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 film Blade Runner (1982), Barry Sonnenfeld's steampunk western Wild Wild West (1999) and Brad Bird's animated film The Iron Giant (1999).
Filmography
all 222
Movies 170
TV Shows 52
self 3
Voice 3
Director 1
Writer 1
Judge Farful
Brothers (2024)
Movie
Catfish
Outlaw Posse (2024)
Movie
Harold Eichelbaum
Dotty and Soul (2023)
Movie
Arthur Baldwin
A Little White Lie (2023)
Movie
Coleman
American Gigolo (2022)
TV
Harry Frith
The Immaculate Room (2022)
Movie
The Director
The Mimic (2021)
Movie
Mr. Proofroc
Knives Out (2019)
Movie
7.12
Roy Gemstone
The Righteous Gemstones (2019)
TV
1
Grandpa
South of Bix (2019)
Movie
Larry Kiesling
Raising Buchanan (2019)
Movie
Fr. John
Faith, Hope & Love (2019)
Movie
Harry's Father
Sorry, Not Sorry (2019)
Movie
Walter Lemke
Change in the Air (2018)
Movie
Toto
Toto (2018)
Movie
Dean Marison
Boiling Pot (2015)
Movie
Tex Hopkins
Sneaky Pete (2015)
TV
4.33
Harold Blakeley
Empire (2015)
TV
7.08
The Writer
Calvary (2014)
Movie
6
Chief Van Owen
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency (2011)
Movie
Chuck Ireland
Chasing 3000 (2010)
Movie
Mr. Beudreaux
The Assignment (2010)
Movie
Cosmic Owl
Adventure Time (2010)
TV
7.21
Mr. Saunders
Youth in Revolt (2009)
Movie
Samuel
Don McKay (2009)
Movie
Lew Popper
Big Stan (2007)
Movie
8
Lyle Hewes
Damages (2007)
TV
6
Mickey Hopkins
Man in the Chair (2007)
Movie
Walt Scheel
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Movie
6.67
Wally Westland
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (2003)
Movie
Sandy Westphall
Baggage (2003)
Movie
Jeb (voice)
What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002)
TV
5.74
Randall Evans
The Mind of the Married Man (2001)
TV
Coach Cook
Eyeball Eddie (2001)
Movie
Stu O'Malley
Christmas in the Clouds (2001)
Movie
Judge Pike
Poor White Trash (2000)
Movie
Commissioner Menlo Boyce
Jack of Hearts (2000)
Movie
Mayor Wally Kendricks
Ed (2000)
TV
4.33
Billy (uncredited)
Random Hearts (1999)
Movie
6
Lloyd Reeves
Monster! (1999)
Movie
Earl Stutz
The Iron Giant (1999)
Movie
8.11
Coleman
Wild Wild West (1999)
Movie
7
Gemsbok #1 (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
TV
6.2
Marshal Phillips
Nightmare in Big Sky Country (1998)
Movie
Junior Assistant Dispatch Trainee Stanley Snyder
Men in White (1998)
Movie
Ralph Worth
Erasable You (1998)
Movie
Lester Ivar
Twilight (1998)
Movie
6
Joe O'Neal
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Movie
10
Apothecary
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Movie
7.78
Chief Davis
The Lottery (1996)
Movie
Self (voice)
The West (1996)
TV
2
Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Movie
3
Raymond Garrison
Portraits of a Killer (1996)
Movie
Earl Ladelle
Relative Fear (1995)
Movie
Dorsett
Panther (1995)
Movie
Sergeant Miller Hoskins
Dead Badge (1995)
Movie
Sanford Vallé
The Outer Limits (1995)
TV
6
Various (voice)
Baseball (1994)
TV
Det. Jesse Hall
The Glass Shield (1994)
Movie
T.R. Polk
Camp Nowhere (1994)
Movie
6
Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
Cops & Robbersons (1994)
Movie
5
Sheriff Bob
Bitter Harvest (1993)
Movie
Joe Kroft
NYPD Blue (1993)
TV
5.8
Rich Koechner
Frasier (1993)
TV
5.35
Arthur Dales
The X-Files (1993)
TV
6
Fire Chief
Wilder Napalm (1993)
Movie
8
Calvin Murks
The Music of Chance (1993)
Movie
3.5
Mayor Thornbush
Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992)
Movie
Garcia / Gesundheim
The Naked Truth (1992)
Movie
Pete Petosa
Equinox (1992)
Movie
Bert Gibson
White Sands (1992)
Movie
John Kane
Killer Image (1992)
Movie
Colonel
Home Improvement (1991)
TV
7
Henry Allen
The Flash (1990)
Movie
Various
The Civil War (1990)
TV
5.33
Sgt. Dominick Benti
Narrow Margin (1990)
Movie
Henry Allen
The Flash (1990)
TV
7.8
Clyde Wilson
Love and Lies (1990)
Movie
Johnny Phatmun
Catch Me If You Can (1989)
Movie
Fred Miller
The Mighty Quinn (1989)
Movie
6
Ned Platt
Unsub (1989)
TV
Dewey Ferguson
Red Scorpion (1988)
Movie
1
Colin Ditweiler
War Party (1988)
Movie
Richard Dirks
Clean and Sober (1988)
Movie
6
Chief Marvin Dibner
Sunset (1988)
Movie
Captain Haun
No Man's Land (1987)
Movie
George Henderson Sr.
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
Movie
7.25
Vern Humphrey
Murder Ordained (1987)
TV
Vern Humphrey
Murder Ordained (1987)
Movie
Machine Shop Ear-Bender
Raising Arizona (1987)
Movie
5.98
Don Nichols
Abduction (1987)
Movie
Detective Mulligan
Broken Vows (1987)
Movie
Earl Crockett
Vanishing America (1986)
Movie
General Presser
Hero in the Family (1986)
Movie
Coach Turnbull
Back to School (1986)
Movie
6.07
Det. Sam Davies
The Deliberate Stranger (1986)
Movie
Walt Coes
Wildcats (1986)
Movie
6
Grandpa
Amazing Stories (1985)
TV
5.33
Dr. Dolan
Fletch (1985)
Movie
4.75
Colonel Crouse
Courage (1984)
Movie
Mr. Clark
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
Movie
Warden MacDonald
The Outlaws (1984)
Movie
Loren Visser
Blood Simple (1984)
Movie
3.5
Simon Reynolds
Scandalous (1984)
Movie
Walt Yarborough
Silkwood (1983)
Movie
6
Detective Underhill
The Hitchhiker (1983)
TV
5
Joe Kirby
Night Partners (1983)
Movie
Reverend Horn
AfterMASH (1983)
TV
Sergeant Sanger
Fast-Walking (1982)
Movie
Speaker - Liberal Club
Reds (1981)
Movie
5
Arthur
Back Roads (1981)
Movie
6
Mr. Graebner
Hellinger's Law (1981)
Movie
Sheriff Horace Quinn
East of Eden (1981)
TV
Salan - The Swim Coach
Ordinary People (1980)
Movie
6
Master Chief Vinnie Walker
Raise the Titanic (1980)
Movie
6
C.P. Woodward
Brubaker (1980)
Movie
6
Sheldon Lewis
City in Fear (1980)
Movie
Moran
Skag (1980)
Movie
The Commander
The Gift (1979)
Movie
Madman
The Jerk (1979)
Movie
5.9
Wally Cantrell
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
Movie
Capt. Gorcey
Dear Detective (1979)
TV
Capt. Gorcey
Dear Detective (1979)
Movie
DeFranco
No Other Love (1979)
Movie
Earl Frank
Straight Time (1978)
Movie
Inspector McCartney
A Question of Guilt (1978)
Movie
Whitley
Superdome (1978)
Movie
Sweeney
Red Alert (1977)
Movie
Dr. Williams
Airport '77 (1977)
Movie
5.48
Dickie Dunn
Slap Shot (1977)
Movie
5.09
Bus Driver
Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Movie
'Father' Logan
Nickelodeon (1976)
Movie
Husband
Bound for Glory (1976)
Movie
Lloyd Herman Eckworth / Freddie
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
TV
10
Lieutenant Jack Doyle
Crime Club (1975)
Movie
Las Vegas gambler
The Gambler (1974)
Movie
Edgar Burch
The Rockford Files (1974)
TV
7
Gallagher
Serpico (1973)
Movie
5.33
Barber
Kid Blue (1973)
Movie
Alex Lembeck
The Sandy Duncan Show (1972)
TV
Jack Hoover
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
TV
4.9
David Fletcher
The Waltons (1972)
TV
6
Mr. Wendel
Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
Movie
Arresting Officer
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Movie
6
Officer Ames
McMillan and Wife (1971)
TV
1
Gabe McCutcheon
Nichols (1971)
TV
1st Sanitation Man
They Might Be Giants (1971)
Movie
Billy Hartfield
All in the Family (1971)
TV
6.8
Shotgun Guard
Little Big Man (1970)
Movie
6
Warden Brodski
The Traveling Executioner (1970)
Movie
Crab Man / Tutu Man
End of the Road (1970)
Movie
Group W Sergeant
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Movie
Racing Partner (uncredited)
Stiletto (1969)
Movie
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Movie
6.4
Telegraph Clerk
Ironside (1967)
TV
6
Mattheson
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
General Presser
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
TV
5.98
Rudolph Thorndyke
Madness of Method
Movie
Charles Blankenship
Silverfox
Movie
Lance McKyle
Roney's Point
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1935-03-22
Deathday2024-03-19 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceOgdensburg, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsMichael Emmet Walsh
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