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 Carl Reiner's comedy The Jerk (1979), Robert Redford's drama Ordinary People (1980), Ridley Scott's science fiction film Blade Runner (1982), Barry Sonnenfeld's steampunk western Wild Wild West (1999) and Brad Bird's animated film The Iron Giant (1999).
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Green and Gold | Scotty | 2025-01-31 |
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Outlaw Posse | Catfish | 2024-03-01 |
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Brothers | Judge Farful | 2024-10-10 |
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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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Knives Out | Mr. Proofroc | 2019-11-27 |
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Faith, Hope & Love | Fr. John | 2019-03-15 |
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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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Sorry, Not Sorry | Harry's Father | 2019-03-08 |
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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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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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The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Uncle Bub | 2012-08-15 |
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Love Sick Love | Ed | 2012-11-15 |
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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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Youth in Revolt | Mr. Saunders | 2009-09-11 |
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Don McKay | Samuel | 2009-04-24 |
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Your Name Here | Kroger | 2008-06-13 |
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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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Big Stan | Lew Popper | 2007-11-03 |
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Man in the Chair | Mickey Hopkins | 2007-01-27 |
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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner | Self | 2007-12-18 |
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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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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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Poor White Trash | Judge Pike | 2000-12-01 |
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Me and Will | Dean | 1999-07-10 |
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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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The Iron Giant | Earl Stutz (voice) | 1999-08-06 |
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Men in White | Stanley | 1998-08-16 |
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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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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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Albino Alligator | Dino | 1997-01-17 |
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My Best Friend's Wedding | Joe O'Neal | 1997-06-19 |
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The Killing Jar | Sheriff Foley | 1997-05-27 |
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Retroactive | Sam | 1997-01-01 |
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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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Romeo + Juliet | Apothecary | 1996-11-01 |
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A Time to Kill | Willard Tyrell Bass (uncredited) | 1996-07-24 |
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The Lottery | Chief Davis | 1996-09-29 |
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Panther | Dorsett | 1995-05-03 |
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Dead Badge | Sergeant Miller Hoskins | 1995-03-28 |
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Relative Fear | Earl Ladelle | 1995-10-03 |
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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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Probable Cause | Sadler | 1994-11-20 |
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The Glass Shield | Det. Jesse Hall | 1994-09-16 |
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Cops & Robbersons | Captain Ted Corbett (uncredited) | 1994-04-15 |
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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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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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Killer Image | John Kane | 1992-03-01 |
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Four Eyes and Six-Guns | 1992-12-07 | |
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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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Wild Card | Mose | 1992-08-03 |
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The Naked Truth | Garcia / Gesundheim | 1992-09-29 |
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Silverfox | Charles Blankenship | 1991-07-06 |
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Fourth Story | Harry | 1991-01-19 |
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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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The Flash | Henry Allen | 1990-11-04 |
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Love and Lies | Clyde Wilson | 1990-03-18 |
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Catch Me... If You Can | Johnny Phatmun | 1989-10-14 |
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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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Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat | Mort | 1989-05-18 |
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Sunset | Chief Marvin Dibner | 1988-04-29 |
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Red Scorpion | Dewey Ferguson | 1988-12-24 |
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War Party | Colin Ditweiler | 1988-09-15 |
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The Milagro Beanfield War | Governor | 1988-03-18 |
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Clean and Sober | Richard Dirks | 1988-08-10 |
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Raising Arizona | Machine Shop Ear-Bender | 1987-03-13 |
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Broken Vows | Detective Mulligan | 1987-01-28 |
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Harry and the Hendersons | George Henderson Sr. | 1987-06-05 |
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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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Murder Ordained | Vern Humphrey | 1987-05-03 |
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Critters | Harv | 1986-04-11 |
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Back to School | Coach Turnbull | 1986-06-13 |
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The Best of Times | Charlie | 1986-01-31 |
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The Right of the People | Sindaco | 1986-01-13 |
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Hero in the Family | General Presser | 1986-09-28 |
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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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Resting Place | Sarge | 1986-04-27 |
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Fletch | Dr. Joseph Dolan | 1985-05-31 |
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The Pope of Greenwich Village | Burns | 1984-06-22 |
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Blood Simple | Loren Visser | 1984-03-26 |
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Scandalous | Simon Reynolds | 1984-01-29 |
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Courage | Colonel Crouse | 1984-11-16 |
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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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Missing in Action | Tuck | 1984-11-16 |
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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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Silkwood | Walt Yarborough | 1983-12-14 |
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The Escape Artist | Fritz | 1982-05-28 |
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Cannery Row | Mack | 1982-02-12 |
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Fast-Walking | Sergeant Sanger | 1982-05-11 |
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Blade Runner | Bryant | 1982-06-25 |
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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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Reds | Speaker at Liberal Club | 1981-12-25 |
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Ordinary People | Swim Coach | 1980-09-19 |
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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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Brubaker | C.P. Woodward | 1980-06-20 |
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Raise the Titanic | Master Chief Vinnie Walker | 1980-08-01 |
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High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane | Harold Patton | 1980-11-15 |
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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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The Jerk | Madman | 1979-12-14 |
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No Other Love | DeFranco | 1979-03-24 |
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Dear Detective | Capt. Gorcey | 1979-03-27 |
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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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Superdome | Whitley | 1978-01-09 |
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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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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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At Long Last Love | Harold | 1975-03-01 |
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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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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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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 |
