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.
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Filmography
all 195
Movies 153
TV Shows 42
Narrator 5
Voice 3
self 1
Afterwards (2024)
Midnight at the Paradise (2023)
The Middle Man (2021)
Psycho Goreman (2020)
And the Birds Rained Down (2019)
Lodge 49 (2018)
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
Undercover Grandpa (2017)
Awakening the Zodiac (2017)
Chicanery (2017)
Hedgehog's Home (2017)
A Nutcracker Christmas (2016)
The Void (2016)
The Expanse (2015)
The Ballad of Immortal Joe (2015)
Wet Bum (2014)
The Best Laid Plans (2014)
The Blacklist (2013)
The Art of the Steal (2013)
Rewind (2013)
Perfect Storms (2013)
The Story of Luke (2013)
Cottage Country (2013)
The Riverbank (2012)
XIII: The Series (2011)
Haven (2010)
Survival of the Dead (2010)
Human Target (2010)
Grey Gardens (2009)
Adoration (2009)
The Last Templar (2009)
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride (2008)
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
The Trojan Horse (2008)
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007)
Bionic Woman (2007)
St. Urbain's Horseman (2007)
Silk (2007)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Above and Beyond (2006)
Above and Beyond (2006)
One Way (2006)
Northern Mysteries (2006)
The Covenant (2006)
The Snow Queen (2005)
Category 7: The End of the World (2005)
The Fog (2005)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail (2005)
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005)
Four Brothers (2005)
Bailey's Billion$ (2005)
Our Fathers (2005)
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005)
Tilt (2005)
The Aviator (2004)
H2O (2004)
Stargate Atlantis (2004)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
The Wild Guys (2004)
Miracle (2004)
Eloise at Christmastime (2003)
Eloise at the Plaza (2003)
The Pentagon Papers (2003)
The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002)
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire (2002)
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher (2002)
The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)
The Royal Scandal (2001)
Focus (2001)
Smallville (2001)
The Guardian (2001)
Witchblade (2001)
The Sign of Four (2001)
Sanctuary (2001)
Haven (2001)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000)
Sherlock Holmes (CA) (2000)
Cold Blooded (2000)
Witchblade (2000)
Deliberate Intent (2000)
Love Come Down (2000)
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000)
Soul Food (2000)
Love and Murder (2000)
D.C. (2000)
External Affairs (1999)
Vendetta (1999)
G-Saviour (1999)
Mind Prey (1999)
The Man Who Might Have Been: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Herbert Norman (1999)
Revenge of the Land (1999)
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story (1998)
Dead Husbands (1998)
Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998)
Thunder Point (1998)
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension (1998)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998)
Twitch City (1998)
Edison : The Wizard of Light (1998)
The Third Twin (1997)
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way (1997)
Dead Silence (1997)
The Wrong Guy (1997)
The Hunger (1997)
Habitat (1997)
The Practice (1997)
Dead Man's Gun (1997)
Absolute Power (1997)
Escape Clause (1996)
Portraits of a Killer (1996)
Turning April (1996)
The Conspiracy of Fear (1996)
Rowing Through (1996)
Kissinger and Nixon (1995)
Margaret's Museum (1995)
Hiroshima (1995)
Dancing In The Dark (1995)
Vanished (1995)
The Outer Limits (1995)
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995)
Hideaway (1995)
Legends of the Fall (1994)
Whale Music (1994)
Boozecan (1994)
Another Woman (1994)
Due South (1994)
Timecop (1994)
And Then There Was One (1994)
Getting Gotti (1994)
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
Dieppe (1993)
The X-Files (1993)
Bye Bye Love (1993)
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993)
Adrift (1993)
Bonds of Love (1993)
The Good Fight (1992)
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (1992)
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992)
Cruel Doubt (1992)
Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story (1992)
Christmas on Division Street (1991)
The Big Slice (1991)
Perfectly Normal (1991)
The Widowmaker (1990)
The Admiral and the Princess (1990)
The Last Best Year (1990)
Murder Times Seven (1990)
Law & Order (1990)
The Freshman (1990)
Twin Peaks (1990)
Murder in Black and White (1990)
Christmas in America (1989)
Straight Line (1989)
Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher (1989)
Champagne Charlie (1989)
Physical Evidence (1989)
The January Man (1989)
Another Woman (1988)
Liberace: Behind the Music (1988)
Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988)
Loyalties (1987)
A Stranger Waits (1987)
Radio Days (1987)
And Then You Die (1987)
Heartburn (1986)
Lost! (1986)
Loose Ends (1986)
The Climb (1986)
Murder Sees the Light (1986)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
Perfect (1985)
The War Boy (1985)
Falling in Love (1984)
Piaf (1984)
Covergirl (1984)
No More Hiroshima (1984)
Reno and the Doc (1984)
Of Unknown Origin (1983)
Tell Me That You Love Me (1983)
No More Hibakusha! (1983)
Hot Money (1983)
Gary Carter Visits Japan (1983)
Phobia (1980)
F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980)
Double Negative (1980)
For The Record (1977)
The School for Scandal (1975)
Great Performances (1971)
Campton Manor
The Great Dinosaur Hunt
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1942-03-30
Deathday2022-05-05 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceEdmonton, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
Also Known AsKen Welsh , Ken Walsh, Kenneth Walsh
AwardsMember of the Order of Canada, Earle Grey Award
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