The Spirit Award winner, adept at comedy as well as drama, also was memorable in 'The Jerk,' 'Slap Shot,' 'Brubaker' and 'Critters.' By Chris Koseluk M. Emmet Walsh, the wily character actor who ...

M. Emmet Walsh, a prolific supporting actor who excelled in seedy and menacing roles, among them a comically deranged sniper in “The Jerk,” a double-crossing private eye in “Blood Simple,” and Chevy ...

M. Emmet Walsh, who excelled when playing characters that brought a delightfully menacing presence to films such as Blade Runner and Blood Simple, has died at the age of 88. His longtime manager Sandy ...