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).

M. Emmet Walsh

Acting Born March 22, 1935 – Died March 19, 2024 Ogdensburg, New York, USA

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).

Known For

The X-Files

Arthur Dales

Frasier

Rich Koechner

Adventure Time

Cosmic Owl (voice)

Bonanza

Mattheson

NYPD Blue

Joe Kroft

Ironside

Telegraph Clerk

Home Improvement

Colonel

Little House on the Prairie

Callahan

The Waltons

David Fletcher

The Rockford Files

Edgar Burch

Empire

Harold Blakeley

Damages

Lyle Hewes