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M. Emmet Walsh


Wonderfully talented, heavyset character actor (from New York, but regularly playing Southerners) M. Emmet Walsh has made a solid career of playing corrupt cops, deadly crooks, and zany comedic roles since the early 1970s. First appeared in a few fairly forgettable roles both on TV and onscreen before cropping up in several well remembered films... See full bio »

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2010 The Assignment (post-production)
Mr. Beudreaux
 
2010-2011 Pound Puppies (TV series)
Olaf
I Never Barked for My Father (2011) … Olaf (voice)
The Call of the Squirrel Dog (2011) … Olaf (credit only)
Rebel Without a Collar (2011) … Olaf (voice)
Dogs on a Wire (2011) … Olaf (voice)
Bone Voyage (2011) … Olaf (voice)
 
2010 Chasing 3000
Chuck Ireland
 
2010 'Til Death (TV series)
Uncle Rudolph
Let's Go (2010) … Uncle Rudolph
 
2009 Don McKay
Samuel
 
2008 Haunted Echoes (video)
Neil
 
2008/I Your Name Here
Kroger
 
2008 Sherman's Way
Hoyt
 
2007 Man in the Chair
Mickey Hopkins
 
2005 Greener Mountains
Muggs
 
2003 The Guardian (TV series)
Ezra Pence
Big Coal (2003) … Ezra Pence
 
2003 Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (TV movie)
Wally Westland
 
2003 Charlie Lawrence (TV series)
Cubby
New Kid in School (2003) … Cubby
 
2003/I Baggage
Sandy Westphall
 
2002 What's New, Scooby-Doo? (TV series)
Jeb
Scooby-Doo Christmas (2002) … Jeb (voice)
 
2002 Snow Dogs
George
 
2001 Frasier (TV series)
Richard 'Rich' Koechner
 
2001 The Mind of the Married Man (TV series)
Randall Evans
Pilot (2001) … Randall Evans
 
2001 Night Visions (TV series)
Gus
Reunion (2001) … Gus
 
2001 Gideon's Crossing (TV series)
Dr. Matthews
A Routine Case (2001) … Dr. Matthews
 
2001 Christmas in the Clouds
Stu O'Malley
 
2001 Eyeball Eddie (short)
Coach Cook
 
2000 Ed (TV series)
Mayor Wally Kendricks
 
2000 Jack of Hearts
Commissioner Menlo Boyce
 
2000 Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (TV series)
Aubrey Lang
The Book of Danny (2000) … Aubrey Lang
 
2000 NYPD Blue (TV series)
Dr. Joe Kroft
Roll Out the Barrel (2000) … Dr. Joe Kroft
 
1999 Monster! (TV movie)
Lloyd
 
1999 Me and Will
Dean
 
1999 Random Hearts
Billy (uncredited)
 
1999 Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (TV series)
Mack
 
1999 The Wild Thornberrys (TV series)
Gemsbok #1
Rain Dance (1999) … Gemsbok #1 (voice)
 
1999 Dead Badge
Sergeant Miller Hoskins
 
1999 The Iron Giant
Earl Stutz (voice)
 
1999 The X-Files (TV series)
Arthur Dales
The Unnatural (1999) … Arthur Dales
 
1998 Nightmare in Big Sky Country
Marshal Phillips
 
1998 Men in White (TV movie)
Junior Assistant Dispatch Trainee Stanley Snyder
 
1998 Erasable You
Ralph Worth
 
1998 Chairman of the Board
Freemont
 
1998 Tracey Takes On... (TV series)
Jimmy Duff
Sports (1998) … Jimmy Duff
 
1997 King of the Hill (TV series)
Buck Strickland
The Company Man (1997) … Buck Strickland (voice)
 
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding
Joe O'Neal
 
1997 The Killing Jar
Sheriff Foley
 
1997 Retroactive
Sam
 
1996 Early Edition (TV series)
Santa
Christmas (1996) … Santa
 
1996 Madness of Method (TV short)
Rudolph Thorndyke
 
1996 The Lottery (TV movie)
Chief Davis
 
1996 Portraits of a Killer
Raymond Garrison
 
1996 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Sanford Vallé
The Refuge (1996) … Sanford Vallé
 
1996 The Nerd (TV movie)
Mr. Walgrave
 
1995 Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Bill Wilcox
 
1995/I Panther
Dorsett
 
1995 Relative Fear
Earl Ladelle
 
1995 Criminal Hearts
Martin
 
1994 Home Improvement (TV series)
Col. Fred Patterson
 
1994 Probable Cause (TV movie)
Sadler
 
1994 Camp Nowhere
T.R. Polk
 
1994 The Glass Shield
Detective Jesse Hall
 
1994 Cops and Robbersons (uncredited)
 
1993 Bitter Harvest
Sheriff Bob
 
1993 Wilder Napalm
Fire Chief
 
1993 The Naked Truth
Garcia/Gesundheim
 
1993 The Jackie Thomas Show (TV series)
Arlen Thomas
Aloha, Io-wahu (1993) … Arlen Thomas
 
1993 The Music of Chance
Calvin Murks
 
1992 Four Eyes and Six-Guns (TV movie)
 
1992 Wild Card (TV movie)
Mose
 
1992 Equinox
Pete Petosa
 
1992 White Sands
Bert Gibson
 
1992 Killer Image
John Kane
 
1991 Silverfox (TV movie)
Charles Blankenship
 
1991 Fourth Story (TV movie)
Harry
 
1990 The Flash (TV series)
Henry Allen
Sins of the Father (1990) … Henry Allen
Pilot (1990) … Henry Allen
 
1990 Narrow Margin
Sgt. Dominick Benti (as M. Emmett Walsh)
 
1990 Love and Lies (TV movie)
Clyde Wilson
 
1989 Catch Me If You Can
Johnny Phatmun
 
1989 Chattahoochee
Morris
 
1989 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Jonas
Collection Completed (1989) … Jonas
 
1989 Thunderground
Wedge
 
1989 The Mighty Quinn
Fred Miller
 
1989 Brotherhood of the Rose (TV movie)
Hardy
 
1988 Red Scorpion
Dewey Ferguson
 
1988 War Party
Colin Ditweiler
 
1988 Clean and Sober
Richard Dirks
 
1988 Sunset
Chief Marvin Dibner
 
1988 The Milagro Beanfield War
Governor
 
1987 No Man's Land
Captain Haun
 
1987 Murder Ordained (TV movie)
Vern Humphrey
 
1987 The Abduction of Kari Swenson (TV movie)
Don Nichols
 
1987 Raising Arizona
Machine Shop Ear-Bender
 
1987 Broken Vows (TV movie)
Detective Mulligan
 
1986 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Grandpa
Magic Saturday (1986) … Grandpa
 
1986 Hero in the Family (TV movie)
General Presser
 
1986 The Deliberate Stranger (TV movie)
Det. Sam Davies
 
1986 Resting Place (TV movie)
Sarge
 
1986 Critters
Harv
 
1986 Wildcats
Walt Coes
 
1986 The Best of Times
Charlie
 
1986 The Right of the People (TV movie)
Mayor
 
1986 The Hitchhiker (TV series)
Detective Underhill
Ghostwriter (1986) … Detective Underhill
 
1986 Vanishing America (video)
Earl Crockett
 
1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice")
Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice (1985) … Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice")
 
1985 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Rocco
 
1984 Missing in Action
Jack Tucker
 
1984 Blood Simple.
Private Detective Loren Visser
 
1984 Grandview, U.S.A.
Mr. Clark
 
1984 The Outlaws (TV movie)
Warden MacDonald
 
1984 You Are the Jury (TV series)
Samuel Lynn
 
1984 Scandalous
Simon Reynolds
 
1984 Courage
Colonel Crouse
 
1983 Silkwood
Walt Yarborough
 
1983 Night Partners (TV movie)
Joe Kirby
 
1983 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Joe Lempke
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle (1983) … Joe Lempke
 
1982 The Escape Artist
Fritz
 
1982 Fast-Walking
Sergeant Sanger
 
1982 Cannery Row
Mack
 
1981 Reds
Speaker - Liberal Club
 
1981 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Callahan
Chicago (1981) … Callahan
 
1981 Back Roads
Arthur
 
1981 Hellinger's Law (TV movie)
Mr. Graebner
 
1981 East of Eden (TV mini-series)
Sheriff Horace Quinn
Part Three (1981) … Sheriff Horace Quinn (as E. Emmet Walsh)
Part Two (1981) … Sheriff Horace Quinn (as E. Emmet Walsh)
Part One (1981) … Sheriff Horace Quinn (credit only) (as E. Emmet Walsh)
 
1980 High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (TV movie)
Harold Patton
 
1980 Ordinary People
Salan
 
1980 Raise the Titanic
Master Chief Vinnie Walker
 
1980 Brubaker
C.P. Woodward
 
1980 City in Fear (TV movie)
Sheldon Lewis
 
1980 Skag (TV series)
Moran
Pilot (1980) … Moran
 
1979 The Gift (TV movie)
Legion Commander
 
1979 The Jerk
Madman
 
1979 The French Atlantic Affair (TV mini-series)
Harry
 
1979 The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Wally Cantrell
 
1979 Dear Detective (TV series)
Capt. Gorcey
Pilot (1979) … Capt. Gorcey
 
1979 No Other Love (TV movie)
DeFranco
 
1978 James at 16 (TV series)
 
1978 Straight Time
Earl Frank
 
1978 A Question of Guilt (TV movie)
Inspector McCartney
 
1978 Superdome (TV movie)
Whitley
 
1976-1978 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Freddie / Lloyd Herman Eckworth
The Action (1978) … Freddie
Vendetta (1976) … Lloyd Herman Eckworth
 
1977 Red Alert (TV movie)
Sheriff Sweeney
 
1977 Slap Shot
Dickie Dunn
 
1976 Gibbsville (TV series)
Afternoon Waltz (1976)
 
1976 Mikey and Nicky
Bus Driver
 
1976 Nickelodeon
'Father' Logan
 
1976 Bound for Glory
Husband - Couple in Trailer Automobile
 
1976 The Invasion of Johnson County (TV movie)
Irvine
 
1975-1976 Baretta (TV series)
McDade / Potter
Dead Man Out (1976) … McDade
The Secret of Terry Lake (1975) … Potter
 
1975 Crime Club (TV movie)
Lieutenant Jack Doyle
 
1975 The Waltons (TV series)
David Fletcher
The Venture (1975) … David Fletcher
 
1975 At Long Last Love
Harold
 
1975 Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (TV movie)
Mr. Peterson
 
1975 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Edgar Burch
Counter Gambit (1975) … Edgar Burch
 
1974 Amy Prentiss (TV series)
Tom
Baptism of Fire (1974) … Tom
 
1974 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Officer Ames
Buried Alive (1974) … Officer Ames
 
1974 The Gambler
Las Vegas Gambler
 
1974 Doctor Dan (TV movie)
Mr. Wallace
 
1973 Serpico
Gallagher
 
1973 Kid Blue
Barber
 
1972 The Bob Newhart Show (TV series)
Jack Hoover
P-I-L-O-T (1972) … Jack Hoover
 
1972 Get to Know Your Rabbit
Mr. Wendel
 
1972 What's Up, Doc?
Arresting Officer
 
1971-1972 Nichols (TV series)
Gabe McCutcheon
Man's Best Enemy (1972) … Gabe McCutcheon
Wings of an Angel (1972) … Gabe McCutcheon
Ketcham Power (1971) … Gabe McCutcheon
Peanuts and Crackerjacks (1971) … Gabe McCutcheon (as Emmet Walsh)
Gulley vs. Hansen (1971) … Gabe McCutcheon (as Emmet Walsh)
 
1972 The Don Rickles Show (TV series)
Kingston
Episode dated 11 February 1972 (1972) … Kingston
 
1971 Bonanza (TV series)
Mattheson
Warbonnet (1971) … Mattheson (as Emmet Walsh)
 
1971 Ironside (TV series)
Telegraph Clerk
Dear Fran... (1971) … Telegraph Clerk
 
1971 The Jimmy Stewart Show (TV series)
Lionel Atkins
Another Day, Another Scholar (1971) … Lionel Atkins
 
1971 All in the Family (TV series)
Billy Hartfield
The Saga of Cousin Oscar (1971) … Billy Hartfield
 
1971 They Might Be Giants
1st Sanitation Man
 
1971 Cold Turkey
Art
 
1971 Julia (TV series)
Gus Anderson
Courting Time (1971) … Gus Anderson
Cousin of the Bride (1971) … Gus Anderson
 
1970 Arnie (TV series)
Cliff
To Buy or Not to Buy? (1970) … Cliff
 
1970 Little Big Man
Shotgun Guard
 
1970 The Traveling Executioner
Warden Brodski
 
1970 End of the Road
Crab Man/Tutu Man
 
1969 Alice's Restaurant
Group W Sergeant
 
1969 Stiletto
Racing Partner (uncredited)
 
1969 The Skirts of Happy Chance (TV movie)
Huffman
 
1969 Midnight Cowboy
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
 
1969 N.Y.P.D. (TV series)
 
Show ShowStunts (1 title)
2007 The Kite Runner (stunt coordinator - as E. Emmet Walsh)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1997 HBO First Look (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
On the Set: 'My Best Friend's Wedding' (1997) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2009 Comedy Is Pain (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Odds & Ends (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Only in LA (TV series)
Himself
Racing Stripes (2005) … Himself
 
2000 On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (TV documentary)
Himself (as M. Emmett Walsh)
 
1996 The West (TV series documentary)
 
1995 The Way West (TV documentary)
Voice
 
1994 Baseball (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
Something Like a War (1994) … Himself (voice)
The Faith of Fifty Million People (1994) … Himself (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1994 Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (TV series)
 

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Other Works:

Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (1969). Written by Don Petersen Directed by Michael Schultz. Belasco Theatre: 25 Feb 1969- 29 Mar 1969 (39 performances + 19 previews). Cast: Michael Brandon (as "Prince"), Bob Christian (as "Deek"), Laura Figueroa (as "Marietta"), Hal Holbrook (as "Mr. Winters"), Lauren Jones (as "Linda"), Catita Lord (as "Rita"), David Opatoshu (as "Dr. Werner"), Al Pacino (as "Bickham") [Broadway debut], Jose Perez (as "Ponti"), Lazaro Perez (as "Tonto"), Jon Richards (as "Mr. O'Malley"), Roger Robinson (as "Conrad"), Kenneth Rosaly (as "Hugo"), Bruce Scott (as "Fullendorf"), Hector Troy (as "Raul"), M. Emmet Walsh (as "Ringo"), Sam Watson (as "Lee"). Produced by Philip Rose and Huntington Hartford. Produced in association with Jay Weston. Note: Won Tony Award for Best Dramatic Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance, and Theatre World Award. See more »

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Alternate Names:

E. Emmet Walsh | Emmet Walsh | M. Emmett Walsh

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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I'm being paid for what I'd do for nothing. See more »

Trivia:

In Christmas with the Kranks, he plays a neighbor of Tim Allen. He played Allen's father-in-law on Home Improvement. See more »

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