M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmett Walsh in "Tales from the Crypt: Collection Completed". (1989)

M. Emmet Walsh (1935 - )

Film Deaths

• Blood Simple (1984) [Private Detective Loren Visser]: Shot in the stomach through a door by Frances McDormand, who had mistaken him for Dan Hedaya.

• Missing In Action (1984) [Jack "Tuck" Tucker]: Killed in a explosion on his ship during a shootout with a patrol boat as he is opening fire so Chuck Norris and the prisoners of war can escape.

• Sunset (Catalina) (1988) [Chief Marvin Dibner]: Shot in the chest by Jennifer Edwards.

• Narrow Margin (1990) [Sergeant Dominick Benti]: Shot repeatedly with machine guns by Nigel Bennett and J.A. Preston firing from a helicopter whilst he's standing by a cabin window. His body is later seen when Gene Hackman goes to check on him.

• Killer Image (1992) [Senator John Kane]: Killed by John Pyper-Ferguson.

• The Glass Shield (1994) [Jake Hal]: Suffocates after suffering a sudden coughing fit; he dies as Michael Ironside tries to revive him, as Richard Anderson looks on.

• Relative Fear (1994) [Earl Ladelle]: Suffocates when Bruce Dinsmore rips out the tubes to his oxygen tank. His body is later seen when Michael Dupuis discovers him.

• Albino Aligator (1996) [Dino]: Head bashed repeatedly against a wooden bar top by William Fichtner, as they struggle over a shotgun.

• Retroactive (1997) [Sam]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with Kylie Travis. Kylie later goes back in time and finds Walsh already dead, having been shot to death by Shannon Whirry in another time-jump.

• Twilight (1998) [Lester Ivar]: Shot in the stomach (off-screen) by James Garner; he dies after opening fire on Paul Newman.

• Erasable You (1998) [Ralph Worth]: Shot in the stomach by Daryl Haney during the funeral of Walsh's daughter; the shooting is caught and broadcast live by news cameras.

TV Deaths

• Amazing Stories: Magic Saturday (1986) [Grandpa]: Dies of heart failure after switching bodies via a Chinese talisman for a day with his grandson (Taliesin Jaffe).
• Tales from the Crypt: Collection Completed (1989) [Jonas]: Bludgeoned to death with a hammer by Audra Lindley in his basement, after he threatens to kill her cat (having already killed and stuffed the rest of her pets). His amateurishly-taxidermied body is shown afterwards sitting in the living room when Martin Garner discovers him.

• The Outer Limits: The Refuge (1996) [Sanford Valle]: Killed by the backlash when his control of the virtual-reality world is broken.

• Home Improvement: Taps (1997) [Colonel Patterson]: Did not appear in this episode, but it's revealed that he died (off-screen) of a heart attack.