M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

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),...

Known For

Blade Runner

as Bryant

Knives Out

as Mr. Proofroc

The Iron Giant

as Earl Stutz (voice)

Cast Credits

Brothers

as Judge Farful

Outlaw Posse

as Catfish

Dotty and Soul

as Harold Eichelbaum

A Little White Lie

as Arthur Baldwin

The Immaculate Room

as Kate's Father

The Mimic

as The Director

Knives Out

as Mr. Proofroc

South of Bix

as Grandpa

Raising Buchanan

as Larry Kiesling

Sorry, Not Sorry

as Harry's Father

Change in the Air

as Walter Lemke

Toto

as Toto

Boiling Pot

as Dean Marison

Calvary

as The Writer

Chasing 3000

as Chuck Ireland

The Assignment

as Mr. Beudreaux

Youth in Revolt

as Mr. Saunders

Don McKay

as Samuel

Big Stan

as Lew Popper

Man in the Chair

as Mickey Hopkins