M. Emmet Walsh
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Filmography
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Known For
Blood Simple Private Detective Loren Visser (1984) -
Blade Runner Bryant (1982) -
The Jerk Madman (1979) -
Known For
Critters Harv (1986) -
Actor
Change in the Air Walter Lemke (2018) -
Toto Toto (2018) -
Shifting Gears Hank (2018) -
Captain America: Civil War Reenactors Pool Manager (2016) -
Boiling Pot Dean Marison (2015) -
Adventure Time Cosmic Owl (2012-2015) -
Empire Harold Blakeley (2015) -
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power Gorak (2015) -
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories Detective (2014) -
Calvary The Writer (2014) -
Cigar Man Cigar Man (2013)
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![Pound Puppies]( "Pound Puppies")
Pound Puppies Olaf (2010-2013) -
![Love Sick Love]( "Love Sick Love")
Love Sick Love Ed (2012) -
![Damages]( "Damages")
Damages Lyle Hewes (2012) -
![Arthur Newman]( "Arthur Newman")
Arthur Newman Zazek (2012) -
![The Odd Life of Timothy Green]( "The Odd Life of Timothy Green")
The Odd Life of Timothy Green Uncle Bub (2012) -
![Army Wives]( "Army Wives")
Army Wives Bernie Wallacheck (2012) -
![The Assignment]( "The Assignment")
The Assignment Mr. Beudreaux (2010) -
![Chasing 3000]( "Chasing 3000")
Chasing 3000 Chuck Ireland (2010) -
!['Til Death]( "'Til Death")
'Til Death Uncle Rudolph (2010) -
![Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency]( "Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency")
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency Chief Van Owen (2009) -
![Youth in Revolt]( "Youth in Revolt")
Youth in Revolt Mr. Saunders (2009) -
![Don McKay]( "Don McKay")
Don McKay Samuel (2009) -
![Haunted Echoes]( "Haunted Echoes")
Haunted Echoes Neil (2008) -
![Your Name Here]( "Your Name Here")
Your Name Here Kroger (2008) -
![Sherman's Way]( "Sherman's Way")
Sherman's Way Hoyt (2008) -
![Big Stan]( "Big Stan")
Big Stan Lew Popper (2007) -
![Man in the Chair]( "Man in the Chair")
Man in the Chair Mickey Hopkins (2007) -
![Greener Mountains]( "Greener Mountains")
Greener Mountains Muggs (2005) -
![Racing Stripes]( "Racing Stripes")
Racing Stripes Woodzie (2005) -
![Christmas with the Kranks]( "Christmas with the Kranks")
Christmas with the Kranks Walt Scheel (2004) -
![The Guardian]( "The Guardian")
The Guardian Ezra Pence (2003) -
![Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales]( "Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales")
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales Wally Westland (2003) -
Charlie Lawrence Cubby (2003)
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![Baggage]( "Baggage")
Baggage Sandy Westphall (2003) -
![What's New, Scooby-Doo?]( "What's New, Scooby-Doo?")
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Jeb (2002) -
![Snow Dogs]( "Snow Dogs")
Snow Dogs George (2002) -
![Frasier]( "Frasier")
Frasier Rich Koechner (2001) -
![The Mind of the Married Man]( "The Mind of the Married Man")
The Mind of the Married Man Randall Evans (2001) -
![Night Visions]( "Night Visions")
Night Visions Gus (segment "Reunion") (2001) -
![Gideon's Crossing]( "Gideon's Crossing")
Gideon's Crossing Dr. Matthews (2001) -
![Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot]( "Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot")
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Mack (1999-2001) -
![Eyeball Eddie]( "Eyeball Eddie")
Eyeball Eddie Coach Cook (2001) -
![Christmas in the Clouds]( "Christmas in the Clouds")
Christmas in the Clouds Stu O'Malley (2001) -
![Ed]( "Ed")
Ed Mayor Wally Kendricks (2000) -
![Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family]( "Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family")
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family Aubrey Lang (2000) -
![Poor White Trash]( "Poor White Trash")
Poor White Trash Judge Pike (2000) -
![NYPD Blue]( "NYPD Blue")
NYPD Blue Joe Kroft (2000) -
![Jack of Hearts]( "Jack of Hearts")
Jack of Hearts Commissioner Menlo Boyce (1999) -
![Monster!]( "Monster!")
Monster! Lloyd Reeves (1999) -
![Me and Will]( "Me and Will")
Me and Will Dean (1999) -
![Random Hearts]( "Random Hearts")
Random Hearts Billy (1999) -
![The Wild Thornberrys]( "The Wild Thornberrys")
The Wild Thornberrys Gemsbok #1 (1999) -
![The Iron Giant]( "The Iron Giant")
The Iron Giant Earl Stutz (1999) -
![Wild Wild West]( "Wild Wild West")
Wild Wild West Coleman (1999) -
![The X-Files]( "The X-Files")
The X-Files Arthur Dales (1999) -
Nightmare in Big Sky Country Marshal Phillips (1998)
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![Men in White]( "Men in White")
Men in White Junior Assistant Dispatch Trainee Stanley Snyder (1998) -
![Erasable You]( "Erasable You")
Erasable You Ralph Worth (1998) -
![Chairman of the Board]( "Chairman of the Board")
Chairman of the Board Freemont (1998) -
![Tracey Takes On...]( "Tracey Takes On...")
Tracey Takes On... Jimmy Duff (1998) -
![Twilight]( "Twilight")
Twilight Lester Ivar (1998) -
![My Best Friend's Wedding]( "My Best Friend's Wedding")
My Best Friend's Wedding Joe O'Neal (1997) -
![The Killing Jar]( "The Killing Jar")
The Killing Jar Sheriff Foley (1997) -
![Retroactive]( "Retroactive")
Retroactive Sam (1997) -
![Early Edition]( "Early Edition")
Early Edition Santa (1996) -
Madness of Method Rudolph Thorndyke (1996)
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![Romeo + Juliet]( "Romeo + Juliet")
Romeo + Juliet Apothecary (1996) -
![The Lottery]( "The Lottery")
The Lottery Chief Davis (1996) -
![Albino Alligator]( "Albino Alligator")
Albino Alligator Dino (1996) -
![A Time to Kill]( "A Time to Kill")
A Time to Kill Dr. Willard Tyrell 'W.T.' Bass (the Defense Psychologist) (1996) -
![Portraits of a Killer]( "Portraits of a Killer")
Portraits of a Killer Raymond Garrison (1996) -
![The Outer Limits]( "The Outer Limits")
The Outer Limits Sanford Vallé (1996) -
The Nerd Mr. Walgrave (1996)
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![Criminal Hearts]( "Criminal Hearts")
Criminal Hearts Martin (1996) -
![Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home]( "Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home")
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Bill Wilcox (1995) -
![From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler]( "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler")
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Morris (1995) -
![Panther]( "Panther")
Panther Dorsett (1995) -
![Dead Badge]( "Dead Badge")
Dead Badge Sergeant Miller Hoskins (1995) -
![Relative Fear]( "Relative Fear")
Relative Fear Earl Ladelle (1994) -
![Home Improvement]( "Home Improvement")
Home Improvement Col. Fred Patterson (1994) -
![Probable Cause]( "Probable Cause")
Probable Cause Sadler (1994) -
![The Glass Shield]( "The Glass Shield")
The Glass Shield Detective Jesse Hall (1994) -
![Camp Nowhere]( "Camp Nowhere")
Camp Nowhere T.R. Polk (1994) -
![Cops and Robbersons]( "Cops and Robbersons")
Cops and Robbersons (1994) -
![Bitter Harvest]( "Bitter Harvest")
Bitter Harvest Sheriff Bob Brody (1993) -
![Wilder Napalm]( "Wilder Napalm")
Wilder Napalm Fire Chief (1993) -
![The Jackie Thomas Show]( "The Jackie Thomas Show")
The Jackie Thomas Show Arlen Thomas (1993) -
![The Music of Chance]( "The Music of Chance")
The Music of Chance Calvin Murks (1993) -
![Four Eyes and Six-Guns]( "Four Eyes and Six-Guns")
Four Eyes and Six-Guns Mayor Thornbush (1992) -
![Wild Card]( "Wild Card")
Wild Card Mose (1992) -
![The Naked Truth]( "The Naked Truth")
The Naked Truth Garcia / Gesundheim (1992) -
![Equinox]( "Equinox")
Equinox Pete Petosa (1992) -
![White Sands]( "White Sands")
White Sands Bert Gibson (1992) -
![Killer Image]( "Killer Image")
Killer Image John Kane (1992) -
Silverfox Charles Blankenship (1991)
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![Fourth Story]( "Fourth Story")
Fourth Story Harry (1991) -
![The Flash]( "The Flash")
The Flash Henry Allen (1990) -
![The Civil War]( "The Civil War")
The Civil War Various (1990) -
![Narrow Margin]( "Narrow Margin")
Narrow Margin Sgt. Dominick Benti (1990) -
![Love and Lies]( "Love and Lies")
Love and Lies Clyde Wilson (1990) -
![Brotherhood of the Rose]( "Brotherhood of the Rose")
Brotherhood of the Rose Hardy (1989) -
![Catch Me If You Can]( "Catch Me If You Can")
Catch Me If You Can Johnny Phatmun (1989) -
![Chattahoochee]( "Chattahoochee")
Chattahoochee Morris (1989) -
![Tales from the Crypt]( "Tales from the Crypt")
Tales from the Crypt Jonas (1989) -
![Thunderground]( "Thunderground")
Thunderground Wedge (1989) -
![Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat]( "Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat")
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat Mort (1989) -
![Unsub]( "Unsub")
Unsub Ned Platt (1989) -
![The Mighty Quinn]( "The Mighty Quinn")
The Mighty Quinn Fred Miller (1989) -
![Red Scorpion]( "Red Scorpion")
Red Scorpion Dewey Ferguson (1988) -
![War Party]( "War Party")
War Party Colin Ditweiler (1988) -
![Clean and Sober]( "Clean and Sober")
Clean and Sober Richard Dirks (1988) -
![Sunset]( "Sunset")
Sunset Chief Marvin Dibner (1988) -
![The Milagro Beanfield War]( "The Milagro Beanfield War")
The Milagro Beanfield War Governor (1988) -
![No Man's Land]( "No Man's Land")
No Man's Land Captain Haun (1987) -
![Harry and the Hendersons]( "Harry and the Hendersons")
Harry and the Hendersons George Henderson Sr. (1987) -
![Murder Ordained]( "Murder Ordained")
Murder Ordained Vern Humphrey (1987) -
![The Abduction of Kari Swenson]( "The Abduction of Kari Swenson")
The Abduction of Kari Swenson Don Nichols (1987) -
![Raising Arizona]( "Raising Arizona")
Raising Arizona Machine Shop Ear-Bender (1987) -
![Broken Vows]( "Broken Vows")
Broken Vows Detective Mulligan (1987) -
![Vanishing America]( "Vanishing America")
Vanishing America Earl Crockett (1986) -
![Amazing Stories]( "Amazing Stories")
Amazing Stories Grandpa (1986) -
![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney General Presser (1986) -
![Back to School]( "Back to School")
Back to School Coach Turnbull (1986) -
![The Deliberate Stranger]( "The Deliberate Stranger")
The Deliberate Stranger Det. Sam Davies (1986) -
![Resting Place]( "Resting Place")
Resting Place Sarge (1986) -
![Critters]( "Critters")
Critters Harv (1986) -
![Wildcats]( "Wildcats")
Wildcats Walt Coes (1986) -
![The Best of Times]( "The Best of Times")
The Best of Times Charlie (1986) -
![The Right of the People]( "The Right of the People")
The Right of the People Mayor (1986) -
![Deadly Nightmares]( "Deadly Nightmares")
Deadly Nightmares Detective Underhill (1986) -
![The Twilight Zone]( "The Twilight Zone")
The Twilight Zone Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice") (1985) -
![ABC Weekend Specials]( "ABC Weekend Specials")
ABC Weekend Specials Rocco (1985) -
![Fletch]( "Fletch")
Fletch Dr. Joseph Dolan (1985) -
![Missing in Action]( "Missing in Action")
Missing in Action Jack Tucker (1984) -
![Courage]( "Courage")
Courage Colonel Crouse (1984) -
![Blood Simple]( "Blood Simple")
Blood Simple Private Detective Loren Visser (1984) -
![Grandview, U.S.A.]( "Grandview, U.S.A.")
Grandview, U.S.A. Mr. Clark (1984) -
The Outlaws Warden MacDonald (1984)
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![The Pope of Greenwich Village]( "The Pope of Greenwich Village")
The Pope of Greenwich Village Burns (1984) -
You Are the Jury Samuel Lynn (1984)
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![Scandalous]( "Scandalous")
Scandalous Simon Reynolds (1984) -
![After MASH]( "After MASH")
After MASH Reverend Horn (1984) -
![Silkwood]( "Silkwood")
Silkwood Walt Yarborough (1983) -
![Night Partners]( "Night Partners")
Night Partners Joe Kirby (1983) -
![ABC Afterschool Specials]( "ABC Afterschool Specials")
ABC Afterschool Specials Joe Lempke (1983) -
![Blade Runner]( "Blade Runner")
Blade Runner Bryant (1982) -
![The Escape Artist]( "The Escape Artist")
The Escape Artist Fritz (1982) -
![Fast-Walking]( "Fast-Walking")
Fast-Walking Sergeant Sanger (1982) -
![Cannery Row]( "Cannery Row")
Cannery Row Mack (1982) -
![Reds]( "Reds")
Reds Speaker - Liberal Club (1981) -
![Little House on the Prairie]( "Little House on the Prairie")
Little House on the Prairie Callahan (1981) -
![Back Roads]( "Back Roads")
Back Roads Arthur (1981) -
![Hellinger's Law]( "Hellinger's Law")
Hellinger's Law Mr. Graebner (1981) -
![East of Eden]( "East of Eden")
East of Eden Sheriff Horace Quinn (1981) -
![High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane]( "High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane")
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane Harold Patton (1980) -
![Ordinary People]( "Ordinary People")
Ordinary People Swim Coach (1980) -
![Raise the Titanic]( "Raise the Titanic")
Raise the Titanic Master Chief Vinnie Walker (1980) -
![Brubaker]( "Brubaker")
Brubaker C.P. 'Woody' Woodward (1980) -
![City in Fear]( "City in Fear")
City in Fear Sheldon Lewis (1980) -
![Skag]( "Skag")
Skag Moran (1980) -
![The Gift]( "The Gift")
The Gift Legion Commander (1979) -
![The Jerk]( "The Jerk")
The Jerk Madman (1979) -
![The French Atlantic Affair]( "The French Atlantic Affair")
The French Atlantic Affair Harry (1979) -
![The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh]( "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh")
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh Wally Cantrell (1979) -
![Dear Detective]( "Dear Detective")
Dear Detective Capt. Gorcey (1979) -
![No Other Love]( "No Other Love")
No Other Love DeFranco (1979) -
![James at 16]( "James at 16")
James at 16 Coach Federson (1978) -
![Straight Time]( "Straight Time")
Straight Time Earl Frank (1978) -
![A Question of Guilt]( "A Question of Guilt")
A Question of Guilt Inspector McCartney (1978) -
![Superdome]( "Superdome")
Superdome Whitley (1978) -
![Starsky and Hutch]( "Starsky and Hutch")
Starsky and Hutch Freddie (1976-1978) -
![Red Alert]( "Red Alert")
Red Alert Sheriff Sweeney (1977) -
![Airport '77]( "Airport '77")
Airport '77 Dr. Williams (1977) -
![Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman]( "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman")
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Sergeant Malloy (1977) -
![Slap Shot]( "Slap Shot")
Slap Shot Dickie Dunn (1977) -
![Gibbsville]( "Gibbsville")
Gibbsville Yostie (1976) -
![Nickelodeon]( "Nickelodeon")
Nickelodeon 'Father' Logan (1976) -
![Mikey and Nicky]( "Mikey and Nicky")
Mikey and Nicky Bus Driver (1976) -
![Bound for Glory]( "Bound for Glory")
Bound for Glory Husband - Couple in Trailer Automobile (1976) -
![The Invasion of Johnson County]( "The Invasion of Johnson County")
The Invasion of Johnson County Irvine (1976) -
![Baretta]( "Baretta")
Baretta McDade (1975-1976) -
![Kate McShane]( "Kate McShane")
Kate McShane (1975) -
Crime Club Lieutenant Jack Doyle (1975)
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![The Prisoner of Second Avenue]( "The Prisoner of Second Avenue")
The Prisoner of Second Avenue Joe - Doorman (1975) -
![The Waltons]( "The Waltons")
The Waltons David Fletcher (1975) -
![At Long Last Love]( "At Long Last Love")
At Long Last Love Harold (1975) -
![Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic]( "Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic")
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic Mr. Peterson (1975) -
![The Rockford Files]( "The Rockford Files")
The Rockford Files Edgar Burch (1975) -
![McMillan & Wife]( "McMillan & Wife")
McMillan & Wife Officer Ames (1974) -
![Amy Prentiss]( "Amy Prentiss")
Amy Prentiss Tom (1974) -
![The Gambler]( "The Gambler")
The Gambler Las Vegas Gambler (1974) -
Doctor Dan Mr. Wallace (1974)
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![Serpico]( "Serpico")
Serpico Gallagher (1973) -
![Kid Blue]( "Kid Blue")
Kid Blue Barber (1973) -
![The Sandy Duncan Show]( "The Sandy Duncan Show")
The Sandy Duncan Show Alex Lembeck (1972) -
![The Bob Newhart Show]( "The Bob Newhart Show")
The Bob Newhart Show Jack Hoover (1972) -
![Get to Know Your Rabbit]( "Get to Know Your Rabbit")
Get to Know Your Rabbit Mr. Wendel (1972) -
![What's Up, Doc?]( "What's Up, Doc?")
What's Up, Doc? Arresting Officer (1972) -
![Nichols]( "Nichols")
Nichols Gabe McCutcheon (1971-1972) -
The Don Rickles Show Kingston (1972)
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![Bonanza]( "Bonanza")
Bonanza Mattheson (1971) -
![Ironside]( "Ironside")
Ironside Telegraph Clerk (1971) -
![The Jimmy Stewart Show]( "The Jimmy Stewart Show")
The Jimmy Stewart Show Lionel Atkins (1971) -
![All in the Family]( "All in the Family")
All in the Family Billy Hartfield (1971) -
![They Might Be Giants]( "They Might Be Giants")
They Might Be Giants 1st Sanitation Man (1971) -
![Escape from the Planet of the Apes]( "Escape from the Planet of the Apes")
Escape from the Planet of the Apes Aide (1971) -
![Cold Turkey]( "Cold Turkey")
Cold Turkey Art (1971) -
![Julia]( "Julia")
Julia Gus Anderson (1971) -
![Arnie]( "Arnie")
Arnie Cliff (1970) -
![Little Big Man]( "Little Big Man")
Little Big Man Shotgun Guard (1970) -
![The Traveling Executioner]( "The Traveling Executioner")
The Traveling Executioner Warden Brodski (1970) -
![End of the Road]( "End of the Road")
End of the Road Crab Man / Tutu Man (1970) -
![Alice's Restaurant]( "Alice's Restaurant")
Alice's Restaurant Group W Sergeant (1969) -
![Stiletto]( "Stiletto")
Stiletto Racing Partner (1969) -
The Skirts of Happy Chance Huffman (1969)
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![Midnight Cowboy]( "Midnight Cowboy")
Midnight Cowboy Bus Passenger (1969) -
![N.Y.P.D.]( "N.Y.P.D.")
N.Y.P.D. (1969) -
Actor
![The Doctors]( "The Doctors")
The Doctors Jason Randall (1968) -
Soundtrack
![Pound Puppies]( "Pound Puppies")
Pound Puppies (2012) -
Archive footage
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Archive footage
![VH1 Goes Inside]( "VH1 Goes Inside")
VH1 Goes Inside (2004) -
![Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater]( "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater")
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1994) -
Stunts
![The Kite Runner]( "The Kite Runner")
The Kite Runner (2007)
All Filmography
Awards
2 wins & 1 nomination.Did You Know
Trivia
In Christmas with the Kranks (2004), he plays a neighbor of Tim Allen. He played Allen's father-in-law on Home Improvement (1991).
Quotes
I approach each job thinking I may die of a heart attack, so it had better be the best work possible.
Trademark
Loud, loquacious characters
Star Sign
Aries
Personal Details
Born
Michael Emmet Walsh
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
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