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).
Movies
South of Bix Grandpa
Brubaker C.P. Woodward
The Iron Giant Earl Stutz (voice)
Critters Harv
Alice's Restaurant Group W Sergeant
The Best of Times Charlie
The Mighty Quinn Fred Miller
The Jerk Madman
Blood Simple Loren Visser
Slap Shot Dickie Dunn
Chairman of the Board Freemont
Straight Time Earl Frank
Narrow Margin Sergeant Dominick Benti
Wild Wild West Coleman
Cold Turkey Art
Raise the Titanic Master Chief Vinnie Walker
The Pope of Greenwich Village Burns
Cannery Row Mack
My Best Friend's Wedding Joe O'Neal
Harry and the Hendersons George Henderson Sr.
Twilight Lester Ivar
Fletch Dr. Joseph Dolan
Red Scorpion Dewey Ferguson
Silkwood Walt Yarborough
Retroactive Sam
Christmas in the Clouds Stu O'Malley
No Man's Land Captain Haun
Big Stan Lew Popper
Catch Me If You Can Johnny Phatmun
Christmas with the Kranks Walt Scheel
Don McKay Samuel
The Outlaws Warden MacDonald
Cops & Robbersons Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
Man in the Chair Mickey Hopkins
Missing in Action Tuck
Back to School Coach Turnbull
Back Roads Arthur
The Gambler Las Vegas gambler
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat Mort
Poor White Trash Judge Pike
Me and Will Dean
Fast-Walking Sergeant Sanger
Ordinary People Swim Coach
The Music of Chance Calvin Murks
Camp Nowhere T.R. Polk
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner Self
Reds Speaker at Liberal Club
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh Wally Cantrell
White Sands Bert Gibson
Killer Image John Kane
Roney's Point Lance McKyle
The Prisoner of Second Avenue Doorman
The Odd Life of Timothy Green Uncle Bub
War Party Colin Ditweiler
The Traveling Executioner Warden Brodski
The Deliberate Stranger Det. Sam Davies
Grandview, U.S.A. Mr. Clark
City in Fear Sheldon Lewis
Thunderground Wedge
Random Hearts Billy (uncredited)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Morris
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency Chief Van Owen
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane Harold Patton
Red Alert Sheriff Sweeney
A Question of Guilt Inspector McCartney
Your Name Here Kroger
Scandalous Simon Reynolds
Broken Vows Detective Mulligan
At Long Last Love Harold
Nickelodeon "Father" Logan
Love Sick Love Ed
Monster! Lloyd Reeves
Skag Moran
The Naked Truth Garcia / Gesundheim
Bitter Harvest Sheriff Bob
The Flash Henry Allen
Abduction Don Nichols
Baggage Sandy Westphall
Haunted Echoes Neil
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Bill Wilcox
Calvary The Writer
Probable Cause Sadler
Racing Stripes Woodzie
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
They Might Be Giants 1st Sanitation Man
Youth in Revolt Mr. Saunders
Mikey and Nicky Bus Driver
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic Mr. Peterson
Little Big Man Shotgun Guard
Superdome Whitley
A Time to Kill Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
Airport '77 Dr. Williams
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' Self
Snow Dogs George
Blade Runner Bryant
Relative Fear Earl Ladelle
Criminal Hearts Martin
Nightmare in Big Sky Country Marshal Jim Phillips
Escape from the Planet of the Apes Aide
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power Gorak
Albino Alligator Dino
Resting Place Sarge
Greener Mountains Muggs
Courage Colonel Crouse
Serpico Gallagher
Madness of Method Rudolph Thorndyke
Outlaw Posse Catfish
Fourth Story Harry
The Assignment Mr. Beudreaux
Murder Ordained Vern Humphrey
Boiling Pot Dean Marison
Chattahoochee Morris
Wildcats Walt Coes
Brothers Judge Farful
Panther Dorsett
Sunset Chief Marvin Dibner
Erasable You Ralph Worth
The Glass Shield Det. Jesse Hall
What's Up, Doc? Arresting Officer
Portraits of a Killer Raymond Garrison
Wilder Napalm Fire Chief
Men in White Stanley
Silverfox Charles Blankenship
Raising Arizona Machine Shop Ear-Bender
The Escape Artist Fritz
Get to Know Your Rabbit Mr. Wendel
End of the Road Crab Man / Tutu Man
Chasing 3000 Chuck Ireland
The Gift Legion Commander
Midnight Cowboy Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Hellinger's Law Mr. Graebner
Wild Card Mose
Dear Detective Capt. Gorcey
Change in the Air Walter Lemke
The Right of the People Sindaco
Clean and Sober Richard Dirks
Shifting Gears Hank
The Invasion of Johnson County Irvine
The Lottery Chief Davis
Toto Toto
The Killing Jar
Faith, Hope & Love Fr. John
Bound for Glory Husband
Eyeball Eddie Coach Cook
Knives Out Mr. Proofroc
Raising Buchanan Larry Kiesling
Dead Badge Sergeant Miller Hoskins
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle Joe Lemke
Night Partners Joe Kirby
Love and Lies Clyde Wilson
Romeo + Juliet Apothecary
Equinox Pete Petosa
Jack of Hearts Comissioner Menlo Boyce
No Other Love DeFranco
Arthur Newman Zazek
Crime Club Jack Doyle
Sorry, Not Sorry Harry's Father
The Mimic The Director
Stiletto Racing Partner (uncredited)
Kid Blue Barber
The Immaculate Room Kate's Father
A Little White Lie Arthur Baldwin
The Milagro Beanfield War Governor
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales Wally Westland
Dotty and Soul Harold Eichelbaum
Green and Gold Scotty
Shows
The Flash Henry Allen
Arnie
Starsky & Hutch Freddie
Home Improvement Colonel
Little House on the Prairie
Early Edition
The Twilight Zone Peter
All in the Family Billy Hartfield
Ed Mayor Wally Kendricks
Tales from the Crypt Jonas
The Bob Newhart Show Jack Hoover
Tracey Takes On...
Baretta
The Civil War Various
Frasier Rich Koechner
The X-Files Arthur Dales
Night Visions Gus
Hallmark Hall of Fame Sarge
The Sandy Duncan Show
The Hitchhiker Detective Underhill
Unsub Ned Platt
The Outer Limits Sanford Vallé
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Mack (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys Gemsbok #1 (voice)
Empire Harold Blakeley
Amazing Stories Grandpa
The Righteous Gemstones Roy Gemstone
McMillan and Wife Officer Ames
Nichols Gabe McCutcheon
Pound Puppies Olaf (voice)
The French Atlantic Affair Harry
Charlie Lawrence Cubby
Brotherhood of the Rose Hardy
Bonanza Mattheson
The Rockford Files Edgar Burch
Baseball Various (voice)
East of Eden Sheriff Horace Quinn
Murder Ordained Vern Humphrey
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Jeb (voice)
American Gigolo Coleman
The West Self (voice)
Damages Lyle Hewes
NYPD Blue Joe Kroft
Starsky & Hutch Lloyd Herman Eckworth
The Waltons David Fletcher
Ironside Telegraph Clerk
The Wonderful World of Disney General Presser
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories Detective
AfterMASH Reverend Horn
Adventure Time Cosmic Owl
Sneaky Pete Tex Hopkins
