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Kenneth Welsh
Actor

Kenneth Welsh

12 Movies
12 Credits
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Known For Acting
Known Credits 12
Birthday March 30, 1942 (84 years old)
Place of Birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Also Known As Ken Welsh , Ken Walsh, Kenneth Walsh
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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 (195)

Afterwards 2025
Campton Manor 2024
Midnight at the Paradise 2022
The Middle Man 2021
PG: Psycho Goreman 2020
And the Birds Rained Down 2019
Lodge 49 2018
Chicanery 2017
Awakening the Zodiac 2017
Undercover Grandpa 2017
Star Trek: Discovery 2017
The Void 2016
A Nutcracker Christmas 2016
The Ballad of Immortal Joe 2015
The Expanse 2015
Wet Bum 2014
The Best Laid Plans 2014
The Story of Luke 2013
The Art of the Steal 2013
Cottage Country 2013
Rewind 2013
The Blacklist 2013
The Riverbank 2012
XIII: The Series 2011
Survival of the Dead 2010
Human Target 2010
Haven 2010
Adoration 2009
Grey Gardens 2009
The Last Templar 2009
The Listener 2009
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride 2008
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl 2008
The Trojan Horse 2008
Silk 2007
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks 2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 2007
Hamlet {Solo} 2007
Bionic Woman 2007
One Way 2006
The Covenant 2006
Above and Beyond 2006
The Fog 2005
The Exorcism of Emily Rose 2005 Four Brothers 2005
Our Fathers 2005
The Snow Queen 2005
Bailey's Billion$ 2005
The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail 2005
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope 2005
Tilt 2005
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope 2005
The Day After Tomorrow 2004
Miracle 2004
The Aviator 2004
The Wild Guys 2004
Stargate Atlantis 2004
H2O 2004
ReGenesis 2004
This Is Wonderland 2004
Eloise at the Plaza 2003
Eloise at Christmastime 2003
The Pentagon Papers 2003
Ice Bound 2003
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire 2002
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher 2002
The Man Who Saved Christmas 2002
The Day Reagan Was Shot 2001
The Sign of Four 2001
The Royal Scandal 2001
Sanctuary 2001
Haven 2001
Focus 2001
Smallville 2001
Witchblade 2001
The Guardian 2001
Witchblade 2000
The Hound of the Baskervilles 2000
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? 2000
Deliberate Intent 2000
Love and Murder 2000
Love Come Down 2000
Cold Blooded 2000
Soul Food 2000
Sherlock Holmes 2000
Vendetta 1999
Mind Prey 1999
G-Saviour 1999
Thanks of a Grateful Nation 1998
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1998
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story 1998
Dead Husbands 1998
Thunder Point 1998
Edison : The Wizard of Light 1998
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension 1998
Twitch City 1998
Habitat 1997
Dead Silence 1997
Absolute Power 1997
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way 1997
The Wrong Guy 1997
The Practice 1997
The Hunger 1997
The Third Twin 1997
Dead Man's Gun 1997
Rowing Through 1996
Escape Clause 1996
The Conspiracy of Fear 1996
Portraits of a Killer 1996
Turning April 1996
Hideaway 1995
Dancing in the Dark 1995
Margaret's Museum 1995
Hiroshima 1995
Kissinger and Nixon 1995
Vanished 1995
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story 1995
The Outer Limits 1995
Hiroshima 1995
Legends of the Fall 1994 Timecop 1994
Death Wish V: The Face of Death 1994
And Then There Was One 1994
Whale Music 1994
Boozecan 1994
Getting Gotti 1994
Due South 1994
The Great Dinosaur Hunt 1993
Adrift 1993
Bonds of Love 1993
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story 1993
Bye Bye Love 1993
Dieppe 1993
The X-Files 1993
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story 1993
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster 1992
Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story 1992
The Good Fight 1992
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story 1992
Cruel Doubt 1992
The Big Slice 1991
Christmas on Division Street 1991
Perfectly Normal 1991
Grand Larceny 1991
Love, Lies and Murder 1991
The Last Best Year 1990
The Freshman 1990
The Widowmaker 1990
Murder Times Seven 1990
Murder in Black and White 1990
Twin Peaks 1990
Law & Order 1990
Straight Line 1989
Champagne Charlie 1989
Christmas in America 1989
The January Man 1989
Physical Evidence 1989
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher 1989
Dick Francis: Blood Sport 1989
Liberace: Behind the Music 1988
Another Woman 1988
The House on Carroll Street 1988
Crocodile Dundee II 1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan 1988
Loyalties 1987
And Then You Die 1987
Radio Days 1987
A Stranger Waits 1987
Loose Ends 1986
The Climb 1986
Lost! 1986
Heartburn 1986
Murder Sees the Light 1986
The War Boy 1985
Perfect 1985
The Cuckoo Bird 1985
The Twilight Zone 1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater 1985
Reno and the Doc 1984
Piaf 1984
Covergirl 1984
Falling in Love 1984
Of Unknown Origin 1983
Tell Me That You Love Me 1983
No More Hibakusha! 1983
Gary Carter Visits Japan 1983
Hot Money 1983
Empire, Inc. 1983
F.D.R.: The Last Year 1980
Double Negative 1980
Phobia 1980
Riel 1979
For the Record 1976
The School for Scandal 1975
Great Performances 1971
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