Known For
Acting
Known Credits
224
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 22, 1935 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
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).
| 2025 | Green and Goldas Scotty | |
| 2024 | Brothersas Judge Farful | |
| 2024 | Outlaw Posseas Catfish | |
| 2023 | Dotty and Soulas Harold Eichelbaum | |
| 2023 | A Little White Lieas Arthur Baldwin | |
| 2022 | American Gigoloas Coleman | |
| 2022 | The Immaculate Roomas Kate's Father | |
| 2021 | The Mimicas The Director | |
| 2019 | Knives Outas Mr. Proofroc | |
| 2019 | The Righteous Gemstonesas Roy Gemstone | |
| 2019 | South of Bixas Grandpa | |
| 2019 | Raising Buchananas Larry Kiesling | |
| 2019 | Faith, Hope & Loveas Fr. John | |
| 2019 | Sorry, Not Sorryas Harry's Father | |
| 2018 | Change in the Airas Walter Lemke | |
| 2018 | Totoas Toto | |
| 2018 | Shifting Gearsas Hank | |
| 2015 | Boiling Potas Dean Marison | |
| 2015 | Sneaky Peteas Tex Hopkins | |
| 2015 | The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Poweras Gorak | |
| 2015 | Empireas Harold Blakeley | |
| 2014 | Tim and Eric's Bedtime Storiesas Detective | |
| 2014 | Calvaryas The Writer | |
| 2012 | Love Sick Loveas Ed | |
| 2012 | Arthur Newmanas Zazek | |
| 2012 | The Odd Life of Timothy Greenas Uncle Bub | |
| 2011 | Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agencyas Chief Van Owen | |
| 2010 | Pound Puppiesas Olaf (voice) | |
| 2010 | Chasing 3000as Chuck Ireland | |
| 2010 | The Assignmentas Mr. Beudreaux | |
| 2010 | Adventure Timeas Cosmic Owl (voice) | |
| 2009 | Youth in Revoltas Mr. Saunders | |
| 2009 | Don McKayas Samuel | |
| 2008 | Haunted Echoesas Neil | |
| 2008 | Your Name Hereas Kroger | |
| 2008 | A True Characteras Self | |
| 2007 | Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runneras Self | |
| 2007 | Big Stanas Lew Popper | |
| 2007 | Damagesas Lyle Hewes | |
| 2007 | Army Wivesas Bernie Wallacheck | |
| 2007 | Man in the Chairas Mickey Hopkins | |
| 2006 | 'Til Deathas Uncle Rudolph | |
| 2005 | Greener Mountainsas Muggs | |
| 2005 | Racing Stripesas Woodzie | |
| 2004 | Christmas with the Kranksas Walt Scheel | |
| 2003 | Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Talesas Wally Westland | |
| 2003 | Charlie Lawrenceas Cubby | |
| 2003 | Baggageas Sandy Westphall | |
| 2002 | What's New, Scooby-Doo?as Jeb (voice) | |
| 2002 | Snow Dogsas George | |
| 2001 | The Guardianas Ezra Pence | |
| 2001 | Night Visionsas Gus (segment "Reunion") | |
| 2001 | Eyeball Eddieas Coach Cook | |
| 2001 | Christmas in the Cloudsas Stu O'Malley | |
| 2000 | Poor White Trashas Judge Pike | |
| 2000 | Jack of Heartsas Comissioner Menlo Boyce | |
| 2000 | Edas Mayor Wally Kendricks | |
| 2000 | On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'as Self | |
| 1999 | Random Heartsas Billy (uncredited) | |
| 1999 | The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robotas Mack (voice) | |
| 1999 | Monster!as Lloyd Reeves | |
| 1999 | The Iron Giantas Earl Stutz (voice) | |
| 1999 | Me and Willas Dean | |
| 1999 | Wild Wild Westas Coleman | |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrysas Gemsbok #1 (voice) | |
| 1998 | Nightmare in Big Sky Countryas Marshal Jim Phillips | |
| 1998 | Men in Whiteas Stanley | |
| 1998 | Erasable Youas Ralph Worth | |
| 1998 | Chairman of the Boardas Freemont | |
| 1998 | Twilightas Lester Ivar | |
| 1997 | My Best Friend's Weddingas Joe O'Neal | |
| 1997 | The Killing Jaras Sheriff Foley | |
| 1997 | Retroactiveas Sam | |
| 1997 | Albino Alligatoras Dino | |
| 1996 | Romeo + Julietas Apothecary | |
| 1996 | The Lotteryas Chief Davis | |
| 1996 | Early Editionas Santa | |
| 1996 | The Westas Self (voice) | |
| 1996 | A Time to Killas Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited) | |
| 1996 | Portraits of a Killeras Raymond Garrison | |
| 1996 | Criminal Heartsas Martin | |
| 1996 | Tracey Takes On...as | |
| 1995 | Free Willy 2: The Adventure Homeas Bill Wilcox | |
| 1995 | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweileras Morris | |
| 1995 | Pantheras Dorsett | |
| 1995 | Dead Badgeas Sergeant Miller Hoskins | |
| 1995 | The Outer Limitsas Sanford Vallé | |
| 1994 | Relative Fearas Earl Ladelle | |
| 1994 | Probable Causeas Sadler | |
| 1994 | Baseballas (voice) | |
| 1994 | The Glass Shieldas Det. Jesse Hall | |
| 1994 | Camp Nowhereas T.R. Polk | |
| 1994 | Cops & Robbersonsas Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited) | |
| 1994 | Madness of Methodas Rudolph Thorndyke | |
| 1993 | Bitter Harvestas Sheriff Bob | |
| 1993 | NYPD Blueas Joe Kroft | |
| 1993 | Frasieras Rich Koechner | |
| 1993 | The X-Filesas Arthur Dales | |
| 1993 | Wilder Napalmas Fire Chief | |
| 1993 | The Music of Chanceas Calvin Murks | |
| 1992 | Four Eyes and Six-Gunsas Mayor Thornbush | |
| 1992 | The Naked Truthas Garcia / Gesundheim | |
| 1992 | Equinoxas Pete Petosa | |
| 1992 | Wild Cardas Mose | |
| 1992 | White Sandsas Bert Gibson | |
| 1992 | Killer Imageas John Kane | |
| 1991 | Sundown: The Vampire in Retreatas Mort | |
| 1991 | Home Improvementas Colonel | |
| 1991 | Silverfoxas Charles Blankenship | |
| 1991 | Fourth Storyas Harry | |
| 1990 | The Flashas Henry Allen | |
| 1990 | The Civil Waras Various (voice) | |
| 1990 | Narrow Marginas Sergeant Dominick Benti | |
| 1990 | The Flashas Henry Allen | |
| 1990 | Chattahoocheeas Morris | |
| 1990 | Love and Liesas Clyde Wilson | |
| 1989 | Catch Me... If You Canas Johnny Phatmun | |
| 1989 | Thundergroundas Wedge | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Cryptas Jonas | |
| 1989 | The Mighty Quinnas Fred Miller | |
| 1989 | Unsubas Ned Platt | |
| 1989 | Brotherhood of the Roseas Hardy | |
| 1988 | Red Scorpionas Dewey Ferguson | |
| 1988 | War Partyas Colin Ditweiler | |
| 1988 | Clean and Soberas Richard Dirks | |
| 1988 | Sunsetas Chief Marvin Dibner | |
| 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield Waras Governor | |
| 1987 | No Man's Landas Captain Haun | |
| 1987 | Harry and the Hendersonsas George Henderson Sr. | |
| 1987 | Murder Ordainedas Vern Humphrey | |
| 1987 | Murder Ordainedas Vern Humphrey | |
| 1987 | Raising Arizonaas Machine Shop Ear-Bender | |
| 1987 | The Abduction of Kari Swensonas Don Nichols | |
| 1987 | Broken Vowsas Detective Mulligan | |
| 1986 | Hero in the Familyas General Presser | |
| 1986 | Back to Schoolas Coach Turnbull | |
| 1986 | The Deliberate Strangeras Det. Sam Davies | |
| 1986 | The Deliberate Strangeras Det. Sam Davies | |
| 1986 | Resting Placeas Sarge | |
| 1986 | Crittersas Harv | |
| 1986 | Wildcatsas Walt Coes | |
| 1986 | The Best of Timesas Charlie | |
| 1986 | The Right of the Peopleas Sindaco | |
| 1985 | Amazing Storiesas Grandpa | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zoneas Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice") | |
| 1985 | The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finnas Rocco | |
| 1985 | Fletchas Dr. Joseph Dolan | |
| 1985 | Blood Simpleas Private Detective | |
| 1984 | Courageas Colonel Crouse | |
| 1984 | Missing in Actionas Tuck | |
| 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A.as Mr. Clark | |
| 1984 | The Outlawsas Warden MacDonald | |
| 1984 | The Pope of Greenwich Villageas Burns | |
| 1984 | Scandalousas Simon Reynolds | |
| 1983 | Silkwoodas Walt Yarborough | |
| 1983 | The Hitchhikeras Detective Underhill | |
| 1983 | Night Partnersas Joe Kirby | |
| 1983 | AfterMASHas Reverend Horn | |
| 1983 | The Woman Who Willed a Miracleas Joe Lemke | |
| 1982 | Blade Runneras Bryant | |
| 1982 | The Escape Artistas Fritz | |
| 1982 | Fast-Walkingas Sergeant Sanger | |
| 1982 | Cannery Rowas Mack | |
| 1981 | Redsas Speaker at Liberal Club | |
| 1981 | Back Roadsas Arthur | |
| 1981 | Hellinger's Lawas Mr. Graebner | |
| 1981 | East of Edenas Sheriff Horace Quinn | |
| 1980 | High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kaneas Harold Patton | |
| 1980 | Ordinary Peopleas Swim Coach | |
| 1980 | Raise the Titanicas Master Chief Vinnie Walker | |
| 1980 | Brubakeras C.P. Woodward | |
| 1980 | City in Fearas Sheldon Lewis | |
| 1980 | Skagas Moran | |
| 1979 | The Giftas Legion Commander | |
| 1979 | The Jerkas Madman | |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affairas Harry | |
| 1979 | The Fish That Saved Pittsburghas Wally Cantrell | |
| 1979 | Dear Detectiveas Capt. Gorcey | |
| 1979 | No Other Loveas DeFranco | |
| 1978 | Straight Timeas Earl Frank | |
| 1978 | A Question of Guiltas Inspector McCartney | |
| 1978 | Superdomeas Whitley | |
| 1977 | Red Alertas Sheriff Sweeney | |
| 1977 | Airport '77as Dr. Williams | |
| 1977 | Slap Shotas Dickie Dunn | |
| 1976 | Nickelodeonas "Father" Logan | |
| 1976 | Mikey and Nickyas Bus Driver | |
| 1976 | Bound for Gloryas Husband | |
| 1976 | Gibbsvilleas Yostie | |
| 1976 | The Invasion of Johnson Countyas Irvine | |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutchas Freddie | |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutchas Lloyd Herman Eckworth | |
| 1975 | Crime Clubas Jack Doyle | |
| 1975 | The Prisoner of Second Avenueas Doorman | |
| 1975 | At Long Last Loveas Harold | |
| 1975 | Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholicas Mr. Peterson | |
| 1975 | Barettaas | |
| 1974 | The Gambleras Las Vegas Gambler | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Filesas Edgar Burch | |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairieas Callahan | |
| 1973 | Serpicoas Gallagher | |
| 1973 | Kid Blueas Barber | |
| 1972 | The Sandy Duncan Showas | |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Showas Jack Hoover | |
| 1972 | The Waltonsas David Fletcher | |
| 1972 | Get to Know Your Rabbitas Mr. Wendel | |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc?as Arresting Officer | |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wifeas Officer Ames | |
| 1971 | Nicholsas Gabe McCutcheon | |
| 1971 | They Might Be Giantsas 1st Sanitation Man | |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apesas Aide | |
| 1971 | Cold Turkeyas Art | |
| 1971 | All in the Familyas Billy Hartfield | |
| 1970 | Little Big Manas Shotgun Guard | |
| 1970 | The Traveling Executioneras Warden Brodski | |
| 1970 | Arnieas | |
| 1970 | End of the Roadas Crab Man / Tutu Man | |
| 1969 | Alice's Restaurantas Group W Sergeant | |
| 1969 | Stilettoas Racing Partner (uncredited) | |
| 1969 | Midnight Cowboyas Bus Passenger (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | Ironsideas Telegraph Clerk | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Mattheson | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disneyas General Presser | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Sarge |
