Kenneth Welsh (born March 30, 1942) is a Canadian film and television actor (sometimes credited as Ken Welsh). He is known to Twin Peaks fans as the multi-faced villain Windom Earle, and has more recently played the father of Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett) in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.
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.
In 2003, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
Filmography
The Overfamiliar Subordinate (1965)
F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980) (TV) as Thomas E. Dewey
Phobia (1980) as Sgt Wheeler
Hot Money (1983) as Parker
Tell Me That You Love Me (1983) as David
Of Unknown Origin (1983) as James Hall
Reno and the Doc (1984) (TV) as Reno
Covergirl (1984) as Harrison
Falling in Love (1984) as Doctor
The War Boy (1985) as Stephan Berecky
The Cuckoo Bird (1985) (TV) as Harry
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Marionettes, Inc. (1985 TV Episode) as Crane
And the Moon Be Still as Bright (1990 TV Episode) as Captain Wilder
Empire, Inc. (1985) (mini TV Series) as Sir James Munroe
Love & Larceny (1985) (TV)
Lost! (1986) as Jim
Murder Sees the Light (1986) (TV) as The Evangelist
And Then You Die (1987)
Radio Days (1987) (voice) as Radio Voice
The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988) (TV) as Luther Rosser
The House on Carroll Street (1988) as Hackett
"Crocodile" Dundee II (1988) as Brannigan
Liberace: Behind the Music (1988)
The Twilight Zone
Acts of Terror (1988 TV Episode) as Jack Simonson
Another Woman (1988)
Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher (1989) (TV) as Colin Thatcher
Physical Evidence (1989) as Harry Norton
The Widowmaker (1990) (TV) as Atkinson
Twin Peaks (1990) (TV) as Windom Earle
Murder Times Seven (1990) (TV) as Nick Ruggieri*Eli's Lesson (1992) as Uncle Yakub
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992) (TV) as Sam Skinner
The Good Fight (1992) (TV) as Dick Chandler
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993) (TV) as Don Eisenberg
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (1993) (TV) as Judge Norton
Boozecan (1994) as Tim
Death Wish V: The Face of Death: (1994) as Lt. Mickey King
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Temple (1994 TV Episode) as Vance Cavanaugh
Timecop (1994) as Senator Utley
Legends of the Fall (1994) as Sheriff Tynert
Hiroshima (1995) (TV) as President Harry S. Truman
Kissinger and Nixon (1995) (TV) as James 'Scotty' Reston
The X Files
Revelations (1995 TV Episode) as Simon Gates
Portraits of a Killer (1996) as Jim Miller
Habitat (1997) as Coach Marlowe
Edison: The Wizard of Light (1998) (TV) as Thomas Edison
Law & Order
Disappeared (1998 TV Episode) as Ben O'Dell
Thunder Point (1998) (TV) as Armstrong
Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998) (TV) as Sen. Shelby
External Affairs (1999) as Michael Riordan
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000) (TV) as William Kunstler
The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000) (TV) as Dr. John Watson
Haven (2001) (TV) as Harry Truman
Focus (2001) as Father Crighton
The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001) (TV) as James Baker
Eloise at the Plaza (2003) (TV) as Sir Wilkes
The Pentagon Papers (2003) (TV) as John McNaughon
Eloise at Christmastime (2003) (TV) as Sir Wilkes
Miracle (2004) as Doc Nagobads
The Wild Guys (2004) as Andy
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) as Vice President/President Becker
H₂O (2004) (TV) as Randall Spear
The Aviator (2004) as Dr. Hepburn
Bailey's Billion$ (2005) as Mouse Delaney
This Is Wonderland
Episode #2.3 (2005) TV Episode
Tilt
The Aftermath (2005 TV Episode) as Seymour Henderson
The Whale (2005 TV Episode) as Seymour Henderson
Risk Tolerance (2005 TV Episode as Seymour Annisman
The Game (2005 TV Episode) as Seymour Henderson
Our Fathers (2005) (TV) as Bishop Murphy
Four Brothers (2005) as Robert Bradford
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) (as Ken Welsh) as Dr. Mueller
The Fog (2005) as Tom Malone
ReGenesis
Spare Parts (2004 TV Episode) as Dr. Shelby Sloane
Baby Bomb (2004 TV Episode) as Dr. Shelby Sloane
The Face of God (2005 TV Episode) as Dr. Shelby Sloane
"Category 7: The End of the World (2005) (mini TV Series) as Chief of Staff Alan Horst
Smallville
Lexmas (2005 TV Episode) as Drunk Santa
The Snow Queen (2005) (TV) as King
Above and Beyond (2005) (mini TV Series, in post-production) as Lord Beaverbrook
References
^ Kenneth Welsh Biography ((?)-)
External links
Kenneth Welsh at the Internet Movie Database
Kenneth Welsh at TV.com
Kenneth Welsh at northernstars.ca
Excerpts from an Interview with Kenneth Welsh, conducted by Charles Prepolec on September 8, 2000.
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Categories: 1942 births | Canadian film actors | Canadian television actors | Genie Award winners for Best Supporting Actor | Living people | Members of the Order of Canada | People from Edmonton
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