Youth in Revolt
Youth in Revolt
as Mr. Saunders

movie
Don McKay
Don McKay
as Samuel

movie
Haunted Echoes
Haunted Echoes
as Neil

movie
Your Name Here
Your Name Here
as Kroger

movie
A True Character
A True Character
as Self

movie
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
as Self

movie
Big Stan
Big Stan
as Lew Popper

tv
Damages
Damages
as Lyle Hewes

tv
Army Wives
Army Wives
as Bernie Wallacheck

movie
Man in the Chair
Man in the Chair
as Mickey Hopkins

tv
'Til Death
'Til Death
as Uncle Rudolph

movie
Greener Mountains
Greener Mountains
as Muggs

movie
Racing Stripes
Racing Stripes
as Woodzie

movie
Christmas with the Kranks
Christmas with the Kranks
as Walt Scheel

movie
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
as Wally Westland

tv
Charlie Lawrence
Charlie Lawrence
as Cubby

movie
Baggage
Baggage
as Sandy Westphall

tv
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as Jeb (voice)

movie
Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs
as George

tv
The Guardian
The Guardian
as Ezra Pence

tv
Night Visions
Night Visions
as Gus (segment "Reunion")

movie
Eyeball Eddie
Eyeball Eddie
as Coach Cook

movie
Christmas in the Clouds
Christmas in the Clouds
as Stu O'Malley

movie
Poor White Trash
Poor White Trash
as Judge Pike

movie
Jack of Hearts
Jack of Hearts
as Comissioner Menlo Boyce

tv
Ed
Ed
as Mayor Wally Kendricks

movie
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
as Self

movie
Random Hearts
Random Hearts
as Billy (uncredited)

tv
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
as Mack (voice)

movie
Monster!
Monster!
as Lloyd Reeves

movie
The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant
as Earl Stutz (voice)

movie
Me and Will
Me and Will
as Dean

movie
Wild Wild West
Wild Wild West
as Coleman

tv
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys
as Gemsbok #1 (voice)

movie
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
as Marshal Jim Phillips

movie
Men in White
Men in White
as Stanley

movie
Erasable You
Erasable You
as Ralph Worth

movie
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
as Freemont

movie
Twilight
Twilight
as Lester Ivar

movie
My Best Friend's Wedding
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Joe O'Neal

movie
The Killing Jar
The Killing Jar
as Sheriff Foley

movie
Retroactive
Retroactive
as Sam

movie
Albino Alligator
Albino Alligator
as Dino

movie
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet
as Apothecary

movie
The Lottery
The Lottery
as Chief Davis

tv
Early Edition
Early Edition
as Santa

tv
The West
The West
as Self (voice)

movie
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)

movie
Portraits of a Killer
Portraits of a Killer
as Raymond Garrison

movie
Criminal Hearts
Criminal Hearts
as Martin

tv
Tracey Takes On...
Tracey Takes On...

movie
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
as Bill Wilcox

movie
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
as Morris

movie
Panther
Panther
as Dorsett

movie
Dead Badge
Dead Badge
as Sergeant Miller Hoskins

tv
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Sanford Vallé

movie
Relative Fear
Relative Fear
as Earl Ladelle

movie
Probable Cause
Probable Cause
as Sadler

tv
Baseball
Baseball
as (voice)

movie
The Glass Shield
The Glass Shield
as Det. Jesse Hall

movie
Camp Nowhere
Camp Nowhere
as T.R. Polk

movie
Cops & Robbersons
Cops & Robbersons
as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)

movie
Madness of Method
Madness of Method
as Rudolph Thorndyke

movie
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
as Sheriff Bob

tv
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
as Joe Kroft

tv
Frasier
Frasier
as Rich Koechner

tv
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Arthur Dales

movie
Wilder Napalm
Wilder Napalm
as Fire Chief

movie
The Music of Chance
The Music of Chance
as Calvin Murks

movie
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Mayor Thornbush

movie
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth
as Garcia / Gesundheim

movie
Equinox
Equinox
as Pete Petosa

movie
Wild Card
Wild Card
as Mose

movie
White Sands
White Sands
as Bert Gibson

movie
Killer Image
Killer Image
as John Kane

movie
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
as Mort

tv
Home Improvement
Home Improvement
as Colonel

movie
Silverfox
Silverfox
as Charles Blankenship

movie
Fourth Story
Fourth Story
as Harry

movie
The Flash
The Flash
as Henry Allen

tv
The Civil War
The Civil War
as Various

movie
Narrow Margin
Narrow Margin
as Sergeant Dominick Benti

tv
The Flash
The Flash
as Henry Allen

movie
Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee
as Morris

movie
Love and Lies
Love and Lies
as Clyde Wilson

movie
Catch Me... If You Can
Catch Me... If You Can
as Johnny Phatmun

movie
Thunderground
Thunderground
as Wedge

tv
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Jonas

movie
The Mighty Quinn
The Mighty Quinn
as Fred Miller

tv
Unsub
Unsub
as Ned Platt

tv
Brotherhood of the Rose
Brotherhood of the Rose
as Hardy

movie
Red Scorpion
Red Scorpion
as Dewey Ferguson

movie
War Party
War Party
as Colin Ditweiler

movie
Clean and Sober
Clean and Sober
as Richard Dirks

movie
Sunset
Sunset
as Chief Marvin Dibner

movie
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Governor

movie
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
as Captain Haun

movie
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons
as George Henderson Sr.

movie
Murder Ordained
Murder Ordained
as Vern Humphrey

tv
Murder Ordained
Murder Ordained
as Vern Humphrey

movie
Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona
as Machine Shop Ear-Bender

movie
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
as Don Nichols

movie
Broken Vows
Broken Vows
as Detective Mulligan

movie
Hero in the Family
Hero in the Family
as General Presser

movie
Back to School
Back to School
as Coach Turnbull

movie
The Deliberate Stranger
The Deliberate Stranger
as Det. Sam Davies

tv
The Deliberate Stranger
The Deliberate Stranger
as Det. Sam Davies

movie
Resting Place
Resting Place
as Sarge

movie
Critters
Critters
as Harv

movie
Wildcats
Wildcats
as Walt Coes

movie
The Best of Times
The Best of Times
as Charlie

movie
The Right of the People
The Right of the People
as Sindaco

tv
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as Grandpa

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice")

movie
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn
as Rocco

movie
Fletch
Fletch
as Dr. Joseph Dolan

movie
Blood Simple
Blood Simple
as Private Detective

movie
Missing in Action
Missing in Action
as Tuck

movie
Courage
Courage
as Colonel Crouse

movie
Grandview, U.S.A.
Grandview, U.S.A.
as Mr. Clark

movie
The Outlaws
The Outlaws
as Warden MacDonald

movie
The Pope of Greenwich Village
The Pope of Greenwich Village
as Burns

movie
Scandalous
Scandalous
as Simon Reynolds

movie
Silkwood
Silkwood
as Walt Yarborough

tv
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker
as Detective Underhill

movie
Night Partners
Night Partners
as Joe Kirby

tv
AfterMASH
AfterMASH
as Reverend Horn

movie
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
as Joe Lemke

movie
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
as Bryant

movie
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist
as Fritz

movie
Fast-Walking
Fast-Walking
as Sergeant Sanger

movie
Cannery Row
Cannery Row
as Mack

movie
Reds
Reds
as Speaker at Liberal Club

movie
Back Roads
Back Roads
as Arthur

movie
Hellinger's Law
Hellinger's Law
as Mr. Graebner

tv
East of Eden
East of Eden
as Sheriff Horace Quinn

movie
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
as Harold Patton

movie
Ordinary People
Ordinary People
as Swim Coach

movie
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
as Master Chief Vinnie Walker

movie
Brubaker
Brubaker
as C.P. Woodward

movie
City in Fear
City in Fear
as Sheldon Lewis

movie
Skag
Skag
as Moran

movie
The Gift
The Gift
as Legion Commander

movie
The Jerk
The Jerk
as Madman

tv
The French Atlantic Affair
The French Atlantic Affair
as Harry

movie
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Wally Cantrell

movie
Dear Detective
Dear Detective
as Capt. Gorcey

movie
No Other Love
No Other Love
as DeFranco

movie
Straight Time
Straight Time
as Earl Frank

movie
A Question of Guilt
A Question of Guilt
as Inspector McCartney

movie
Superdome
Superdome
as Whitley

movie
Red Alert
Red Alert
as Sheriff Sweeney

movie
Airport '77
Airport '77
as Dr. Williams

movie
Slap Shot
Slap Shot
as Dickie Dunn

movie
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon
as "Father" Logan

movie
Mikey and Nicky
Mikey and Nicky
as Bus Driver

movie
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory
as Husband

tv
Gibbsville
Gibbsville
as Yostie

movie
The Invasion of Johnson County
The Invasion of Johnson County
as Irvine

tv
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
as Freddie

tv
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
as Lloyd Herman Eckworth

movie
Crime Club
Crime Club
as Jack Doyle

movie
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Doorman

movie
At Long Last Love
At Long Last Love
as Harold

movie
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
as Mr. Peterson

tv
Baretta
Baretta

movie
The Gambler
The Gambler
as Las Vegas Gambler

tv
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Edgar Burch

tv
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
as Callahan

movie
Serpico
Serpico
as Gallagher

movie
Kid Blue
Kid Blue
as Barber

tv
The Sandy Duncan Show
The Sandy Duncan Show

tv
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show
as Jack Hoover

tv
The Waltons
The Waltons
as David Fletcher

movie
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Get to Know Your Rabbit
as Mr. Wendel

movie
What's Up, Doc?
What's Up, Doc?
as Arresting Officer

tv
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife
as Officer Ames

tv
Nichols
Nichols
as Gabe McCutcheon

movie
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
as 1st Sanitation Man

movie
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Aide

movie
Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey
as Art

tv
All in the Family
All in the Family
as Billy Hartfield

movie
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
as Shotgun Guard

movie
The Traveling Executioner
The Traveling Executioner
as Warden Brodski

tv
Arnie
Arnie

movie
End of the Road
End of the Road
as Crab Man / Tutu Man

movie
Alice's Restaurant
Alice's Restaurant
as Group W Sergeant

movie
Stiletto
Stiletto
as Racing Partner (uncredited)

movie
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

tv
Ironside
Ironside
as Telegraph Clerk

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Mattheson

tv
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as General Presser

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Sarge