Highest rated as cast or director
Blade Runner
1982
Ordinary People
1980
Blood Simple
1985
Straight Time
1978
The Mighty Quinn
1989
M. Emmet Walsh's 7 titles from the 1980s have a median Balasaur Score of 68, led by Blade Runner (83) and Ordinary People (81), against 54 for those from the 1990s.
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).
Acted in 213
2020s
- 2025
Green and Gold
Scotty
- 2024
Outlaw Posse
Catfish
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
The Mimic
The Director
2010s
- 2019
South of Bix
Grandpa
Raising Buchanan
Larry Kiesling
Sorry, Not Sorry
Harry's Father
- 2018
Toto
Toto
- 2015
- 2014
- 2012
Love Sick Love
Ed
- 2011
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
Chief Van Owen
- 2010
Chasing 3000
Chuck Ireland
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Haunted Echoes
Neil
Your Name Here
Kroger
- 2007
Man in the Chair
Mickey Hopkins
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
Baggage
Sandy Westphall
- 2002
- 2001
Eyeball Eddie
Coach Cook
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
Monster!
Lloyd Reeves
- 1998
Nightmare in Big Sky Country
Marshal Jim Phillips
Men in White
Stanley
Twilight
Lester Ivar
- 1997
Retroactive
Sam
- 1996
The Lottery
Chief Davis
Portraits of a Killer
Raymond Garrison
- 1995
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Morris
Dead Badge
Sergeant Miller Hoskins
- 1994
Probable Cause
Sadler
- 1993
The Music of Chance
Calvin Murks
- 1992
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Mayor Thornbush
- 1991
Fourth Story
Harry
- 1990
The Flash
Henry Allen
Chattahoochee
Morris
Love and Lies
Clyde Wilson
1980s
- 1989
Thunderground
Wedge
Unsub
Ned Platt · 8 episodes
Brotherhood of the Rose
Hardy · 2 episodes
- 1988
War Party
Colin Ditweiler
- 1987
Murder Ordained
Vern Humphrey · 2 episodes
Broken Vows
Detective Mulligan
- 1986
Hero in the Family
General Presser
The Deliberate Stranger
Det. Sam Davies
The Right of the People
Sindaco
- 1985
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn
Rocco
- 1984
Courage
Colonel Crouse
The Outlaws
Warden MacDonald
Scandalous
Simon Reynolds
- 1983
Night Partners
Joe Kirby
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
Joe Lemke
- 1982
The Escape Artist
Fritz
Fast-Walking
Sergeant Sanger
Cannery Row
Mack
- 1981
Back Roads
Arthur
Hellinger's Law
Mr. Graebner
East of Eden
Sheriff Horace Quinn · 3 episodes
- 1980
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
Harold Patton
City in Fear
Sheldon Lewis
Skag
Moran
1970s
- 1979
The Gift
Legion Commander
The French Atlantic Affair
Harry · 3 episodes
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Wally Cantrell
Dear Detective
Capt. Gorcey
- 1978
A Question of Guilt
Inspector McCartney
Superdome
Whitley
- 1977
Red Alert
Sheriff Sweeney
- 1976
Nickelodeon
"Father" Logan
Bound for Glory
Husband
The Invasion of Johnson County
Irvine
- 1975
Crime Club
Jack Doyle
At Long Last Love
Harold
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Mr. Peterson
- 1974
- 1973
Kid Blue
Barber
- 1972
- 1971
They Might Be Giants
1st Sanitation Man
- 1970
The Traveling Executioner
Warden Brodski
Arnie
TV
End of the Road
Crab Man / Tutu Man
1960s
- 1969
Alice's Restaurant
Group W Sergeant
Stiletto
Racing Partner (uncredited)
- 1967
1950s
- 1959
- 1954
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sarge · 1 episode
Appearances3
2000s
- 2007
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
- 2000
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Self
1990s
- 1996
The West
Self (voice) · 1 episode