Walsh played a crazed sniper in the 1979 Steve Martin comedy 'The Jerk' and a prostate-examining doctor in the 1985 Chevy Chase vehicle 'Fletch.'
M. Emmet Walsh, the character actor who brought his unmistakable face and unsettling presence to films including 'Blood Simple' and 'Blade Runner,' has died at age 88, his manager said Wednesday. Walsh died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday at a hospital in St. Albans, Vermont, his longtime manager Sandy Joseph said.
Walsh slowly started making film appearances in 1969 with a bit role in 'Alice's Restaurant,' and did not start playing prominent roles until nearly a decade after that when he was in his 40s, getting his breakthrough with 1978's 'Straight Time,' in which he played Dustin Hoffman's smug, boorish parole officer.
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