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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 Wonderful World of Disney
The Twilight Zone
Frasier
Sneaky Pete
The Outer Limits
Bonanza
Starsky & Hutch
Amazing Stories
The Wild Thornberrys
Damages
The Hitchhiker
The Waltons
McMillan & Wife
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
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
AfterMASH
The Flash
Tracey Takes On...
Midnight Cowboy
Serpico
The Civil War
A Time to Kill
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Silkwood
Clean and Sober
The Gambler
Knives Out
Romeo + Juliet
Wildcats
Twilight
The Flash
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
A Question of Guilt
Reds
Harry and the Hendersons
Mikey and Nicky
The Gift
The Jerk
Grandview, U.S.A.
Nichols
The Sandy Duncan Show
The Mind of the Married Man
Big Stan
Calvary
Fletch
Camp Nowhere
Brotherhood of the Rose
My Best Friend's Wedding
Brothers
Fourth Story
Red Alert
Blade Runner
Ordinary People
Wild Wild West
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Probable Cause
Snow Dogs
Christmas with the Kranks
The Immaculate Room
Night Partners
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