M. Emmet Walsh

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).

Movies

South of Bix

0 %|Jun 20, 2019

Calvary

71 %|Apr 11, 2014

Drama

Love Sick Love

52 %|Nov 15, 2012

Thriller

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

69.89 %|Aug 15, 2012

Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family

Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency

48 %|Jan 4, 2011

Family

Don McKay

49.61 %|Apr 24, 2009

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Haunted Echoes

46 %|Nov 20, 2008

Horror, Thriller

Your Name Here

45 %|Jun 13, 2008

Drama, Horror

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

79 %|Dec 18, 2007

Documentary

Big Stan

65.67999999999999 %|Nov 3, 2007

Comedy, Crime

Man in the Chair

69 %|Jan 27, 2007

Comedy, Drama

Racing Stripes

59 %|Jan 6, 2005

Comedy, Family

Christmas with the Kranks

61.44 %|Nov 24, 2004

Comedy, Family

Baggage

0 %|Mar 1, 2003

Drama

Christmas in the Clouds

62 %|Jan 21, 2001

Family, Romance, Comedy

Poor White Trash

42 %|Dec 1, 2000

Crime, Comedy

Random Hearts

55.309999999999995 %|Oct 8, 1999

Drama, Romance, Thriller

Monster!

50.56 %|Sep 12, 1999

Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie

The Iron Giant

79.50999999999999 %|Aug 6, 1999

Family, Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure

Me and Will

62 %|Jul 10, 1999

Drama

Wild Wild West

53.28 %|Jun 30, 1999

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Western

Chairman of the Board

36.589999999999996 %|Mar 13, 1998

Comedy

Twilight

61 %|Mar 6, 1998

Crime, Thriller

My Best Friend's Wedding

66 %|Jun 19, 1997

Comedy, Romance

Retroactive

61.44 %|Jan 1, 1997

Science Fiction, Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

59 %|Jul 19, 1995

Family, Adventure, Drama, Comedy

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

70 %|Jun 6, 1995

TV Movie, Family, Comedy, Drama

Probable Cause

48 %|Nov 20, 1994

TV Movie, Action, Crime, Drama

Camp Nowhere

58.84 %|Aug 26, 1994

Comedy, Drama, Family

Cops & Robbersons

51 %|Apr 15, 1994

Comedy, Thriller, Crime

Bitter Harvest

47 %|Nov 3, 1993

Drama, Thriller

The Music of Chance

67 %|Jun 23, 1993

Drama

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

25 %|Dec 7, 1992

Western, Comedy

The Naked Truth

20 %|Sep 29, 1992

Comedy, Crime, Romance

White Sands

58.879999999999995 %|Apr 24, 1992

Crime, Thriller, Action, Adventure

Killer Image

48 %|Mar 1, 1992

Thriller

The Flash

65 %|Nov 4, 1990

Action, Crime, Science Fiction

Narrow Margin

64 %|Sep 21, 1990

Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Catch Me If You Can

51.43 %|Oct 14, 1989

Action, Comedy, Drama

Thunderground

30 %|Sep 1, 1989

Action, Adventure

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

61.09 %|May 18, 1989

Comedy, Horror

The Mighty Quinn

62 %|Feb 17, 1989

Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Red Scorpion

59.230000000000004 %|Dec 24, 1988

Adventure, Action, War

War Party

62 %|Sep 15, 1988

Action, Thriller

No Man's Land

59.84 %|Oct 23, 1987

Action, Drama, Crime

Harry and the Hendersons

60.970000000000006 %|Jun 5, 1987

Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Drama

Abduction

55 %|Mar 8, 1987

Thriller, TV Movie

Broken Vows

53 %|Jan 28, 1987

TV Movie, Thriller, Drama, Romance, Mystery

Back to School

63.35 %|Jun 13, 1986

Comedy

Critters

64.80000000000001 %|Apr 11, 1986

Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

The Best of Times

56.1 %|Jan 31, 1986

Comedy

Fletch

67.26 %|May 31, 1985

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Missing in Action

58.49 %|Nov 16, 1984

Action, Adventure, Thriller, War

Grandview, U.S.A.

60 %|Aug 3, 1984

Drama

The Outlaws

0 %|Jul 9, 1984

Comedy, Crime, TV Movie

The Pope of Greenwich Village

63.010000000000005 %|Jun 22, 1984

Action, Comedy, Crime

Blood Simple

72.46000000000001 %|Mar 26, 1984

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Scandalous

40 %|Jan 29, 1984

Comedy

Silkwood

69.47 %|Dec 14, 1983

Drama, Thriller

Fast-Walking

59 %|May 11, 1982

Drama, Crime, Comedy

Cannery Row

59 %|Feb 12, 1982

Drama, Romance

Reds

68.75 %|Dec 25, 1981

Drama, History, Romance

Back Roads

56 %|Mar 13, 1981

Comedy, Romance

Ordinary People

74.53999999999999 %|Sep 19, 1980

Drama

Raise the Titanic

53 %|Aug 1, 1980

Adventure

Brubaker

71 %|Jun 20, 1980

Crime, Drama

The Jerk

69 %|Dec 14, 1979

Comedy

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

55 %|Nov 6, 1979

Comedy

Straight Time

71.32 %|Mar 18, 1978

Crime, Drama

Slap Shot

68.35 %|Feb 25, 1977

Comedy, Drama

The Gambler

67 %|Oct 2, 1974

Drama, Crime

Cold Turkey

62 %|Feb 19, 1971

Comedy

Roney's Point

0 %|Invalid Date

Horror

Brothers

59.62 %|Oct 10, 2024

Action, Comedy, Crime

Outlaw Posse

60.709999999999994 %|Mar 1, 2024

Western, Action

Boiling Pot

58 %|Sep 29, 2015

Crime, History, Drama

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

52 %|Jan 9, 2015

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The Assignment

65 %|Jun 15, 2010

Family, Drama

Youth in Revolt

61.69 %|Sep 11, 2009

Comedy, Romance

Greener Mountains

52 %|Jun 25, 2005

Romance, Drama

Snow Dogs

56.21000000000001 %|Jan 18, 2002

Comedy, Family, Adventure

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

72 %|Jul 15, 2000

Documentary, TV Movie

Nightmare in Big Sky Country

0 %|Aug 17, 1998

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

Men in White

36 %|Aug 16, 1998

Science Fiction, Comedy, Drama

Erasable You

0 %|Jun 13, 1998

Comedy

Albino Alligator

57.12 %|Jan 17, 1997

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A Time to Kill

73.81 %|Jul 24, 1996

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Portraits of a Killer

23 %|May 21, 1996

Thriller, TV Movie

Criminal Hearts

54 %|Feb 15, 1996

Thriller, Action, Crime

Relative Fear

50 %|Oct 3, 1995

Horror, Drama

Panther

62.160000000000004 %|May 3, 1995

Drama, History

The Glass Shield

48.46 %|Sep 16, 1994

Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime

Wilder Napalm

55 %|Aug 20, 1993

Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance

Fourth Story

56 %|Jan 19, 1991

Drama, Romance, Mystery, TV Movie

Chattahoochee

57 %|Apr 20, 1990

Drama

Sunset

56.42 %|Apr 29, 1988

Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Western

Murder Ordained

50 %|May 3, 1987

Crime, Drama, TV Movie

Raising Arizona

70.57000000000001 %|Mar 13, 1987

Comedy, Crime

Resting Place

62 %|Apr 27, 1986

Drama

Wildcats

62.5 %|Feb 14, 1986

Comedy

Courage

54 %|Nov 16, 1984

Action, Thriller

Blade Runner

79.41 %|Jun 25, 1982

Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller

The Escape Artist

61 %|May 28, 1982

Comedy, Crime, Drama

Superdome

42 %|Jan 9, 1978

Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

Airport '77

56 %|Mar 11, 1977

Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Mikey and Nicky

68 %|Dec 21, 1976

Crime, Drama

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

52 %|Feb 11, 1975

Drama, TV Movie

Serpico

75.33 %|Dec 18, 1973

Crime, Drama

Get to Know Your Rabbit

51 %|Jun 7, 1972

Comedy

What's Up, Doc?

73 %|Mar 9, 1972

Comedy, Romance

They Might Be Giants

69 %|Jun 9, 1971

Comedy, Mystery

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

63.730000000000004 %|May 20, 1971

Action, Science Fiction

Little Big Man

75.14999999999999 %|Dec 23, 1970

Adventure, Western, Comedy, Drama

Madness of Method

0 %|Invalid Date

Silverfox

0 %|Invalid Date

TV Movie, Action, Crime, Drama

Green and Gold

0 %|Oct 17, 2024

Drama

Dotty and Soul

40 %|May 19, 2023

Comedy

A Little White Lie

56 %|Mar 3, 2023

Comedy

The Immaculate Room

53 %|Aug 19, 2022

Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction

The Mimic

46 %|Feb 5, 2021

Comedy

Knives Out

78.46000000000001 %|Nov 27, 2019

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Raising Buchanan

57 %|Apr 12, 2019

Comedy

Faith, Hope & Love

77 %|Mar 15, 2019

Comedy, Romance

Sorry, Not Sorry

60 %|Mar 8, 2019

Comedy

Change in the Air

57 %|Oct 19, 2018

Drama

Toto

0 %|Aug 1, 2018

Drama

Shifting Gears

65 %|Mar 23, 2018

Action, Comedy, Family

Arthur Newman

56.36 %|Sep 7, 2012

Drama

Chasing 3000

54 %|Jul 16, 2010

Drama

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

78 %|Aug 9, 2003

Comedy

Eyeball Eddie

60 %|Apr 6, 2001

Jack of Hearts

15 %|Nov 2, 2000

Crime, Thriller

The Killing Jar

45 %|May 27, 1997

Thriller, Drama

Romeo + Juliet

67.93 %|Nov 1, 1996

Drama, Romance

The Lottery

54 %|Sep 29, 1996

TV Movie, Drama, Thriller, Horror

Dead Badge

83 %|Mar 28, 1995

Crime, Action

Equinox

56 %|Sep 18, 1992

Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Wild Card

40 %|Aug 3, 1992

Thriller, Western

Love and Lies

0 %|Mar 18, 1990

TV Movie, Crime, Drama

Clean and Sober

63 %|Aug 10, 1988

Drama

The Milagro Beanfield War

65 %|Mar 18, 1988

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

The Deliberate Stranger

65 %|May 4, 1986

Drama, Crime, Thriller, Horror, TV Movie

The Right of the People

40 %|Jan 13, 1986

TV Movie

Night Partners

70 %|Oct 11, 1983

Crime, TV Movie, Action

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

100 %|Feb 9, 1983

Family

Hellinger's Law

75 %|Mar 10, 1981

Drama, Crime, TV Movie

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

42 %|Nov 15, 1980

Western, TV Movie

City in Fear

62 %|Mar 30, 1980

Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

Skag

0 %|Jan 6, 1980

Drama, TV Movie

The Gift

0 %|Dec 15, 1979

Drama, TV Movie

Dear Detective

0 %|Mar 27, 1979

No Other Love

70 %|Mar 24, 1979

Drama, TV Movie, Romance

A Question of Guilt

62 %|Feb 21, 1978

Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

Red Alert

40 %|May 18, 1977

Thriller, TV Movie

Nickelodeon

60 %|Dec 21, 1976

Comedy

Bound for Glory

68.45 %|Dec 5, 1976

Music, Drama

The Invasion of Johnson County

65 %|Jul 31, 1976

Western

Crime Club

0 %|Apr 3, 1975

Drama

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

66.89 %|Mar 14, 1975

Comedy

At Long Last Love

54 %|Mar 1, 1975

Comedy, Music, Romance

Kid Blue

69 %|Jan 31, 1973

Comedy, Western

The Traveling Executioner

59 %|Oct 1, 1970

Comedy, Drama, Western

End of the Road

52 %|Feb 10, 1970

Drama, Comedy

Alice's Restaurant

61.790000000000006 %|Aug 20, 1969

Drama, Comedy

Stiletto

52 %|Jul 30, 1969

Crime, Thriller

Midnight Cowboy

75.22999999999999 %|May 25, 1969

Drama

Series

American Gigolo

69 %|Sep 11, 2022

Drama, Crime

The Righteous Gemstones

74 %|Aug 18, 2019

Comedy, Drama

Sneaky Pete

75 %|Aug 7, 2015

Drama, Crime

Empire

71.56 %|Jan 7, 2015

Drama, Soap

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

74 %|Sep 18, 2014

Comedy

Pound Puppies

52 %|Oct 10, 2010

Animation

Adventure Time

84.97 %|Apr 5, 2010

Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Damages

74.44 %|Jul 24, 2007

Mystery, Drama, Crime

Charlie Lawrence

70 %|Jun 15, 2003

Comedy

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

79 %|Sep 14, 2002

Animation, Action & Adventure, Mystery

Night Visions

72 %|Jul 12, 2001

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

Ed

77 %|Oct 8, 2000

Drama, Comedy

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

75 %|Sep 18, 1999

Animation, Kids, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Wild Thornberrys

68 %|Sep 1, 1998

Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Kids, Family

Early Edition

73 %|Sep 28, 1996

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy

The West

84 %|Sep 15, 1996

Documentary

Tracey Takes On...

85 %|Jan 24, 1996

Comedy

The Outer Limits

77 %|Mar 26, 1995

Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Baseball

73 %|Sep 18, 1994

Documentary

NYPD Blue

70.28 %|Sep 21, 1993

Drama

Frasier

77 %|Sep 16, 1993

Comedy, Family

The X-Files

84 %|Sep 10, 1993

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Home Improvement

74.16 %|Sep 17, 1991

Comedy

The Civil War

81.35 %|Sep 23, 1990

Documentary, War & Politics, Drama

The Flash

74 %|Sep 20, 1990

Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Tales from the Crypt

80 %|Jun 10, 1989

Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Unsub

75 %|Feb 3, 1989

Crime, Drama

Brotherhood of the Rose

64 %|Jan 22, 1989

Action & Adventure

Murder Ordained

55 %|May 3, 1987

Amazing Stories

74.53999999999999 %|Sep 29, 1985

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family, Mystery, Crime

The Twilight Zone

77 %|Sep 27, 1985

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

The Hitchhiker

61 %|Nov 1, 1983

Drama, Crime

AfterMASH

51 %|Sep 26, 1983

Comedy

East of Eden

75 %|Feb 8, 1981

Drama

The French Atlantic Affair

70 %|Nov 15, 1979

Crime, Drama

Starsky & Hutch

72.24000000000001 %|Sep 10, 1975

Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime

Starsky & Hutch

72.24000000000001 %|Sep 10, 1975

Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime

Baretta

64 %|Jan 17, 1975

Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Rockford Files

75 %|Sep 13, 1974

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Little House on the Prairie

80 %|Sep 11, 1974

Western, Drama, Family

The Sandy Duncan Show

0 %|Sep 17, 1972

Comedy

The Bob Newhart Show

74 %|Sep 16, 1972

Comedy

The Waltons

71 %|Sep 14, 1972

Drama

McMillan & Wife

73 %|Sep 29, 1971

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Nichols

50 %|Sep 16, 1971

Western

All in the Family

78.37 %|Jan 12, 1971

Comedy

Arnie

30 %|Sep 19, 1970

Comedy

Ironside

69 %|Mar 28, 1967

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Bonanza

75 %|Sep 12, 1959

Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family

The Wonderful World of Disney

76.07000000000001 %|Oct 27, 1954

Action & Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Kids, Family

Hallmark Hall of Fame

86.67 %|Dec 24, 1951

Drama