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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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Filmography
all 208
Movies 162
TV Shows 46
Narrator 5
Voice 3
self 1
Campton Manor (2024)
The Middle Man (2021)
PG: Psycho Goreman (2020)
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
Chicanery (2017)
Hedgehog's Home (2017)
The Void (2016)
The Expanse (2015)
The Best Laid Plans (2014)
The Blacklist (2013)
The Art of the Steal (2013)
Rewind (2013)
Perfect Storms (2013)
The Story of Luke (2013)
The Riverbank (2012)
XIII: The Series (2011)
Haven (2010)
Survival of the Dead (2010)
Grey Gardens (2009)
The Listener (2009)
Adoration (2009)
The Last Templar (2009)
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
The Trojan Horse (2008)
Booky & the Secret Santa (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 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)
ReGenesis (2004)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Miracle (2004)
Eloise at Christmastime (2003)
Ice Bound (2003)
Eloise at the Plaza (2003)
The Pentagon Papers (2003)
The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002)
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher (2002)
The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)
The Royal Scandal (2001)
Focus (2001)
Smallville (2001)
The Sign of Four (2001)
Sanctuary (2001)
Haven (2001)
Sherlock Holmes (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)
Vendetta (1999)
External Affairs (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)
Dead Husbands (1998)
Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998)
Thunder Point (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)
The Conspiracy of Fear (1996)
Rowing Through (1996)
Kissinger and Nixon (1995)
Margaret's Museum (1995)
Hiroshima (1995)
Hiroshima (1995)
Dancing In The Dark (1995)
Vanished (1995)
The Outer Limits (1995)
Hideaway (1995)
Legends of the Fall (1994)
Whale Music (1994)
Harlequin: Another Woman (1994)
Due South (1994)
Timecop (1994)
And Then There Was One (1994)
Getting Gotti (1994)
The Spider and the Fly (1994)
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
Dieppe (1993)
The X-Files (1993)
Adrift (1993)
The Good Fight (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)
Murder Times Seven (1990)
Law & Order (1990)
The Freshman (1990)
Twin Peaks (1990)
Christmas in America (1989)
Straight Line (1989)
Dick Francis: Blood Sport (1989)
Champagne Charlie (1989)
Physical Evidence (1989)
The January Man (1989)
Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988)
Loyalties (1987)
A Stranger Waits (1987)
Radio Days (1987)
And Then You Die (1987)
Heartburn (1986)
Loose Ends (1986)
The Climb (1986)
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
Perfect (1985)
The War Boy (1985)
Piaf (1984)
Covergirl (1984)
Of Unknown Origin (1983)
Hot Money (1983)
Phobia (1980)
F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980)
Double Negative (1980)
Brethren (1977)
For The Record (1977)
The School for Scandal (1975)
Great Performances (1971)
Selkirk of Red River (1964)
The Pentagon Papers
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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