
Kenneth Welsh
Born: 1942-03-30
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

The Day After Tomorrow

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

The Covenant

Legends of the Fall

Perfect

The Aviator

Four Brothers

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Miracle

Vendetta

Habitat

Focus

Hot Money

Our Fathers

Radio Days

The Riverbank

Deliberate Intent

Undercover Grandpa

Piaf

Cold Blooded

Champagne Charlie

Heartburn

The Climb

Cottage Country

Hamlet {Solo}

Silk

Thunder Point

Whale Music

G-Saviour

One Way

Mind Prey

Sanctuary

Absolute Power

Haven

The Void

Adoration

Crocodile Dundee II

Rewind

Dieppe

Piaf

Phobia

Covergirl

Timecop

PG: Psycho Goreman

The Widowmaker

Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story

Chicanery

The Fog

Campton Manor

Vanished

Riel

Straight Line

Loyalties

Falling in Love

The Pentagon Papers

The Wrong Guy

Margaret's Museum

Eloise at Christmastime

And Then There Was One

The Sign of Four

The Freshman

Wet Bum

The Art of the Steal

Lost!

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

Bye Bye Love

The Middle Man

Category 7: The End of the World

Awakening the Zodiac

Survival of the Dead

The January Man

Christmas in America

Hideaway

The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire

Another Woman

Eloise at the Plaza

Hiroshima

Karol: A Man Who Became Pope

A Nutcracker Christmas

Murder Times Seven

Double Negative

Christmas on Division Street

The Story of Luke

Dick Francis: Blood Sport

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Reno and the Doc

Bonds of Love

Grey Gardens

Of Unknown Origin

Physical Evidence

The House on Carroll Street

Midnight at the Paradise

Adrift

A Stranger Waits

Dead Silence

The Big Slice

Dancing In The Dark

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Kissinger and Nixon

The Snow Queen

Getting Gotti

Escape Clause

Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher

Loose Ends

The War Boy

Grand Larceny

Another Woman

The Wild Guys

Above and Beyond

Bailey's Billion$

Witchblade

Dead Husbands

Portraits of a Killer

And the Birds Rained Down

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride

F.D.R.: The Last Year

Love and Murder

Love Come Down

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

The Day Reagan Was Shot

The Man Who Saved Christmas

Murder in Black and White

The Good Fight

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

Liberace: Behind the Music

The Great Dinosaur Hunt

The Royal Scandal

Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Boozecan

Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

The Last Best Year

The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail

The Conspiracy of Fear

The School for Scandal

Tell Me That You Love Me

Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story

Edison : The Wizard of Light

No More Hibakusha!

Murder Sees the Light
