M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

1935-03-22

THE 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 Carl Reiner's comedy The

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

South of Bix

South of Bix

0
Brubaker

Brubaker

7.1
The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant

7.948
Critters

Critters

6.48
Alice's Restaurant

Alice's Restaurant

6.2
The Best of Times

The Best of Times

5.6
The Mighty Quinn

The Mighty Quinn

6.1
The Jerk

The Jerk

6.9
Blood Simple

Blood Simple

7.24
Slap Shot

Slap Shot

6.8
Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board

3.7
Straight Time

Straight Time

7.2
Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin

6.4
Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West

5.317
Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey

6.2
Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic

5.3
The Pope of Greenwich Village

The Pope of Greenwich Village

6.3
Cannery Row

Cannery Row

5.9
My Best Friend's Wedding

My Best Friend's Wedding

6.588
Harry and the Hendersons

Harry and the Hendersons

6.111
Twilight

Twilight

6.058
Fletch

Fletch

6.73
Red Scorpion

Red Scorpion

5.9
Silkwood

Silkwood

6.948
Retroactive

Retroactive

6.2
Christmas in the Clouds

Christmas in the Clouds

6.1
No Man's Land

No Man's Land

6
Big Stan

Big Stan

6.585
Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

5.1
Christmas with the Kranks

Christmas with the Kranks

6.147
Don McKay

Don McKay

4.962
The Outlaws

The Outlaws

0
Cops & Robbersons

Cops & Robbersons

5.1
Man in the Chair

Man in the Chair

7.063
Missing in Action

Missing in Action

5.9
Back to School

Back to School

6.341
Back Roads

Back Roads

5.6
The Gambler

The Gambler

6.743
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

6.1
Poor White Trash

Poor White Trash

4.2
Me and Will

Me and Will

6.2
Fast-Walking

Fast-Walking

5.9
Ordinary People

Ordinary People

7.5
The Music of Chance

The Music of Chance

6.7
Camp Nowhere

Camp Nowhere

5.906
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

7.9
Reds

Reds

6.9
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

5.6
White Sands

White Sands

5.907
Killer Image

Killer Image

4.8
Roney's Point

Roney's Point

0
The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

6.7
The Odd Life of Timothy Green

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

6.999
War Party

War Party

6.2
The Traveling Executioner

The Traveling Executioner

5.9
The Deliberate Stranger

The Deliberate Stranger

6.5
Grandview, U.S.A.

Grandview, U.S.A.

5.9
City in Fear

City in Fear

6.2
Thunderground

Thunderground

3
Random Hearts

Random Hearts

5.5
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

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

7
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency

Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency

4.8
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

4.2
Red Alert

Red Alert

4
A Question of Guilt

A Question of Guilt

6.2
Your Name Here

Your Name Here

4.5
Scandalous

Scandalous

4
Broken Vows

Broken Vows

5.4
At Long Last Love

At Long Last Love

5.2
Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon

6.1
Love Sick Love

Love Sick Love

5.2
Monster!

Monster!

5.1
Skag

Skag

0
The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

2.3
Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

4.7
The Flash

The Flash

6.5
Abduction

Abduction

5.5
Baggage

Baggage

0
Haunted Echoes

Haunted Echoes

4.6
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

5.92
Calvary

Calvary

7.112
Probable Cause

Probable Cause

4.8
Racing Stripes

Racing Stripes

5.876
Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

2.5
They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants

6.9
Youth in Revolt

Youth in Revolt

6.2
Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky

6.864
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

5.292
Little Big Man

Little Big Man

7.5
Superdome

Superdome

4.2
A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

7.374
Airport '77

Airport '77

5.586
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

7.2
Snow Dogs

Snow Dogs

5.6
Blade Runner

Blade Runner

7.939
Relative Fear

Relative Fear

5
Criminal Hearts

Criminal Hearts

5.4
Nightmare in Big Sky Country

Nightmare in Big Sky Country

0
Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

6.37
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

5.189
Albino Alligator

Albino Alligator

5.7
Resting Place

Resting Place

6.188
Greener Mountains

Greener Mountains

5.2
Courage

Courage

5.4
Serpico

Serpico

7.5
Madness of Method

Madness of Method

0
Outlaw Posse

Outlaw Posse

5.3
Fourth Story

Fourth Story

5.6
The Assignment

The Assignment

6.5
Murder Ordained

Murder Ordained

5
Boiling Pot

Boiling Pot

5.2
Chattahoochee

Chattahoochee

5.7
Wildcats

Wildcats

6.2
Brothers

Brothers

6
Panther

Panther

6.3
Sunset

Sunset

5.7
Erasable You

Erasable You

0
The Glass Shield

The Glass Shield

4.9
What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc?

7.4
Portraits of a Killer

Portraits of a Killer

2.3
Wilder Napalm

Wilder Napalm

5.5
Men in White

Men in White

3.6
Silverfox

Silverfox

0
Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona

7.055
The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist

6.2
Get to Know Your Rabbit

Get to Know Your Rabbit

5.1
End of the Road

End of the Road

5.2
Chasing 3000

Chasing 3000

5.947
The Gift

The Gift

0
Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

7.523
Hellinger's Law

Hellinger's Law

7.5
Wild Card

Wild Card

4
Dear Detective

Dear Detective

0
Change in the Air

Change in the Air

5.7
The Right of the People

The Right of the People

4
Clean and Sober

Clean and Sober

6.3
Shifting Gears

Shifting Gears

6.5
The Invasion of Johnson County

The Invasion of Johnson County

6.5
The Lottery

The Lottery

5.4
Toto

Toto

0
The Killing Jar

The Killing Jar

4.5
Faith, Hope & Love

Faith, Hope & Love

7.7
Bound for Glory

Bound for Glory

6.865
Eyeball Eddie

Eyeball Eddie

6
Knives Out

Knives Out

7.844
Raising Buchanan

Raising Buchanan

5.7
Dead Badge

Dead Badge

8.3
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

10
Night Partners

Night Partners

7
Love and Lies

Love and Lies

0
Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet

6.787
Equinox

Equinox

5.6
Jack of Hearts

Jack of Hearts

1.5
No Other Love

No Other Love

7
Arthur Newman

Arthur Newman

5.6
Crime Club

Crime Club

0
Sorry, Not Sorry

Sorry, Not Sorry

6
The Mimic

The Mimic

4.6
Stiletto

Stiletto

5.2
The Immaculate Room

The Immaculate Room

5.3
Kid Blue

Kid Blue

6.9
A Little White Lie

A Little White Lie

5.744
The Milagro Beanfield War

The Milagro Beanfield War

6.5
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

7.8
Dotty and Soul

Dotty and Soul

4
Green and Gold

Green and Gold

0
A True Character

A True Character

0
Hero in the Family

Hero in the Family

6.2

7.4

3

7.3

7.391

7.9

7.295

7.738

7.867

7.7

7.955

7.4

8.5

6.3

8.13

7.667

8.4

7.2

8.7

0

6.1

7.5

7.7

7.2

6.848

7.2

7.4

7.428

7.1

5

5.2

7

7

6.7

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.1

5.5

7.856

6.838

7.5

8.4

7.026

7.3

7.132

6.8

7.767

7.4

5.1

8.496

7.464

7.4

0
M. Emmet Walsh