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1 | He appeared in two films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and A Few Good Men (1992). |
2 | In his last year, Walsh starred in the 1998 films Hidden Agenda, Pleasantville, and The Negotiator. All three movies, plus Outside Ozona (Walsh died shortly before production commenced) were dedicated to his memory. |
3 | Although he acted in college at the University of Rhode Island, as well as on and off-Broadway productions, he did not act in his first film until he was nearly 42 years old. |
4 | Had a strong interest in metaphysics. |
5 | His father died of brain cancer and his mother died of Alzheimer's disease. |
6 | Held a bachelor's degree in sociology from Rhode Island University. |
7 | Had appeared in four movies along with Kurt Russell: Tequila Sunrise (1988), Backdraft (1991), Executive Decision (1996) and Breakdown (1997). |
8 | Before his death, he was hoping to follow the example of Gene Hackman and get away from playing the psychopaths and cowards he had been typecast as, playing more complicated and substantial character parts. |
9 | Early jobs also included tending bar at some of Manhattan's best seafood restaurants. |
10 | He spoke fluent German. |
11 | During his childhood, he attended a Jesuit boarding school in Ireland. |
12 | Brother of Christopher Walsh, Patricia Walsh and Mary Walsh. |
13 | Father of John West. |
14 | Early jobs included social worker, encyclopedia salesman, junior high school teacher, and reporter. |
15 | Graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where he starred as an undergraduate in many college theater productions and was president of Students for a Democratic Society, an organization that grew out of the anti-war movement of the 1960s. |
16 | He died of a heart attack while vacationing near San Diego, CA. Walsh fell ill while staying at a resort hotel & was taken to Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, CA, where he was pronounced dead. He lived in Encino (Los Angeles) with his son, John West, at the time of his death. |
17 | In just over a decade, he appeared in more than two dozen films. |
18 | Big break in 1984 while working in David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross" on broadway. |
19 | Discovered by a director in 1974 and began working in off-broadway shows. |
20 | Jack Nicholson dedicated his Best Actor Academy Award (for As Good as It Gets (1997)) to Walsh. [1998] |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Misery | 1990 | | State Trooper Sherman Douglas (uncredited) |
Narrow Margin | 1990 | | Michael Tarlow |
The Grifters | 1990 | | Cole |
Crazy People | 1990 | | Drucker |
Why Me? | 1990 | | Francis Mahoney |
Dad | 1989 | | Dr. Santana |
Wired | 1989 | | Bob Woodward |
L.A. Law | 1989 | TV Series | Pete Bostik |
The Big Picture | 1989 | | Allen Habel |
Tequila Sunrise | 1988 | | Maguire |
Things Change | 1988 | | Hotel Manager |
Windmills of the Gods | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | Colonel Bill McKinney |
Good Morning, Vietnam | 1987 | | Sgt. Major Dickerson |
The Equalizer | 1985-1987 | TV Series | Andrew Banks / Sam Griffith |
House of Games | 1987 | | The Businessman |
The Ellen Burstyn Show | 1987 | TV Series | Dan Hodges |
Tin Men | 1987 | | Wing |
Spenser: For Hire | 1987 | TV Series | Andrew Lawford |
Power | 1986 | | Jerome Cade |
Hannah and Her Sisters | 1986 | | Ed Smythe |
The Beniker Gang | 1985 | | Principal Stoddard |
Right to Kill? | 1985 | TV Movie | Maj. Eckworth |
Hard Choices | 1985 | | Deputy Anderson |
Nikola Tesla: Mad Scientist of the Gilded Age | 1984 | Video short | Narrator |
Blood Feud | 1983 | TV Movie | Photographer |
Eddie Macon's Run | 1983 | | Man in Bar |
Little Gloria... Happy at Last | 1982 | TV Movie | |
Reflecto-vision | 1979 | Short | |
Hidden Agenda | 1999 | | Jonathan Zanuck |
Pleasantville | 1998 | | Big Bob |
The Negotiator | 1998 | | Terence Niebaum |
Hope | 1997 | TV Movie | Ray Percy |
C-16: FBI | 1997 | TV Series | Jules Rozack |
Dark Skies | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Capt. Frank Bach |
Breakdown | 1997/I | | Red Barr |
Persons Unknown | 1996 | | Cake |
Crime of the Century | 1996 | TV Movie | Col. Norman Schwarzkopf |
Gang in Blue | 1996 | TV Movie | Lt. William Eyler |
Sling Blade | 1996 | | Charles Bushman |
The Little Death | 1996 | | Ted Hannon |
Executive Decision | 1996 | | Senator Mavros |
Sacred Cargo | 1995 | | Father Stanislav |
Nixon | 1995 | | John Ehrlichman |
Charlie's Ghost Story | 1995 | | Darryl |
The Low Life | 1995 | | Mike Sr |
The X-Files | 1995 | TV Series | Warden Leo Brodeur |
The Babysitter | 1995 | | Harry Tucker |
Black Day Blue Night | 1995 | | Lt. John Quinn |
Outbreak | 1995 | | Chief of Staff (uncredited) |
Miracle on 34th Street | 1994 | | Ed Collins |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1994 | TV Series | Col. Charles Fane |
Star Struck | 1994 | TV Movie | Greer |
Silent Fall | 1994 | | Sheriff Mitch Rivers |
The Client | 1994 | | McThune |
Blue Chips | 1994 | | Happy |
Birdland | 1994 | TV Series | Potter |
The Last Seduction | 1994 | | Frank Griffith |
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | 1994 | Short | Charles Bushman |
One Little Indian | 1993 | | Marshall Robinson |
Partners | 1993 | TV Short | |
Morning Glory | 1993 | | Sheriff Reese Goodloe |
Needful Things | 1993 | | Danforth Keeton III |
The American Clock | 1993 | TV Movie | Judge Bradley |
Red Rock West | 1993 | | Wayne |
Loaded Weapon 1 | 1993 | | Desk Clerk |
Sniper | 1993 | | Chester Van Damme |
Contact | 1992 | Short | Radio Lieutenant |
The Prom | 1992 | | Grover Dean |
Hoffa | 1992 | | Frank Fitzsimmons |
A Few Good Men | 1992 | | Lt. Col. Matthew Andrew Markinson |
In the Shadow of a Killer | 1992 | TV Movie | Insp. Leo Kemeny |
Defenseless | 1991 | | Steven Seldes |
True Identity | 1991 | | Houston |
Backdraft | 1991 | | Marty Swayzak |
Iron Maze | 1991 | | Jack Ruhle |
The Russia House | 1990 | | Quinn |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1998 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Hope (1997) |
1998 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Breakdown (1997) |
1997 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast | Sling Blade (1996) |
1996 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast | Nixon (1995) |
1994 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Needful Things (1993) |
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