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 Carl Reiner's comedy The Jerk (1979), Robert Redford's drama Ordinary People (1980), Ridley Scott's science fiction film Blade Runner (1982), Barry Sonnenfeld's steampunk western Wild Wild West (1999) and Brad Bird's animated film The Iron Giant (1999).
Filmography Dotty and Soul
2023
Harold Eichelbaum
Details A Little White Lie
2023
Arthur Baldwin
Details The Immaculate Room
2022
Kate's Father
Details Raising Buchanan
2019
Larry Kiesling
Details Faith, Hope & Love
2019
Fr. John
Details Sorry, Not Sorry
2019
Harry's Father
Details Change in the Air
2018
Walter Lemke
Details Boiling Pot
2015
Dean Marison
Details The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
2015
Gorak
Details The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012
Uncle Bub
Details Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
2011
Chief Van Owen
Details Chasing 3000
2010
Chuck Ireland
Details The Assignment
2010
Mr. Beudreaux
Details Youth in Revolt
2009
Mr. Saunders
Details Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
Self
Details Man in the Chair
2007
Mickey Hopkins
Details Christmas with the Kranks
2004
Walt Scheel
Details Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003
Wally Westland
Details Eyeball Eddie
2001
Coach Cook
Details Christmas in the Clouds
2001
Stu O'Malley
Details Poor White Trash
2000
Judge Pike
Details Jack of Hearts
2000
Comissioner Menlo Boyce
Details On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000
Self
Details Random Hearts
1999
Billy (uncredited)
Details The Iron Giant
1999
Earl Stutz (voice)
Details Nightmare in Big Sky Country
1998
Marshal Jim Phillips
Details Erasable You
1998
Ralph Worth
Details Chairman of the Board
1998
Freemont
Details My Best Friend's Wedding
1997
Joe O'Neal
Details The Killing Jar
1997
Sheriff Foley
Details Romeo + Juliet
1996
Apothecary
Details A Time to Kill
1996
Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
Details Portraits of a Killer
1996
Raymond Garrison
Details Relative Fear
1995
Earl Ladelle
Details Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995
Bill Wilcox
Details From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1995
Morris
Details Dead Badge
1995
Sergeant Miller Hoskins
Details The Glass Shield
1994
Det. Jesse Hall
Details Cops & Robbersons
1994
Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
Details Bitter Harvest
1993
Sheriff Bob
Details Wilder Napalm
1993
Fire Chief
Details The Music of Chance
1993
Calvin Murks
Details Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992
Character TBA
Details The Naked Truth
1992
Garcia / Gesundheim
Details Narrow Margin
1990
Sergeant Dominick Benti
Details Love and Lies
1990
Clyde Wilson
Details Catch Me If You Can
1989
Johnny Phatmun
Details Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
1989
Mort
Details The Mighty Quinn
1989
Fred Miller
Details Red Scorpion
1988
Dewey Ferguson
Details War Party
1988
Colin Ditweiler
Details Clean and Sober
1988
Richard Dirks
Details Sunset
1988
Chief Marvin Dibner
Details The Milagro Beanfield War
1988
Governor
Details No Man's Land
1987
Captain Haun
Details Harry and the Hendersons
1987
George Henderson Sr.
Details Murder Ordained
1987
Vern Humphrey
Details Raising Arizona
1987
Machine Shop Ear-Bender
Details Broken Vows
1987
Detective Mulligan
Details Back to School
1986
Coach Turnbull
Details The Deliberate Stranger
1986
Det. Sam Davies
Details The Best of Times
1986
Charlie
Details The Right of the People
1986
Sindaco
Details Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
Mr. Clark
Details The Outlaws
1984
Warden MacDonald
Details The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984
Burns
Details Blood Simple
1984
Loren Visser
Details Scandalous
1984
Simon Reynolds
Details Silkwood
1983
Walt Yarborough
Details Night Partners
1983
Joe Kirby
Details The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
1983
Joe Lemke
Details Fast-Walking
1982
Sergeant Sanger
Details Reds
1981
Speaker at Liberal Club
Details Hellinger's Law
1981
Mr. Graebner
Details High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980
Harold Patton
Details Ordinary People
1980
Swim Coach
Details Raise the Titanic
1980
Master Chief Vinnie Walker
Details City in Fear
1980
Sheldon Lewis
Details The Gift
1979
Legion Commander
Details The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
Wally Cantrell
Details Dear Detective
1979
Capt. Gorcey
Details Straight Time
1978
Earl Frank
Details A Question of Guilt
1978
Inspector McCartney
Details Red Alert
1977
Sheriff Sweeney
Details Airport '77
1977
Dr. Williams
Details Nickelodeon
1976
"Father" Logan
Details Mikey and Nicky
1976
Bus Driver
Details The Invasion of Johnson County
1976
Irvine
Details The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975
Doorman
Details At Long Last Love
1975
Harold
Details Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
Mr. Peterson
Details The Gambler
1974
Las Vegas gambler
Details Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972
Mr. Wendel
Details What's Up, Doc?
1972
Arresting Officer
Details They Might Be Giants
1971
1st Sanitation Man
Details Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Aide
Details Little Big Man
1970
Shotgun Guard
Details The Traveling Executioner
1970
Warden Brodski
Details End of the Road
1970
Crab Man / Tutu Man
Details Alice's Restaurant
1969
Group W Sergeant
Details Stiletto
1969
Racing Partner (uncredited)
Details Midnight Cowboy
1969
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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