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M. Emmet Walsh
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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).
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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).
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Ironside
The X-Files
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Guardian
Army Wives
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Twilight Zone
Frasier
The Waltons
Sneaky Pete
The Outer Limits
Bonanza
Starsky & Hutch
Nichols
Amazing Stories
The Wild Thornberrys
Damages
The Hitchhiker
Home Improvement
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
The Rockford Files
Adventure Time
Ed
The Bob Newhart Show
Early Edition
Tales from the Crypt
Little House on the Prairie
American Gigolo
All in the Family
The Righteous Gemstones
Gibbsville
Empire
Arnie
McMillan & Wife
AfterMASH
The Flash
Tracey Takes On...
Midnight Cowboy
Serpico
The Civil War
A Time to Kill
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Slap Shot
Silkwood
Clean and Sober
Knives Out
The Gambler
Wildcats
Romeo + Juliet
The Flash
Twilight
A Question of Guilt
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
The Gift
The Jerk
Mikey and Nicky
Reds
Grandview, U.S.A.
Calvary
Fletch
The Sandy Duncan Show
Harry and the Hendersons
Big Stan
The Mind of the Married Man
Camp Nowhere
Fourth Story
Brothers
My Best Friend's Wedding
Red Alert
Brotherhood of the Rose
Probable Cause
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Snow Dogs
Wild Wild West
Ordinary People
Blade Runner
Christmas with the Kranks
Night Partners
The Immaculate Room
Missing in Action
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
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