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