M. Emmet Walsh
Known for Acting
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
Knives Out
2019
as Mr. Proofroc
Blade Runner
1982
as Bryant
The Iron Giant
1999
as Earl Stutz (voice)
Missing in Action
1984
as Tuck
Big Stan
2007
as Lew Popper
A Time to Kill
1996
as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
Romeo + Juliet
1996
as Apothecary
Wild Wild West
1999
as Coleman
White Sands
1992
as Bert Gibson
Serpico
1973
as Gallagher
Racing Stripes
2005
as Woodzie
Critters
1986
as Harv
Ordinary People
1980
as Swim Coach
Panther
1995
as Dorsett
Brothers
2024
as Judge Farful
Midnight Cowboy
1969
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Brubaker
1980
as C.P. Woodward
Christmas with the Kranks
2004
as Walt Scheel
Raising Arizona
1987
as Machine Shop Ear-Bender
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as Aide