Kenneth Welsh
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 30, 1942
- Died
- May 5, 2022 (aged 80)
- Place of birth
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Credits
- 201
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
The Day After Tomorrow
2004Movie
Vice President Becker
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007Movie
Dr. Jeff Wagner
The Aviator
2004Movie
Dr. Hepburn
Smallville
2001TV
Drunk Santa
The X-Files
1993TV
Simon Gates
The Blacklist
2013TV
Werner von Hauser
Filmography
Afterwards
2025Movie
Garen
Campton Manor
2024Movie
Lawrence
Midnight at the Paradise
2022Movie
Max
The Middle Man
2021Movie
Mr. Miller
Goreman - O Psicopata
2020Movie
Narrator & Judicator (voice)
And the Birds Rained Down
2019Movie
Boychuck
Lodge 49
2018TV
Star Trek: Discovery
2017TV
Senna Tal (voice), Senna Tal
Undercover Grandpa
2017Movie
Harry
Awakening the Zodiac
2017Movie
Ben
Chicanery
2017Movie
Pringle Hewitt
A Nutcracker Christmas
2016Movie
Dimitri
The Void
2016Movie
Dr. Richard Powell
The Expanse
2015TV
Franklin Degraaf
The Ballad of Immortal Joe
2015Movie
Wet Bum
2014Movie
Ed
The Best Laid Plans
2014TV
Angus McLintock
The Blacklist
2013TV
Werner von Hauser
The Art of the Steal
2013Movie
'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy
Rewind
2013Movie
President
The Story of Luke
2013Movie
Jonas
Cottage Country
2013Movie
Earl
The Riverbank
2012Movie
Joe Mason
XIII: The Series
2011TV
Dr. Westlund
Haven
2010TV
Cole Glendower
Survival of the Dead
2010Movie
Patrick O'Flynn
Human Target
2010TV
Tony Belvilacqua
Grey Gardens
2009Movie
Max Gordon
The Listener
2009TV
Albert Jacoby
Adoration
2009Movie
Morris
The Last Templar
2009TV
Bill Vance
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
2008Movie
Jack
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
2008Movie
Uncle Hendrick
The Trojan Horse
2008TV
Randall Spear
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007Movie
Self
Bionic Woman
2007TV
Prof. Howard Samuels
Silk
2007Movie
Mayor Joncour
Hamlet {Solo}
2007Movie
Self
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007Movie
Dr. Jeff Wagner
Above and Beyond
2006TV
Lord Beaverbrook
One Way
2006Movie
William Henderson
The Covenant
2006Movie
Provost Higgins
The Snow Queen
2005Movie
King
The Fog
2005Movie
Tom Malone
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005Movie
Dr. Mueller
The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail
2005Movie
Inspector Ramsgate
Four Brothers
2005Movie
Robert Bradford
Bailey's Billion$
2005Movie
Mouse Delaney
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
2005Movie
professor Wójcik
Our Fathers
2005Movie
Bishop Murphy
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
2005TV
Professor Wójcik
Tilt
2005TV
Seymour Annisman
The Aviator
2004Movie
Dr. Hepburn
H2O
2004TV
Randall Spear
ReGenesis
2004TV
Shelby Sloane
Stargate Atlantis
2004TV
Jamus
The Day After Tomorrow
2004Movie
Vice President Becker
The Wild Guys
2004Movie
Andy
Miracle
2004Movie
Doc Nagobads
This Is Wonderland
2004TV
Eloise at Christmastime
2003Movie
Sir Wilkes
Ice Bound
2003Movie
Dr. Ben Murdoch
Eloise at the Plaza
2003Movie
Sir Wilkes
The Pentagon Papers
2003Movie
John McNaughon
The Man Who Saved Christmas
2002Movie
Newton Baker
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire
2002Movie
Dr. Watson
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
2002Movie
Dr. James Franken
The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001Movie
James Baker
The Royal Scandal
2001Movie
Dr. Watson
Focus
2001Movie
Father Crighton
Smallville
2001TV
Drunk Santa
The Guardian
2001TV
Witchblade
2001TV
The Sign of Four
2001Movie
Dr. Watson
Sanctuary
2001Movie
Sam Hathaway
Haven
2001Movie
Harry Truman
Haven
2001TV
Harry Truman
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2000Movie
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes
2000TV
Dr. Watson
Cold Blooded
2000Movie
Chief Inspector Brodsky
Witchblade
2000Movie
Joe Siri
Deliberate Intent
2000Movie
Peder Lund
Love Come Down
2000Movie
Ira Rosen
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
2000Movie
William Kunstler
Soul Food
2000TV
Dr. Jackson Pruit
Love and Murder
2000Movie
Isaak Levin
Vendetta
1999Movie
Mayor Joe Shakspeare
G-Saviour
1999Movie
General Garneaux
Mind Prey
1999Movie
Tower Manette
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
1998Movie
Dead Husbands
1998Movie
Chase Woodward
Edison: The Wizard of Light
1998Movie
Thomas Edison
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1998Movie
Sen. Shelby
Thunder Point
1998Movie
Armstrong
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension
1998TV
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1998Movie
Caz Hollowitz
Twitch City
1998TV
Mr. Surdjic
The Third Twin
1997TV
Preston Barck
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
1997Movie
George Steinbrenner
Dead Silence
1997Movie
Sheriff Lenny Budd
The Wrong Guy
1997Movie
Mr. Nagel
The Hunger
1997TV
Hugo Lawery
Habitat
1997Movie
Coach Marlowe
The Practice
1997TV
Judge Harrod
Dead Man's Gun
1997TV
Dean Marley
Absolute Power
1997Movie
Sandy Lord
Dawn of the Eye
1997TV
Self - Narrator (voice)
Escape Clause
1996Movie
Owen Jessop
Portraits of a Killer
1996Movie
Jim Miller
Rowing Through
1996Movie
Harry Parker
The Conspiracy of Fear
1996Movie
Captain Rose
Turning April
1996Movie
Father
Kissinger and Nixon
1995Movie
James 'Scotty' Reston
Margaret's Museum
1995Movie
Angus MacNeil
Hiroshima
1995TV
President Harry S. Truman
Hiroshima
1995Movie
President Harry S Truman
Dancing in the Dark
1995Movie
Dr. Bel
Vanished
1995Movie
Bill Palmer
The Outer Limits
1995TV
Dr. Vasquez
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
1995Movie
Mr. Higgins
Hideaway
1995Movie
Detective Breech
Legends of the Fall
1994Movie
Sheriff Tynert
Whale Music
1994Movie
Kenneth Sexstone
Boozecan
1994Movie
Tim
Another Woman
1994Movie
Dr. Kenneth Holcross
Due South
1994TV
Randal K. Bolt, Cyrus Bolt
Timecop
1994Movie
Utley
And Then There Was One
1994Movie
David Burns
Getting Gotti
1994Movie
Bennett
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
1994Movie
Lt. Mickey King
Dieppe
1993Movie
Maj. Gen. Harry Crerar
Les grands procès
1993TV
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
1993Movie
Judge Norton
The X-Files
1993TV
Simon Gates
Bye Bye Love
1993Movie
David
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
1993Movie
Don Eisenberg
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
1993TV
Don Eisenberg
Adrift
1993Movie
Guy Nast
Bonds of Love
1993Movie
Judge
The Great Dinosaur Hunt
1993Movie
Narrator
The Good Fight
1992Movie
Dick Chandler
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
1992Movie
Paul Michel
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992Movie
Sam Skinner
Cruel Doubt
1992TV
Attorney Wade Smith
Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story
1992Movie
Michael Schottland
Christmas on Division Street
1991Movie
David Atwood
Grand Larceny
1991Movie
Virgil Klovitz
The Big Slice
1991Movie
Lieutenant Bernard
Perfectly Normal
1991Movie
Charlie Glesby
Love, Lies and Murder
1991TV
Stanfield
The Widowmaker
1990Movie
Atkinson
The Last Best Year
1990Movie
Jerry
Murder Times Seven
1990Movie
Nick Ruggieri
Law & Order
1990TV
Ben O'Dell
The Freshman
1990Movie
Dwight Armstrong
Twin Peaks
1990TV
Windom Earle
Murder in Black and White
1990Movie
Ruggieri
Christmas in America
1989Movie
Harry Morgan
Straight Line
1989Movie
Dr. Hammel
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
1989Movie
Colin Thatcher
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
1989Movie
Champagne Charlie
1989Movie
John Whistlow
Physical Evidence
1989Movie
Harry Norton
The January Man
1989Movie
Roger Culver
Another Woman
1988Movie
Donald
Liberace: Behind the Music
1988Movie
Crocodile Dundee II
1988Movie
Brannigan
The House on Carroll Street
1988Movie
Hackett
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988TV
Luther Rosser
Loyalties
1987Movie
David Sutton
A Stranger Waits
1987Movie
Richard Miller
Radio Days
1987Movie
Radio Voice (voice)
And Then You Die
1987Movie
Eddie Griffin
Heartburn
1986Movie
Dr. Appel
Lost!
1986Movie
Loose Ends
1986Movie
Elder Seth
The Climb
1986Movie
Walter Frauenberger
Murder Sees the Light
1986Movie
Patten
The Twilight Zone
1985TV
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985TV
Crane, Captain Wilder
Perfect
1985Movie
Joe McKenzie
The War Boy
1985Movie
Stephan Berecky
The Cuckoo Bird
1985Movie
Harry
Falling in Love
1984Movie
Doctor
Piaf
1984Movie
Police Inspector / Georges / Physiotherapist
Covergirl
1984Movie
Harrison
Reno and the Doc
1984Movie
Reno
Of Unknown Origin
1983Movie
James Hall
Tell Me That You Love Me
1983Movie
David
No More Hibakusha!
1983Movie
(voice)
Empire, Inc.
1983TV
Gary Carter Visits Japan
1983Movie
Narrator
Hot Money
1983Movie
Parker
Phobia
1980Movie
Sergeant Wheeler
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980Movie
Thomas E. Dewey
Double Negative
1980Movie
Dr. Klifter
Riel
1979Movie
McWilliams
For the Record
1976TV
Premier Lougheed, Dipsi Doolan
The School for Scandal
1975Movie
Charles Surface
Piaf
1974Movie
Great Performances
1971TV
Charles Surface