M. Emmet Walsh

Acting · Born 1935-03-22 in Ogdensburg, New York, USA

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 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

• Brubaker as C.P. Woodward
• The Iron Giant as Earl Stutz (voice)
• Blood Simple as Private Detective
• Silkwood as Walt Yarborough
• Ordinary People as Swim Coach
• The Odd Life of Timothy Green as Uncle Bub
• Calvary as The Writer
• Little Big Man as Shotgun Guard
• A Time to Kill as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
• Blade Runner as Bryant

TV

• Little House on the Prairie as Callahan
• The Twilight Zone as Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice")
• All in the Family as Billy Hartfield
• Tales from the Crypt as Jonas
• The Civil War as Various
• Frasier as Rich Koechner
• The X-Files as Arthur Dales
• The Outer Limits as Sanford Vallé
• The Rockford Files as Edgar Burch
• What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Jeb (voice)