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).
Known for
★7.9Blade Runner
★7.8Knives Out
★8.0The Iron Giant
★6.8Romeo + Juliet
★8.4The X-Files
★5.3Wild Wild West
★8.5Adventure Time
★7.4A Time to Kill
★6.6My Best Friend's Wedding
★7.1Raising Arizona
★7.5Serpico
★7.2Blood Simple
★7.5Midnight Cowboy
★6.2Christmas with the Kranks
★7.0The Odd Life of Timothy Green
★6.4Escape from the Planet of the Apes
★6.5Critters
★7.1Calvary
★6.7Big Stan
★8.0Little House on the Prairie
★8.0Tales from the Crypt
★6.1Youth in Revolt
★7.7Frasier
★6.9The Jerk