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M. Emmet Walsh
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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).
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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
Ironside
The X-Files
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
The Twilight Zone
Frasier
The Waltons
Sneaky Pete
Starsky & Hutch
The Outer Limits
Bonanza
Nichols
Amazing Stories
Damages
McMillan and Wife
The Hitchhiker
Home Improvement
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
The Rockford Files
The Bob Newhart Show
Adventure Time
Ed
Early Edition
Tales from the Crypt
Little House on the Prairie
American Gigolo
All in the Family
The Righteous Gemstones
Empire
Arnie
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
AfterMASH
The Flash
Tracey Takes On...
Midnight Cowboy
Serpico
The Civil War
Big Stan
A Time to Kill
Clean and Sober
Knives Out
Romeo + Juliet
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Flash
Twilight
The Gambler
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
A Question of Guilt
Reds
The Gift
The Jerk
Harry and the Hendersons
Mikey and Nicky
Grandview, U.S.A.
Fletch
The Mind of the Married Man
Calvary
The Sandy Duncan Show
Camp Nowhere
My Best Friend's Wedding
Fourth Story
Red Alert
Brotherhood of the Rose
Snow Dogs
Probable Cause
Wild Wild West
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Ordinary People
Blade Runner
The Immaculate Room
Night Partners
Christmas with the Kranks
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