Kenneth Welsh
Acting
- Born:
- 1942-03-30
- Died:
- 2022-05-05
- Place of birth:
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Biography
Kenneth Welsh, CM (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022) was a Canadian film and television actor (sometimes credited as Ken Welsh). He was known to Twin Peaks fans as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle, and had more recently played the father of Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett) in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. In 1984 he was nominated for a Genie Award as Best Actor for his portrayal of Reno Colt in the film "Reno and the Doc", written and directed by Charles Dennis. In 1997 Welsh directed Dennis in the latter's play "SoHo Duo" at the West Bank Theatre in New York City. Welsh was born in Edmonton, Alberta to a father who worked for the Canadian National Railway. He grew up in Alberta and studied drama at school. He later moved to Montreal and attended the National Theatre School. Following graduation, he auditioned for the Stratford Festival in Ontario and then spent the first seven years of his career on stage. Welsh has portrayed historical figures including Thomas E. Dewey, Colin Thatcher, Harry S. Truman (twice), Thomas Edison, James "Scotty" Reston, General Harry Crerar and James Baker. He has made guest appearances on the acclaimed TV series Due South and Slings and Arrows. In 2003, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. His role as the Vice-President of the United States in the 2004 environmental disaster film The Day After Tomorrow sparked some controversy due to his physical resemblance to Dick Cheney, who at the time was the real Vice President. Director Roland Emmerich later confirmed that he deliberately chose Welsh for that very reason. Emmerich stated that the character of the Vice-President in the film was intended to be a not-so-subtle criticism of the environmental policies of the Presidency of George W. Bush. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth Welsh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Afterwards
Campton Manor
Midnight at the Paradise
The Middle Man
Psycho Goreman
And the Birds Rained Down
Lodge 49
Star Trek: Discovery
Undercover Grandpa
Awakening the Zodiac
Chicanery
A Nutcracker Christmas
The Void
The Expanse
The Ballad of Immortal Joe
Wet Bum
The Best Laid Plans
The Blacklist
The Art of the Steal
Rewind
The Story of Luke
Cottage Country
The Riverbank
XIII: The Series
Haven
Survival of the Dead
Human Target
Grey Gardens
The Listener
Adoration
The Last Templar
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
The Trojan Horse
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Bionic Woman
Silk
Hamlet {Solo}
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Above and Beyond
One Way
The Covenant
The Snow Queen
The Fog
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail
Four Brothers
Bailey's Billion$
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Our Fathers
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Tilt
The Aviator
H2O
ReGenesis
Stargate Atlantis
The Day After Tomorrow
The Wild Guys
Miracle
This Is Wonderland
Eloise at Christmastime
Ice Bound
Eloise at the Plaza
The Pentagon Papers
The Man Who Saved Christmas
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
The Day Reagan Was Shot
The Royal Scandal
Focus
Smallville
The Guardian
Witchblade
The Sign of Four
Sanctuary
Haven
Haven
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
Cold Blooded
Witchblade
Deliberate Intent
Love Come Down
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Soul Food
Love and Murder
Vendetta
G-Saviour
Mind Prey
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
Dead Husbands
Edison: The Wizard of Light
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Thunder Point
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Twitch City
The Third Twin
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
Dead Silence
The Wrong Guy
The Hunger
Habitat
The Practice
Dead Man's Gun
Absolute Power
Dawn of the Eye
Escape Clause
Portraits of a Killer
Rowing Through
The Conspiracy of Fear
Turning April
Kissinger and Nixon
Margaret's Museum
Hiroshima
Hiroshima
Dancing in the Dark
Vanished
The Outer Limits
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
Hideaway
Legends of the Fall
Whale Music
Boozecan
Another Woman
Due South
Timecop
And Then There Was One
Getting Gotti
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Dieppe
Les grands procès
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
The X-Files
Bye Bye Love
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Adrift
Bonds of Love
The Great Dinosaur Hunt
The Good Fight
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Cruel Doubt
Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story
Christmas on Division Street
Grand Larceny
The Big Slice
Perfectly Normal
Love, Lies and Murder
The Widowmaker
The Last Best Year
Murder Times Seven
Law & Order
The Freshman
Twin Peaks
Murder in Black and White
Christmas in America
Straight Line
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
Champagne Charlie
Physical Evidence
The January Man
Another Woman
Liberace: Behind the Music
Crocodile Dundee II
The House on Carroll Street
The Murder of Mary Phagan
Loyalties
A Stranger Waits
Radio Days
And Then You Die
Heartburn
Lost!
Loose Ends
The Climb
Murder Sees the Light
The Twilight Zone
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Perfect
The War Boy
The Cuckoo Bird
Falling in Love
Piaf
Covergirl
Reno and the Doc
Of Unknown Origin
Tell Me That You Love Me
No More Hibakusha!
Empire, Inc.
Gary Carter Visits Japan
Hot Money
Phobia
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Double Negative
Riel
For the Record
The School for Scandal
Piaf
Great Performances