
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 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).

as Mattheson

as Arthur Dales
1993

as Rich Koechner
1993

as Mattheson
1959

as Cosmic Owl (voice)
2010

as Callahan
1974

as Joe Kroft
1993

as David Fletcher
1972

as Telegraph Clerk
1967

as Harold Blakeley
2015

as Edgar Burch
1974

as Colonel
1991

as Lyle Hewes
2007
as Catfish
2024

as Scotty
2025

as Judge Farful
2024

as Catfish
2024

as Harold Eichelbaum
2023

as Arthur Baldwin
2023

as Kate's Father
2022

as The Director
2021

as Mr. Proofroc
2019

as Grandpa
2019

as Larry Kiesling
2019

as Fr. John
2019

as Harry's Father
2019

as Walter Lemke
2018

as Toto
2018

as Hank
2018

as Dean Marison
2015

as Gorak
2015

as The Writer
2014

as Ed
2012

as Zazek
2012

as Uncle Bub
2012

as Chief Van Owen
2011

as Chuck Ireland
2010

as Mr. Beudreaux
2010
as Mattheson
1 ep.

as Arthur Dales
1 episodes

as Rich Koechner
1 episodes

as Mattheson
1 episodes

as Cosmic Owl (voice)
3 episodes

as Callahan
1 episodes

as Joe Kroft
1 episodes

as David Fletcher
1 episodes

as Telegraph Clerk
1 episodes

as Harold Blakeley
1 episodes

as Edgar Burch
1 episodes

as Colonel
2 episodes

as Lyle Hewes
3 episodes

as Bernie Wallacheck
1 episodes

as Santa
1 episodes

as Freddie
1 episodes

as Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice")
1 episodes

as Sanford Vallé
1 episodes

as Ezra Pence
1 episodes

as Jonas
1 episodes

as Gemsbok #1 (voice)
1 episodes

as Jeb (voice)
1 episodes

as Jack Hoover
1 episodes

as Grandpa
1 episodes

as Tex Hopkins
7 episodes