M. Emmet Walsh dies at the age of 88: Knives Out and Blade Runner actor dies after legendary decades-long career in Hollywood
The legendary M. Emmet Walsh has passed away at the age of 88.
Walsh, who worked in show business for more than 60 years, died Tuesday at Curbs Memorial Hospital in St. Albans, Vermont, after suffering cardiac arrest, his manager Sandy Joseph said. Entertainment tonight.
The recognizable artist has built up a wonderful oeuvre over the course of his sixty years in film, television and stage.
The veteran actor’s most memorable roles came in films like 1982’s Blade Runner, 1986’s Critters and 1997’s My Best Friend’s Wedding.
Walsh was born in Ogdensburg, New York on March 22, 1935, and grew up in Swanton, Vermont, a rural area.
The legendary M. Emmet Walsh has passed away at the age of 88. Pictured in 2019 in LA
The star of TV, film and stage died Tuesday at Curbs Memorial Hospital in St. Albans, Vermont, after suffering cardiac arrest, his manager Sandy Joseph said. Pictured in 2018 in LA
He began appearing regularly on TV and in films in the late 1960s with roles in films such as Alice’s Restaurant, Stiletto and 1969’s Midnight Cowboy; and TV shows such as 1967’s NYPD and 1968’s The Doctors.
Walsh worked steadily throughout the 1970s, appearing in a number of memorable films and TV shows with the biggest stars of the time.
He starred opposite Dustin Hoffman in the 1970 film Little Big Man; opposite Joanne Woodward and George C. Scott in the 1971 film They Might Be Giants; opposite Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal in What’s Up, Doc? from 1972; with James Caan in 1974’s The Gambler; opposite Paul Newman in the classic 1977 hockey comedy Slap Shot; and opposite Steve Martin in the 1979 comedy classic The Jerk.
Walsh starred opposite Dustin Hoffman in the 1970 film Little Big Man