M. Emmet Walsh

Actor

Born: March 22, 1935
Died: March 19, 2024 (age 88)
From: 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),…

Filmography (168)

Green and Gold (2025)
Scotty
Brothers (2024)
Judge Farful
Outlaw Posse (2024)
Catfish
Dotty and Soul (2023)
Harold Eichelbaum
A Little White Lie (2023)
Arthur Baldwin
The Immaculate Room (2022)
Kate's Father
The Mimic (2021)
The Director
Knives Out (2019)
Mr. Proofroc
South of Bix (2019)
Grandpa
Raising Buchanan (2019)
Larry Kiesling
Faith, Hope & Love (2019)
Fr. John
Sorry, Not Sorry (2019)
Harry's Father
Change in the Air (2018)
Walter Lemke
Toto (2018)
Toto
Shifting Gears (2018)
Hank
Boiling Pot (2015)
Dean Marison
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015)
Gorak
Calvary (2014)
The Writer
Love Sick Love (2012)
Ed
Arthur Newman (2012)
Zazek
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
Uncle Bub
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency (2011)
Chief Van Owen
Chasing 3000 (2010)
Chuck Ireland
The Assignment (2010)
Mr. Beudreaux
Youth in Revolt (2009)
Mr. Saunders
Don McKay (2009)
Samuel
Haunted Echoes (2008)
Neil
Your Name Here (2008)
Kroger
A True Character
A True Character (2008)
Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)
Self