M. Emmet Walsh
Known For
Acting
Born
1935-03-22 in Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Died
2024-03-19
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).
Most Known For
The X-Files
as Arthur Dales
Adventure Time
as Cosmic Owl (voice)
Frasier
as Rich Koechner
Bonanza
as Mattheson
Little House on the Prairie
as Callahan
The Twilight Zone
as Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice")
Home Improvement
as Colonel
The Waltons
as David Fletcher
The Rockford Files
as Edgar Burch
The Outer Limits
as Sanford Vallé
Ironside
as Telegraph Clerk
Empire
as Harold Blakeley
NYPD Blue
as Joe Kroft
Tales from the Crypt
as Jonas
Sneaky Pete
as Tex Hopkins
Starsky & Hutch
as Freddie
Starsky & Hutch
as Lloyd Herman Eckworth
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as Jeb (voice)
Damages
as Lyle Hewes
Amazing Stories
as Grandpa