M. Emmet Walsh

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Wonderfully talented, heavyset character actor (from New York, but regularly playing Southerners) M...

Born: March 22, 1935

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Filmography

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

The Doctors Jason Randall (1968)
Soundtrack

Pound Puppies (2012)
Archive footage

Blade Runner: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (2007)
Archive footage

VH1 Goes Inside (2004)
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1994)
Stunts

The Kite Runner (2007)

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Did You Know

As of 2015, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Midnight Cowboy (1969), Bound for Glory (1976), Ordinary People (1980) and Reds (1981). Of those, Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Ordinary People (1980) are winners in...

Quotes

I don't have an ego when I get the work. If I'm playing a doctor I want you to see a doctor. I don't want you to see an Emmet Walsh doctor and that's I think been the confusion with my career. People know my work, but they don't know who I am. I've ...