M. Emmet Walsh - R.I.P.

[renfield]

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Dead at age 88. Appeared in over 109 films and hundreds of TV appearances including Blade Runner, Brubaker, The X-Files, Raising Arizona, Straight Time and Blood Simple. Almost always playing a supporting role he was always the character, not the actor.

“I need you Deck. This is a bad one, the worst yet. I need the old blade runner. I need your magic.” Inspector Bryant in Blade Runner

 

[anotherbob]

one of the most "that guy" actors ever. Very few know their name but most people are familiar with their work. Honestly I respect a lot of character actors more then the average "star".

 

[ADKPiper]

As a rule anything he was in was a good movie. RIP

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Eh . . . really good actor, but he was pretty prolific and in a ton of pretty bad films, lol. A credit to the industry.

 

[kcghost]

He was a very good character act who typically played a third banana in most of the movies made. Just about every movie he was in the movie was better for it. RIP.

 

[AreBee]

He was great. His role as the nut in the Jerk and as Dickie Dunn in Slapshot were my favorites. “I was trying to capture the spirit of the thing.”

 

[AreBee]

Eh . . . really good actor, but he was pretty prolific and in a ton of pretty bad films, lol. A credit to the industry.

I thought this was funny!

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

I thought this was funny!
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Harry another favorite!

He was a very good character act who typically played a third banana in most of the movies made. Just about every movie he was in the movie was better for it. RIP.

This - even bad movies can be better for certain actors being in them - something to appreciate during the "bad".

 

[renfield]

He was great. His role as the nut in the Jerk and as Dickie Dunn in Slapshot were my favorites. “I was trying to capture the spirit of the thing.”

A great movie. So many funny lines and characters. Walsh was his typical great in Slapshot.

“The fans are shouting kill, kill, kill--this is hockey!”

 

[huntertrw]

Mr. Walsh also portrayed the father (Col. Fred Patterson, United States Army) of Jill Taylor in Tim Allen's Home Improvement sitcom.

 

[Tn Steve]

Swim coach in Back To School. Movie had a few good moments

 

[autumnfog]

one of the most "that guy" actors ever. Very few know their name but most people are familiar with their work. Honestly I respect a lot of character actors more then the average "star".

They are often more interesting actors than the regular big star as well.
I'd rather watch Harry Dean Stanton than Ryan Gosling and such.

 

[brian64]

Blood Simple

That's the role of his I always think of first...great performance of a really creepy character with absolutely no redeeming qualities. Not easy to pull off and make it as compelling and memorable as he did in that movie.

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Couldn't agree more. That WWW movie gets my vote for one of the worst films of all time. There are very few movies I've tried to watch that were so bad I had to turn them off. That was one.

 

[anotherbob]

They are often more interesting actors than the regular big star as well.
I'd rather watch Harry Dean Stanton than Ryan Gosling and such.

You're not interested in the Ryan Gosling remake of Paris Texas I just made up?

 

[autumnfog]

You're not interested in the Ryan Gosling remake of Paris Texas I just made up?

Not really. Might check the trailer to see what it's about.

 

[grand wazoo]

Harry Dean Stanton, Kelly"s Heroes, great movie ,great supporting cast! Also The Missouri Breaks!

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Rest in peace Mr. Walsh…In so many s. This was one of my favorites…️