Kenneth Welsh
Acting
Born 1942-03-30
Died 2022-05-05
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
199 credits
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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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Law & Order
The Blacklist
Smallville
The X-Files
Twin Peaks
The Expanse
Star Trek: Discovery
Stargate Atlantis
Great Performances
The Practice
Haven
The Outer Limits
The Twilight Zone
Due South
The Guardian
The Listener
Human Target
The Day After Tomorrow
The Aviator
The Hunger
ReGenesis
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Legends of the Fall
This Is Wonderland
Four Brothers
The Covenant
Lodge 49
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Absolute Power
Witchblade
XIII: The Series
Crocodile Dundee II
Bionic Woman
The Fog
The Void
Timecop
Dead Man's Gun
For the Record
Tilt
Soul Food
Twitch City
Radio Days
Miracle
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension
Falling in Love
Heartburn
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
The Freshman
PG: Psycho Goreman
Another Woman
Silk
The Wrong Guy
The January Man
The Last Templar
Haven
The Art of the Steal
Love and Murder
Piaf
Survival of the Dead
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