M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Acting

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

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Green and Gold ★ 7.0 Green and Gold 2025 Brothers ★ 5.9 Brothers 2024 Outlaw Posse ★ 4.7 Outlaw Posse 2024 Dotty and Soul ★ 4.0 Dotty and Soul 2023 A Little White Lie ★ 5.7 A Little White Lie 2023 American Gigolo ★ 6.8 American Gigolo 2022 The Immaculate Room ★ 5.2 The Immaculate Room 2022 The Mimic ★ 4.1 The Mimic 2021 Knives Out ★ 7.8 Knives Out 2019 The Righteous Gemstones ★ 7.5 The Righteous Gemstones 2019 South of Bix ★ 5.5 South of Bix 2019 Raising Buchanan ★ 5.7 Raising Buchanan 2019 Faith, Hope & Love ★ 7.5 Faith, Hope & Love 2019 Sorry, Not Sorry ★ 6.0 Sorry, Not Sorry 2019 Change in the Air ★ 5.7 Change in the Air 2018 Toto Toto 2018 Shifting Gears ★ 6.5 Shifting Gears 2018 Boiling Pot ★ 5.2 Boiling Pot 2015 Sneaky Pete ★ 7.5 Sneaky Pete 2015 The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power ★ 5.2 The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power 2015 Empire ★ 7.1 Empire 2015 Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories ★ 7.2 Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories 2014 Calvary ★ 7.1 Calvary 2014 Love Sick Love ★ 5.5 Love Sick Love 2012 Arthur Newman ★ 5.6 Arthur Newman 2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green ★ 7.0 The Odd Life of Timothy Green 2012 Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency ★ 4.8 Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency 2011 Pound Puppies ★ 5.3 Pound Puppies 2010 Chasing 3000 ★ 6.2 Chasing 3000 2010 The Assignment ★ 6.5 The Assignment 2010 Adventure Time ★ 8.5 Adventure Time 2010 Youth in Revolt ★ 6.2 Youth in Revolt 2009 Don McKay ★ 4.9 Don McKay 2009 Haunted Echoes ★ 4.2 Haunted Echoes 2008 Your Name Here ★ 3.3 Your Name Here 2008 A True Character A True Character 2008 Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner ★ 7.8 Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner 2007 Big Stan ★ 6.6 Big Stan 2007 Damages ★ 7.5 Damages 2007 Army Wives ★ 7.5 Army Wives 2007 Man in the Chair ★ 6.5 Man in the Chair 2007 'Til Death ★ 6.5 'Til Death 2006 Greener Mountains ★ 5.3 Greener Mountains 2005 Racing Stripes ★ 5.9 Racing Stripes 2005 Christmas with the Kranks ★ 6.2 Christmas with the Kranks 2004 Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales ★ 7.9 Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales 2003 Charlie Lawrence ★ 8.0 Charlie Lawrence 2003 Baggage ★ 8.0 Baggage 2003 What's New, Scooby-Doo? ★ 7.8 What's New, Scooby-Doo? 2002 Snow Dogs ★ 5.6 Snow Dogs 2002 The Guardian ★ 7.0 The Guardian 2001 Night Visions ★ 7.1 Night Visions 2001 Eyeball Eddie ★ 7.0 Eyeball Eddie 2001 Christmas in the Clouds ★ 6.3 Christmas in the Clouds 2001 Poor White Trash ★ 4.5 Poor White Trash 2000 Jack of Hearts ★ 3.1 Jack of Hearts 2000 Ed ★ 7.7 Ed 2000 On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' ★ 7.7 On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' 2000 Random Hearts ★ 5.6 Random Hearts 1999 The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot ★ 7.2 The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot 1999 Monster! ★ 5.0 Monster! 1999 The Iron Giant ★ 8.0 The Iron Giant 1999 Me and Will ★ 5.4 Me and Will 1999 Wild Wild West ★ 5.3 Wild Wild West 1999 The Wild Thornberrys ★ 7.0 The Wild Thornberrys 1998 Nightmare in Big Sky Country ★ 10.0 Nightmare in Big Sky Country 1998 Men in White ★ 3.8 Men in White 1998 Erasable You ★ 8.0 Erasable You 1998 Chairman of the Board ★ 3.6 Chairman of the Board 1998 Twilight ★ 6.1 Twilight 1998 My Best Friend's Wedding ★ 6.6 My Best Friend's Wedding 1997 The Killing Jar ★ 4.4 The Killing Jar 1997 Retroactive ★ 6.1 Retroactive 1997 Albino Alligator ★ 5.7 Albino Alligator 1997 Romeo + Juliet ★ 6.8 Romeo + Juliet 1996 The Lottery ★ 6.0 The Lottery 1996 Early Edition ★ 7.4 Early Edition 1996 The West ★ 8.4 The West 1996 A Time to Kill ★ 7.4 A Time to Kill 1996 Portraits of a Killer ★ 4.2 Portraits of a Killer 1996