M. Emmet Walsh, who excelled when playing characters that brought a menacing presence to films such as Blade Runner and Blood Simple, died at 88.
His longtime manager Sandy Joseph confirmed his death, and said he died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday in St. Albans, Vermont, per
While Walsh would go on to play numerous supportive roles throughout his career, he took on a rare leading role as private detective Loren Visser in then-unknowns Joel and Ethan Coens’ 1984 film. The Coen brothers said that they wrote the role for Walsh in their directing debut — the actor would go on to win the first Film Independent Spirit Award for best male lead for the part.
Walsh garnered over 230 acting credits on his IMDb, and would shine in roles that exposed the grittier side of humanity, featuring opposite Harrison Ford as vicious LAPD boss in Ridley Scott’s 1982Micah Nelson on Joining Neil Young and Crazy Horse: 'I've Been Rehearsing for This My Whole Life'director Rian Johnson shared a touching memory: “Emmet came to set with 2 things: a copy of his credits, which was a small-type single spaced double column list of modern classics that filled a...
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