M. Emmet Walsh – who was memorably in “Christmas With the Kranks” and “Blade Runner”, among several other films – has died… TMZ confirmed.
The actor’s manager, Sandy José, tells us that Walsh passed away at a Vermont hospital on Tuesday as a result of cardiac arrest. No word on what exactly landed him in the hospital or what type of illness he could be battling.
Walsh was a Hollywood veteran and one of the most prolific actors in the business – having racked up an impressive 233 acting credits to his name, with roles dating back to the ’60s, playing Jason Randall in an episode of “The Doctors.”
Since then, he has starred in countless well-known films and TV shows over the decades.
In addition to his work on ‘CWTK’ – where he played Tim AllenWalt Scheel’s cranky neighbor and archenemy – Walsh starred in films such as “Ordinary People”, “The Jerk”, “Fletch”, “Blood Simple”, “A Time to Kill”, “Romeo + Juliet”, “Wild Wild West” ” and many, many more.
His TV work is equally impressive… Walsh has worked on TV series such as “Starsky and Hutch”, “Baretta”, “The Rockford Files”, “The Sandy Duncan Show”, “East of Eden”, “Little House on the Prairie”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Unsub”, “The Flash”, “Home Improvement”, “The X-Files”, “NYPD Blue”, “Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot”, “Damages”, “Adventure Time” and others.
Walsh is survived by his nieces and nephews. He was 88 years old.
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