Actor M. Emmet Walsh — born Michael Emmet Walsh — is best known for his roles in the films Christmas With the Kranks, Midnight Cowboy, What’s Up, Doc?, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, and Random Hearts. He died of heart failure on March 19, 2024, 3 days before his 90th birthday. He never married, saying it wouldn’t be fair to a wife because of the demands of acting. He was survived by a niece and nephew.
