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