M. Emmet Walsh
| Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 74 films, with $2,374,381,767 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,121) |
| Best-known acting roles: Mr. Proofroc (Knives Out), Joe O'Neal (My Best Friend's Wedding), Coleman (Wild Wild West), Uncle Bob (The Odd Life of Timothy Green), Walt Scheel (Christmas with the Kranks) |
| Best-known technical roles: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Executive Producer) |
| Born: March 22, 1935 |
| Died: March 19, 2024 |
Career Summary
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As an Actor | Supporting | 35 | $1,152,677,875 | $682,605,216 | $1,835,283,091 |
| (Unclassified) | 39 | $525,312,526 | $13,786,150 | $539,098,676 | |
| In Technical Roles | Executive Producer | 1 | $51,774,002 | $97,443,353 | $149,217,355 |
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 523 | $1,677,990,401 |
| Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) | 3,083 | $696,391,366 |
| Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,121 | $2,374,381,767 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) | 2,244 | $51,774,002 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,641 | $97,443,353 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) | 1,873 | $149,217,355 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
All Acting Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2024 | Brothers | ||||
| May 19, 2023 | Dotty & Soul | Harold Eichelbaum | |||
| Aug 19, 2022 | The Immaculate Room | ||||
| Feb 5, 2021 | The Mimic | Director | |||
| Mar 3, 2020 | Superdome | ||||
| Nov 27, 2019 | Knives Out | Mr. Proofroc | $165,364,060 | $147,534,686 | $312,898,746 |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Raising Buchanan | Larry Kiesling | |||
| Mar 15, 2019 | Faith, Hope & Love | $209,990 | $209,990 | ||
| Oct 19, 2018 | Change in the Air | ||||
| Sep 11, 2015 | Boiling Pot | Dean Marison | |||
| Aug 1, 2014 | Calvary | Gerald Ryan | $3,600,006 | $13,287,735 | $16,887,741 |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Arthur Newman | $207,853 | $207,853 | ||
| Aug 15, 2012 | The Odd Life of Timoth… | Uncle Bob | $51,853,450 | $3,395,709 | $55,249,159 |
| Mar 24, 2009 | Big Stan | $1,770,677 | $1,770,677 | ||
| Dec 7, 2007 | Man in the Chair | Mickey Hopkins | |||
| Nov 4, 2005 | Christmas in the Clouds | Stu O'Malley | $279,225 | $279,225 | |
| Jan 14, 2005 | Racing Stripes | Woodzie | $49,772,522 | $40,036,911 | $89,809,433 |
| Nov 24, 2004 | Christmas with the Kranks | Walt Scheel | $73,701,902 | $22,767,285 | $96,469,187 |
| Jan 18, 2002 | Snow Dogs | George | $81,150,692 | $35,747,336 | $116,898,028 |
| Dec 1, 2000 | Poor White Trash | Judge Pike | $3,366 | $3,366 | |
| Oct 8, 1999 | Random Hearts | Billy | $31,054,924 | $32,145,076 | $63,200,000 |
| Aug 4, 1999 | The Iron Giant | Earl Stutz | $23,159,305 | $8,174,612 | $31,333,917 |
| Jun 30, 1999 | Wild Wild West | Coleman | $113,805,681 | $107,423,654 | $221,229,335 |
| Mar 13, 1998 | Chairman of the Board | Freemont | $306,715 | $306,715 | |
| Mar 6, 1998 | Twilight | Lester Ivar | $15,055,091 | $15,055,091 | |
| Jun 20, 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | Joe O'Neal | $126,813,153 | $172,110,266 | $298,923,419 |
| Jan 17, 1997 | Albino Alligator | Dino | $353,480 | $353,480 | |
| Nov 1, 1996 | Romeo+Juliet | Apothecary | $46,338,728 | $101,203,653 | $147,542,381 |
| Jul 19, 1995 | Free Willy 2: The Adve… | Wilcox | $30,077,111 | $30,077,111 | |
| Jun 2, 1995 | The Glass Shield | Hal | $3,270,822 | $3,270,822 | |
| May 3, 1995 | Panther | Dorsett | $6,834,000 | $6,834,000 | |
| Aug 26, 1994 | Camp Nowhere | T.R. Polk | $10,442,641 | $10,442,641 | |
| Apr 15, 1994 | Cops and Robbersons | Uncredited | $11,363,618 | $11,363,618 | |
| Apr 24, 1992 | White Sands | Bert Gibson | $9,011,574 | $9,011,574 | |
| Sep 21, 1990 | Narrow Margin | Sergeant Dominick… | $10,873,237 | $10,873,237 | |
| Apr 20, 1990 | Chattahoochee | Morris | $259,486 | $259,486 | |
| Apr 19, 1989 | Red Scorpion | Dewey | $4,192,000 | $4,192,000 | |
| Feb 16, 1989 | The Mighty Quinn | Fred Miller | $3,992,420 | $3,992,420 | |
| Aug 10, 1988 | Clean and Sober | Richard Dirks | $8,674,093 | $8,674,093 | |
| Apr 29, 1988 | Sunset | Chief Marvin Dibner | $4,595,000 | $4,595,000 | |
| Mar 18, 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War | Governor | $13,825,794 | $13,825,794 | |
| Oct 23, 1987 | No Man’s Land | Captain Haun | $2,877,571 | $2,877,571 | |
| Jun 5, 1987 | Harry and the Hendersons | George Henderson Sr. | $29,760,613 | $2,800,000 | $32,560,613 |
| Mar 13, 1987 | Raising Arizona | Machine Shop Ear-… | $22,847,000 | $767 | $22,847,767 |
| Jun 13, 1986 | Back to School | Swim Coach Turnbull | $91,258,000 | $91,258,000 | |
| Apr 11, 1986 | Critters | Harv | $13,167,232 | $13,167,232 | |
| Feb 14, 1986 | Wildcats | Walt Coes | $26,285,544 | $26,285,544 | |
| Jan 31, 1986 | The Best of Times | Charlie | $7,790,931 | $7,790,931 | |
| May 31, 1985 | Fletch | Doctor Dolan | $46,700,000 | $46,700,000 | |
| Jan 18, 1985 | Blood Simple | Loren Visser | $1,690,913 | $1,039,964 | $2,730,877 |
| Nov 16, 1984 | Missing in Action | Tuck | $22,812,411 | $22,812,411 | |
| Nov 16, 1984 | Raw Courage | Colonel Crouse | |||
| Aug 3, 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A. | Mr. Clark | $4,743,119 | $4,743,119 | |
| Jun 22, 1984 | The Pope of Greenwich … | Burns | $6,139,896 | $6,139,896 | |
| Jan 20, 1984 | Scandalous | Simon Reynolds | $526,805 | $526,805 | |
| Dec 14, 1983 | Silkwood | Walt Yarborough | $35,615,609 | $35,615,609 | |
| Jun 25, 1982 | Blade Runner | Bryant | $32,656,328 | $6,925,446 | $39,581,774 |
| May 28, 1982 | The Escape Artist | Fritz | $23,323 | $23,323 | |
| Feb 12, 1982 | Cannery Row | Mack | $2,638,311 | $2,638,311 | |
| Dec 4, 1981 | Reds | Speaker - Liberal… | $50,000,000 | $130 | $50,000,130 |
| Mar 13, 1981 | Back Roads | Arthur | $11,809,387 | $11,809,387 | |
| Sep 19, 1980 | Ordinary People | Coach Salan | $52,302,978 | $52,302,978 | |
| Jun 20, 1980 | Brubaker | C.P. Woodward | $37,121,708 | $37,121,708 | |
| Dec 14, 1979 | The Jerk | Madman | $73,691,419 | $73,691,419 | |
| Nov 2, 1979 | The Fish That Saved Pi… | Wally Cantrell | $12,922 | $12,922 | |
| Mar 11, 1977 | Airport '77 | Dr. Williams | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | |
| 1977 | Slap Shot | Dickie Dunn | $28,000,000 | $28,000,000 | |
| Jan 1, 1975 | At Long Last Love | Harold | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| Dec 5, 1973 | Serpico | Chief Gallagher | $27,274,150 | $27,459 | $27,301,609 |
| Mar 10, 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Arresting Officer | $57,142,740 | $57,142,740 | |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet… | General Winthrop'… | $12,300,000 | $12,300,000 | |
| 1971 | Cold Turkey | Art, Disgruntled … | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | |
| Dec 14, 1970 | Little Big Man | Shotgun Guard | $31,559,552 | $31,559,552 | |
| Aug 20, 1969 | Alice's Restaurant | Group W Sergeant | $6,300,000 | $6,300,000 | |
| Averages | $26,634,768 | $38,688,409 | $37,099,715 | ||
| Totals | 74 | $1,677,990,401 | $696,391,366 | $2,374,381,767 | |
Supporting Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2024 | Brothers | |||||
| May 19, 2023 | Dotty & Soul | |||||
| Aug 19, 2022 | The Immaculate Room | |||||
| Feb 5, 2021 | The Mimic | |||||
| Mar 3, 2020 | Superdome | |||||
| Nov 27, 2019 | Knives Out | $26,769,548 | 3,461 | $165,364,060 | $312,898,746 | 52.8% |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Raising Buchanan | |||||
| Mar 15, 2019 | Faith, Hope & Love | $55,403 | 18 | $209,990 | $209,990 | 100.0% |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Boiling Pot | |||||
| Aug 1, 2014 | Calvary | $74,149 | 322 | $3,600,006 | $16,887,741 | 21.3% |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Arthur Newman | $112,788 | 248 | $207,853 | $207,853 | 100.0% |
| Aug 15, 2012 | The Odd Life of Timoth… | $10,822,903 | 2,717 | $51,853,450 | $55,249,159 | 93.9% |
| Jan 14, 2005 | Racing Stripes | $13,920,052 | 3,185 | $49,772,522 | $89,809,433 | 55.4% |
| Nov 24, 2004 | Christmas with the Kranks | $21,570,867 | 3,416 | $73,701,902 | $96,469,187 | 76.4% |
| Jan 18, 2002 | Snow Dogs | $17,814,259 | 2,454 | $81,150,692 | $116,898,028 | 69.4% |
| Oct 8, 1999 | Random Hearts | $13,012,585 | 2,697 | $31,054,924 | $63,200,000 | 49.1% |
| Jun 30, 1999 | Wild Wild West | $27,687,484 | 3,342 | $113,805,681 | $221,229,335 | 51.4% |
| Jun 20, 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $21,678,377 | 2,376 | $126,813,153 | $298,923,419 | 42.4% |
| Nov 1, 1996 | Romeo+Juliet | $11,133,231 | 1,963 | $46,338,728 | $147,542,381 | 31.4% |
| Apr 24, 1992 | White Sands | $3,151,629 | 1,276 | $9,011,574 | $9,011,574 | 100.0% |
| Sep 21, 1990 | Narrow Margin | $3,628,060 | 1,253 | $10,873,237 | $10,873,237 | 100.0% |
| Aug 10, 1988 | Clean and Sober | $2,205,628 | 675 | $8,674,093 | $8,674,093 | 100.0% |
| Mar 18, 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War | $13,825,794 | $13,825,794 | 100.0% | ||
| Oct 23, 1987 | No Man’s Land | $1,088,273 | 510 | $2,877,571 | $2,877,571 | 100.0% |
| Jun 13, 1986 | Back to School | $8,881,035 | 1,751 | $91,258,000 | $91,258,000 | 100.0% |
| Feb 14, 1986 | Wildcats | $5,472,905 | 1,062 | $26,285,544 | $26,285,544 | 100.0% |
| Nov 16, 1984 | Missing in Action | $6,101,460 | 1,209 | $22,812,411 | $22,812,411 | 100.0% |
| Dec 14, 1983 | Silkwood | $1,218,322 | 843 | $35,615,609 | $35,615,609 | 100.0% |
| Jun 25, 1982 | Blade Runner | $6,150,002 | 1,325 | $32,656,328 | $39,581,774 | 82.5% |
| Feb 12, 1982 | Cannery Row | $1,500,000 | 700 | $2,638,311 | $2,638,311 | 100.0% |
| Mar 11, 1977 | Airport '77 | $30,000,000 | $30,000,000 | 100.0% | ||
| Dec 5, 1973 | Serpico | $27,274,150 | $27,301,609 | 99.9% | ||
| Mar 10, 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | $57,142,740 | $57,142,740 | 100.0% | ||
| Dec 14, 1970 | Little Big Man | $31,559,552 | $31,559,552 | 100.0% | ||
| Aug 20, 1969 | Alice's Restaurant | $6,300,000 | $6,300,000 | 100.0% | ||
| Averages | $9,274,953 | 1,673 | $41,167,067 | $65,545,825 | 83.1% | |
| Totals | 35 | $1,152,677,875 | $1,835,283,091 | |||
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All Technical Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2012 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Veng… | Executive Producer | $51,774,002 | $97,443,353 | $149,217,355 |
| Averages | $51,774,002 | $97,443,353 | $149,217,355 | ||
| Totals | 1 | $51,774,002 | $97,443,353 | $149,217,355 | |
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) | 2,244 | $51,774,002 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,641 | $97,443,353 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) | 1,873 | $149,217,355 |