Name: M. Emmet Walsh
Date of Birth: 22 March 1935 Attended Tilton School in Tilton, N.H. Was roommates with actor William Devane in college. Graduated from the Clarkson University School of Business. Has been deaf in his left ear since age three. Keeps a home in rural West Swanton, Vermont. Critic Roger Ebert so admires him that he created the "Stanton-Walsh Rule," which states that "no movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad." Ebert later admitted this rule was broken by Wild Wild West (1999), in which Walsh appeared. ... In Christmas with the Kranks (2004), he plays a neighbor of Tim Allen. He played Allen's father-in-law on "Home Improvement" (1991). Appeared in the pilot episode of "The Bob Newhart Show" (1972). Read more M. Emmet Walsh movies (actor)User Comments |
