Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

221

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-03-22

Day of Death

2024-03-19 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Ogdensburg, New York, USA

Also Known As

Michael Emmet Walsh

امت والش

M. Emmet Walsh

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 Carl Reiner's comedy The Jerk (1979), Robert Redford's drama Ordinary People (1980), Ridley Scott's science fiction film Blade Runner (1982), Barry Sonnenfeld's steampunk western Wild Wild West (1999) and Brad Bird's animated film The Iron Giant (1999).

Known For

Acting

South of Bix

2019

South of Bix

as

Grandpa

Brubaker

1980

Brubaker

as

C.P. Woodward

The Iron Giant

1999

The Iron Giant

as

Earl Stutz (voice)

Critters

1986

Critters

as

Harv

Alice's Restaurant

1969

Alice's Restaurant

as

Group W Sergeant

The Best of Times

1986

The Best of Times

as

Charlie

The Mighty Quinn

1989

The Mighty Quinn

as

Fred Miller

Blood Simple

1984

Blood Simple

as

Loren Visser

The Jerk

1979

The Jerk

as

Madman

Slap Shot

1977

Slap Shot

as

Dickie Dunn

Chairman of the Board

1998

Chairman of the Board

as

Freemont

Straight Time

1978

Straight Time

as

Earl Frank

Narrow Margin

1990

Narrow Margin

as

Sergeant Dominick Benti

Wild Wild West

1999

Wild Wild West

as

Coleman

Cold Turkey

1971

Cold Turkey

as

Art

Raise the Titanic

1980

Raise the Titanic

as

Master Chief Vinnie Walker

The Pope of Greenwich Village

1984

The Pope of Greenwich Village

as

Burns

Cannery Row

1982

Cannery Row

as

Mack

My Best Friend's Wedding

1997

My Best Friend's Wedding

as

Joe O'Neal

Harry and the Hendersons

1987

Harry and the Hendersons

as

George Henderson Sr.

Twilight

1998

Twilight

as

Lester Ivar

Fletch

1985

Fletch

as

Dr. Joseph Dolan

Red Scorpion

1988

Red Scorpion

as

Dewey Ferguson

Silkwood

1983

Silkwood

as

Walt Yarborough

Retroactive

1997

Retroactive

as

Sam

Christmas in the Clouds

2001

Christmas in the Clouds

as

Stu O'Malley

No Man's Land

1987

No Man's Land

as

Captain Haun

Big Stan

2007

Big Stan

as

Lew Popper

Catch Me If You Can

1989

Catch Me If You Can

as

Johnny Phatmun

Christmas with the Kranks

2004

Christmas with the Kranks

as

Walt Scheel

Don McKay

2009

Don McKay

as

Samuel

The Outlaws

1984

The Outlaws

as

Warden MacDonald

Cops & Robbersons

1994

Cops & Robbersons

as

Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)

Man in the Chair

2007

Man in the Chair

as

Mickey Hopkins

Missing in Action

1984

Missing in Action

as

Tuck

Back to School

1986

Back to School

as

Coach Turnbull

Back Roads

1981

Back Roads

as

Arthur

The Gambler

1974

The Gambler

as

Las Vegas Gambler

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

1989

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

as

Mort

Poor White Trash

2000

Poor White Trash

as

Judge Pike

Me and Will

1999

Me and Will

as

Dean

Fast-Walking

1982

Fast-Walking

as

Sergeant Sanger

Ordinary People

1980

Ordinary People

as

Swim Coach

The Music of Chance

1993

The Music of Chance

as

Calvin Murks

Camp Nowhere

1994

Camp Nowhere

as

T.R. Polk

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

2007

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

as

Self

Reds

1981

Reds

as

Speaker at Liberal Club

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

as

Wally Cantrell

White Sands

1992

White Sands

as

Bert Gibson

Killer Image

1992

Killer Image

as

John Kane

Roney's Point

Roney's Point

as

Lance McKyle

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

as

Doorman

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

as

Uncle Bub

War Party

1988

War Party

as

Colin Ditweiler

The Traveling Executioner

1970

The Traveling Executioner

as

Warden Brodski

The Deliberate Stranger

1986

The Deliberate Stranger

as

Det. Sam Davies

Grandview, U.S.A.

1984

Grandview, U.S.A.

as

Mr. Clark

City in Fear

1980

City in Fear

as

Sheldon Lewis

Thunderground

1989

Thunderground

as

Wedge

Random Hearts

1999

Random Hearts

as

Billy (uncredited)

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

1995

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

as

Morris

Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency

2011

Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency

as

Chief Van Owen

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

1980

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

as

Harold Patton

Red Alert

1977

Red Alert

as

Sheriff Sweeney

A Question of Guilt

1978

A Question of Guilt

as

Inspector McCartney

Your Name Here

2008

Your Name Here

as

Kroger

Scandalous

1984

Scandalous

as

Simon Reynolds

Broken Vows

1987

Broken Vows

as

Detective Mulligan

At Long Last Love

1975

At Long Last Love

as

Harold

Nickelodeon

1976

Nickelodeon

as

"Father" Logan

Love Sick Love

2012

Love Sick Love

as

Ed

Monster!

1999

Monster!

as

Lloyd Reeves

Skag

1980

Skag

as

Moran

The Naked Truth

1992

The Naked Truth

as

Garcia / Gesundheim

Bitter Harvest

1993

Bitter Harvest

as

Sheriff Bob

The Flash

1990

The Flash

as

Henry Allen

Abduction

1987

Abduction

as

Don Nichols

Baggage

2003

Baggage

as

Sandy Westphall

Haunted Echoes

2008

Haunted Echoes

as

Neil

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

1995

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

as

Bill Wilcox

Calvary

2014

Calvary

as

The Writer

Probable Cause

1994

Probable Cause

as

Sadler

Racing Stripes

2005

Racing Stripes

as

Woodzie

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

1992

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

as

They Might Be Giants

1971

They Might Be Giants

as

1st Sanitation Man

Youth in Revolt

2009

Youth in Revolt

as

Mr. Saunders

Mikey and Nicky

1976

Mikey and Nicky

as

Bus Driver

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

1975

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

as

Mr. Peterson

Little Big Man

1970

Little Big Man

as

Shotgun Guard

Superdome

1978

Superdome

as

Whitley

A Time to Kill

1996

A Time to Kill

as

Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)

Airport '77

1977

Airport '77

as

Dr. Williams

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

2000

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

as

Self

Snow Dogs

2002

Snow Dogs

as

George

Blade Runner

1982

Blade Runner

as

Bryant

Relative Fear

1995

Relative Fear

as

Earl Ladelle

Criminal Hearts

1996

Criminal Hearts

as

Martin

Nightmare in Big Sky Country

1998

Nightmare in Big Sky Country

as

Marshal Jim Phillips

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

as

Aide

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

2015

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

as

Gorak

Albino Alligator

1997

Albino Alligator

as

Dino

Resting Place

1986

Resting Place

as

Sarge

Greener Mountains

2005

Greener Mountains

as

Muggs

Courage

1984

Courage

as

Colonel Crouse

Serpico

1973

Serpico

as

Gallagher

Madness of Method

Madness of Method

as

Rudolph Thorndyke

Outlaw Posse

2024

Outlaw Posse

as

Catfish

Fourth Story

1991

Fourth Story

as

Harry

The Assignment

2010

The Assignment

as

Mr. Beudreaux

Murder Ordained

1987

Murder Ordained

as

Vern Humphrey

Boiling Pot

2015

Boiling Pot

as

Dean Marison

Chattahoochee

1990

Chattahoochee

as

Morris

Wildcats

1986

Wildcats

as

Walt Coes

Brothers

2024

Brothers

as

Judge Farful

Panther

1995

Panther

as

Dorsett

Sunset

1988

Sunset

as

Chief Marvin Dibner

Erasable You

1998

Erasable You

as

Ralph Worth

The Glass Shield

1994

The Glass Shield

as

Det. Jesse Hall

What's Up, Doc?

1972

What's Up, Doc?

as

Arresting Officer

Portraits of a Killer

1996

Portraits of a Killer

as

Raymond Garrison

Wilder Napalm

1993

Wilder Napalm

as

Fire Chief

Men in White

1998

Men in White

as

Stanley

Silverfox

Silverfox

as

Charles Blankenship

Raising Arizona

1987

Raising Arizona

as

Machine Shop Ear-Bender

The Escape Artist

1982

The Escape Artist

as

Fritz

Get to Know Your Rabbit

1972

Get to Know Your Rabbit

as

Mr. Wendel

End of the Road

1970

End of the Road

as

Crab Man / Tutu Man

Chasing 3000

2010

Chasing 3000

as

Chuck Ireland

The Gift

1979

The Gift

as

Legion Commander

Midnight Cowboy

1969

Midnight Cowboy

as

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Hellinger's Law

1981

Hellinger's Law

as

Mr. Graebner

Wild Card

1992

Wild Card

as

Mose

Dear Detective

1979

Dear Detective

as

Capt. Gorcey

Change in the Air

2018

Change in the Air

as

Walter Lemke

The Right of the People

1986

The Right of the People

as

Sindaco

Clean and Sober

1988

Clean and Sober

as

Richard Dirks

Shifting Gears

2018

Shifting Gears

as

Hank

The Invasion of Johnson County

1976

The Invasion of Johnson County

as

Irvine

The Lottery

1996

The Lottery

as

Chief Davis

Toto

2018

Toto

as

Toto

The Killing Jar

1997

The Killing Jar

as

Sheriff Foley

Faith, Hope & Love

2019

Faith, Hope & Love

as

Fr. John

Bound for Glory

1976

Bound for Glory

as

Husband

Eyeball Eddie

2001

Eyeball Eddie

as

Coach Cook

Knives Out

2019

Knives Out

as

Mr. Proofroc

Raising Buchanan

2019

Raising Buchanan

as

Larry Kiesling

1995

Dead Badge

as

Sergeant Miller Hoskins

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

1983

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

as

Joe Lemke

Night Partners

1983

Night Partners

as

Joe Kirby

Love and Lies

1990

Love and Lies

as

Clyde Wilson

Romeo + Juliet

1996

Romeo + Juliet

as

Apothecary

Equinox

1992

Equinox

as

Pete Petosa

Jack of Hearts

2000

Jack of Hearts

as

Comissioner Menlo Boyce

No Other Love

1979

No Other Love

as

DeFranco

Arthur Newman

2012

Arthur Newman

as

Zazek

Crime Club

1975

Crime Club

as

Jack Doyle

Sorry, Not Sorry

2019

Sorry, Not Sorry

as

Harry's Father

The Mimic

2021

The Mimic

as

The Director

Stiletto

1969

Stiletto

as

Racing Partner (uncredited)

The Immaculate Room

2022

The Immaculate Room

as

Kate's Father

Kid Blue

1973

Kid Blue

as

Barber

A Little White Lie

2023

A Little White Lie

as

Arthur Baldwin

The Milagro Beanfield War

1988

The Milagro Beanfield War

as

Governor

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

2003

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

as

Wally Westland

Dotty and Soul

2023

Dotty and Soul

as

Harold Eichelbaum

Green and Gold

2025

Green and Gold

as

Scotty

A True Character

2008

A True Character

as

Self

Hero in the Family

1986

Hero in the Family

as

General Presser

The Flash

The Flash

as

Henry Allen

Arnie

Arnie

as

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

as

Freddie

Home Improvement

Home Improvement

as

Colonel

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

as

Early Edition

Early Edition

as

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice")

All in the Family

All in the Family

as

Billy Hartfield

Ed

as

Mayor Wally Kendricks

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Jonas

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

as

Jack Hoover

Tracey Takes On...

Tracey Takes On...

as

Baretta

Baretta

as

The Civil War

The Civil War

as

Various

Frasier

Frasier

as

Rich Koechner

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Arthur Dales

Night Visions

Night Visions

as

Gus (segment "Reunion")

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Sarge

The Sandy Duncan Show

The Sandy Duncan Show

as

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

as

Detective Underhill

Unsub

Unsub

as

Ned Platt

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Sanford Vallé

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

as

Mack (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

as

Gemsbok #1 (voice)

Empire

Empire

as

Harold Blakeley

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

as

Grandpa

The Righteous Gemstones

The Righteous Gemstones

as

Roy Gemstone

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

as

Officer Ames

Nichols

Nichols

as

Gabe McCutcheon

Pound Puppies

Pound Puppies

as

Olaf (voice)

The French Atlantic Affair

The French Atlantic Affair

as

Harry

Charlie Lawrence

Charlie Lawrence

as

Cubby

Brotherhood of the Rose

Brotherhood of the Rose

as

Hardy

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Mattheson

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Edgar Burch

Baseball

Baseball

as

Various (voice)

East of Eden

East of Eden

as

Sheriff Horace Quinn

Murder Ordained

Murder Ordained

as

Vern Humphrey

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

as

Jeb (voice)

American Gigolo

American Gigolo

as

Coleman

The West

The West

as

Self (voice)

Damages

Damages

as

Lyle Hewes

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

as

Joe Kroft

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

as

Lloyd Herman Eckworth

The Waltons

The Waltons

as

David Fletcher

Ironside

Ironside

as

Telegraph Clerk

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

General Presser

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

as

Detective

AfterMASH

AfterMASH

as

Reverend Horn

Adventure Time

Adventure Time

as

Cosmic Owl

Sneaky Pete

Sneaky Pete

as

Tex Hopkins

Baseball

Baseball

as

(voice)

Gibbsville

Gibbsville

as

Yostie

Production

Crew

Directing