M Emmet Walsh, Blade Runner, Blood Simple and Knives Out actor, dies aged 88

Character actor, who appeared in more than 220 roles across seven decades, died in Vermont on Tuesday

M Emmet Walsh, the character actor who appeared in more than 220 film and television roles including Blade Runner, Knives Out and the Coen brothers' films Blood Simple and Raising Arizona, has died aged 88.

Walsh's manager, Sandy Joseph, confirmed to the industry publication Variety that he had died Tuesday in Vermont.