Acting credits
218
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
M. Emmet Walsh
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 165Series: 53
TMDB ID: 588
IMDb ID: nm0001826
Known for: Acting
Born: March 22, 1935
Died: March 19, 2024
Age: 88
Place of birth: Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2025
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q498420
Also known as
Michael Emmet Walsh • امت والش
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).
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Movies
Movie credits linked with M. Emmet Walsh.
6.8
Green and Gold
as Scotty
2025 Movie
5.9
Brothers
as Judge Farful
2024 Movie
4.5
Outlaw Posse
as Catfish
2024 Movie
3.7
Dotty and Soul
as Harold Eichelbaum
2023 Movie
5.6
A Little White Lie
as Arthur Baldwin
2023 Movie
5.3
The Immaculate Room
as Kate's Father
2022 Movie
4.1
The Mimic
as The Director
2021 Movie
7.8
Knives Out
as Mr. Proofroc
2019 Movie
South of Bix
as Grandpa
2019 Movie
5.7
Raising Buchanan
as Larry Kiesling
2019 Movie
7.5
Faith, Hope & Love
as Fr. John
2019 Movie
6.0
Sorry, Not Sorry
as Harry's Father
2019 Movie
5.7
Change in the Air
as Walter Lemke
2018 Movie
Toto
as Toto
2018 Movie
6.5
Shifting Gears
as Hank
2018 Movie
5.2
Boiling Pot
as Dean Marison
2015 Movie
5.2
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
as Gorak
2015 Movie
7.1
Calvary
as The Writer
2014 Movie
5.5
Love Sick Love
as Ed
2012 Movie
5.6
Arthur Newman
as Zazek
2012 Movie
7.0
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as Uncle Bub
2012 Movie
4.8
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
as Chief Van Owen
2011 Movie
6.0
Chasing 3000
as Chuck Ireland
2010 Movie
6.5
The Assignment
as Mr. Beudreaux
2010 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with M. Emmet Walsh.
6.8
American Gigolo
as Coleman • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.4
The Righteous Gemstones
as Roy Gemstone • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.5
Sneaky Pete
as Tex Hopkins • 7 eps
2015 Series
7.1
Empire
as Harold Blakeley • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
as Detective • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.2
Pound Puppies
as Olaf (voice) • 65 eps
2010 Series
8.5
Adventure Time
as Cosmic Owl (voice) • 3 eps
2010 Series
7.4
Damages
as Lyle Hewes • 3 eps
2007 Series
7.5
Army Wives
as Bernie Wallacheck • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.4
'Til Death
as Uncle Rudolph • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.9
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as Jeb (voice) • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.0
The Guardian
as Ezra Pence • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.2
Night Visions
as Gus (segment "Reunion") • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.7
Ed
as Mayor Wally Kendricks • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.2
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
as Mack (voice) • 26 eps
1999 Series
7.0
The Wild Thornberrys
as Gemsbok #1 (voice) • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.3
Early Edition
as Santa • 1 eps
1996 Series
8.4
The West
as Self (voice) • 1 eps
1996 Series
8.5
Tracey Takes On...
2 eps
1996 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Sanford Vallé • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.4
Baseball
as (voice) • 2 eps
1994 Series
7.0
NYPD Blue
as Joe Kroft • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Rich Koechner • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.4
The X-Files
as Arthur Dales • 1 eps
1993 Series