M. Emmet Walsh Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has M. Emmet Walsh been in? This complete M. Emmet Walsh filmography lists 127 credited roles (88 films, 39 TV series), in chronological order from 1954 to 2025, with links to our full guides where available.

M. Emmet Walsh movies in order

• Midnight Cowboy (1969) as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
• Alice's Restaurant (1969) as Group W Sergeant
• Little Big Man (1970) as Shotgun Guard
• Cold Turkey (1971) as Art
• Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) as Aide
• They Might Be Giants (1971) as 1st Sanitation Man
• What's Up, Doc? (1972) as Arresting Officer
• Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972) as Mr. Wendel
• Serpico (1973) as Gallagher
• The Gambler (1974) as Las Vegas Gambler
• At Long Last Love (1975) as Harold
• The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) as Doorman
• Bound for Glory (1976) as Husband
• Nickelodeon (1976) as "Father" Logan
• Mikey and Nicky (1976) as Bus Driver
• Slap Shot (1977) as Dickie Dunn
• Airport '77 (1977) as Dr. Williams
• Straight Time (1978) as Earl Frank
• The Jerk (1979) as Madman
• Brubaker (1980) as C.P. Woodward
• Raise the Titanic (1980) as Master Chief Vinnie Walker
• Ordinary People (1980) as Swim Coach
• Back Roads (1981) as Arthur
• Reds (1981) as Speaker at Liberal Club
• Cannery Row (1982) as Mack
• Fast-Walking (1982) as Sergeant Sanger
• Blade Runner (1982) as Bryant
• Silkwood (1983) as Walt Yarborough
• The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) as Burns
• Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) as Mr. Clark
• Missing in Action (1984) as Tuck
• Blood Simple (1985) as Private Detective
• Fletch (1985) as Dr. Joseph Dolan
• The Best of Times (1986) as Charlie
• Wildcats (1986) as Walt Coes
• Critters (1986) as Harv
• The Deliberate Stranger (1986) as Det. Sam Davies
• Back to School (1986) as Coach Turnbull
• Raising Arizona (1987) as Machine Shop Ear-Bender
• Harry and the Hendersons (1987) as George Henderson Sr.
• No Man's Land (1987) as Captain Haun
• The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) as Governor
• Sunset (1988) as Chief Marvin Dibner
• Clean and Sober (1988) as Richard Dirks
• Red Scorpion (1988) as Dewey Ferguson
• The Mighty Quinn (1989) as Fred Miller
• Chattahoochee (1990) as Morris
• Narrow Margin (1990) as Sergeant Dominick Benti
• The Flash (1990) as Henry Allen
• Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991) as Mort
• White Sands (1992) as Bert Gibson
• The Music of Chance (1993) as Calvin Murks
• Wilder Napalm (1993) as Fire Chief
• Bitter Harvest (1993) as Sheriff Bob
• Cops & Robbersons (1994) as Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited)
• Camp Nowhere (1994) as T.R. Polk
• The Glass Shield (1994) as Det. Jesse Hall
• Panther (1995) as Dorsett
• Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) as Bill Wilcox
• A Time to Kill (1996) as Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited)
• Romeo + Juliet (1996) as Apothecary
• Albino Alligator (1997) as Dino
• Retroactive (1997) as Sam
• My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) as Joe O'Neal
• Twilight (1998) as Lester Ivar
• Chairman of the Board (1998) as Freemont
• Wild Wild West (1999) as Coleman
• The Iron Giant (1999) as Earl Stutz (voice)
• Random Hearts (1999) as Billy (uncredited)
• Snow Dogs (2002) as George
• Christmas with the Kranks (2004) as Walt Scheel
• Racing Stripes (2005) as Woodzie
• Man in the Chair (2007) as Mickey Hopkins
• Big Stan (2007) as Lew Popper
• Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) as Self
• Don McKay (2009) as Samuel
• Youth in Revolt (2009) as Mr. Saunders
• Chasing 3000 (2010) as Chuck Ireland
• The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) as Uncle Bub
• Arthur Newman (2012) as Zazek
• Calvary (2014) as The Writer
• The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015) as Gorak
• Faith, Hope & Love (2019) as Fr. John
• Knives Out (2019) as Mr. Proofroc
• The Immaculate Room (2022) as Kate's Father
• A Little White Lie (2023) as Arthur Baldwin
• Brothers (2024) as Judge Farful
• Green and Gold (2025) as Scotty

M. Emmet Walsh TV shows

• The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as General Presser
• Bonanza (1959) as Mattheson
• Ironside (1967) as Telegraph Clerk
• All in the Family (1971) as Billy Hartfield
• McMillan & Wife (1971) as Officer Ames
• The Waltons (1972) as David Fletcher
• The Bob Newhart Show (1972) as Jack Hoover
• Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Callahan
• The Rockford Files (1974) as Edgar Burch
• Baretta (1975)
• Starsky & Hutch (1975) as Freddie
• Starsky & Hutch (1975) as Lloyd Herman Eckworth
• The Hitchhiker (1983) as Detective Underhill
• The Twilight Zone (1985) as Peter (segment "Dealer's Choice")
• Amazing Stories (1985) as Grandpa
• Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Jonas
• The Flash (1990) as Henry Allen
• The Civil War (1990) as Various (voice)
• Home Improvement (1991) as Colonel
• The X-Files (1993) as Arthur Dales
• Frasier (1993) as Rich Koechner
• NYPD Blue (1993) as Joe Kroft
• Baseball (1994) as (voice)
• The Outer Limits (1995) as Sanford Vallé
• Early Edition (1996) as Santa
• The Wild Thornberrys (1998) as Gemsbok #1 (voice)
• Ed (2000) as Mayor Wally Kendricks
• Night Visions (2001) as Gus (segment "Reunion")
• The Guardian (2001) as Ezra Pence
• What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002) as Jeb (voice)
• 'Til Death (2006) as Uncle Rudolph
• Army Wives (2007) as Bernie Wallacheck
• Damages (2007) as Lyle Hewes
• Adventure Time (2010) as Cosmic Owl (voice)
• Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories (2014) as Detective
• Empire (2015) as Harold Blakeley
• Sneaky Pete (2015) as Tex Hopkins
• The Righteous Gemstones (2019) as Roy Gemstone
• American Gigolo (2022) as Coleman

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