M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh
Full name	Michael Emmet Walsh
Born	March 22, 1935 Ogdensburg, New York, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor Comedian
Years active	1969–present
Parents	Harry Maurice Walsh, Sr Agnes Katharine (née Sullivan)

Michael Emmet Walsh (born March 22, 1935 in Ogdensburg, New York) is an American character actor and comedian who has appeared in over 100 film and television productions. He played Capt. Harry Bryant in the film Blade Runner.

One of his most acclaimed roles was as the double crossing private detective in Blood Simple (1984) for which he won the 1986 Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.

Blade Runner quotes

• "I need ya, Deck. This is a bad one, the worst yet. I need the old Blade Runner, I need your magic".

Trivia

• In Escape from the Planet of the Apes he played Greg, General Winthrop's Aide.
• Walsh made occasional guest appearances on Home Improvement as Tim Allen's father-in-law.
• In Christmas with the Kranks, he plays one of Allen's neighbors.
• Stanton-Walsh Rule: according to Roger Ebert: "No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad". Ebert later conceded that this rule was broken by 1999 Wild Wild West.

External links

• M. Emmet Walsh at the Internet Movie Database
• M. Emmet Walsh at Wikipedia

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at M. Emmet Walsh. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with the Off-world: The Blade Runner Wiki, the content of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.