M. Emmet Walsh
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).
Acting
Movie
Blade Runner
as Bryant
1982
Movie
Knives Out
as Mr. Proofroc
2019
Movie
The Iron Giant
as Earl Stutz (voice)
1999
Movie
Romeo + Juliet
as Apothecary
1996
Movie
Wild Wild West
as Coleman
1999
TV
The X-Files
as Arthur Dales
1993
TV
Adventure Time
as Cosmic Owl (voice)
2010
Movie
A Time to Kill
as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
1996
Movie
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Joe O'Neal
1997
Movie
Raising Arizona
as Machine Shop Ear-Bender
1987
Movie
Serpico
as Gallagher
1973
Movie
Blood Simple
as Private Detective
1985
Movie
Midnight Cowboy
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1969
Movie
Christmas with the Kranks
as Walt Scheel
2004
Movie
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as Uncle Bub
2012
Movie
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Aide
1971
Movie
Critters
as Harv
1986
Movie
Calvary
as The Writer
2014
Movie
Big Stan
as Lew Popper
2007
TV
Little House on the Prairie
as Callahan
1974
TV
Tales from the Crypt
as Jonas
1989
Movie
Youth in Revolt
as Mr. Saunders
2009
Movie
The Jerk
as Madman
1979
TV
Frasier
as Rich Koechner
1993