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 Jerk (1979), Robert Redford's drama Ordinary People (1980), Ridley Scott's science fiction film Blade Runner (1982), Barry Sonnenfeld's steampunk western Wild Wild West (1999) and Brad Bird's animated film The Iron Giant (1999).
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Filmography
all 211
Movies 164
TV Shows 47
Voice 6
self 2
Director 1
Writer 1
Catfish
Outlaw Posse (2024)
Movie
Harold Eichelbaum
Dotty and Soul (2023)
Movie
Arthur Baldwin
A Little White Lie (2023)
Movie
Coleman
American Gigolo (2022)
TV
Harry Frith
The Immaculate Room (2022)
Movie
The Director
The Mimic (2021)
Movie
Mr. Proofroc
Knives Out (2019)
Movie
6.94
Roy Gemstone
The Righteous Gemstones (2019)
TV
1
Grandpa
South of Bix (2019)
Movie
Larry Kiesling
Raising Buchanan (2019)
Movie
Fr. John
Faith, Hope & Love (2019)
Movie
Harry's Father
Sorry, Not Sorry (2019)
Movie
Walter Lemke
Change in the Air (2018)
Movie
Toto
Toto (2018)
Movie
Hank
Shifting Gears (2018)
Movie
Pool Manager
Captain America: Civil War Reenactors (2016)
Movie
Dean Marison
Boiling Pot (2015)
Movie
Tex Hopkins
Sneaky Pete (2015)
TV
4.33
Gorak
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015)
Movie
5.14
Harold Blakeley
Empire (2015)
TV
7.08
Detective Miller
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories (2014)
TV
6
The Writer
Calvary (2014)
Movie
6
Ed
Love Sick Love (2012)
Movie
Zazek
Arthur Newman (2012)
Movie
Uncle Bub
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
Movie
9
Chief Van Owen
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency (2011)
Movie
Olaf (voice)
Pound Puppies (2010)
TV
9
Chuck Ireland
Chasing 3000 (2010)
Movie
Mr. Beudreaux
The Assignment (2010)
Movie
Cosmic Owl
Adventure Time (2010)
TV
7.21
Mr. Saunders
Youth in Revolt (2009)
Movie
Samuel
Don McKay (2009)
Movie
Neil
Haunted Echoes (2008)
Movie
Kroger
Your Name Here (2008)
Movie
Self
Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner' (2007)
Movie
Lew Popper
Big Stan (2007)
Movie
8
Mickey Hopkins
Man in the Chair (2007)
Movie
Muggs
Greener Mountains (2005)
Movie
Woodzie
Racing Stripes (2005)
Movie
6.17
Walt Scheel
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Movie
6.67
Cubby
Charlie Lawrence (2003)
TV
Sandy Westphall
Baggage (2003)
Movie
Jeb (voice)
What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002)
TV
5.74
George
Snow Dogs (2002)
Movie
6.16
Randall Evans
The Mind of the Married Man (2001)
TV
Gus
Night Visions (2001)
TV
Coach Cook
Eyeball Eddie (2001)
Movie
Stu O'Malley
Christmas in the Clouds (2001)
Movie
Judge Pike
Poor White Trash (2000)
Movie
Commissioner Menlo Boyce
Jack of Hearts (2000)
Movie
Mayor Wally Kendricks
Ed (2000)
TV
4.33
Self
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000)
Movie
Billy (uncredited)
Random Hearts (1999)
Movie
6
Mack (voice)
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (1999)
TV
Lloyd Reeves
Monster! (1999)
Movie
Earl Stutz (voice)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Movie
8.11
Dean
Me and Will (1999)
Movie
Coleman
Wild Wild West (1999)
Movie
7
Gemsbok #1 (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
TV
6.2
Marshal Phillips
Nightmare in Big Sky Country (1998)
Movie
Junior Assistant Dispatch Trainee Stanley Snyder
Men in White (1998)
Movie
Ralph Worth
Erasable You (1998)
Movie
Freemont
Chairman of the Board (1998)
Movie
6
Lester Ivar
Twilight (1998)
Movie
6
Joe O'Neal
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Movie
10
The Killing Jar (1997)
Movie
Sam
Retroactive (1997)
Movie
5
Apothecary
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Movie
7.78
Chief Davis
The Lottery (1996)
Movie
Early Edition (1996)
TV
5
Dino
Albino Alligator (1996)
Movie
Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Movie
3
Raymond Garrison
Portraits of a Killer (1996)
Movie
Martin
Criminal Hearts (1996)
Movie
Tracey Takes On... (1996)
TV
Earl Ladelle
Relative Fear (1995)
Movie
Bill Wilcox
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
Movie
5.38
Morris
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1995)
Movie
Dorsett
Panther (1995)
Movie
Sergeant Miller Hoskins
Dead Badge (1995)
Movie
Sanford Vallé
The Outer Limits (1995)
TV
6
Sadler
Probable Cause (1994)
Movie
Various (voice)
Baseball (1994)
TV
Det. Jesse Hall
The Glass Shield (1994)
Movie
T.R. Polk
Camp Nowhere (1994)
Movie
6
Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
Cops & Robbersons (1994)
Movie
5
Sheriff Bob
Bitter Harvest (1993)
Movie
Rich Koechner
Frasier (1993)
TV
5.35
Arthur Dales
The X-Files (1993)
TV
6
Fire Chief
Wilder Napalm (1993)
Movie
8
Calvin Murks
The Music of Chance (1993)
Movie
3.5
Mayor Thornbush
Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992)
Movie
Garcia / Gesundheim
The Naked Truth (1992)
Movie
Pete Petosa
Equinox (1992)
Movie
Mose
Wild Card (1992)
Movie
Bert Gibson
White Sands (1992)
Movie
John Kane
Killer Image (1992)
Movie
Colonel
Home Improvement (1991)
TV
7
Harry
Fourth Story (1991)
Movie
Henry Allen
The Flash (1990)
Movie
Various
The Civil War (1990)
TV
5.33
Sergeant Dominick Benti
Narrow Margin (1990)
Movie
Henry Allen
The Flash (1990)
TV
7.8
Morris
Chattahoochee (1990)
Movie
Clyde Wilson
Love and Lies (1990)
Movie
Johnny Phatmun
Catch Me If You Can (1989)
Movie
Wedge
Thunderground (1989)
Movie
Jonas
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
TV
6.4
Mort
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989)
Movie
6
Fred Miller
The Mighty Quinn (1989)
Movie
6
Ned Platt
Unsub (1989)
TV
Hardy
Brotherhood of the Rose (1989)
TV
Dewey Ferguson
Red Scorpion (1988)
Movie
1
Colin Ditweiler
War Party (1988)
Movie
Richard Dirks
Clean and Sober (1988)
Movie
6
Chief Marvin Dibner
Sunset (1988)
Movie
Governor
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
Movie
Captain Haun
No Man's Land (1987)
Movie
George Henderson Sr.
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
Movie
7.25
Vern Humphrey
Murder Ordained (1987)
TV
Vern Humphrey
Murder Ordained (1987)
Movie
Machine Shop Ear-Bender
Raising Arizona (1987)
Movie
5.98
Don Nichols
Abduction (1987)
Movie
Detective Mulligan
Broken Vows (1987)
Movie
Earl Crockett
Vanishing America (1986)
Movie
Coach Turnbull
Back to School (1986)
Movie
6.07
Det. Sam Davies
The Deliberate Stranger (1986)
Movie
Sarge
Resting Place (1986)
Movie
Harv
Critters (1986)
Movie
5.34
Walt Coes
Wildcats (1986)
Movie
6
Charlie
The Best of Times (1986)
Movie
10
Sindaco
The Right of the People (1986)
Movie
Grandpa
Amazing Stories (1985)
TV
5.33
Peter
The Twilight Zone (1985)
TV
7
Dr. Joseph Dolan
Fletch (1985)
Movie
4.75
Colonel Crouse
Courage (1984)
Movie
Tuck
Missing in Action (1984)
Movie
5.28
Private Detective Loren Visser
Blood Simple (1984)
Movie
3.5
Mr. Clark
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
Movie
Warden MacDonald
The Outlaws (1984)
Movie
Burns
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
Movie
Simon Reynolds
Scandalous (1984)
Movie
Walt Yarborough
Silkwood (1983)
Movie
6
Detective Underhill
The Hitchhiker (1983)
TV
5
Joe Kirby
Night Partners (1983)
Movie
Reverend Horn
AfterMASH (1983)
TV
Joe Lempke
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle (1983)
Movie
Bryant
Blade Runner (1982)
Movie
6.15
Fritz
The Escape Artist (1982)
Movie
Sergeant Sanger
Fast-Walking (1982)
Movie
Mack
Cannery Row (1982)
Movie
Speaker at Liberal Club
Reds (1981)
Movie
5
Arthur
Back Roads (1981)
Movie
6
Mr. Graebner
Hellinger's Law (1981)
Movie
Sheriff Horace Quinn
East of Eden (1981)
TV
Harold Patton
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980)
Movie
Swim Coach
Ordinary People (1980)
Movie
6
Master Chief Vinnie Walker
Raise the Titanic (1980)
Movie
6
C.P. Woodward
Brubaker (1980)
Movie
6
Sheldon Lewis
City in Fear (1980)
Movie
Moran
Skag (1980)
Movie
Legion Commander
The Gift (1979)
Movie
Madman
The Jerk (1979)
Movie
5.9
Harry
The French Atlantic Affair (1979)
TV
Wally Cantrell
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
Movie
Capt. Gorcey
Dear Detective (1979)
TV
Capt. Gorcey
Dear Detective (1979)
Movie
DeFranco
No Other Love (1979)
Movie
Earl Frank
Straight Time (1978)
Movie
Inspector McCartney
A Question of Guilt (1978)
Movie
Whitley
Superdome (1978)
Movie
Sheriff Sweeney
Red Alert (1977)
Movie
Dr. Williams
Airport '77 (1977)
Movie
5.48
Dickie Dunn
Slap Shot (1977)
Movie
5.09
Bus Driver
Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Movie
'Father' Logan
Nickelodeon (1976)
Movie
Husband
Bound for Glory (1976)
Movie
Irvine
The Invasion of Johnson County (1976)
Movie
Freddie
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
TV
10
Jack Doyle
Crime Club (1975)
Movie
Doorman
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
Movie
Harold
At Long Last Love (1975)
Movie
8
Mr. Peterson
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975)
Movie
Baretta (1975)
TV
6
Las Vegas gambler
The Gambler (1974)
Movie
Edgar Burch
The Rockford Files (1974)
TV
7
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
TV
6
Gallagher
Serpico (1973)
Movie
5.33
Barber
Kid Blue (1973)
Movie
Alex Lembeck
The Sandy Duncan Show (1972)
TV
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
TV
4.9
The Waltons (1972)
TV
6
Mr. Wendel
Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
Movie
Arresting Officer
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Movie
6
Officer Ames
McMillan and Wife (1971)
TV
1
Gabe McCutcheon
Nichols (1971)
TV
1st Sanitation Man
They Might Be Giants (1971)
Movie
Aide
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Movie
5.42
Art
Cold Turkey (1971)
Movie
Billy Hartfield
All in the Family (1971)
TV
6.8
Shotgun Guard
Little Big Man (1970)
Movie
6
Warden Brodski
The Traveling Executioner (1970)
Movie
Arnie (1970)
TV
Crab Man / Tutu Man
End of the Road (1970)
Movie
Group W Sergeant
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Movie
Racing Partner (uncredited)
Stiletto (1969)
Movie
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Movie
6.4
Mattheson
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Sarge
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Rudolph Thorndyke
Madness of Method
Movie
Lance McKyle
Roney's Point
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.05
Based on 5.23 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1951
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1990
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1935-03-22
Deathday2024-03-19 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceOgdensburg, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsМ. Эммет Уолш, Michael Emmet Walsh
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