M. Emmet Walsh, ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Knives Out’ Actor, Dead at 88

New York Post ^ | March 20, 2024 | Erin Keller

[nickcarraway]

M. Emmet Walsh, the character actor known for his roles in films such as “Blade Runner” and “Knives Out,” has died. He was 88.

Walsh’s longtime manager, Sandy Joseph, confirmed to The Post that Walsh died Tuesday of cardiac arrest at Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, Vermont.

When asked about his career, Walsh said, per Joseph’s release, “I approach each job thinking it might be my last so it better be the best work possible. I want to be remembered as a working actor. I’m being paid for what I’d do for nothing.”

[Fledermaus]

Swim coach in Back To School

[PLMerite]

[Whenever I think of him, I think of “Mooooon riverrrr...”!]

Just relax...

[gundog]

HDS had some really small roles..

[LukeL]

I get their names mixed up too

[Bshaw]

Blade Runner is my all time favorite movie, and the original U.S. version too, the one where Harrison Ford narrates.

So ahead of its time.

[al baby]

Dr Jelly finger

[Tijeras_Slim]

My favorite is the final cut.

[Henchster]

"Die gas pumper!"

[Tijeras_Slim]

But I enjoyed them all.

[gundog]

Two Lane Blachtop, Kelly’s Heroes, Cool Hand Luke...They’re like “Hey, that's Harry Dean Stanton, and he’s gone. He had a buligger role in an episode of “Adam-12” I did like him in “Two and a Half Men”, as himself. Even Sean Penn was bearable on that episode.

[Yardstick]

The sequel Blade Runner 2049 is worth checking out if you haven’t already. It’s a worthy follow-up to the original IMO.

[Tijeras_Slim]

You gotta love a player who makes a career hitting groundballs. I saw the Ada-12 episode.

209 acting credits! One of my favorites was Shadrach in “Dead Mans Walk” which also had Keith Carradine as Bigfoot Wallace.

[Bshaw]

“The sequel Blade Runner 2049 is worth checking out...]

When they announced it, I was aghast, no need to mess with perfection. I heard many good things about it, and actually bought it for my Apple TV when it first came out.

I have not yet been able to bring myself to watch it.

[Joe 6-pack]

He was in one of the very best episodes of the X-Files titled, “The Unnatural.”

[mowowie]

They are both “That guy” that you know his face but not his name.

[NoLibZone]

“These cans, he hates these cans!”

[TwelveOfTwenty]

His range was what impressed me. From the hapless guy in “The Twilight Zone: Dealer’s Choice”, to that evil guy in “The Outer Limits: The Refuge”, he could cover it all. RIP.

[Yardstick]

I know what you mean. I was fully expecting it to be a dud but was pleasantly surprised.

[LittleBillyInfidel]

“He hates these cans”!

Oooh! That's a good one! I totally forgot about that!

[Svartalfiar]

"I’m being paid for what I’d do for nothing.”

That's pretty close to the best job you can get!