M. Emmet Walsh

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 ''Midnight Cowboy'' (1969), ''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), ''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). Over seven decades as a character actor, he credited roles in more than 220 films and television shows. Provided by Wikipedia