Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Welsh

Acting
Born 1942-03-30 - Died 2022-05-05Edmonton, 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.

Movies (152)

The Aviator
7.2

The Aviator

2004Movie7.2
The Day After Tomorrow
6.6

The Day After Tomorrow

2004Movie6.6
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
6.6

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

2005Movie6.6
Legends of the Fall
7.4

Legends of the Fall

1994Movie7.4
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
5.6

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

2007Movie5.6
Four Brothers
6.8

Four Brothers

2005Movie6.8
The Covenant
5.6

The Covenant

2006Movie5.6
Absolute Power
6.7

Absolute Power

1997Movie6.7
The Fog
4.6

The Fog

2005Movie4.6
The Void
6.0

The Void

2016Movie6.0
Timecop
6.0

Timecop

1994Movie6.0
The Art of the Steal
6.2

The Art of the Steal

2013Movie6.2
Crocodile Dundee II
5.9

Crocodile Dundee II

1988Movie5.9
Miracle
7.1

Miracle

2004Movie7.1
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
5.6

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

1994Movie5.6
Ice Bound
5.3

Ice Bound

2003Movie5.3
Silk
5.8

Silk

2007Movie5.8
Another Woman
6.8

Another Woman

1988Movie6.8
Heartburn
6.0

Heartburn

1986Movie6.0
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
6.5

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

2008Movie6.5
The Freshman
6.3

The Freshman

1990Movie6.3
G-Saviour
4.7

G-Saviour

1999Movie4.7
Escape Clause
4.8

Escape Clause

1996Movie4.8
The Wrong Guy
6.8

The Wrong Guy

1997Movie6.8
Perfect
5.6

Perfect

1985Movie5.6
Hideaway
5.2

Hideaway

1995Movie5.2
Undercover Grandpa
5.7

Undercover Grandpa

2017Movie5.7
Of Unknown Origin
5.8

Of Unknown Origin

1983Movie5.8
Physical Evidence
5.1

Physical Evidence

1989Movie5.1
Grey Gardens
6.8

Grey Gardens

2009Movie6.8
Straight Line
3.4

Straight Line

1989Movie3.4
Radio Days
7.0

Radio Days

1987Movie7.0
Awakening the Zodiac
5.3

Awakening the Zodiac

2017Movie5.3
Falling in Love
6.7

Falling in Love

1984Movie6.7
The January Man
5.0

The January Man

1989Movie5.0
Eloise at the Plaza
6.2

Eloise at the Plaza

2003Movie6.2
The Middle Man
6.1

The Middle Man

2021Movie6.1
The House on Carroll Street
5.9

The House on Carroll Street

1988Movie5.9
Survival of the Dead
4.8

Survival of the Dead

2010Movie4.8
PG: Psycho Goreman
6.0

PG: Psycho Goreman

2020Movie6.0
Cottage Country
5.4

Cottage Country

2013Movie5.4
Wet Bum
6.7

Wet Bum

2014Movie6.7
Whale Music
6.7

Whale Music

1994Movie6.7
Witchblade
5.8

Witchblade

2000Movie5.8
Phobia
4.3

Phobia

1980Movie4.3
Adoration
5.9

Adoration

2009Movie5.9
Another Woman
5.1

Another Woman

1994Movie5.1
Campton Manor
6.5

Campton Manor

2024Movie6.5
A Stranger Waits
7.0

A Stranger Waits

1987Movie7.0
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
6.0

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story

1995Movie6.0
The Cuckoo Bird

The Cuckoo Bird

1985Movie
Eloise at Christmastime
6.3

Eloise at Christmastime

2003Movie6.3
Bye Bye Love
4.0

Bye Bye Love

1993Movie4.0
The Good Fight
5.0

The Good Fight

1992Movie5.0
The Story of Luke
6.9

The Story of Luke

2013Movie6.9
Mind Prey
6.2

Mind Prey

1999Movie6.2
Sanctuary
4.1

Sanctuary

2001Movie4.1
Chicanery
6.0

Chicanery

2017Movie6.0
Love and Murder
7.0

Love and Murder

2000Movie7.0
Grand Larceny
7.5

Grand Larceny

1991Movie7.5
Our Fathers
6.5

Our Fathers

2005Movie6.5
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
7.0

Karol: A Man Who Became Pope

2005Movie7.0
Boozecan
6.5

Boozecan

1994Movie6.5
The War Boy
6.8

The War Boy

1985Movie6.8
Afterwards

Afterwards

2025Movie
Habitat
5.3

Habitat

1997Movie5.3
Getting Gotti
5.0

Getting Gotti

1994Movie5.0
Murder in Black and White
7.0

Murder in Black and White

1990Movie7.0
Double Negative
3.8

Double Negative

1980Movie3.8
The Man Who Saved Christmas
6.2

The Man Who Saved Christmas

2002Movie6.2
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
4.8

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

1998Movie4.8
The Last Best Year
7.7

The Last Best Year

1990Movie7.7
Dead Silence
5.9

Dead Silence

1997Movie5.9
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
5.4

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1998Movie5.4
Vendetta
6.0

Vendetta

1999Movie6.0
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
5.6

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

2000Movie5.6
A Nutcracker Christmas
6.3

A Nutcracker Christmas

2016Movie6.3
Murder Sees the Light
9.0

Murder Sees the Light

1986Movie9.0
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.0

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2000Movie6.0
Bailey's Billion$
5.9

Bailey's Billion$

2005Movie5.9
One Way
5.6

One Way

2006Movie5.6
Piaf
4.5

Piaf

1984Movie4.5
Turning April
7.0

Turning April

1996Movie7.0
Piaf
8.3

Piaf

1974Movie8.3
Dead Husbands
5.7

Dead Husbands

1998Movie5.7
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
7.7

Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher

1989Movie7.7
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
7.4

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

2007Movie7.4
Thunder Point
4.5

Thunder Point

1998Movie4.5
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
6.3

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

1997Movie6.3
Love Come Down
5.6

Love Come Down

2000Movie5.6
Deliberate Intent
5.0

Deliberate Intent

2000Movie5.0
Riel
6.0

Riel

1979Movie6.0
And Then You Die
6.5

And Then You Die

1987Movie6.5
And the Birds Rained Down
7.0

And the Birds Rained Down

2019Movie7.0
Cold Blooded
4.8

Cold Blooded

2000Movie4.8
Covergirl
4.5

Covergirl

1984Movie4.5
Dancing in the Dark
6.2

Dancing in the Dark

1995Movie6.2
The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail

The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail

2005Movie
Lost!
7.0

Lost!

1986Movie7.0
Rowing Through
4.5

Rowing Through

1996Movie4.5
Loose Ends
4.0

Loose Ends

1986Movie4.0
Portraits of a Killer
4.2

Portraits of a Killer

1996Movie4.2
Hot Money
3.8

Hot Money

1983Movie3.8
The Day Reagan Was Shot
6.5

The Day Reagan Was Shot

2001Movie6.5
Tell Me That You Love Me
4.5

Tell Me That You Love Me

1983Movie4.5
Bonds of Love
5.8

Bonds of Love

1993Movie5.8
The Pentagon Papers
5.8

The Pentagon Papers

2003Movie5.8
The Conspiracy of Fear
8.3

The Conspiracy of Fear

1996Movie8.3
Margaret's Museum
6.5

Margaret's Museum

1995Movie6.5
The Sign of Four
5.9

The Sign of Four

2001Movie5.9
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire
6.5

The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire

2002Movie6.5
F.D.R.: The Last Year
6.9

F.D.R.: The Last Year

1980Movie6.9
The Big Slice
4.5

The Big Slice

1991Movie4.5
The Royal Scandal
5.9

The Royal Scandal

2001Movie5.9
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
6.5

Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

2002Movie6.5
Focus
6.5

Focus

2001Movie6.5
Adrift
6.7

Adrift

1993Movie6.7
Midnight at the Paradise
7.0

Midnight at the Paradise

2022Movie7.0
The Wild Guys
4.0

The Wild Guys

2004Movie4.0
Hiroshima
8.3

Hiroshima

1995Movie8.3
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
5.7

A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride

2008Movie5.7
Haven
6.8

Haven

2001Movie6.8
No More Hibakusha!

No More Hibakusha!

1983Movie
Rewind
5.6

Rewind

2013Movie5.6
Champagne Charlie
5.3

Champagne Charlie

1989Movie5.3
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
5.7

Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

1993Movie5.7
The Widowmaker
10.0

The Widowmaker

1990Movie10.0
Liberace: Behind the Music
4.8

Liberace: Behind the Music

1988Movie4.8
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
5.2

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992Movie5.2
The Riverbank
3.9

The Riverbank

2012Movie3.9
Christmas on Division Street
6.5

Christmas on Division Street

1991Movie6.5
Christmas in America
7.0

Christmas in America

1989Movie7.0
Kissinger and Nixon
7.9

Kissinger and Nixon

1995Movie7.9
The Snow Queen
5.4

The Snow Queen

2005Movie5.4
Murder Times Seven
7.0

Murder Times Seven

1990Movie7.0
Vanished
6.1

Vanished

1995Movie6.1
The Climb
7.0

The Climb

1986Movie7.0
And Then There Was One
5.3

And Then There Was One

1994Movie5.3
Loyalties
6.7

Loyalties

1987Movie6.7
Perfectly Normal
7.3

Perfectly Normal

1991Movie7.3
Edison: The Wizard of Light
9.0

Edison: The Wizard of Light

1998Movie9.0
Hamlet {Solo}

Hamlet {Solo}

2007Movie
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
3.9

Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story

1998Movie3.9
The Great Dinosaur Hunt
7.0

The Great Dinosaur Hunt

1993Movie7.0
Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story
7.5

Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story

1992Movie7.5
Dieppe

Dieppe

1993Movie
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
7.7

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

1992Movie7.7
The School for Scandal
9.0

The School for Scandal

1975Movie9.0
The Ballad of Immortal Joe

The Ballad of Immortal Joe

2015Movie
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
2.8

Dick Francis: Blood Sport

1989Movie2.8
Reno and the Doc
7.5

Reno and the Doc

1984Movie7.5
Gary Carter Visits Japan

Gary Carter Visits Japan

1983Movie

TV Shows (47)

Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
Smallville
8.2

Smallville

2001Series8.2
The Blacklist
7.6

The Blacklist

2013Series7.6
The X-Files
8.4

The X-Files

1993Series8.4
Stargate Atlantis
8.0

Stargate Atlantis

2004Series8.0
Twin Peaks
8.3

Twin Peaks

1990Series8.3
The Expanse
8.1

The Expanse

2015Series8.1
Star Trek: Discovery
6.9

Star Trek: Discovery

2017Series6.9
Great Performances
6.1

Great Performances

1971Series6.1
The Practice
7.6

The Practice

1997Series7.6
Haven
7.5

Haven

2010Series7.5
The Guardian
7.0

The Guardian

2001Series7.0
The Outer Limits
7.7

The Outer Limits

1995Series7.7
The Twilight Zone
7.7

The Twilight Zone

1985Series7.7
The Listener
6.9

The Listener

2009Series6.9
Due South
7.6

Due South

1994Series7.6
The Hunger
6.1

The Hunger

1997Series6.1
Human Target
7.3

Human Target

2010Series7.3
ReGenesis
7.4

ReGenesis

2004Series7.4
This Is Wonderland
8.0

This Is Wonderland

2004Series8.0
The Ray Bradbury Theater
6.9

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985Series6.9
XIII: The Series
6.3

XIII: The Series

2011Series6.3
Witchblade
7.0

Witchblade

2001Series7.0
Lodge 49
6.7

Lodge 49

2018Series6.7
Dead Man's Gun
5.0

Dead Man's Gun

1997Series5.0
Bionic Woman
6.4

Bionic Woman

2007Series6.4
Love, Lies and Murder
4.9

Love, Lies and Murder

1991Series4.9
Soul Food
7.2

Soul Food

2000Series7.2
Twitch City
8.5

Twitch City

1998Series8.5
Tilt
7.3

Tilt

2005Series7.3
Haven
7.0

Haven

2001Series7.0
The Murder of Mary Phagan
6.2

The Murder of Mary Phagan

1988Series6.2
For the Record
9.0

For the Record

1976Series9.0
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension
7.6

Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension

1998Series7.6
H2O
9.0

H2O

2004Series9.0
The Last Templar
5.4

The Last Templar

2009Series5.4
The Trojan Horse
4.0

The Trojan Horse

2008Series4.0
The Third Twin
5.5

The Third Twin

1997Series5.5
Cruel Doubt
4.8

Cruel Doubt

1992Series4.8
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
6.0

Karol: A Man Who Became Pope

2005Series6.0
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

2000Series
The Best Laid Plans
6.5

The Best Laid Plans

2014Series6.5
Above and Beyond
6.8

Above and Beyond

2006Series6.8
Hiroshima
8.0

Hiroshima

1995Series8.0
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

1993Series
Empire, Inc.
9.0

Empire, Inc.

1983Series9.0
Dawn of the Eye

Dawn of the Eye

1997Series