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M. Emmet Walsh

1935 - 2024

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Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 – March 19, 2024) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 films and television series, including supporting roles as Earl Frank in Straight Time (1978), the Madman in The Jerk (1979), Captain Bryant in Blade Runner (1982), Harv in Critters (1986), and Walt Scheel in Christmas with the Kranks (2004). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of M. Emmet Walsh has received more than 3,653,687 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). M. Emmet Walsh is the 1,967th most popular actor (up from 2,222nd in 2019), the 3,224th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,653rd in 2019) and the 906th most popular American Actor.

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  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, M. Emmet Walsh ranks 1,967 out of 13,578. Before him are Olga Kurylenko, Puneeth Rajkumar, Olivier Martinez, Christian Slater, Lilian Harvey, and Christian Marquand. After him are Ciara, Jill St. John, Blake Lively, Girish Karnad, Donald Crisp, and Diane Venora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, M. Emmet Walsh ranks 158. Before him are Leonardo Del Vecchio, Armando Manzanero, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, Diane Ladd, Donald Arnold, and Sergio Rossi. After him are David Lodge, Charles Grodin, Giovanni Lajolo, Rusty Schweickart, Gerd Albrecht, and Rashad Khalifa. Among people deceased in 2024, M. Emmet Walsh ranks 154. Before him are Christopher Priest, Francisco Jara, Marlena Shaw, Richard S. Hamilton, Anatoli Polivoda, and Jandira Martini. After him are Michel Jazy, John Barth, Bill Cobbs, Bernard Chiarelli, Christoph Daum, and Jean Malaurie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, M. Emmet Walsh ranks 3,224 out of 20,380. Before him are Lois McMaster Bujold (1949), Douglas Diamond (1953), Edward Calvin Kendall (1972), Joseph Valachi (1904), Edith Head (1897), and Jennifer Rush (1960). After him are Ciara (1985), Herb Ritts (1952), Andrea Dworkin (1946), Jill St. John (1940), Blake Lively (1987), and Diane Venora (1952).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, M. Emmet Walsh ranks 906. Before him are Bill Nunn (1953), Laurie Metcalf (1955), Jennifer Love Hewitt (1979), Kristin Davis (1965), Brent Spiner (1949), and Christian Slater (1969). After him are Ciara (1985), Jill St. John (1940), Blake Lively (1987), Diane Venora (1952), Rue McClanahan (1934), and Barbara O'Neil (1910).

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Television and Movie Roles

Blade Runner
Bryant
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
Jun 25th 19827.941 / 10
Knives Out
Mr. Proofroc
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
Nov 27th 20197.846 / 10
Wild Wild West
Coleman
Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President U.S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless' plans.
Jun 30th 19995.3 / 10