M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmett Walsh in Tales from the Crypt: Collection Completed

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 (1988) [Chief Marvin Dibner]: Shot in the chest by Jennifer Edwards.
• The Mighty Quinn (1989) [Fred Miller]: Killed in an explosion along with Fred Lloyd after thier helicopter crashes into an ancent ruin, when Walsh is paralyzed after being bitten by a cobra left in the vehicle by Robert Townsend. 

• 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 Music of Chance (1993) [Calvin Murks]: Killed alongside Chris Penn in a car wreck when Mandy Patinkin intentionally crashes the truck he's driving with Emmet and Chris in the passenger's seat.

• The Glass Shield (1994) [Jake Hall]: 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 Alligator (1996) [Dino]: Head bashed repeatedly against a wooden bar top by William Fichtner as they fight over a shotgun.

• Retroactive (1997) [Sam]: Run over by a car driven by Guy Boyd. During a time travel sequence he is shot to death by Shannon Whirry in another time-jump.

• Twilight (1998) [Lester Ivar]: Shot in the stomach off-screen)p 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.

• The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) [Uncle Bub]: Dies of a heart attack.

TV Deaths

• Amazing Stories: Magic Saturday (1986) [Grandpa]: Dies of heart failure after switching bodies via a Chinese talisman for a day with 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. 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 of a heart attack.