10.0
10.0
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
1983
as Joe Lemke
M. Emmet Walsh
Also known as: Michael Emmet Walsh
Acting
Born:March 22, 1935
Died:March 19, 2024(aged 88)
Birthplace:Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Clarkson University, Tilton School
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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 (155 movies)
8.0
8.0
The Iron Giant
1999
as Earl Stutz (voice)
7.9
7.9
Blade Runner
1982
as Bryant
7.9
7.9
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
as Self
7.8
7.8
Knives Out
2019
as Mr. Proofroc
7.5
7.5
Faith, Hope & Love
2019
as Fr. John
7.5
7.5
Hellinger's Law
1981
as Mr. Graebner
7.5
7.5
Little Big Man
1970
as Shotgun Guard
7.5
7.5
Ordinary People
1980
as Swim Coach
7.4
7.4
What's Up, Doc?
1972
as Arresting Officer
7.2
7.2
Blood Simple
1985
as Private Detective
7.2
7.2
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003
as Wally Westland
7.1
7.1
Calvary
2014
as The Writer
7.1
7.1
Straight Time
1978
as Earl Frank
7.1
7.1
Brubaker
1980
as C.P. Woodward
7.0
7.0
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1995
as Morris
7.0
7.0
Night Partners
1983
as Joe Kirby
7.0
7.0
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012
as Uncle Bub
7.0
7.0
They Might Be Giants
1971
as 1st Sanitation Man
7.0
7.0
No Other Love
1979
as DeFranco
6.9
6.9
Silkwood
1983
as Walt Yarborough
6.9
6.9
Kid Blue
1973
as Barber
6.9
6.9
Green and Gold
2025
as Scotty
6.9
6.9
The Jerk
1979
as Madman
6.9
6.9
Reds
1981
as Speaker at Liberal Club
6.8
6.8
Mikey and Nicky
1976
as Bus Driver
6.8
6.8
Dead Badge
1995
as Sergeant Miller Hoskins
6.8
6.8
Romeo + Juliet
1996
as Apothecary
6.8
6.8
Slap Shot
1977
as Dickie Dunn
6.7
6.7
Fletch
1985
as Dr. Joseph Dolan
6.7
6.7
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975
as Doorman
6.7
6.7
The Gambler
1974
as Las Vegas Gambler
6.6
6.6
Big Stan
2007
as Lew Popper
6.6
6.6
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997
as Joe O'Neal
6.5
6.5
Shifting Gears
2018
as Hank
6.5
6.5
The Assignment
2010
as Mr. Beudreaux
6.5
6.5
The Flash
1990
as Henry Allen
6.5
6.5
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988
as Governor
6.5
6.5
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976
as Irvine
6.5
6.5
The Music of Chance
1993
as Calvin Murks
6.5
6.5
Critters
1986
as Harv
6.4
6.4
Narrow Margin
1990
as Sergeant Dominick Benti
6.4
6.4
Man in the Chair
2007
as Mickey Hopkins
6.4
6.4
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984
as Burns
6.4
6.4
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as Aide
6.3
6.3
Back to School
1986
as Coach Turnbull
6.3
6.3
Clean and Sober
1988
as Richard Dirks
6.3
6.3
Wildcats
1986
as Walt Coes
6.2
6.2
The Deliberate Stranger
1986
as Det. Sam Davies
6.2
6.2
The Escape Artist
1982
as Fritz
6.2
6.2
War Party
1988
as Colin Ditweiler
6.2
6.2
A Question of Guilt
1978
as Inspector McCartney
6.2
6.2
Panther
1995
as Dorsett
6.2
6.2
Youth in Revolt
2009
as Mr. Saunders
6.1
6.1
Christmas with the Kranks
2004
as Walt Scheel
6.1
6.1
Retroactive
1997
as Sam
6.1
6.1
Christmas in the Clouds
2001
as Stu O'Malley
6.1
6.1
Hero in the Family
1986
as General Presser
6.1
6.1
Resting Place
1986
as Sarge
6.1
6.1
Harry and the Hendersons
1987
as George Henderson Sr.
6.1
6.1
Twilight
1998
as Lester Ivar
6.0
6.0
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
1989
as Mort
6.0
6.0
Eyeball Eddie
2001
as Coach Cook
6.0
6.0
Chasing 3000
2010
as Chuck Ireland
6.0
6.0
Sorry, Not Sorry
2019
as Harry's Father
6.0
6.0
The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Fred Miller
6.0
6.0
Brothers
2024
as Judge Farful
6.0
6.0
Red Scorpion
1988
as Dewey Ferguson
5.9
5.9
No Man's Land
1987
as Captain Haun
5.9
5.9
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995
as Bill Wilcox
5.9
5.9
Racing Stripes
2005
as Woodzie
5.9
5.9
White Sands
1992
as Bert Gibson
5.9
5.9
Camp Nowhere
1994
as T.R. Polk
5.8
5.8
Missing in Action
1984
as Tuck
5.8
5.8
Cannery Row
1982
as Mack
5.7
5.7
Albino Alligator
1997
as Dino
5.7
5.7
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
as Mr. Clark
5.7
5.7
Raising Buchanan
2019
as Larry Kiesling
5.7
5.7
Change in the Air
2018
as Walter Lemke
5.7
5.7
A Little White Lie
2023
as Arthur Baldwin
5.7
5.7
Sunset
1988
as Chief Marvin Dibner
5.6
5.6
Fast-Walking
1982
as Sergeant Sanger
5.6
5.6
Snow Dogs
2002
as George
5.6
5.6
Arthur Newman
2012
as Zazek
5.6
5.6
Chattahoochee
1990
as Morris
5.6
5.6
The Best of Times
1986
as Charlie
5.6
5.6
Airport '77
1977
as Dr. Williams
5.6
5.6
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
as Wally Cantrell
5.6
5.6
Equinox
1992
as Pete Petosa
5.5
5.5
Wilder Napalm
1993
as Fire Chief
5.5
5.5
Abduction
1987
as Don Nichols
5.5
5.5
Love Sick Love
2012
as Ed
5.5
5.5
The Traveling Executioner
1970
as Warden Brodski
5.4
5.4
Courage
1984
as Colonel Crouse
5.4
5.4
The Lottery
1996
as Chief Davis
5.3
5.3
Wild Wild West
1999
as Coleman
5.3
5.3
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
as Mr. Peterson
5.3
5.3
Raise the Titanic
1980
as Master Chief Vinnie Walker
5.3
5.3
Back Roads
1981
as Arthur
5.3
5.3
Me and Will
1999
as Dean
5.2
5.2
The Immaculate Room
2022
as Kate's Father
5.2
5.2
Boiling Pot
2015
as Dean Marison
5.2
5.2
Catch Me... If You Can
1989
as Johnny Phatmun
5.1
5.1
At Long Last Love
1975
as Harold
5.1
5.1
City in Fear
1980
as Sheldon Lewis
5.1
5.1
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
2015
as Gorak
5.1
5.1
Cops & Robbersons
1994
as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Murder Ordained
1987
as Vern Humphrey
5.0
5.0
Fourth Story
1991
as Harry
4.9
4.9
The Glass Shield
1994
as Det. Jesse Hall
4.9
4.9
Don McKay
2009
as Samuel
4.9
4.9
Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972
as Mr. Wendel
4.9
4.9
Greener Mountains
2005
as Muggs
4.8
4.8
Outlaw Posse
2024
as Catfish
4.8
4.8
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
2011
as Chief Van Owen
4.7
4.7
Broken Vows
1987
as Detective Mulligan
4.7
4.7
Monster!
1999
as Lloyd Reeves
4.6
4.6
End of the Road
1970
as Crab Man / Tutu Man
4.6
4.6
Bitter Harvest
1993
as Sheriff Bob
4.5
4.5
Criminal Hearts
1996
as Martin
4.3
4.3
Relative Fear
1995
as Earl Ladelle
4.3
4.3
Probable Cause
1994
as Sadler
4.2
4.2
Poor White Trash
2000
as Judge Pike
4.2
4.2
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980
as Harold Patton
4.2
4.2
Haunted Echoes
2008
as Neil
4.1
4.1
The Mimic
2021
as The Director
4.1
4.1
Superdome
1978
as Whitley
4.0
4.0
The Right of the People
1986
as Sindaco
4.0
4.0
The Killing Jar
1997
as Sheriff Foley
4.0
4.0
Red Alert
1977
as Sheriff Sweeney
4.0
4.0
Wild Card
1992
as Mose
3.9
3.9
Killer Image
1992
as John Kane
3.6
3.6
Chairman of the Board
1998
as Freemont
3.4
3.4
Men in White
1998
as Stanley
3.3
3.3
Your Name Here
2008
as Kroger
3.2
3.2
Portraits of a Killer
1996
as Raymond Garrison
2.5
2.5
Scandalous
1984
as Simon Reynolds
2.4
2.4
The Naked Truth
1992
as Garcia / Gesundheim
2.0
2.0
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992
as Mayor Thornbush
1.5
1.5
Jack of Hearts
2000
as Comissioner Menlo Boyce
Skag
1980
as Moran
Erasable You
1998
as Ralph Worth
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
1998
as Marshal Jim Phillips
South of Bix
2019
as Grandpa
Baggage
2003
as Sandy Westphall
Madness of Method
1994
as Rudolph Thorndyke
Silverfox
1991
as Charles Blankenship
Dear Detective
1979
as Capt. Gorcey
A True Character
2008
as Self
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn
1985
as Rocco
Crime Club
1975
as Jack Doyle
The Gift
1979
as Legion Commander
Toto
2018
as Toto
The Outlaws
1984
as Warden MacDonald
Love and Lies
1990
as Clyde Wilson
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