M. Emmet Walsh
Acting
Born: 1935-03-22 in Ogdensburg, New York, USA
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 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).
Known For
Adventure Time
Cosmic Owl (voice)
The X-Files
Arthur Dales
Frasier
Rich Koechner
NYPD Blue
Joe Kroft
Ironside
Telegraph Clerk
Bonanza
Mattheson
Little House on the Prairie
Callahan
The Waltons
David Fletcher
The Rockford Files
Edgar Burch
Home Improvement
Colonel
Damages
Lyle Hewes
Sneaky Pete
Tex Hopkins
Army Wives
Bernie Wallacheck
Empire
Harold Blakeley
Starsky & Hutch
Freddie
Starsky & Hutch
Lloyd Herman Eckworth
The Righteous Gemstones
Roy Gemstone
The Wild Thornberrys
Gemsbok #1 (voice)
Knives Out
Mr. Proofroc
Tales from the Crypt
Jonas
The Twilight Zone
Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice")
The Outer Limits
Sanford Vallé
Early Edition
Santa
The Guardian
Ezra Pence
Blade Runner
Bryant
The Bob Newhart Show
Jack Hoover
All in the Family
Billy Hartfield
Baretta
The Hitchhiker
Detective Underhill
Amazing Stories
Grandpa
The Iron Giant
Earl Stutz (voice)
Pound Puppies
Olaf (voice)
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Jeb (voice)
Romeo + Juliet
Apothecary
Ed
Mayor Wally Kendricks
A Time to Kill
Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
Big Stan
Lew Popper
'Til Death
Uncle Rudolph
The Flash
Henry Allen
McMillan & Wife
Officer Ames