Kenneth Welsh
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
Credits
- 2024 · Afterwards as Garen
- 2024 · Campton Manor as Lawrence
- 2023 · Midnight at the Paradise as Max
- 2021 · The Middle Man as Mr. Miller
- 2020 · PG: Psycho Goreman as Narrator & Judicator (voice)
- 2019 · And the Birds Rained Down as Boychuck
- 2018 · Lodge 49 as
- 2017 · Star Trek: Discovery as Senna Tal (voice)
- 2017 · Star Trek: Discovery as Senna Tal
- 2017 · Undercover Grandpa as Harry
- 2017 · Awakening the Zodiac as Ben
- 2017 · Chicanery as Pringle Hewitt
- 2016 · A Nutcracker Christmas as Dimitri
- 2016 · The Void as Dr. Richard Powell
- 2015 · The Expanse as Franklin Degraaf
- 2015 · The Ballad of Immortal Joe as
- 2014 · Wet Bum as Ed
- 2014 · The Best Laid Plans as Angus McLintock
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Werner von Hauser
- 2013 · The Art of the Steal as 'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy
- 2013 · Rewind as President
- 2013 · The Story of Luke as Jonas
- 2013 · Cottage Country as Earl
- 2012 · The Riverbank as Joe Mason
- 2011 · XIII: The Series as Dr. Westlund
- 2010 · Haven as Cole Glendower
- 2010 · Survival of the Dead as Patrick O'Flynn
- 2010 · Human Target as
- 2009 · Grey Gardens as Max Gordon
- 2009 · The Listener as Albert Jacoby
- 2009 · Adoration as Morris
- 2009 · The Last Templar as Bill Vance
- 2008 · A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride as Jack
- 2008 · Kit Kittredge: An American Girl as Uncle Hendrick
- 2008 · The Trojan Horse as Randall Spear
- 2007 · Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks as
- 2007 · Bionic Woman as
- 2007 · Silk as Mayor Joncour
- 2007 · Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as Dr. Jeff Wagner
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as Lord Beaverbrook
- 2006 · Above and Beyond as
- 2006 · One Way as William Henderson
- 2006 · The Covenant as Provost Higgins
- 2005 · The Snow Queen as King
- 2005 · Category 7: The End of the World as Alan Horst
- 2005 · The Fog as Tom Malone
- 2005 · The Exorcism of Emily Rose as Dr. Mueller
- 2005 · The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail as Inspector Ramsgate
- 2005 · Karol: A Man Who Became Pope as professor Wójcik
- 2005 · Four Brothers as Robert Bradford
- 2005 · Bailey's Billion$ as Mouse Delaney
- 2005 · Our Fathers as Bishop Murphy
- 2005 · Karol: A Man Who Became Pope as Professor Wójcik
- 2005 · Tilt as Seymour Annisman
- 2004 · The Aviator as Dr. Hepburn
- 2004 · H2O as Randall Spear
- 2004 · ReGenesis as Shelby Sloane
- 2004 · Stargate Atlantis as Jamus
- 2004 · The Day After Tomorrow as Vice President Becker
- 2004 · The Wild Guys as Andy
- 2004 · Miracle as Doc Nagobads
- 2004 · This Is Wonderland as
- 2003 · Eloise at Christmastime as Sir Wilkes
- 2003 · Eloise at the Plaza as Sir Wilkes
- 2003 · The Pentagon Papers as John McNaughon
- 2002 · The Man Who Saved Christmas as Newton Baker
- 2002 · The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire as Dr. Watson
- 2002 · Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher as Dr. James Franken
- 2001 · The Day Reagan Was Shot as James Baker
- 2001 · Focus as Father Crighton
- 2001 · The Royal Scandal as Dr. Watson
- 2001 · Smallville as Drunk Santa
- 2001 · The Guardian as
- 2001 · Witchblade as
- 2001 · The Sign of Four as Dr. Watson
- 2001 · Sanctuary as Sam Hathaway
- 2001 · Haven as Harry Truman
- 2000 · The Hound of the Baskervilles as Dr. Watson
- 2000 · Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Watson
- 2000 · Cold Blooded as Chief Inspector Brodsky
- 2000 · Witchblade as Joe Siri
- 2000 · Deliberate Intent as Peder Lund
- 2000 · Love Come Down as Ira Rosen
- 2000 · Who Killed Atlanta's Children? as William Kunstler
- 2000 · Soul Food as Dr. Jackson Pruit
- 2000 · Love and Murder as Isaak Levin
- 1999 · Vendetta as Mayor Joe Shakspeare
- 1999 · G-Saviour as General Garneaux
- 1999 · Mind Prey as Tower Manette
- 1998 · Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story as
- 1998 · Dead Husbands as Chase Woodward
- 1998 · Thanks of a Grateful Nation as Sen. Shelby
- 1998 · Thunder Point as Armstrong
- 1998 · Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension as
- 1998 · The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Caz Hollowitz
- 1998 · Twitch City as Mr. Surdjic
- 1997 · The Third Twin as Preston Barck
- 1997 · Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way as George Steinbrenner
- 1997 · Dead Silence as Sheriff Lenny Budd
- 1997 · The Wrong Guy as Mr. Nagel
- 1997 · The Hunger as Hugo Lawery
- 1997 · Habitat as Coach Marlowe
- 1997 · The Practice as Judge M. Harrod
- 1997 · Dead Man's Gun as Dean Marley
- 1997 · Absolute Power as Sandy Lord
- 1996 · Escape Clause as Owen Jessop
- 1996 · Portraits of a Killer as Jim Miller
- 1996 · The Conspiracy of Fear as Captain Rose
- 1996 · Rowing Through as Harry Parker
- 1995 · Kissinger and Nixon as James 'Scotty' Reston
- 1995 · Margaret's Museum as Angus MacNeil
- 1995 · Hiroshima as President Harry S. Truman
- 1995 · Hiroshima as President Harry S Truman
- 1995 · Dancing In The Dark as Dr. Bel
- 1995 · Vanished as Bill Palmer
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Dr. Vasquez
- 1995 · Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story as Mr. Higgins
- 1995 · Hideaway as Detective Breech
- 1994 · Legends of the Fall as Sheriff Tynert
- 1994 · Whale Music as Kenneth Sexstone
- 1994 · Boozecan as
- 1994 · Harlequin: Another Woman as Dr. Kenneth Holcross
- 1994 · Due South as Randal K. Bolt
- 1994 · Due South as Cyrus Bolt
- 1994 · Timecop as Utley
- 1994 · And Then There Was One as David Burns
- 1994 · Getting Gotti as Bennett
- 1994 · Death Wish V: The Face of Death as Lt. Mickey King
- 1993 · Dieppe as Maj. Gen. Harry Crerar
- 1993 · The X-Files as Simon Gates
- 1993 · Bye Bye Love as David
- 1993 · Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story as Don Eisenberg
- 1993 · Adrift as Guy Nast
- 1993 · Bonds of Love as Judge
- 1992 · The Good Fight as Dick Chandler
- 1992 · A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story as Paul Michel
- 1992 · Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster as Sam Skinner - Presidential Delegation
- 1992 · Cruel Doubt as Attorney Wade Smith
- 1992 · Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story as Michael Schottland
- 1991 · Christmas on Division Street as David Atwood
- 1991 · The Big Slice as Lieutenant Bernard
- 1991 · Perfectly Normal as Charlie Glesby
- 1990 · The Widowmaker as Atkinson
- 1990 · The Last Best Year as Jerry
- 1990 · Murder Times Seven as Nick Ruggieri
- 1990 · Law & Order as Ben O'Dell
- 1990 · The Freshman as Dwight Armstrong
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Windom Earle
- 1990 · Murder in Black and White as Ruggieri
- 1989 · Christmas in America as Harry Morgan
- 1989 · Straight Line as Dr. Hammel
- 1989 · Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher as Colin Thatcher
- 1989 · Champagne Charlie as John Whistlow
- 1989 · Physical Evidence as Harry Norton
- 1989 · The January Man as Roger Culver
- 1988 · Another Woman as Donald
- 1988 · Liberace: Behind the Music as
- 1988 · Crocodile Dundee II as Brannigan
- 1988 · The House on Carroll Street as Hackett
- 1988 · The Murder of Mary Phagan as Luther Rosser
- 1987 · Loyalties as David Sutton
- 1987 · A Stranger Waits as Richard Miller
- 1987 · Radio Days as Radio Voice (voice)
- 1987 · And Then You Die as Eddie Griffin
- 1986 · Heartburn as Dr. Appel
- 1986 · Lost! as
- 1986 · Loose Ends as Elder Seth
- 1986 · The Climb as Walter Frauenberger
- 1986 · Murder Sees the Light as Patten
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as Crane
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as Captain Wilder
- 1985 · Perfect as Joe McKenzie
- 1985 · The War Boy as Stephan Berecky
- 1984 · Falling in Love as Doctor
- 1984 · Piaf as Police Inspector / Georges / Physiotherapist
- 1984 · Covergirl as Harrison
- 1984 · Reno and the Doc as Reno
- 1983 · Of Unknown Origin as James Hall
- 1983 · Tell Me That You Love Me as David
- 1983 · No More Hibakusha! as (voice)
- 1983 · Hot Money as Parker
- 1983 · Gary Carter Visits Japan as Narrator
- 1980 · Phobia as Sergeant Wheeler
- 1980 · F.D.R.: The Last Year as Thomas E. Dewey
- 1980 · Double Negative as Dr. Klifter
- 1977 · For The Record as Premier Lougheed
- 1977 · For The Record as Dipsi Doolan
- 1977 · For The Record as
- 1975 · The School for Scandal as Charles Surface
- 1974 · Piaf as
- 1971 · Great Performances as Charles Surface
- Future · The Great Dinosaur Hunt as Narrator