2019Winner
Best Performance
Knives Out
M. Emmet Walsh
Actor
Ogdensburg, New York, USA
March 22, 1935
Biography
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).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1982Winner
Best Performance
Blade Runner
1999Winner
Best Performance
The Iron Giant
Career Highlights
1997Highlight
Best Performance
My Best Friend's Wedding
1996Highlight
Best Performance
A Time to Kill