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).

Filmography

Title	Character	Year	Rating
South of Bix	Grandpa	2019	—
Big Stan	Lew Popper	2007	6.594
Christmas with the Kranks	Walt Scheel	2004	6.155
Christmas in the Clouds	Stu O'Malley	2001	6.263
The Iron Giant	Earl Stutz (voice)	1999	7.952
Wild Wild West	Coleman	1999	5.32
Chairman of the Board	Freemont	1998	3.669
Twilight	Lester Ivar	1998	6.132
My Best Friend's Wedding	Joe O'Neal	1997	6.563
Retroactive	Sam	1997	6.149
Narrow Margin	Sergeant Dominick Benti	1990	6.462
The Mighty Quinn	Fred Miller	1989	6.041
Catch Me... If You Can	Johnny Phatmun	1989	5.556
Red Scorpion	Dewey Ferguson	1988	5.985
Harry and the Hendersons	George Henderson Sr.	1987	6.1
No Man's Land	Captain Haun	1987	6.009
Critters	Harv	1986	6.471
The Best of Times	Charlie	1986	5.688
Blood Simple	Private Detective	1985	7.254
Fletch	Dr. Joseph Dolan	1985	6.745
The Pope of Greenwich Village	Burns	1984	6.387
Silkwood	Walt Yarborough	1983	6.939
Cannery Row	Mack	1982	5.883
Brubaker	C.P. Woodward	1980	7.085
Raise the Titanic	Master Chief Vinnie Walker	1980	5.33
The Jerk	Madman	1979	6.894
Straight Time	Earl Frank	1978	7.168
Slap Shot	Dickie Dunn	1977	6.8
Cold Turkey	Art	1971	6.304
Alice's Restaurant	Group W Sergeant	1969	6.27

Known for	Acting
Credits	30
Born	1935
From	Ogdensburg, New York, …

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