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).
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q498420
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Filmography (Movies)
Green and Gold
Character:Scotty
Release Date:31/01/2025
Brothers
Character:Judge Farful
Release Date:10/10/2024
Outlaw Posse
Character:Catfish
Release Date:01/03/2024
Dotty and Soul
Character:Harold Eichelbaum
Release Date:19/05/2023
A Little White Lie
Character:Arthur Baldwin
Release Date:03/03/2023
The Immaculate Room
Character:Kate's Father
Release Date:19/08/2022
The Mimic
Character:The Director
Release Date:05/02/2021
Knives Out
Character:Mr. Proofroc
Release Date:27/11/2019
South of Bix
Character:Grandpa
Release Date:20/06/2019
Raising Buchanan
Character:Larry Kiesling
Release Date:12/04/2019
Faith, Hope & Love
Character:Fr. John
Release Date:15/03/2019
Sorry, Not Sorry
Character:Harry's Father
Release Date:08/03/2019
Change in the Air
Character:Walter Lemke
Release Date:19/10/2018
Toto
Character:Toto
Release Date:01/08/2018
Shifting Gears
Character:Hank
Release Date:23/03/2018
Boiling Pot
Character:Dean Marison
Release Date:29/09/2015
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Character:Gorak
Release Date:09/01/2015
Calvary
Character:The Writer
Release Date:11/04/2014
Love Sick Love
Character:Ed
Release Date:15/11/2012
Arthur Newman
Character:Zazek
Release Date:07/09/2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Character:Uncle Bub
Release Date:15/08/2012
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
Character:Chief Van Owen
Release Date:04/01/2011
Chasing 3000
Character:Chuck Ireland
Release Date:16/07/2010
The Assignment
Character:Mr. Beudreaux
Release Date:15/06/2010
Youth in Revolt
Character:Mr. Saunders
Release Date:11/09/2009
Don McKay
Character:Samuel
Release Date:24/04/2009
Haunted Echoes
Character:Neil
Release Date:20/11/2008
Your Name Here
Character:Kroger
Release Date:13/06/2008
A True Character
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2008
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Character:Self
Release Date:18/12/2007
Big Stan
Character:Lew Popper
Release Date:03/11/2007
Man in the Chair
Character:Mickey Hopkins
Release Date:27/01/2007
Greener Mountains
Character:Muggs
Release Date:25/06/2005
Racing Stripes
Character:Woodzie
Release Date:06/01/2005
Christmas with the Kranks
Character:Walt Scheel
Release Date:24/11/2004
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Character:Wally Westland
Release Date:09/08/2003
Baggage
Character:Sandy Westphall
Release Date:01/03/2003
Snow Dogs
Character:George
Release Date:18/01/2002
Eyeball Eddie
Character:Coach Cook
Release Date:06/04/2001
Christmas in the Clouds
Character:Stu O'Malley
Release Date:21/01/2001
Poor White Trash
Character:Judge Pike
Release Date:01/12/2000
Jack of Hearts
Character:Comissioner Menlo Boyce
Release Date:02/11/2000
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Character:Self
Release Date:15/07/2000
Random Hearts
Character:Billy (uncredited)
Release Date:08/10/1999
Monster!
Character:Lloyd Reeves
Release Date:12/09/1999
The Iron Giant
Character:Earl Stutz (voice)
Release Date:06/08/1999
Me and Will
Character:Dean
Release Date:10/07/1999
Wild Wild West
Character:Coleman
Release Date:30/06/1999
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
Character:Marshal Jim Phillips
Release Date:17/08/1998
Men in White
Character:Stanley
Release Date:16/08/1998
Erasable You
Character:Ralph Worth
Release Date:13/06/1998
Chairman of the Board
Character:Freemont
Release Date:13/03/1998
Twilight
Character:Lester Ivar
Release Date:06/03/1998
My Best Friend's Wedding
Character:Joe O'Neal
Release Date:19/06/1997
The Killing Jar
Character:Sheriff Foley
Release Date:27/05/1997
Retroactive
Character:Sam
Release Date:21/02/1997
Albino Alligator
Character:Dino
Release Date:17/01/1997
Romeo + Juliet
Character:Apothecary
Release Date:01/11/1996
The Lottery
Character:Chief Davis
Release Date:29/09/1996
A Time to Kill
Character:Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
Release Date:24/07/1996
Portraits of a Killer
Character:Raymond Garrison
Release Date:21/05/1996
Criminal Hearts
Character:Martin
Release Date:15/02/1996
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Character:Bill Wilcox
Release Date:19/07/1995
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Character:Morris
Release Date:06/06/1995
Panther
Character:Dorsett
Release Date:03/05/1995
Dead Badge
Character:Sergeant Miller Hoskins
Release Date:28/03/1995
Relative Fear
Character:Earl Ladelle
Release Date:16/12/1994
Probable Cause
Character:Sadler
Release Date:20/11/1994
The Glass Shield
Character:Det. Jesse Hall
Release Date:16/09/1994
Camp Nowhere
Character:T.R. Polk
Release Date:26/08/1994
Cops & Robbersons
Character:Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
Release Date:15/04/1994
Madness of Method
Character:Rudolph Thorndyke
Release Date:01/04/1994
Bitter Harvest
Character:Sheriff Bob
Release Date:03/11/1993
Wilder Napalm
Character:Fire Chief
Release Date:20/08/1993
The Music of Chance
Character:Calvin Murks
Release Date:23/06/1993
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Character:Mayor Thornbush
Release Date:07/12/1992
The Naked Truth
Character:Garcia / Gesundheim
Release Date:29/09/1992
Equinox
Character:Pete Petosa
Release Date:18/09/1992
Wild Card
Character:Mose
Release Date:03/08/1992
White Sands
Character:Bert Gibson
Release Date:24/04/1992
Killer Image
Character:John Kane
Release Date:01/03/1992
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Character:Mort
Release Date:02/11/1991
Silverfox
Character:Charles Blankenship
Release Date:06/07/1991
Fourth Story
Character:Harry
Release Date:19/01/1991
The Flash
Character:Henry Allen
Release Date:04/11/1990
The Flash
Character:Henry Allen
Release Date:04/11/1990
Narrow Margin
Character:Sergeant Dominick Benti
Release Date:21/09/1990
Chattahoochee
Character:Morris
Release Date:20/04/1990
Love and Lies
Character:Clyde Wilson
Release Date:18/03/1990
Catch Me... If You Can
Character:Johnny Phatmun
Release Date:14/10/1989
Thunderground
Character:Wedge
Release Date:01/09/1989
The Mighty Quinn
Character:Fred Miller
Release Date:17/02/1989
Red Scorpion
Character:Dewey Ferguson
Release Date:24/12/1988
War Party
Character:Colin Ditweiler
Release Date:15/09/1988
Clean and Sober
Character:Richard Dirks
Release Date:10/08/1988
Sunset
Character:Chief Marvin Dibner
Release Date:29/04/1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
Character:Governor
Release Date:18/03/1988
No Man's Land
Character:Captain Haun
Release Date:23/10/1987
Harry and the Hendersons
Character:George Henderson Sr.
Release Date:05/06/1987
Murder Ordained
Character:Vern Humphrey
Release Date:03/05/1987
Raising Arizona
Character:Machine Shop Ear-Bender
Release Date:13/03/1987
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
Character:Don Nichols
Release Date:08/03/1987
Broken Vows
Character:Detective Mulligan
Release Date:28/01/1987
Hero in the Family
Character:General Presser
Release Date:28/09/1986
Back to School
Character:Coach Turnbull
Release Date:13/06/1986
The Deliberate Stranger
Character:Det. Sam Davies
Release Date:04/05/1986
Resting Place
Character:Sarge
Release Date:27/04/1986
Critters
Character:Harv
Release Date:11/04/1986
Wildcats
Character:Walt Coes
Release Date:14/02/1986
The Best of Times
Character:Charlie
Release Date:31/01/1986
The Right of the People
Character:Sindaco
Release Date:13/01/1986
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn
Character:Rocco
Release Date:07/09/1985
Fletch
Character:Dr. Joseph Dolan
Release Date:31/05/1985
Blood Simple
Character:Private Detective
Release Date:18/01/1985
Missing in Action
Character:Tuck
Release Date:16/11/1984
Courage
Character:Colonel Crouse
Release Date:16/11/1984
Grandview, U.S.A.
Character:Mr. Clark
Release Date:03/08/1984
The Outlaws
Character:Warden MacDonald
Release Date:09/07/1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Character:Burns
Release Date:22/06/1984
Scandalous
Character:Simon Reynolds
Release Date:29/01/1984
Silkwood
Character:Walt Yarborough
Release Date:14/12/1983
Night Partners
Character:Joe Kirby
Release Date:11/10/1983
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
Character:Joe Lemke
Release Date:09/02/1983
Blade Runner
Character:Bryant
Release Date:25/06/1982
The Escape Artist
Character:Fritz
Release Date:28/05/1982
Fast-Walking
Character:Sergeant Sanger
Release Date:11/05/1982
Cannery Row
Character:Mack
Release Date:12/02/1982
Reds
Character:Speaker at Liberal Club
Release Date:25/12/1981
Back Roads
Character:Arthur
Release Date:13/03/1981
Hellinger's Law
Character:Mr. Graebner
Release Date:10/03/1981
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
Character:Harold Patton
Release Date:15/11/1980
Ordinary People
Character:Swim Coach
Release Date:19/09/1980
Raise the Titanic
Character:Master Chief Vinnie Walker
Release Date:01/08/1980
Brubaker
Character:C.P. Woodward
Release Date:20/06/1980
City in Fear
Character:Sheldon Lewis
Release Date:30/03/1980
Skag
Character:Moran
Release Date:06/01/1980
The Gift
Character:Legion Commander
Release Date:15/12/1979
The Jerk
Character:Madman
Release Date:14/12/1979
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Character:Wally Cantrell
Release Date:06/11/1979
Dear Detective
Character:Capt. Gorcey
Release Date:27/03/1979
No Other Love
Character:DeFranco
Release Date:24/03/1979
Straight Time
Character:Earl Frank
Release Date:18/03/1978
A Question of Guilt
Character:Inspector McCartney
Release Date:21/02/1978
Superdome
Character:Whitley
Release Date:09/01/1978
Red Alert
Character:Sheriff Sweeney
Release Date:18/05/1977
Airport '77
Character:Dr. Williams
Release Date:11/03/1977
Slap Shot
Character:Dickie Dunn
Release Date:25/02/1977
Nickelodeon
Character:"Father" Logan
Release Date:21/12/1976
Mikey and Nicky
Character:Bus Driver
Release Date:21/12/1976
Bound for Glory
Character:Husband
Release Date:05/12/1976
The Invasion of Johnson County
Character:Irvine
Release Date:31/07/1976
Crime Club
Character:Jack Doyle
Release Date:03/04/1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Character:Doorman
Release Date:14/03/1975
At Long Last Love
Character:Harold
Release Date:01/03/1975
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Character:Mr. Peterson
Release Date:11/02/1975
The Gambler
Character:Las Vegas Gambler
Release Date:02/10/1974
Serpico
Character:Gallagher
Release Date:18/12/1973
Kid Blue
Character:Barber
Release Date:31/01/1973
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Character:Mr. Wendel
Release Date:07/06/1972
What's Up, Doc?
Character:Arresting Officer
Release Date:09/03/1972
They Might Be Giants
Character:1st Sanitation Man
Release Date:09/06/1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Character:Aide
Release Date:20/05/1971
Cold Turkey
Character:Art
Release Date:19/02/1971
Little Big Man
Character:Shotgun Guard
Release Date:23/12/1970
The Traveling Executioner
Character:Warden Brodski
Release Date:01/10/1970
End of the Road
Character:Crab Man / Tutu Man
Release Date:10/02/1970
Alice's Restaurant
Character:Group W Sergeant
Release Date:20/08/1969
Stiletto
Character:Racing Partner (uncredited)
Release Date:30/07/1969
Midnight Cowboy
Character:Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1969
Television Appearances
American Gigolo
Character:Coleman
The Righteous Gemstones
Character:Roy Gemstone
Sneaky Pete
Character:Tex Hopkins
Empire
Character:Harold Blakeley
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Character:Detective
Pound Puppies
Character:Olaf (voice)
Adventure Time
Character:Cosmic Owl
Damages
Character:Lyle Hewes
Army Wives
Character:Bernie Wallacheck
'Til Death
Character:Uncle Rudolph
Charlie Lawrence
Character:Cubby
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Character:Jeb (voice)
The Guardian
Character:Ezra Pence
Night Visions
Character:Gus (segment "Reunion")
Ed
Character:Mayor Wally Kendricks
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Character:Mack (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys
Character:Gemsbok #1 (voice)
Early Edition
Character:Santa
The West
Character:Self (voice)
Tracey Takes On...
Character:
The Outer Limits
Character:Sanford Vallé
Baseball
Character:(voice)
NYPD Blue
Character:Joe Kroft
Frasier
Character:Rich Koechner
The X-Files
Character:Arthur Dales
Home Improvement
Character:Colonel
The Civil War
Character:Various
The Flash
Character:Henry Allen
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Jonas
Unsub
Character:Ned Platt
Brotherhood of the Rose
Character:Hardy
Murder Ordained
Character:Vern Humphrey
The Deliberate Stranger
Character:Det. Sam Davies
Amazing Stories
Character:Grandpa
The Twilight Zone
Character:Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice")
The Hitchhiker
Character:Detective Underhill
AfterMASH
Character:Reverend Horn
East of Eden
Character:Sheriff Horace Quinn
The French Atlantic Affair
Character:Harry
Gibbsville
Character:Yostie
Starsky & Hutch
Character:Freddie
Starsky & Hutch
Character:Lloyd Herman Eckworth
Baretta
Character:
The Rockford Files
Character:Edgar Burch
Little House on the Prairie
Character:Callahan
The Sandy Duncan Show
Character:
The Bob Newhart Show
Character:Jack Hoover
The Waltons
Character:David Fletcher
McMillan & Wife
Character:Officer Ames
Nichols
Character:Gabe McCutcheon
All in the Family
Character:Billy Hartfield
Arnie
Character:
Ironside
Character:Telegraph Clerk
Bonanza
Character:Mattheson
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:General Presser
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Sarge
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