M. Emmet Walsh
Actor

M. Emmet Walsh Net Worth

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M. Emmet Walsh is a wonderfully talented, heavyset character actor who has made a solid career of playing corrupt cops, deadly crooks, and zany comedic roles since the early 1970s. He was born in Ogdensburg, New York, and has appeared in over 50 movies since passing the half-century mark. His memorable roles include a courtroom police officer in What's Up, Doc?, Dickie Dunn in Slap Shot, and a loony sniper hunting Steve Martin in The Jerk. Walsh also starred in Brubaker, Reds, Blade Runner, Blood Simple, and Raising Arizona. His consistent ability to turn out highly entertaining portrayals led film critic Roger Ebert to coin the "Stanton-Walsh Rule," which states that any film starring Walsh or Harry Dean Stanton has to have some merit.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Soundtrack, Stunts
Birth Day March 22, 1935
Birth Place  Ogdensburg, New York, United States
Age 88 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aries
Alma mater Clarkson University, B.A. 1958
Occupation Actor, comedian
Years active 1969–present
Parent(s) Agnes Katharine (née Sullivan) Harry Maurice Walsh, Sr.

💰 Net worth: $4 Million (2024)

M. Emmet Walsh, a prominent figure in the entertainment industry, has accrued an impressive net worth of approximately $4 million as of 2024. Hailing from the United States, Walsh has made a name for himself as an actor, soundtrack contributor, and stunt performer. Throughout his career, he has portrayed a diverse range of characters, captivating audiences with his talent and versatility. With numerous notable roles in both film and television, M. Emmet Walsh has proven himself as a highly respected and accomplished artist in the American entertainment landscape.

Biography/Timeline

1958

Walsh was born in Ogdensburg, New York, the son of Agnes Katharine (née Sullivan) and Harry Maurice Walsh, Sr., a customs agent. He is of Irish descent. He was raised in rural Swanton, Vermont, and attended college at Clarkson University. He graduated in 1958 (B.A., Business Administration). In 1998, the Clarkson Alumni Association presented him with the Golden Knight Award.

1977

In comedy, Walsh played the cynical small town sportswriter Dickie Dunn in the iconic 1977 hockey film Slap Shot, and a college diving coach in the Rodney Dangerfield film Back to School. According to Roger Ebert's Stanton-Walsh Rule, "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 1989's Dream a Little Dream (Stanton) and 1999's Wild Wild West (Walsh).

1978

Walsh came to prominence in the 1978 crime film Straight Time, in which he played a parole officer. He also had a small but memorable role as a crazed sniper in the Steve Martin comedy The Jerk. One of his best-known roles was Captain Harry Bryant in Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner. His most acclaimed performance was arguably the double-crossing private detective in Blood Simple (1984), for which he won the 1986 Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.

1992

Walsh made occasional guest appearances on Home Improvement as Tim Taylor's father-in-law. In 1992, he appeared as a powerful U.S. Senator in David Winning's Killer Image. In Christmas with the Kranks, he played one of the Kranks' neighbors. He also appeared as Alex Lembeck, a motorcycle cop who appointed himself as Sandy Stockton's chaperone and protector on The Sandy Duncan Show in 1972. He appeared in an episode of the NBC drama series Gibbsville in 1976 and Little House on the Prairie in 1981.

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