Basic Information About M. Emmet Walsh
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor, Voice Actor |
| Net worth | $1,500,000 |
| Date of birth | 1935-03-22 (90 years old) |
| Place of birth | Ogdensburg |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Hang-dog face Chunky, rotund frame Loud, loquacious characters Often cast as seemingly bellicose but harmless loudmouths, cast chillingly against type in Blood Simple (1984). |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did M. Emmet Walsh win?
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Emmet Walsh roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Knives Out | Mr. Proofroc |
| Romeo + Juliet | Apothecary |
| Midnight Cowboy | Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| Back to School | Coach Turnbull |
| A Time to Kill | Dr. Willard Tyrell 'W.T.' Bass (the Defense Psychologist) (uncredited) |
| Blood Simple | Private Detective Loren Visser |
| Blade Runner | Bryant |
| Raising Arizona | Machine Shop Ear-Bender |
| My Best Friend's Wedding | Joe O'Neal |
| Ordinary People | Salan - The Swim Coach |
| The Iron Giant | Earl Stutz (voice) |
| Harry and the Hendersons | George Henderson Sr. |
| Wild Wild West | Coleman |
| Serpico | Gallagher |
| Slap Shot | Dickie Dunn |
| Camp Nowhere | T.R. Polk |
| Mikey and Nicky | Bus Driver |
| White Sands | Bert Gibson |
| Critters | Harv |
| Fletch | Dr. Dolan |
| The Jerk | Madman |
| Silkwood | Walt Yarborough |
| The Gambler | Las Vegas Gambler |
| Wildcats | Coes |
| Reds | Speaker - Liberal Club |
| Airport '77 | Dr. Williams |
| Big Stan | Lew Popper |
| Calvary | The Writer |
| Twilight | Lester Ivar |
| Kid Blue | Barber |
| What's Up, Doc? | Arresting Officer |
| Little Big Man | Shot Gun Guard |
| Youth in Revolt | Mr. Saunders |
| Faith, Hope & Love | Fr. John |
| Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Aide |
| The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Uncle Bub |
| Missing in Action | Jack Tucker |
| Brubaker | C.P. 'Woody' Woodward |
| The Pope of Greenwich Village | Burns |
| Christmas with the Kranks | Walt Scheel |
| Change in the Air | Walter Lemke |
| Racing Stripes | Woodzie |
| Snow Dogs | George |
| Raise the Titanic | Master Chief Vinnie Walker |
| The Waltons | David Fletcher 1 episode, 1975 |
| The X Files | Arthur Dales 1 episode, 1999 |
| The Hitchhiker | Detective Underhill 1 episode, 1986 |
| Sneaky Pete | Tex Hopkins 7 episodes, 2019 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Jonas 1 episode, 1989 |
| Empire | Harold Blakeley 1 episode, 2015 |
M. Emmet Walsh's Quotes
- I'm being paid for what I'd do for nothing.
- I approach each job thinking I may die of a heart attack, so it had better be the best work possible.
- I don't have an ego when I get the work. If I'm playing a doctor I want you to see a doctor. I don't want you to see an Emmet Walsh doctor and that's I think been the confusion with my career. People know my work, but they don't know who I am. I've always had fun hiding in the character.
Interesting Facts about M. Emmet Walsh
- Attended Tilton School in Tilton, N.H.
- Was roommates with actor William Devane in college.
- Graduated from the Clarkson University School of Business.
- Has been deaf in his left ear since age three.
- Keeps a home in rural West Swanton, Vermont.
- Critic Roger Ebert so admired him that he created the "Stanton-Walsh Rule," which states that "no movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad." Ebert later admitted this rule was broken by Wild Wild West (1999), in which Walsh appeared.
- In Christmas with the Kranks (2004), he plays a neighbor of Tim Allen. He played Allen's father-in-law on Home Improvement (1991).
- Appeared in the pilot episode of The Bob Newhart Show (1972).
- National Theatre, London, making his UK stage debut in a major revival of "Buried Child" by Sam Shepard. [September 2004]
- He is of Irish descent.
- The 'M' in his name stands for Michael.
- His grandfather, father, and brother were immigration officials on the Canadian border.
- As of 2015, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Midnight Cowboy (1969), Bound for Glory (1976), Ordinary People (1980) and Reds (1981). Of those, Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Ordinary People (1980) are winners in the category.
- Although he played Tim Thomerson's father in The Flash: Pilot (1990), he is only eleven years his senior in real life.
- Alumnus of the AADA (American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Class of 1961.
