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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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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Sorry, Not Sorry | Harry's Father | 2019-03-08 |
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Raising Buchanan | Larry Kiesling | 2019-04-12 |
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Faith, Hope & Love | Fr. John | 2019-03-15 |
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South of Bix | Grandpa | 2019-06-20 |
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Shifting Gears | Hank | 2018-03-23 |
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Toto | Toto | 2018-08-01 |
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Change in the Air | Walter Lemke | 2018-10-19 |
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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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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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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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Jack of Hearts | Comissioner Menlo Boyce | 2000-11-02 |
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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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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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Me and Will | Dean | 1999-07-10 |
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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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Erasable You | Ralph Worth | 1998-06-13 |
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Chairman of the Board | Freemont | 1998-03-13 |
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Nightmare in Big Sky Country | Marshal Jim Phillips | 1998-08-17 |
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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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My Best Friend's Wedding | Joe O'Neal | 1997-06-19 |
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Albino Alligator | Dino | 1997-01-17 |
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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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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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Panther | Dorsett | 1995-05-03 |
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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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Probable Cause | Sadler | 1994-11-20 |
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Camp Nowhere | T.R. Polk | 1994-08-26 |
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Relative Fear | Earl Ladelle | 1994-12-16 |
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Madness of Method | Rudolph Thorndyke | 1994-04-01 |
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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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Bitter Harvest | Sheriff Bob | 1993-11-03 |
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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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Four Eyes and Six-Guns | Mayor Thornbush | 1992-12-07 |
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Equinox | Pete Petosa | 1992-09-18 |
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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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White Sands | Bert Gibson | 1992-04-24 |
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The Naked Truth | Garcia / Gesundheim | 1992-09-29 |
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Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat | Mort | 1991-11-02 |
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Silverfox | Charles Blankenship | 1991-07-06 |
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Fourth Story | Harry | 1991-01-19 |
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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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Narrow Margin | Sergeant Dominick Benti | 1990-09-21 |
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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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Thunderground | Wedge | 1989-09-01 |
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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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War Party | Colin Ditweiler | 1988-09-15 |
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Sunset | Chief Marvin Dibner | 1988-04-29 |
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Murder Ordained | Vern Humphrey | 1987-05-03 |
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Broken Vows | Detective Mulligan | 1987-01-28 |
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Raising Arizona | Machine Shop Ear-Bender | 1987-03-13 |
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No Man's Land | Captain Haun | 1987-10-23 |
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The Abduction of Kari Swenson | Don Nichols | 1987-03-08 |
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Harry and the Hendersons | George Henderson Sr. | 1987-06-05 |
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Back to School | Coach Turnbull | 1986-06-13 |
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Wildcats | Walt Coes | 1986-02-14 |
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Hero in the Family | General Presser | 1986-09-28 |
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Critters | Harv | 1986-04-11 |
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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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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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Blood Simple | Private Detective | 1985-01-18 |
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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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The Outlaws | Warden MacDonald | 1984-07-09 |
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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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The Pope of Greenwich Village | Burns | 1984-06-22 |
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Grandview, U.S.A. | Mr. Clark | 1984-08-03 |
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Scandalous | Simon Reynolds | 1984-01-29 |
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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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Blade Runner | Bryant | 1982-06-25 |
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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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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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Brubaker | C.P. Woodward | 1980-06-20 |
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Skag | Moran | 1980-01-06 |
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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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City in Fear | Sheldon Lewis | 1980-03-30 |
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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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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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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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Red Alert | Sheriff Sweeney | 1977-05-18 |
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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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Bound for Glory | Husband | 1976-12-05 |
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The Invasion of Johnson County | Irvine | 1976-07-31 |
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Nickelodeon | "Father" Logan | 1976-12-21 |
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Mikey and Nicky | Bus Driver | 1976-12-21 |
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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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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 |
