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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A Little White Lie | Arthur Baldwin | 2023-03-03 |
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Dotty and Soul | Harold Eichelbaum | 2023-05-19 |
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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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South of Bix | Grandpa | 2019-06-20 |
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Raising Buchanan | Larry Kiesling | 2019-04-12 |
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Sorry, Not Sorry | Harry's Father | 2019-03-08 |
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Knives Out | Mr. Proofroc | 2019-11-27 |
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Faith, Hope & Love | Fr. John | 2019-03-15 |
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Toto | Toto | 2018-08-01 |
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Shifting Gears | Hank | 2018-03-23 |
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Change in the Air | Walter Lemke | 2018-10-19 |
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The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power | Gorak | 2015-01-09 |
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Boiling Pot | Dean Marison | 2015-09-29 |
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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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Your Name Here | Kroger | 2008-06-13 |
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Haunted Echoes | Neil | 2008-11-20 |
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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner | Self | 2007-12-18 |
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Man in the Chair | Mickey Hopkins | 2007-01-27 |
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Big Stan | Lew Popper | 2007-11-03 |
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Racing Stripes | Woodzie | 2005-01-06 |
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Greener Mountains | Muggs | 2005-06-25 |
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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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Christmas in the Clouds | Stu O'Malley | 2001-01-21 |
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Eyeball Eddie | Coach Cook | 2001-04-06 |
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Poor White Trash | Judge Pike | 2000-12-01 |
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On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' | Self | 2000-07-15 |
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Jack of Hearts | Comissioner Menlo Boyce | 2000-11-02 |
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Wild Wild West | Coleman | 1999-06-30 |
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Random Hearts | Billy (uncredited) | 1999-10-08 |
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Monster! | Lloyd Reeves | 1999-09-12 |
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Me and Will | Dean | 1999-07-10 |
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The Iron Giant | Earl Stutz (voice) | 1999-08-06 |
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Chairman of the Board | Freemont | 1998-03-13 |
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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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The Killing Jar | Sheriff Foley | 1997-05-27 |
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Albino Alligator | Dino | 1997-01-17 |
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Retroactive | Sam | 1997-02-21 |
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My Best Friend's Wedding | Joe O'Neal | 1997-06-19 |
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The Lottery | Chief Davis | 1996-09-29 |
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A Time to Kill | Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited) | 1996-07-24 |
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Romeo + Juliet | Apothecary | 1996-11-01 |
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Portraits of a Killer | Raymond Garrison | 1996-05-21 |
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Criminal Hearts | Martin | 1996-02-15 |
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Panther | Dorsett | 1995-05-03 |
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Relative Fear | Earl Ladelle | 1995-10-03 |
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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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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | Morris | 1995-06-06 |
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Cops & Robbersons | Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited) | 1994-04-15 |
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Madness of Method | Rudolph Thorndyke | 1994-04-01 |
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Camp Nowhere | T.R. Polk | 1994-08-26 |
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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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The Music of Chance | Calvin Murks | 1993-06-23 |
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Wilder Napalm | Fire Chief | 1993-08-20 |
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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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Killer Image | John Kane | 1992-03-01 |
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The Naked Truth | Garcia / Gesundheim | 1992-09-29 |
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Equinox | Pete Petosa | 1992-09-18 |
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Four Eyes and Six-Guns | Mayor Thornbush | 1992-12-07 |
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White Sands | Bert Gibson | 1992-04-24 |
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Fourth Story | Harry | 1991-01-19 |
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Silverfox | Charles Blankenship | 1991-07-06 |
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Narrow Margin | Sergeant Dominick Benti | 1990-09-21 |
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Chattahoochee | Morris | 1990-04-20 |
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Love and Lies | Clyde Wilson | 1990-03-18 |
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The Flash | Henry Allen | 1990-11-04 |
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Thunderground | Wedge | 1989-09-01 |
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Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat | Mort | 1989-05-18 |
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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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Clean and Sober | Richard Dirks | 1988-08-10 |
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Red Scorpion | Dewey Ferguson | 1988-12-24 |
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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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Abduction | Don Nichols | 1987-03-08 |
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No Man's Land | Captain Haun | 1987-10-23 |
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Broken Vows | Detective Mulligan | 1987-01-28 |
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Murder Ordained | Vern Humphrey | 1987-05-03 |
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Raising Arizona | Machine Shop Ear-Bender | 1987-03-13 |
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Harry and the Hendersons | George Henderson Sr. | 1987-06-05 |
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Wildcats | Walt Coes | 1986-02-14 |
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Critters | Harv | 1986-04-11 |
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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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Hero in the Family | General Presser | 1986-09-28 |
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The Deliberate Stranger | Det. Sam Davies | 1986-05-04 |
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The Right of the People | Sindaco | 1986-01-13 |
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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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Blood Simple | Private Detective | 1985-01-18 |
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Fletch | Dr. Joseph Dolan | 1985-05-31 |
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Missing in Action | Tuck | 1984-11-16 |
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The Outlaws | Warden MacDonald | 1984-07-09 |
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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 Pope of Greenwich Village | Burns | 1984-06-22 |
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Silkwood | Walt Yarborough | 1983-12-14 |
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Night Partners | Joe Kirby | 1983-10-11 |
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The Woman Who Willed a Miracle | Joe Lemke | 1983-02-09 |
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Cannery Row | Mack | 1982-02-12 |
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Blade Runner | Bryant | 1982-06-25 |
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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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Hellinger's Law | Mr. Graebner | 1981-03-10 |
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Back Roads | Arthur | 1981-03-13 |
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Brubaker | C.P. Woodward | 1980-06-20 |
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City in Fear | Sheldon Lewis | 1980-03-30 |
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High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane | Harold Patton | 1980-11-15 |
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Raise the Titanic | Master Chief Vinnie Walker | 1980-08-01 |
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Ordinary People | Swim Coach | 1980-09-19 |
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Skag | Moran | 1980-01-06 |
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No Other Love | DeFranco | 1979-03-24 |
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The Gift | Legion Commander | 1979-12-15 |
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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | Wally Cantrell | 1979-11-06 |
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Dear Detective | Capt. Gorcey | 1979-03-27 |
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The Jerk | Madman | 1979-12-14 |
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Superdome | Whitley | 1978-01-09 |
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A Question of Guilt | Inspector McCartney | 1978-02-21 |
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Straight Time | Earl Frank | 1978-03-18 |
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Airport '77 | Dr. Williams | 1977-03-11 |
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Slap Shot | Dickie Dunn | 1977-02-25 |
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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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Bound for Glory | Husband | 1976-12-05 |
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Mikey and Nicky | Bus Driver | 1976-12-21 |
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The Invasion of Johnson County | Irvine | 1976-07-31 |
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Doorman | 1975-03-14 |
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Crime Club | Jack Doyle | 1975-04-03 |
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At Long Last Love | Harold | 1975-03-01 |
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Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic | Mr. Peterson | 1975-02-11 |
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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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What's Up, Doc? | Arresting Officer | 1972-03-09 |
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Get to Know Your Rabbit | Mr. Wendel | 1972-06-07 |
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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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Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Aide | 1971-05-20 |
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The Traveling Executioner | Warden Brodski | 1970-10-01 |
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End of the Road | Crab Man / Tutu Man | 1970-02-10 |
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Little Big Man | Shotgun Guard | 1970-12-23 |
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Alice's Restaurant | Group W Sergeant | 1969-08-20 |
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Midnight Cowboy | Bus Passenger (uncredited) | 1969-05-25 |
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Stiletto | Racing Partner (uncredited) | 1969-07-30 |
