M. Emmet Walsh, character actor from ‘Blood Simple’ and ‘Blade Runner,’ dies at 88

M. Emmet Walsh arrives at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards, March 1, 2014, in Santa Monica, Calif. Walsh, the character actor who brought his unmistakable face and unsettling presence to films including <em>Blood Simple</em> and <em>œBlade Runner</em>, died Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 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.

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Walsh died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday at a hospital in St. Albans, Vermont, his longtime manager Sandy Joseph said.