M. Emmet Walsh Picture
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Down 528 this week

M. Emmet Walsh

Actor | Soundtrack | Stunts

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 »

Born:

Michael Emmet Walsh
in Ogdensburg, New York, USA
More at IMDbPro » Contact Info on IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent and manager
Add or change photos on IMDbPro Represent M. Emmet Walsh? Add or change photos
Still of M. Emmet Walsh and Lois Smith in The Odd Life of Timothy Green Sally Kirkland, Rob Schneider and M. Emmet Walsh at event of Big Stan Still of Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tim Allen and M. Emmet Walsh in Christmas with the Kranks Veteran character actor M. Emmet Walsh as the Senator in David Winning's KILLER IMAGE (1992) David Winning directing Michael Ironside and M. Emmet Walsh in Killer Image (1992) Still of M. Emmet Walsh in Don McKay
18 photos | 97 videos | 134 news articles »

Quick Links:

Related News

'Arthur Newman' review: Colin Firth flees to a new life
25 April 2013 6:00 AM, PDT | Pop2it
Arthur Newman | Review
24 April 2013 9:00 AM, PDT | ioncinema
Experience Love Sick Love in May
24 April 2013 7:15 AM, PDT | Dread Central
See all 134 related articles »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of name
Guest stars on X-Files
a list of 104 people by zsolt124 created 9 months ago
 
image of name
Character actors that make any movie better
a list of 39 people by onecowboytoo created 27 Nov 2011
 
image of name
Best Character Actors
a list of 110 people by rubyfruit76 created 5 months ago
 
image of name
"THAT GUY!"
a list of 266 people by Bob_the_Hobo created 11 May 2011
 
image of name
Actors
a list of 350 people by metnever created 18 Sep 2011
 
See all related lists »

Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel

Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

Franklin Ojeda Smith -

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama -- On-camera drama reel featuring David H. Lawrence XVII, in scenes from Heroes, The Unit, LOST, and more

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama

My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

My Demo Reel


Find out more at IMDbPro »

Connect with IMDb

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of M. Emmet Walsh.
2 wins See more awards »

Known For


Show Show all  | 
Show by:
Edit

Filmography

Hide HideActor (205 titles)
2013 Boiling Pot (filming)
Dean Marison
 
2010-2012 Pound Puppies (TV series)
Olaf
– I Heard the Barks on Christmas Eve (2012) … Olaf (voice)
– Pound Preemies (2012) … Olaf (voice)
– No Dogs Allowed (2012) … Olaf (voice)
– The Accidental Pup Star (2012) … Olaf (voice)
– Squawk (2012) … Olaf (voice)
See all 31 episodes »
 
2012 Love Sick Love
Ed
 
2012 Adventure Time (TV series)
Cosmic Owl
– Jake the Dog (2012) … Cosmic Owl (voice)
 
2012 Damages (TV series)
Lyle Hewes
– But You Don't Do That Anymore (2012) … Lyle Hewes
– I'm Afraid of What I'll Find (2012) … Lyle Hewes
– There's Something Wrong with Me (2012) … Lyle Hewes
 
2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Uncle Bub
 
2012 Army Wives (TV series)
Bernie Wallacheck
– Battle Scars (2012) … Bernie Wallacheck
 
2010 Chasing 3000
Chuck Ireland
 
2010 'Til Death (TV series)
Uncle Rudolph
– Let's Go (2010) … Uncle Rudolph
 
2010 The Assignment
Mr. Beudreaux
 
2009 Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency
Chief Van Owen
 
2009 Youth in Revolt
Mr. Saunders
 
2009 Don McKay
Samuel
 
2008 Haunted Echoes (video)
Neil
 
2008/I Your Name Here
Kroger
 
2008 Sherman's Way
Hoyt
 
2007 Big Stan
Lew Popper
 
2007 Man in the Chair
Mickey Hopkins
 
2005 Greener Mountains
Muggs
 
2005 Racing Stripes
Woodzie
 
2004 Christmas with the Kranks
Walt Scheel
 
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)
Rich Koechner
– Bully for Martin (2001) … Rich Koechner
 
2001 The Mind of the Married Man (TV series)
Randall Evans
– Lay Down Dancing (2001) … Randall Evans
– The God of Marriage (2001) … Randall Evans
– The Secret of the Universe (2001) … 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
– Home Is Where the Ducks Are (2000) … 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 Poor White Trash
Judge Pike
 
2000 NYPD Blue (TV series)
Dr. Joe Kroft
– Roll Out the Barrel (2000) … Dr. Joe Kroft
 
1999 Monster! (TV movie)
Lloyd Reeves
 
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 The Iron Giant
Earl Stutz (voice)
 
1999 Wild Wild West
Coleman
 
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
 
1998 Twilight
Lester Ivar
 
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 Romeo + Juliet
Apothecary
 
1996 The Lottery (TV movie)
Chief Davis
 
1996 Albino Alligator
Dino
 
1996 A Time to Kill
Dr. Willard Tyrell 'W.T.' Bass (the Defense Psychologist) (uncredited)
 
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 From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (TV movie)
Morris
 
1995/I Panther
Dorsett
 
1995 Criminal Hearts
Martin
 
1994 Relative Fear
Earl Ladelle
 
1994 Home Improvement (TV series)
Col. Fred Patterson
– 'Twas the Night Before Chaos (1994) … Col. Fred Patterson
– The Colonel (1994) … Col. Fred Patterson
 
1994 Probable Cause (TV movie)
Sadler
 
1994 The Glass Shield
Detective Jesse Hall
 
1994 Camp Nowhere
T.R. Polk
 
1994 Cops and Robbersons (uncredited)
 
1994 Dead Badge
Sergeant Miller Hoskins
 
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 The Civil War (TV mini-series documentary)
Various
– The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (1990) … Various
– War Is All Hell (1865) (1990) … Various
– Most Hallowed Ground (1864) (1990) … Various
– Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864) (1990) … Various
– Simply Murder (1863) (1990) … Various
See all 9 episodes »
 
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 Unsub (TV series)
Ned Platt
– Burn Out (1989) … Ned Platt
– And the Dead Shall Rise to Condem Thee: Part 2 (1989) … Ned Platt
– And the Dead Shall Rise to Condem Thee: Part 1 (1989) … Ned Platt
– And They Swam Right Over the Dam (1989) … Ned Platt
– Daddy Dearest (1989) … Ned Platt
See all 8 episodes »
 
1989 The Mighty Quinn
Fred Miller
 
1989 Brotherhood of the Rose (TV mini-series)
Hardy
 
1989 Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Mort
 
1988 Red Scorpion
Dewey
 
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 Harry and the Hendersons
George Henderson Sr.
 
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 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
General Presser
– Hero in the Family (1986) … General Presser
 
1986 Back to School
Coach Turnbull
 
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
– The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn (1985) … Rocco
 
1985 Fletch
Dr. Joseph Dolan
 
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 The Pope of Greenwich Village
Burns
 
1984 You Are the Jury (TV series)
Samuel Lynn
– The Case of the People of Florida vs. Joseph Landrum (1984) … 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 Blade Runner
Bryant
 
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)
Coach Federson
– Queen of the Silver Dollar (1978) … Coach Federson
 
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 Airport '77
Dr. Williams
 
1977 Slap Shot
Dickie Dunn
 
1976 Gibbsville (TV series)
Yostie
– Afternoon Waltz (1976) … Yostie
 
1976 Nickelodeon
'Father' Logan
 
1976 Mikey and Nicky
Bus Driver
 
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 Prisoner of Second Avenue
Doorman
 
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 Sandy Duncan Show (TV series)
Alex Lembeck
– Dream a Little Recurring Dream of Me (1972) … Alex Lembeck
– From Rags to Riches to Rags (1972) … Alex Lembeck
– Write On (1972) … Alex Lembeck
– Doctor New (1972) … Alex Lembeck
– Hold Your Hoarse (1972) … Alex Lembeck
See all 11 episodes »
 
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 Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Aide
 
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)
– Who's Got the Bundle? (1969)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2012 Pound Puppies (TV series)
– I Heard the Barks on Christmas Eve (2012) (performer: "It's Christmas at the Dog Pound")
 
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 Odds & Ends (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Comedy Is Pain (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Only in LA (TV series)
Himself
– Racing Stripes (2005) … Himself
 
2001 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (TV documentary)
Himself (as M. Emmett Walsh)
 
1996 The West (TV series documentary)
– The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1996) (voice)
 
1995 The Way West (TV documentary)
Voice
 
1994 Baseball (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– The Faith of Fifty Million People (1994) … Himself (voice)
– Something Like a War (1994) … Himself (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2007 Blade Runner: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (video documentary)
Bryant
 
1994 Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (TV series)
 

Related Videos

The Best of Times -- A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game. The Outer Limits: Season 2: Episode 11 -- A man finds himself in what seems to be a refuge in a post-apocalyptic world, lorded over by a sadistic industrialist who pits his guests against one another for enjoyment...but all is not what it seems to be. Youth in Revolt -- A clip from the movie Youth in Revolt
See all 97 »
Edit

Personal Details

Other Works:

Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

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

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
Edit

Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

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. See more »

Trivia:

Critic Roger Ebert so admires 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, in which Walsh appeared. See more »

Trademark:

Often cast as seemingly bellicose but harmless loudmouths, cast chillingly against type in Blood Simple.. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries