M. Emmet Walsh
Acting · Born 1935-03-22 · Ogdensburg, New York, USA
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).
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Green and Gold 2025
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Brothers 2024
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Outlaw Posse 2024
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Dotty and Soul 2023
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A Little White Lie 2023
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The Immaculate Room 2022
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The Mimic 2021
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Knives Out 2019
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South of Bix 2019
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Raising Buchanan 2019
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Faith, Hope & Love 2019
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Sorry, Not Sorry 2019
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Change in the Air 2018
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Toto 2018
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Shifting Gears 2018
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Boiling Pot 2015
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The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power 2015
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Calvary 2014
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Love Sick Love 2012
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Arthur Newman 2012
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green 2012
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Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency 2011
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Chasing 3000 2010
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The Assignment 2010
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Youth in Revolt 2009
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Don McKay 2009
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Haunted Echoes 2008
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Your Name Here 2008
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A True Character 2008
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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner 2007
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Big Stan 2007
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Man in the Chair 2007
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Greener Mountains 2005
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Racing Stripes 2005
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Christmas with the Kranks 2004
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Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales 2003
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Baggage 2003
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Snow Dogs 2002
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Eyeball Eddie 2001
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Christmas in the Clouds 2001
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Poor White Trash 2000
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Jack of Hearts 2000
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On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' 2000
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Random Hearts 1999
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Monster! 1999
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The Iron Giant 1999
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Me and Will 1999
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Wild Wild West 1999
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Nightmare in Big Sky Country 1998
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Men in White 1998
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Erasable You 1998
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Chairman of the Board 1998
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Twilight 1998
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My Best Friend's Wedding 1997
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The Killing Jar 1997
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Retroactive 1997
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Albino Alligator 1997
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Romeo + Juliet 1996
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The Lottery 1996
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A Time to Kill 1996
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Portraits of a Killer 1996
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Criminal Hearts 1996
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Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home 1995
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1995
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Panther 1995
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Dead Badge 1995
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Relative Fear 1994
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Probable Cause 1994
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The Glass Shield 1994
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Camp Nowhere 1994
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Cops & Robbersons 1994
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Madness of Method 1994
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Bitter Harvest 1993
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Wilder Napalm 1993
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The Music of Chance 1993
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Four Eyes and Six-Guns 1992
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The Naked Truth 1992
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Equinox 1992
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Wild Card 1992
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White Sands 1992
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