M. Emmet Walsh Biography
Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 – March 19, 2024) was an American character actor who has appeared in over 200 films and television series, including supporting roles in dozens of major studio features of the 1970s and 1980s. He starred in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen Brothers' first film for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.
He also appeared in The Jerk (1979), Ordinary People (1980), Blade Runner (1982), Wild Wild West (1999), and The Iron Giant (1999). His final films included Knives Out (2019) and Brothers (2024).
M. Emmet Walsh Movies
M. Emmet Walsh TV Shows
M. Emmet Walsh Quotes
Excitement About Nothing and Self-Importance
Harry Hartounian:
Boy, I wish I could get that excited about nothing.
Navin R. Johnson:
Nothing? Are you kidding? Page 73: Johnson, Navin R.! I'm somebody now! Millions of people look at this book every day! This is the kind of spontaneous publicity — your name in print — that makes people. I'm in print! Things are going to start happening to me now.
Madman: [thumbing through phone book at home]
Johnson, Navin R. Sounds like a typical bastard.
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Confrontation with a Gas Pumper
Madman:
Die, you random son of a bitch. Die, gas pumper!
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