Kenneth Welsh
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
202
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-03-30
Day of death
2022-05-05 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Kenneth Welsh
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
Law & Order
Smallville
The Blacklist
The X-Files
Twin Peaks
The Expanse
Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Discovery
Great Performances
Stargate Atlantis
The Practice
The Outer Limits
The Twilight Zone
Haven
The Guardian
The Listener
Due South
Due South
Silk
Heartburn
The Aviator
The Day After Tomorrow
Radio Days
Straight Line
Champagne Charlie
Human Target
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Hot Money
G-Saviour
The Hunger
Loyalties
Wet Bum
ReGenesis
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Four Brothers
Hiroshima
Thunder Point
Undercover Grandpa
Legends of the Fall
Riel
Lodge 49
Awakening the Zodiac
The Third Twin
Rewind
Mind Prey
Haven
Adoration
Covergirl
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Gary Carter Visits Japan
PG: Psycho Goreman
Cottage Country
Afterwards
This Is Wonderland
Piaf
Dieppe
Whale Music
Turning April
Chicanery
Lost!
The Void
XIII: The Series
Dead Man's Gun
Witchblade
Vanished
Bionic Woman
Timecop
Phobia
Survival of the Dead
The Covenant
Sanctuary
Tilt
Absolute Power
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Miracle
Piaf
Crocodile Dundee II
Soul Food
One Way
The Fog
Bye Bye Love
The Art of the Steal
The Last Templar
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Habitat
The Murder of Mary Phagan
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Falling in Love
Twitch City
Perfect
Cruel Doubt
Hideaway
Another Woman
The January Man
For The Record
For The Record
For The Record
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
The Middle Man
Category 7: The End of the World
The Freshman
The Best Laid Plans
Vendetta
H2O
Physical Evidence
Grey Gardens
Above and Beyond
Hiroshima
Eloise at the Plaza
The House on Carroll Street
Love Come Down
Above and Beyond
Double Negative
Love, Lies and Murder
The Wrong Guy
Eloise at Christmastime
Of Unknown Origin
The Trojan Horse
Bailey's Billion$
Dead Silence
Our Fathers
Sherlock Holmes
Tell Me That You Love Me
The Hound of the Baskervilles
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Focus
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Adrift
The Good Fight
The Man Who Saved Christmas
Hamlet {Solo}
A Nutcracker Christmas
Witchblade
Escape Clause
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
The Last Best Year
Rowing Through
The Sign of Four
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire
Boozecan
The Pentagon Papers
Getting Gotti
The Royal Scandal
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
The Story of Luke
Liberace: Behind the Music
Bonds of Love
Another Woman
The War Boy
No More Hibakusha!
Empire, Inc.
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Deliberate Intent
The Conspiracy of Fear
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
And Then There Was One
Campton Manor
Kissinger and Nixon
The School for Scandal
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Edison : The Wizard of Light
Christmas on Division Street
The Day Reagan Was Shot
Grand Larceny
Murder in Black and White
Cold Blooded
The Riverbank
And the Birds Rained Down
Loose Ends
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Perfectly Normal
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
The Big Slice
Midnight at the Paradise
Portraits of a Killer
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
Dancing In The Dark
Margaret's Museum
Love and Murder
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Christmas in America
The Climb
Murder Times Seven
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
The Snow Queen
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
The Widowmaker
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
A Stranger Waits
And Then You Die
The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail
Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story
Reno and the Doc
Dead Husbands
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
The Wild Guys
Murder Sees the Light
The Ballad of Immortal Joe
The Great Dinosaur Hunt
