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M. Emmet Walsh

1935 - 2024

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Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 – March 19, 2024) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 films and television series, including supporting roles as Earl Frank in Straight Time (1978), the Madman in The Jerk (1979), Captain Bryant in Blade Runner (1982), Harv in Critters (1986), and Walt Scheel in Christmas with the Kranks (2004). He starred as private detective Loren Visser in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen brothers' first film, for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. Walsh's other numerous film appearances include Little Big Man (1970), What's Up, Doc? (1972), Serpico (1973), The Gambler (1974), Bound for Glory (1976), Slap Shot (1977), Airport '77 (1977), Brubaker (1980), Ordinary People (1980), Reds (1981), Silkwood (1983), Missing in Action (1984), Fletch (1985), Back to School (1986), Raising Arizona (1987), Romeo + Juliet (1996), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), The Iron Giant (1999), Calvary (2014), and Knives Out (2019). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. M. Emmet Walsh is the 2,182nd most popular actor (down from 1,965th in 2019), the 3,841st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,224th in 2019) and the 1,067th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, M. Emmet Walsh ranks 2,182 out of 13,578. Before him are Jean Lefebvre, Faye Wong, Meg Foster, Richard Anderson, Gastone Moschin, and Arielle Dombasle. After him are Lenny Montana, Julian Sands, Andrés García, Ellen Pompeo, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, and Angela Winkler.

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Among people born in 1935, M. Emmet Walsh ranks 172. Before him are Leonardo Del Vecchio, Vasily Livanov, Peter Schreier, Luboš Kohoutek, Gerd Albrecht, and Cliff Jones. After him are Fiorenza Cossotto, Peter Bichsel, Shūji Terayama, Pierre Kartner, Elga Andersen, and Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. Among people deceased in 2024, M. Emmet Walsh ranks 193. Before him are Kees Rijvers, Humberto Maschio, Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Mísia, Tūheitia Paki, and Ecaterina Oancia. After him are Sergio Sebastiani, Vernor Vinge, Annelie Ehrhardt, Dabney Coleman, Aribert Reimann, and Josip Manolić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, M. Emmet Walsh ranks 3,841 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Strauss (1947), Dolley Madison (1768), Lee Konitz (1927), Meg Foster (1948), Richard Anderson (1926), and Arielle Dombasle (1953). After him are Lenny Montana (1926), Margaret Fuller (1810), Paul Strand (1890), Ellen Pompeo (1969), Jeff Porcaro (1954), and John Milius (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, M. Emmet Walsh ranks 1,067. Before him are Candice King (1987), Dee Wallace (1948), Peter Strauss (1947), Meg Foster (1948), Richard Anderson (1926), and Arielle Dombasle (1953). After him are Lenny Montana (1926), Ellen Pompeo (1969), George Wendt (1948), Ray Wise (1947), Mike Connors (1925), and Erika Eleniak (1969).

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