Acting
M. Emmet Walsh
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).
Filmography
Green and Gold
Film · 2025
Outlaw Posse
Film · 2024
Brothers
Film · 2024
A Little White Lie
Film · 2023
Dotty and Soul
Film · 2023
The Immaculate Room
Film · 2022
American Gigolo
Series · 2022
The Mimic
Film · 2021
South of Bix
Film · 2019
Faith, Hope & Love
Film · 2019
Knives Out
Film · 2019
Raising Buchanan
Film · 2019
Sorry, Not Sorry
Film · 2019
The Righteous Gemstones
Series · 2019
Change in the Air
Film · 2018
Shifting Gears
Film · 2018
Toto
Film · 2018
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Film · 2015
Boiling Pot
Film · 2015
Empire
Series · 2015
Sneaky Pete
Series · 2015
Calvary
Film · 2014
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Series · 2014
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Film · 2012
Love Sick Love
Film · 2012
Arthur Newman
Film · 2012
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
Film · 2011
The Assignment
Film · 2010
Chasing 3000
Film · 2010
Pound Puppies
Series · 2010
Adventure Time
Series · 2010
Don McKay
Film · 2009
Youth in Revolt
Film · 2009
Your Name Here
Film · 2008
Haunted Echoes
Film · 2008
A True Character
Film · 2008
Big Stan
Film · 2007
Man in the Chair
Film · 2007
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Film · 2007
Damages
Series · 2007
Army Wives
Series · 2007
'Til Death
Series · 2006
Racing Stripes
Film · 2005
Greener Mountains
Film · 2005
Christmas with the Kranks
Film · 2004
Baggage
Film · 2003
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Film · 2003
Charlie Lawrence
Series · 2003
Snow Dogs
Film · 2002
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Series · 2002
Christmas in the Clouds
Film · 2001
Eyeball Eddie
Film · 2001
Night Visions
Series · 2001
The Guardian
Series · 2001
Poor White Trash
Film · 2000
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Film · 2000
Jack of Hearts
Film · 2000
Ed
Series · 2000
The Iron Giant
Film · 1999
Wild Wild West
Film · 1999
Me and Will
Film · 1999
Random Hearts
Film · 1999
Monster!
Film · 1999
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Series · 1999
Chairman of the Board
Film · 1998
Twilight
Film · 1998
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
Film · 1998
Erasable You
Film · 1998
Men in White
Film · 1998
The Wild Thornberrys
Series · 1998
My Best Friend's Wedding
Film · 1997
Retroactive
Film · 1997
Albino Alligator
Film · 1997
The Killing Jar
Film · 1997
A Time to Kill
Film · 1996
Criminal Hearts
Film · 1996
Portraits of a Killer
Film · 1996
The Lottery
Film · 1996
Romeo + Juliet
Film · 1996
Early Edition
Series · 1996
Tracey Takes On...
Series · 1996
The West
Series · 1996
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Film · 1995
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Film · 1995
Panther
Film · 1995
Dead Badge
Film · 1995
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
Cops & Robbersons
Film · 1994
Camp Nowhere
Film · 1994
Probable Cause
Film · 1994
Relative Fear
Film · 1994
Madness of Method
Film · 1994
The Glass Shield
Film · 1994
Baseball
Series · 1994
The Music of Chance
Film · 1993
Bitter Harvest
Film · 1993
Wilder Napalm
Film · 1993
Frasier
Series · 1993
The X-Files
Series · 1993
NYPD Blue
Series · 1993
White Sands
Film · 1992
Killer Image
Film · 1992
The Naked Truth
Film · 1992
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Film · 1992
Wild Card
Film · 1992
Equinox
Film · 1992
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Film · 1991
Fourth Story
Film · 1991
Silverfox
Film · 1991
Home Improvement
Series · 1991
Narrow Margin
Film · 1990
The Flash
Film · 1990
Chattahoochee
Film · 1990
Love and Lies
Film · 1990
The Flash
Series · 1990
The Civil War
Series · 1990
The Mighty Quinn
Film · 1989
Catch Me... If You Can
Film · 1989
Thunderground
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Unsub
Series · 1989
Brotherhood of the Rose
Series · 1989
Red Scorpion
Film · 1988
War Party
Film · 1988
Sunset
Film · 1988
Clean and Sober
Film · 1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
Film · 1988
Harry and the Hendersons
Film · 1987
No Man's Land
Film · 1987
Broken Vows
Film · 1987
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
Film · 1987
Murder Ordained
Film · 1987
Raising Arizona
Film · 1987
Murder Ordained
Series · 1987
Critters
Film · 1986
The Best of Times
Film · 1986
Back to School
Film · 1986
The Deliberate Stranger
Film · 1986
Resting Place
Film · 1986
Wildcats
Film · 1986
The Right of the People
Film · 1986
Hero in the Family
Film · 1986
The Deliberate Stranger
Series · 1986
Blood Simple
Film · 1985
Fletch
Film · 1985
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn
Film · 1985
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1985
Amazing Stories
Series · 1985
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Film · 1984
The Outlaws
Film · 1984
Missing in Action
Film · 1984
Grandview, U.S.A.
Film · 1984
Scandalous
Film · 1984
Courage
Film · 1984
Silkwood
Film · 1983
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
Film · 1983
Night Partners
Film · 1983
The Hitchhiker
Series · 1983
AfterMASH
Series · 1983
Cannery Row
Film · 1982
Fast-Walking
Film · 1982
Blade Runner
Film · 1982
The Escape Artist
Film · 1982
Back Roads
Film · 1981
Reds
Film · 1981
Hellinger's Law
Film · 1981
East of Eden
Series · 1981
Brubaker
Film · 1980
Raise the Titanic
Film · 1980
Ordinary People
Film · 1980
City in Fear
Film · 1980
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
Film · 1980
Skag
Film · 1980
The Jerk
Film · 1979
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Film · 1979
The Gift
Film · 1979
Dear Detective
Film · 1979
No Other Love
Film · 1979
The French Atlantic Affair
Series · 1979
Straight Time
Film · 1978
A Question of Guilt
Film · 1978
Superdome
Film · 1978
Slap Shot
Film · 1977
Red Alert
Film · 1977
Airport '77
Film · 1977
Nickelodeon
Film · 1976
Mikey and Nicky
Film · 1976
The Invasion of Johnson County
Film · 1976
Bound for Glory
Film · 1976
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Film · 1975
At Long Last Love
Film · 1975
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Film · 1975
Crime Club
Film · 1975
Starsky & Hutch
Series · 1975
Baretta
Series · 1975
Starsky & Hutch
Series · 1975
The Gambler
Film · 1974
Little House on the Prairie
Series · 1974
The Rockford Files
Series · 1974
Serpico
Film · 1973
Kid Blue
Film · 1973
What's Up, Doc?
Film · 1972
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Film · 1972
The Bob Newhart Show
Series · 1972
The Sandy Duncan Show
Series · 1972
The Waltons
Series · 1972
Cold Turkey
Film · 1971
They Might Be Giants
Film · 1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Film · 1971
All in the Family
Series · 1971
McMillan & Wife
Series · 1971
Nichols
Series · 1971
The Traveling Executioner
Film · 1970
Little Big Man
Film · 1970
End of the Road
Film · 1970
Arnie
Series · 1970
Alice's Restaurant
Film · 1969
Midnight Cowboy
Film · 1969
Stiletto
Film · 1969
Ironside
Series · 1967
Bonanza
Series · 1959
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951