M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Acting

Born March 22, 1935 · Ogdensburg, New York, USA

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 fea…

Known for

The X-Files

The X-Files

1993

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Adventure Time

Adventure Time

2010

Frasier

Frasier

1993

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

1993

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Army Wives

Army Wives

2007

Acting(223)

2025Green and GoldScotty

2024BrothersJudge Farful

2024Outlaw PosseCatfish

2023Dotty and SoulHarold Eichelbaum

2023A Little White LieArthur Baldwin

2022American GigoloColeman

2022The Immaculate RoomKate's Father

2021The MimicThe Director

2019Knives OutMr. Proofroc

2019The Righteous GemstonesRoy Gemstone

2019South of BixGrandpa

2019Raising BuchananLarry Kiesling

2019Faith, Hope & LoveFr. John

2019Sorry, Not SorryHarry's Father

2018Change in the AirWalter Lemke

2018Shifting GearsHank

2015Boiling PotDean Marison

2015Sneaky PeteTex Hopkins

2015The Scorpion King 4: Quest for PowerGorak

2015EmpireHarold Blakeley

2014Tim and Eric's Bedtime StoriesDetective

2014CalvaryThe Writer

2012Love Sick LoveEd

2012Arthur NewmanZazek

2012The Odd Life of Timothy GreenUncle Bub

2011Sam Steele and the Junior Detective AgencyChief Van Owen

2010Pound PuppiesOlaf (voice)

2010Chasing 3000Chuck Ireland

2010The AssignmentMr. Beudreaux

2010Adventure TimeCosmic Owl (voice)

2009Youth in RevoltMr. Saunders

2009Don McKaySamuel

2008Haunted EchoesNeil

2008Your Name HereKroger

2008A True CharacterSelf

2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade RunnerSelf

2007Big StanLew Popper

2007DamagesLyle Hewes

2007Army WivesBernie Wallacheck

2007Man in the ChairMickey Hopkins

2006'Til DeathUncle Rudolph

2005Greener MountainsMuggs

2005Racing StripesWoodzie

2004Christmas with the KranksWalt Scheel

2003Tracey Ullman in the Trailer TalesWally Westland

2003Charlie LawrenceCubby

2003BaggageSandy Westphall

2002What's New, Scooby-Doo?Jeb (voice)

2002Snow DogsGeorge

2001The GuardianEzra Pence

2001Night VisionsGus (segment "Reunion")

2001Eyeball EddieCoach Cook

2001Christmas in the CloudsStu O'Malley

2000Poor White TrashJudge Pike

2000Jack of HeartsComissioner Menlo Boyce

2000EdMayor Wally Kendricks

2000On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'Self

1999Random HeartsBilly (uncredited)

1999The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy RobotMack (voice)

1999Monster!Lloyd Reeves

1999The Iron GiantEarl Stutz (voice)

1999Me and WillDean

1999Wild Wild WestColeman

1998The Wild ThornberrysGemsbok #1 (voice)

1998Nightmare in Big Sky CountryMarshal Jim Phillips

1998Men in WhiteStanley

1998Erasable YouRalph Worth

1998Chairman of the BoardFreemont

1998TwilightLester Ivar

1997My Best Friend's WeddingJoe O'Neal

1997The Killing JarSheriff Foley

1997RetroactiveSam

1997Albino AlligatorDino

1996Romeo + JulietApothecary

1996The LotteryChief Davis

1996Early EditionSanta

1996The WestSelf (voice)

1996A Time to KillWillard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)

1996Portraits of a KillerRaymond Garrison

1996Criminal HeartsMartin

1996Tracey Takes On...

1995Free Willy 2: The Adventure HomeBill Wilcox

1995From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerMorris

1995PantherDorsett

1995Dead BadgeSergeant Miller Hoskins

1995The Outer LimitsSanford Vallé

1994Relative FearEarl Ladelle

1994Probable CauseSadler

1994Baseball(voice)

1994The Glass ShieldDet. Jesse Hall

1994Camp NowhereT.R. Polk

1994Cops & RobbersonsCaptain Ted Corbett (uncredited)

1994Madness of MethodRudolph Thorndyke

1993Bitter HarvestSheriff Bob

1993NYPD BlueJoe Kroft

1993FrasierRich Koechner

1993The X-FilesArthur Dales

1993Wilder NapalmFire Chief

1993The Music of ChanceCalvin Murks

1992Four Eyes and Six-GunsMayor Thornbush

1992The Naked TruthGarcia / Gesundheim

1992EquinoxPete Petosa

1992Wild CardMose

1992White SandsBert Gibson

1992Killer ImageJohn Kane

1991Sundown: The Vampire in RetreatMort

1991Home ImprovementColonel

1991SilverfoxCharles Blankenship

1991Fourth StoryHarry

1990The FlashHenry Allen

1990The Civil WarVarious (voice)

1990Narrow MarginSergeant Dominick Benti

1990The FlashHenry Allen

1990ChattahoocheeMorris

1990Love and LiesClyde Wilson

1989Catch Me... If You CanJohnny Phatmun

1989ThundergroundWedge

1989Tales from the CryptJonas

1989The Mighty QuinnFred Miller

1989UnsubNed Platt

1989Brotherhood of the RoseHardy

1988Red ScorpionDewey Ferguson

1988War PartyColin Ditweiler

1988Clean and SoberRichard Dirks

1988SunsetChief Marvin Dibner

1988The Milagro Beanfield WarGovernor

1987No Man's LandCaptain Haun

1987Harry and the HendersonsGeorge Henderson Sr.

1987Murder OrdainedVern Humphrey

1987Murder OrdainedVern Humphrey

1987Raising ArizonaMachine Shop Ear-Bender

1987The Abduction of Kari SwensonDon Nichols

1987Broken VowsDetective Mulligan

1986Hero in the FamilyGeneral Presser

1986Back to SchoolCoach Turnbull

1986The Deliberate StrangerDet. Sam Davies

1986The Deliberate StrangerDet. Sam Davies

1986Resting PlaceSarge

1986CrittersHarv

1986WildcatsWalt Coes

1986The Best of TimesCharlie

1986The Right of the PeopleSindaco

1985Amazing StoriesGrandpa

1985The Twilight ZonePeter (segment "Dealer's Choice")

1985The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary FinnRocco

1985FletchDr. Joseph Dolan

1985Blood SimplePrivate Detective

1984Missing in ActionTuck

1984CourageColonel Crouse

1984Grandview, U.S.A.Mr. Clark

1984The OutlawsWarden MacDonald

1984The Pope of Greenwich VillageBurns

1984ScandalousSimon Reynolds

1983SilkwoodWalt Yarborough

1983The HitchhikerDetective Underhill

1983Night PartnersJoe Kirby

1983AfterMASHReverend Horn

1983The Woman Who Willed a MiracleJoe Lemke

1982Blade RunnerBryant

1982The Escape ArtistFritz

1982Fast-WalkingSergeant Sanger

1982Cannery RowMack

1981RedsSpeaker at Liberal Club

1981Back RoadsArthur

1981Hellinger's LawMr. Graebner

1981East of EdenSheriff Horace Quinn

1980High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will KaneHarold Patton

1980Ordinary PeopleSwim Coach

1980Raise the TitanicMaster Chief Vinnie Walker

1980BrubakerC.P. Woodward

1980City in FearSheldon Lewis

1979The GiftLegion Commander

1979The JerkMadman

1979The French Atlantic AffairHarry

1979The Fish That Saved PittsburghWally Cantrell

1979Dear DetectiveCapt. Gorcey

1979No Other LoveDeFranco

1978Straight TimeEarl Frank

1978A Question of GuiltInspector McCartney

1978SuperdomeWhitley

1977Red AlertSheriff Sweeney

1977Airport '77Dr. Williams

1977Slap ShotDickie Dunn

1976Nickelodeon"Father" Logan

1976Mikey and NickyBus Driver

1976Bound for GloryHusband

1976GibbsvilleYostie

1976The Invasion of Johnson CountyIrvine

1975Starsky & HutchFreddie

1975Crime ClubJack Doyle

1975The Prisoner of Second AvenueDoorman

1975At Long Last LoveHarold

1975Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage AlcoholicMr. Peterson

1974The GamblerLas Vegas Gambler

1974The Rockford FilesEdgar Burch

1974Little House on the PrairieCallahan

1973SerpicoGallagher

1973Kid BlueBarber

1972The Sandy Duncan Show

1972The Bob Newhart ShowJack Hoover

1972The WaltonsDavid Fletcher

1972Get to Know Your RabbitMr. Wendel

1972What's Up, Doc?Arresting Officer

1971McMillan & WifeOfficer Ames

1971NicholsGabe McCutcheon

1971They Might Be Giants1st Sanitation Man

1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesAide

1971Cold TurkeyArt

1971All in the FamilyBilly Hartfield

1970Little Big ManShotgun Guard

1970The Traveling ExecutionerWarden Brodski

1970End of the RoadCrab Man / Tutu Man

1969Alice's RestaurantGroup W Sergeant

1969StilettoRacing Partner (uncredited)

1969Midnight CowboyBus Passenger (uncredited)

1967IronsideTelegraph Clerk

1959BonanzaMattheson

1954The Wonderful World of DisneyGeneral Presser

1951Hallmark Hall of FameSarge

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