---
name: "Jack Walsh"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jack-walsh"
fi1m_id: "jack-walsh"
imdb_id: "nm0909668"
tmdb_id: 5613
wikidata_id: "Q26709035"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 November 1933"
died: "25 July 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-26T17:36:10.524292+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jack Walsh

## Identity

Jack Walsh

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jack-walsh
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jack-walsh
- **IMDb ID:** nm0909668
- **TMDB ID:** 5613
- **Wikidata ID:** Q26709035
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26709035, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0909668/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5613

Actor. Born 14 November 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 25 July 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 November 1933, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 25 July 2014
- **Active:** 1972–2013
- **Also known as:** Raymond J. Walsh, Raymond Walsh
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 74 (2), 1990s 87 (2), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 77 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Comedy 2, Drama 2, Adventure 1, Horror 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $36m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26709035, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0909668/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5613

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Straight Story*](https://film.one/film/the-straight-story.md) (88)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jack Walsh (1933–2014) was an American actor. He appeared in several early films directed by John Waters, including *Mondo Trasho* (1969), *Multiple Maniacs* (1970) and *Pink Flamingos* (1972). He played TRG in George Lucas's *THX 1138* (1971, credited as Raymond J. Walsh) and Mr Roundheels in David Lynch's *Eraserhead* (1977, credited as Raymond Walsh).

Walsh later had roles as Tom Butler in *A Simple Plan* (1998) and Apple in *The Straight Story* (1999). He took numerous guest parts on television series, among them *House* (2005), *How I Met Your Mother* (2005–2011) and *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013). He was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in South Pasadena, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), Fi1m 78, as George — [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *The Straight Story* (1999), Fi1m 88, as Apple — [page](https://film.one/film/the-straight-story.md)
- *A Simple Plan* (1998), Fi1m 86, as Tom Butler — [page](https://film.one/film/a-simple-plan.md)
- *Eraserhead* (1977), Fi1m 84, as Mr. Roundheels — [page](https://film.one/film/eraserhead.md)
- *Pink Flamingos* (1972), Fi1m 64, as John Vader — [page](https://film.one/film/pink-flamingos.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), series, as George — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *Insidious: Chapter 2* (2013), as Old Man in the Further
- *Suburgatory* (2011), series, as Marty Krupp — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/suburgatory.md)
- *Mr. Woodcock* (2007), as Palumbo
- *Onion Underwater* (2006), as Businessman #1
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), series, as Morris — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *Medium* (2005), series, as Scanlon's Dad
- *House* (2004), series, as Ozzy — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Scrubs* (2001), series, as Unconscious Patient
- *The Straight Story* (1999), as Apple — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-straight-story.md)
- *A Simple Plan* (1998), as Tom Butler — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/a-simple-plan.md)
- *Overnight Delivery* (1998), as Dick
- *Early Edition* (1996), series, as Charlie
- *Feeling Minnesota* (1996), as Bob, at Gas Station
- *Cosi* (1996), as Air Wrestler
- *Equinox* (1992), as Newspaper Man
- *Straight Talk* (1992), as Guard
- *Eraserhead* (1977), as Mr. Roundheels — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/eraserhead.md)
- *Pink Flamingos* (1972), as John Vader — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/pink-flamingos.md)
- *THX 1138* (1971), as TRG
- *Multiple Maniacs* (1970), as Straight Person · Production Assistant
- *Mondo Trasho* (1969), Actor

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