Actor M Emmet Walsh, who is popular for his role in Blade Runner, has passed away on Tuesday. He was 88.

His manager Sandy Joseph confirmed on Wednesday that he has passed away due to cardiac arrest at a St Albans in Vermont.

Walsh was raised on Lake Champlain in Swanton, Vermont, just a few miles from the U.S.-Canadian border, where his grandfather, father and brother worked as customs officers.

He went to a tiny local high school with a graduating class of 13, then to Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.

He started his Hollywood career with Alice's Restaurant and continued playing several uncredited roles. He became popular with Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982) and Blood Simple (1984).

American western film Outlaw Posse was his swansong.

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