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M. Emmet Walsh

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Actor

The Resume

    (March 22, 1935-March 19, 2024)
    Born in Ogdensburg, New York
    Birth name was Michael Emmet Walsh
    Appeared in the films 'Alice's Restaurant' (1969), 'What's Up Doc?' (1972), 'Serpico' (1973), 'Slap Shot' (1976), 'The Jerk' (1979), 'Ordinary People' (1980), 'Blade Runner' (1982), 'Blood Simple' (1984), 'Fletch' (1985), 'Back to School' (1986), 'Raising Arizona' (1987), 'Free Willy 2' (1995), 'William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet' (1996), 'My Best Friend's Wedding' (1997), 'Wild, Wild West' (1999) and 'Christmas with the Kranks' (2004)
    Portrayed Tim Taylor's father-in-law, Colonel Fred Patterson, on Home Improvement

Why he might be annoying:

    In some films, he is billed as 'Emmett' Walsh.
    He usually plays rednecks, criminals, police officers or - combining all three - corrupt Southern cops.
    Roger Ebert said that his appearance in 'Wild, Wild West' finally violated the Stanton-Walsh Rule (see below).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has been deaf in his left ear since age three.
    He won the Independent Spirit Award for best actor for 'Blood Simple.'
    According to Ebert's Stanton-Walsh Rule, 'No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 30.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 119 Votes: 36.97% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 23.08% Annoying