M. Emmet Walsh

Acting

M. Emmet Walsh

Born 1935-03-22 Ogdensburg, New York, USA 168 films

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 (…

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Filmography

168 films
Green and Gold poster

With American farms disappearing, a fourth-generation dairy farmer and his granddaughter fight to p…

Green and Gold

★ 6.9 2025

Brothers poster

A reformed criminal's attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testin…

Brothers

★ 5.9 2024

Outlaw Posse poster

1908. Chief returns from years of hiding in Mexico to claim stolen reparations gold hidden in the h…

Outlaw Posse

★ 4.7 2024

Dotty and Soul poster

Ethan Cox is poised to sell his self-driving car company when his problematic Halloween costume goe…

Dotty and Soul

★ 4.0 2023

The Mimic poster

Based on a true story, ‘the Narrator’ is befriended by his young new neighbor, after he joins the l…

The Mimic

★ 4.3 2021

Knives Out poster

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthd…

Knives Out

★ 7.8 2019

South of Bix poster

Molly returns home to say goodbye to her dying grandfather, from whom she's been estranged.

South of Bix

★ 5.8 2019