M. Emmet Walsh Dies: ‘Blade Runner’ & Prolific Character Actor Was 88

Longtime character actor M. Emmet Walsh has died at the age of 88. The actor, known for his roles in films like Knives Out, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Blade Runner, The Jerk, Romeo + Juliet, Ordinary People, and more, died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday, March 19. Walsh’s longtime manager, Sandy Joseph, said the actor died at Kerbs Memorial Hospital in St. Albans, Vermont, per Entertainment Tonight. Walsh had been a working actor in Hollywood since his first role in 1969’s Alice’s Restaurant. He racked up over 200 onscreen credits throughout his long career. He acted with some of the biggest names in the business, like Harrison Ford in Blade Runner (Walsh played Ford’s boss at the LAPD), Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in Romeo + Juliet (as the Apothecary who sold Romeo the poison), Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal (who died in December 2023) in What’s Up Doc?, Julia Roberts and...
- 3/20/2024
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