Perhaps no character better embodied Walsh’s talents than Loren Visser, the unscrupulous private detective in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen brothers’ feature debut. Visser, hired to catch a ...

Few writer-director duos have left a bigger and bolder impact on American cinema than the Coen brothers. Their debut, Blood Simple (1984), propelled them to prominence, and ever since, they have ...

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 ...

He was 88. His notable roles included private detective Loren Visser in the Coen Brothers ’ first film, 1984’s Blood Simple, for which Walsh won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.

Film & TV ‘Blood Simple,’ the Coen Brothers’ Texas Noir Debut, Offered a Dark Motto for the Friendship State “Down here, you’re on your own,” the late M. Emmet Walsh’s character ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

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.