M. Emmet Walsh
Actor
Filmography (All Films)
- Alice's Restaurant (1969)
- Dir. Arthur Penn
Feat. Arlo Guthrie, Patricia Quinn, James Broderick…
- Loosely built around the adventures of hippie troubadour Arlo Guthrie (son of Woody and star of WOODSTOCK), as he wanders rural America asking…
- Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. John Astin, Tom Smothers, Allen Garfield…
- Quirky Brian de Palma comedy about an exec who wants to become a tapdancing magician.
- What's Up Doc? (1972)
- Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn…
- Creditable homage to the screwball farces of Hawks and Sturges, with Barbara Streisand as the wildcard in the life of musicologist Ryan O’Neal.…
- Mikey and Nicky (1976)
- Dir. Elaine May
Feat. Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty…
- Loosely improvised drama, with a wild–eyed John Cassavetes calling on old pal Peter Falk to help escape the Mob. Turns out he may not be such a…
- Slap Shot (1977)
- Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Paul Newman, Strother Martin, Michael Ontkean…
- Violent ice–hockey scenes jostle with profane humour in this ironic sports–flick based around a failing minor–league team, coached…
- Straight Time (1978)
- Dir. Ulu Grosbard
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, M. Emmet Walsh, Harry Dean Stanton…
- Dustin Hoffman is brilliantly convincing as a convicted felon fighting a losing battle to go straight after a six year jail term, as are most aspects…
- Ordinary People (1980)
- Dir. Robert Redford
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch…
- Mary Tyler Moore contends with familial troubles of the well–heeled in Robert Redford's directing debut.
- Brubaker (1980)
- Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander…
- Straight–edged prison drama based around the true story of a warden who disguised himself as a convict in order to expose the corruptions of…
- East of Eden (TV Mini-series) (1981)
- Dir. Harvey Hart
Feat. Timothy Bottoms, Jane Seymour, Bruce Boxleitner…
- Over six hours long, this sumptuous Emmy and Golden Globe winning mini–series, adapts Steinbeck’s quintessential novel "more fully and…
- Blood Simple (1984)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya…
- A humdinger debut from the Coen Brothers, who teasingly draw out the sinister activities of shady activities of shady rednecks before nailing things…