M. EMMET WALSH (Lester Ivar) has long been considered one of Hollywood's top character actors. For over three generations, he has delighted audiences with such films as "Alice's Restaurant" and "Little Big Man" in the 60's to "Slap Shot (with Paul Newman) and "Straight Time" in the '70's to "Ordinary People," "Blade Runner" and "The Jerk" in the 80's.

His extensive credits include the Coen Brothers "Blood Simple" (for which he received the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor from the Independent Feature/Project West), "Cannery Row," "Serpico," "Silkwood," "Clean and Sober," "Brubaker" and "The Milagro Beanfield Wars." Recent credits include "The Music of Chance," "A Time to Kill," "Albino Alligator" and "My Best Friend's Wedding."