M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Age
78
Birthday
Mar. 22nd, 1935
Born in
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Height
5' 10"

M. Emmet Walsh's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
The Mind of the Married Man TV Show
The Mind of the Married Man
The Don Rickles Show TV Show
The Don Rickles Show
Dear Detective TV Show
Dear Detective
The Sandy Duncan Show TV Show
The Sandy Duncan Show
 

Main Movie Roles

2009 - Don McKay
2009 - Youth in Revolt
2008 - Sherman's Way
2007 - Big Stan
2007 - Man in the Chair
2005 - Racing Stripes
2004 - Christmas with the Kranks
2002 - Snow Dogs
2000 - Poor White Trash
1999 - Wild Wild West
1999 - Random Hearts
1999 - Me and Will
1999 - The Iron Giant
1998 - Twilight
1998 - Chairman of the Board
1997 - My Best Friend's Wedding
1997 - Retroactive
1996 - Romeo + Juliet
1996 - A Time to Kill
1994 - Cops and Robbersons
1994 - Camp Nowhere
1992 - White Sands
1990 - Narrow Margin
1989 - Red Scorpion
1989 - The Mighty Quinn
1989 - Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
1989 - Catch Me If You Can
1988 - Clean and Sober
1988 - Sunset
1988 - The Milagro Beanfield War
1987 - Raising Arizona
1987 - Harry and the Hendersons
1987 - No Man's Land
1986 - Critters
1986 - Wildcats
1986 - The Best Of Times
1986 - Back to School
1985 - Fletch
1984 - Missing in Action
1984 - Blood Simple
1984 - The Pope of Greenwich Village
1983 - Silkwood
1982 - Blade Runner
1982 - Fast-Walking
1982 - Cannery Row
1981 - Reds
1981 - Ordinary People
1980 - Brubaker
1980 - Raise The Titanic
1979 - The Jerk
1978 - Straight Time
1977 - Slap Shot
1977 - Airport '77
1976 - Bound for Glory
1975 - At Long Last Love
1975 - The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1974 - The Gambler
1973 - Serpico
1972 - What's Up, Doc?
1971 - Cold Turkey
1971 - They Might Be Giants
1971 - Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1970 - Little Big Man
1969 - Midnight Cowboy
1969 - Alice's Restaurant

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Ned Platt
8
Gabe McCutcheon
5
Lyle Hewes
3
Potter
2
Freddie
2
Col. Fred Patterson
2
Henry Allen
2
Gus Anderson
2
Himself (Voiced)
2
Grandpa
1
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

Wonderfully talented, heavyset character actor (from New York, but regularly playing Southerners) M. Emmet Walsh has made a solid career of playing corrupt cops, deadly crooks, and zany comedic roles since the early 1970s. First appeared in a few fairly forgettable roles both on TV and onscreen before cropping up in several well remembered films, including a courtroom police officer in What's Up, Doc? (1972), as the weird Dickie Dunn in Slap Shot (1977), and as a loony sniper hunting Steve Martin (I) in The Jerk (1979). On-screen demand heated up for him in the early 1980s with attention-grabbing work in key hits, including Brubaker (1980), Reds (1981), and as Harrison Ford (I)'s police chief in the futuristic thriller Blade Runner (1982). Walsh then turned in a stellar performance as the sleazy, double-crossing private detective in the Joel Cohen (I) and Ethan Coen film noir Blood Simple. (1984), and showed up again for the Coens as a loud-mouthed sheet-metal worker bugging Nicolas Cage in the hilarious Raising Arizona (1987). As Walsh moved into his fifties and beyond, Hollywood continued to offer him plenty of work, and he has appeared in over 50 movies since passing the half-century mark. His consistent ability to turn out highly entertaining portrayals led film critic Roger Ebert to coin the "Stanton-Walsh Rule," which states that any film starring Walsh or Harry Dean Stanton has to have some merit. And the "M" stands for Michael!


TRIVIA:
  • Appeared in the pilot episode of _"The Bob Newhart Show" (1972)_ (qv).
  • Critic 'Roger Ebert' (qv) so admires him that he created the "Stanton-Walsh Rule," which states that "no movie featuring either 'Harry Dean Stanton' (qv) or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad." Ebert later admitted this rule was broken by _Wild Wild West (1999)_ (qv), in which Walsh appeared.
  • Attended Tilton School in Tilton, N.H.
  • Has been deaf in his left ear since age three.
  • Keeps a home in rural West Swanton, Vermont.
  • In _Christmas with the Kranks (2004)_ (qv), he plays a neighbor of 'Tim Allen (I)' (qv). He played Allen's father-in-law on _"Home Improvement" (1991)_ (qv).
  • Graduated from the Clarkson University School of Business.
  • Was roommates with actor 'William Devane' (qv) in college.


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