1935-03-22 Ogdensburg, New York, USA
Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 – March 19, 2024) was an American character actor who has appeared in over 200 films and television series, including supporting roles in dozens of major studio features of the 1970s and 1980s. He starred in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen Brothers' first film for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He also appeared in The Jerk (1979), Ordinary People (1980), Blade Runner (1982), Wild Wild West (1999), and The Iron Giant (1999). His final films included Knives Out (2019) and Brothers (2024).
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Green and Gold | Scotty | 2025-01-31 |
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Brothers | Judge Farful | 2024-10-10 |
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Outlaw Posse | Catfish | 2024-03-01 |
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Dotty and Soul | Harold Eichelbaum | 2023-05-19 |
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A Little White Lie | Arthur Baldwin | 2023-03-03 |
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The Immaculate Room | Kate's Father | 2022-08-19 |
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The Mimic | The Director | 2021-02-05 |
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Faith, Hope & Love | Fr. John | 2019-03-15 |
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Knives Out | Mr. Proofroc | 2019-11-27 |
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Sorry, Not Sorry | Harry's Father | 2019-03-08 |
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Raising Buchanan | Larry Kiesling | 2019-04-12 |
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South of Bix | Grandpa | 2019-06-20 |
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Change in the Air | Walter Lemke | 2018-10-19 |
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Shifting Gears | Hank | 2018-03-23 |
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Toto | Toto | 2018-08-01 |
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Boiling Pot | Dean Marison | 2015-09-29 |
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The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power | Gorak | 2015-01-09 |
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Calvary | The Writer | 2014-04-11 |
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Love Sick Love | Ed | 2012-11-15 |
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Uncle Bub | 2012-08-15 |
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Arthur Newman | Zazek | 2012-09-07 |
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Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency | Chief Van Owen | 2011-01-04 |
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Chasing 3000 | Chuck Ireland | 2010-07-16 |
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The Assignment | Mr. Beudreaux | 2010-06-15 |
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Don McKay | Samuel | 2009-04-24 |
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Youth in Revolt | Mr. Saunders | 2009-09-11 |
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A True Character | Self | 2008-01-01 |
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Haunted Echoes | Neil | 2008-11-20 |
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Your Name Here | Kroger | 2008-06-13 |
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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner | Self | 2007-12-18 |
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Big Stan | Lew Popper | 2007-11-03 |
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Man in the Chair | Mickey Hopkins | 2007-01-27 |
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Greener Mountains | Muggs | 2005-06-25 |
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Racing Stripes | Woodzie | 2005-01-06 |
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Christmas with the Kranks | Walt Scheel | 2004-11-24 |
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Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | Wally Westland | 2003-08-09 |
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Baggage | Sandy Westphall | 2003-03-01 |
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Snow Dogs | George | 2002-01-18 |
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Eyeball Eddie | Coach Cook | 2001-04-06 |
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Christmas in the Clouds | Stu O'Malley | 2001-01-21 |
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Poor White Trash | Judge Pike | 2000-12-01 |
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Jack of Hearts | Comissioner Menlo Boyce | 2000-11-02 |
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On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' | Self | 2000-07-15 |
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Random Hearts | Billy (uncredited) | 1999-10-08 |
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Me and Will | Dean | 1999-07-10 |
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Monster! | Lloyd Reeves | 1999-09-12 |
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The Iron Giant | Earl Stutz (voice) | 1999-08-06 |
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Wild Wild West | Coleman | 1999-06-30 |
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Twilight | Lester Ivar | 1998-03-06 |
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Men in White | Stanley | 1998-08-16 |
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Nightmare in Big Sky Country | Marshal Jim Phillips | 1998-08-17 |
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Erasable You | Ralph Worth | 1998-06-13 |
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Chairman of the Board | Freemont | 1998-03-13 |
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My Best Friend's Wedding | Joe O'Neal | 1997-06-19 |
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Retroactive | Sam | 1997-02-21 |
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The Killing Jar | Sheriff Foley | 1997-05-27 |
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Albino Alligator | Dino | 1997-01-17 |
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A Time to Kill | Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited) | 1996-07-24 |
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Criminal Hearts | Martin | 1996-02-15 |
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Portraits of a Killer | Raymond Garrison | 1996-05-21 |
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The Lottery | Chief Davis | 1996-09-29 |
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Romeo + Juliet | Apothecary | 1996-11-01 |
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Dead Badge | Sergeant Miller Hoskins | 1995-03-28 |
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Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home | Bill Wilcox | 1995-07-19 |
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Panther | Dorsett | 1995-05-03 |
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | Morris | 1995-06-06 |
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Relative Fear | Earl Ladelle | 1995-10-03 |
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Probable Cause | Sadler | 1994-11-20 |
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The Glass Shield | Det. Jesse Hall | 1994-09-16 |
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Camp Nowhere | T.R. Polk | 1994-08-26 |
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Madness of Method | Rudolph Thorndyke | 1994-04-01 |
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Cops & Robbersons | Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited) | 1994-04-15 |
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Wilder Napalm | Fire Chief | 1993-08-20 |
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The Music of Chance | Calvin Murks | 1993-06-23 |
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Bitter Harvest | Sheriff Bob | 1993-11-03 |
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Wild Card | Mose | 1992-08-03 |
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Equinox | Pete Petosa | 1992-09-18 |
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White Sands | Bert Gibson | 1992-04-24 |
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Killer Image | John Kane | 1992-03-01 |
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Four Eyes and Six-Guns | Mayor Thornbush | 1992-12-07 |
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The Naked Truth | Garcia / Gesundheim | 1992-09-29 |
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Fourth Story | Harry | 1991-01-19 |
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Silverfox | Charles Blankenship | 1991-07-06 |
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Love and Lies | Clyde Wilson | 1990-03-18 |
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Narrow Margin | Sergeant Dominick Benti | 1990-09-21 |
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The Flash | Henry Allen | 1990-11-04 |
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Chattahoochee | Morris | 1990-04-20 |
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The Flash: The Ultimate Avenger | Henry Allen | 1990-11-04 |
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Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat | Mort | 1989-05-18 |
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Thunderground | Wedge | 1989-09-01 |
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The Mighty Quinn | Fred Miller | 1989-02-17 |
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Catch Me... If You Can | Johnny Phatmun | 1989-10-14 |
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Red Scorpion | Dewey Ferguson | 1988-12-24 |
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Clean and Sober | Richard Dirks | 1988-08-10 |
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The Milagro Beanfield War | Governor | 1988-03-18 |
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Sunset | Chief Marvin Dibner | 1988-04-29 |
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War Party | Colin Ditweiler | 1988-09-15 |
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Raising Arizona | Machine Shop Ear-Bender | 1987-03-13 |
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Murder Ordained | Vern Humphrey | 1987-05-03 |
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Harry and the Hendersons | George Henderson Sr. | 1987-06-05 |
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No Man's Land | Captain Haun | 1987-10-23 |
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Abduction | Don Nichols | 1987-03-08 |
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Broken Vows | Detective Mulligan | 1987-01-28 |
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Hero in the Family | General Presser | 1986-09-28 |
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Resting Place | Sarge | 1986-04-27 |
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Back to School | Coach Turnbull | 1986-06-13 |
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The Right of the People | Sindaco | 1986-01-13 |
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Wildcats | Walt Coes | 1986-02-14 |
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The Deliberate Stranger | Det. Sam Davies | 1986-05-04 |
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Critters | Harv | 1986-04-11 |
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The Best of Times | Charlie | 1986-01-31 |
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The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn | Rocco | 1985-09-07 |
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Fletch | Dr. Joseph Dolan | 1985-05-31 |
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Blood Simple | Private Detective | 1985-01-18 |
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The Pope of Greenwich Village | Burns | 1984-06-22 |
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Missing in Action | Tuck | 1984-11-16 |
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Courage | Colonel Crouse | 1984-11-16 |
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Scandalous | Simon Reynolds | 1984-01-29 |
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Grandview, U.S.A. | Mr. Clark | 1984-08-03 |
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The Outlaws | Warden MacDonald | 1984-07-09 |
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The Woman Who Willed a Miracle | Joe Lemke | 1983-02-09 |
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Night Partners | Joe Kirby | 1983-10-11 |
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Silkwood | Walt Yarborough | 1983-12-14 |
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Blade Runner | Bryant | 1982-06-25 |
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Cannery Row | Mack | 1982-02-12 |
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The Escape Artist | Fritz | 1982-05-28 |
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Fast-Walking | Sergeant Sanger | 1982-05-11 |
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Reds | Speaker at Liberal Club | 1981-12-25 |
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Back Roads | Arthur | 1981-03-13 |
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Hellinger's Law | Mr. Graebner | 1981-03-10 |
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Skag | Moran | 1980-01-06 |
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City in Fear | Sheldon Lewis | 1980-03-30 |
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Raise the Titanic | Master Chief Vinnie Walker | 1980-08-01 |
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Brubaker | C.P. Woodward | 1980-06-20 |
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High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane | Harold Patton | 1980-11-15 |
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Ordinary People | Swim Coach | 1980-09-19 |
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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | Wally Cantrell | 1979-11-06 |
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No Other Love | DeFranco | 1979-03-24 |
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The Jerk | Madman | 1979-12-14 |
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The Gift | Legion Commander | 1979-12-15 |
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Dear Detective | Capt. Gorcey | 1979-03-27 |
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Superdome | Whitley | 1978-01-09 |
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Straight Time | Earl Frank | 1978-03-18 |
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A Question of Guilt | Inspector McCartney | 1978-02-21 |
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Slap Shot | Dickie Dunn | 1977-02-25 |
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Airport '77 | Dr. Williams | 1977-03-11 |
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Red Alert | Sheriff Sweeney | 1977-05-18 |
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Nickelodeon | "Father" Logan | 1976-12-21 |
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The Invasion of Johnson County | Irvine | 1976-07-31 |
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Mikey and Nicky | Bus Driver | 1976-12-21 |
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Bound for Glory | Husband | 1976-12-05 |
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Crime Club | Jack Doyle | 1975-04-03 |
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Doorman | 1975-03-14 |
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Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic | Mr. Peterson | 1975-02-11 |
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At Long Last Love | Harold | 1975-03-01 |
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The Gambler | Las Vegas Gambler | 1974-10-02 |
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Kid Blue | Barber | 1973-01-31 |
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Serpico | Gallagher | 1973-12-18 |
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Get to Know Your Rabbit | Mr. Wendel | 1972-06-07 |
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What's Up, Doc? | Arresting Officer | 1972-03-09 |
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Aide | 1971-05-20 |
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They Might Be Giants | 1st Sanitation Man | 1971-06-09 |
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Cold Turkey | Art | 1971-02-19 |
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The Traveling Executioner | Warden Brodski | 1970-10-01 |
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Little Big Man | Shotgun Guard | 1970-12-23 |
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End of the Road | Crab Man / Tutu Man | 1970-02-10 |
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Alice's Restaurant | Group W Sergeant | 1969-08-20 |
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Stiletto | Racing Partner (uncredited) | 1969-07-30 |
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Midnight Cowboy | Bus Passenger (uncredited) | 1969-05-25 |
