Personal Info
Known Credits
167
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1935-03-22 (90 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Also Known For
Michael Emmet Walsh
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 fil ...
Acting
2025 --
Green and Gold
| Scotty
2024 --
Brothers
| Judge Farful
2024 --
Outlaw Posse
| Catfish
2023 --
Dotty and Soul
| Harold Eichelbaum
2023 --
A Little White Lie
| Arthur Baldwin
2022 --
The Immaculate Room
| Kate's Father
2021 --
The Mimic
| The Director
2019 --
Knives Out
| Mr. Proofroc
2019 --
South of Bix
| Grandpa
2019 --
Raising Buchanan
| Larry Kiesling
2019 --
Faith, Hope & Love
| Fr. John
2019 --
Sorry, Not Sorry
| Harry's Father
2018 --
Change in the Air
| Walter Lemke
2018 --
Toto
| Toto
2018 --
Shifting Gears
| Hank
2015 --
Boiling Pot
| Dean Marison
2015 --
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
| Gorak
2014 --
Calvary
| The Writer
2012 --
Love Sick Love
| Ed
2012 --
Arthur Newman
| Zazek
2012 --
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
| Uncle Bub
2011 --
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
| Chief Van Owen
2010 --
Chasing 3000
| Chuck Ireland
2010 --
The Assignment
| Mr. Beudreaux
2009 --
Youth in Revolt
| Mr. Saunders
2009 --
Don McKay
| Samuel
2008 --
Haunted Echoes
| Neil
2008 --
Your Name Here
| Kroger
2008 --
A True Character
| Self
2007 --
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
| Self
2007 --
Big Stan
| Lew Popper
2007 --
Man in the Chair
| Mickey Hopkins
2005 --
Greener Mountains
| Muggs
2005 --
Racing Stripes
| Woodzie
2004 --
Christmas with the Kranks
| Walt Scheel
2003 --
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
| Wally Westland
2003 --
Baggage
| Sandy Westphall
2002 --
Snow Dogs
| George
2001 --
Eyeball Eddie
| Coach Cook
2001 --
Christmas in the Clouds
| Stu O'Malley
2000 --
Poor White Trash
| Judge Pike
2000 --
Jack of Hearts
| Comissioner Menlo Boyce
2000 --
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
| Self
1999 --
Random Hearts
| Billy (uncredited)
1999 --
Monster!
| Lloyd Reeves
1999 --
The Iron Giant
| Earl Stutz (voice)
1999 --
Me and Will
| Dean
1999 --
Wild Wild West
| Coleman
1998 --
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
| Marshal Jim Phillips
1998 --
Men in White
| Stanley
1998 --
Erasable You
| Ralph Worth
1998 --
Chairman of the Board
| Freemont
1998 --
Twilight
| Lester Ivar
1997 --
My Best Friend's Wedding
| Joe O'Neal
1997 --
The Killing Jar
| Sheriff Foley
1997 --
Albino Alligator
| Dino
1997 --
Retroactive
| Sam
1996 --
Romeo + Juliet
| Apothecary
1996 --
The Lottery
| Chief Davis
1996 --
A Time to Kill
| Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
1996 --
Portraits of a Killer
| Raymond Garrison
1996 --
Criminal Hearts
| Martin
1995 --
Relative Fear
| Earl Ladelle
1995 --
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
| Bill Wilcox
1995 --
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
| Morris
1995 --
Panther
| Dorsett
1995 --
Dead Badge
| Sergeant Miller Hoskins
1994 --
Probable Cause
| Sadler
1994 --
The Glass Shield
| Det. Jesse Hall
1994 --
Camp Nowhere
| T.R. Polk
1994 --
Cops & Robbersons
| Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
1993 --
Bitter Harvest
| Sheriff Bob
1993 --
Wilder Napalm
| Fire Chief
1993 --
The Music of Chance
| Calvin Murks
1992 --
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
|
1992 --
The Naked Truth
| Garcia / Gesundheim
1992 --
Equinox
| Pete Petosa
1992 --
Wild Card
| Mose
1992 --
White Sands
| Bert Gibson
1992 --
Killer Image
| John Kane
1991 --
Fourth Story
| Harry
1990 --
The Flash
| Henry Allen
1990 --
Narrow Margin
| Sergeant Dominick Benti
1990 --
Chattahoochee
| Morris
1990 --
Love and Lies
| Clyde Wilson
1989 --
Catch Me If You Can
| Johnny Phatmun
1989 --
Thunderground
| Wedge
1989 --
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
| Mort
1989 --
The Mighty Quinn
| Fred Miller
1988 --
Red Scorpion
| Dewey Ferguson
1988 --
War Party
| Colin Ditweiler
1988 --
Clean and Sober
| Richard Dirks
1988 --
Sunset
| Chief Marvin Dibner
1988 --
The Milagro Beanfield War
| Governor
1987 --
No Man's Land
| Captain Haun
1987 --
Harry and the Hendersons
| George Henderson Sr.
1987 --
Murder Ordained
| Vern Humphrey
1987 --
Raising Arizona
| Machine Shop Ear-Bender
1987 --
Abduction
| Don Nichols
1987 --
Broken Vows
| Detective Mulligan
1986 --
Back to School
| Coach Turnbull
1986 --
The Deliberate Stranger
| Det. Sam Davies
1986 --
Resting Place
| Sarge
1986 --
Critters
| Harv
1986 --
Wildcats
| Walt Coes
1986 --
The Best of Times
| Charlie
1986 --
The Right of the People
| Sindaco
1985 --
Fletch
| Dr. Joseph Dolan
1984 --
Courage
| Colonel Crouse
1984 --
Missing in Action
| Tuck
1984 --
Grandview, U.S.A.
| Mr. Clark
1984 --
The Outlaws
| Warden MacDonald
1984 --
The Pope of Greenwich Village
| Burns
1984 --
Blood Simple
| Loren Visser
1984 --
Scandalous
| Simon Reynolds
1983 --
Silkwood
| Walt Yarborough
1983 --
Night Partners
| Joe Kirby
1983 --
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
| Joe Lemke
1982 --
Blade Runner
| Bryant
1982 --
The Escape Artist
| Fritz
1982 --
Fast-Walking
| Sergeant Sanger
1982 --
Cannery Row
| Mack
1981 --
Reds
| Speaker at Liberal Club
1981 --
Back Roads
| Arthur
1981 --
Hellinger's Law
| Mr. Graebner
1980 --
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
| Harold Patton
1980 --
Ordinary People
| Swim Coach
1980 --
Raise the Titanic
| Master Chief Vinnie Walker
1980 --
Brubaker
| C.P. Woodward
1980 --
City in Fear
| Sheldon Lewis
1980 --
Skag
| Moran
1979 --
The Gift
| Legion Commander
1979 --
The Jerk
| Madman
1979 --
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
| Wally Cantrell
1979 --
Dear Detective
| Capt. Gorcey
1979 --
No Other Love
| DeFranco
1978 --
Straight Time
| Earl Frank
1978 --
A Question of Guilt
| Inspector McCartney
1978 --
Superdome
| Whitley
1977 --
Red Alert
| Sheriff Sweeney
1977 --
Airport '77
| Dr. Williams
1977 --
Slap Shot
| Dickie Dunn
1976 --
Mikey and Nicky
| Bus Driver
1976 --
Nickelodeon
| "Father" Logan
1976 --
Bound for Glory
| Husband
1976 --
The Invasion of Johnson County
| Irvine
1975 --
Crime Club
| Jack Doyle
1975 --
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
| Doorman
1975 --
At Long Last Love
| Harold
1975 --
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
| Mr. Peterson
1974 --
The Gambler
| Las Vegas gambler
1973 --
Serpico
| Gallagher
1973 --
Kid Blue
| Barber
1972 --
Get to Know Your Rabbit
| Mr. Wendel
1972 --
What's Up, Doc?
| Arresting Officer
1971 --
They Might Be Giants
| 1st Sanitation Man
1971 --
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
| Aide
1971 --
Cold Turkey
| Art
1970 --
Little Big Man
| Shotgun Guard
1970 --
The Traveling Executioner
| Warden Brodski
1970 --
End of the Road
| Crab Man / Tutu Man
1969 --
Alice's Restaurant
| Group W Sergeant
1969 --
Stiletto
| Racing Partner (uncredited)
1969 --
Midnight Cowboy
| Bus Passenger (uncredited)