Biography
M. Emmet Walsh
Acting
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…
Career works
223
Movies
168
Series
55
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
03/22/1935
Place of birth
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Date of death
03/19/2024
Filmography highlights
Movies
Green and Gold
2025 · 7.0
Brothers
2024 · 5.9
Outlaw Posse
2024 · 4.7
Dotty and Soul
2023 · 4.0
A Little White Lie
2023 · 5.7
The Immaculate Room
2022 · 5.2
The Mimic
2021 · 4.1
Knives Out
2019 · 7.8
South of Bix
2019 · 5.5
Raising Buchanan
2019 · 5.7
Faith, Hope & Love
2019 · 7.5
Sorry, Not Sorry
2019 · 6.0
Change in the Air
2018 · 5.7
Toto
2018
Shifting Gears
2018 · 6.5
Series
American Gigolo
2022 · 6.8
The Righteous Gemstones
2019 · 7.5
Sneaky Pete
2015 · 7.5
Empire
2015 · 7.1
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014 · 7.2
Pound Puppies
2010 · 5.3
Adventure Time
2010 · 8.5
Damages
2007 · 7.5
Army Wives
2007 · 7.5
'Til Death
2006 · 6.5
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002 · 7.8
The Guardian
2001 · 7.0
Night Visions
2001 · 7.1
Ed
2000 · 7.7
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
1999 · 7.2