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.
152 movies · 46 shows
Afterwards
2025·0.0
Campton Manor
2024·6.5
Midnight at the Paradise
2022·7.0
The Middle Man
2021·6.1
PG: Psycho Goreman
2020·6.0
And the Birds Rained Down
2019·7.1
Undercover Grandpa
2017·5.6
Awakening the Zodiac
2017·5.4
Chicanery
2017·6.0
A Nutcracker Christmas
2016·6.3
The Void
2016·6.0
The Ballad of Immortal Joe
2015·0.0
Wet Bum
2014·6.7
The Art of the Steal
2013·6.2
Rewind
2013·5.6
The Story of Luke
2013·6.9
Cottage Country
2013·5.4
The Riverbank
2012·3.9
Survival of the Dead
2010·4.8
Grey Gardens
2009·6.8
Adoration
2009·5.9
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
2008·5.7
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
2008·6.5
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007·7.4
Silk
2007·5.8
Hamlet {Solo}
2007·0.0
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007·5.6
One Way
2006·5.6
The Covenant
2006·5.6
The Snow Queen
2005·5.4
The Fog
2005·4.6
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005·6.6
The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail
2005·0.0
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
2005·7.0
Four Brothers
2005·6.8
Bailey's Billion$
2005·5.9
Our Fathers
2005·6.5
The Aviator
2004·7.2
The Day After Tomorrow
2004·6.6
The Wild Guys
2004·4.0
Miracle
2004·7.1
Eloise at Christmastime
2003·6.3
Ice Bound
2003·5.3
Eloise at the Plaza
2003·6.2
The Pentagon Papers
2003·5.8
The Man Who Saved Christmas
2002·6.2
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire
2002·6.5
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
2002·6.5
The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001·6.5
The Royal Scandal
2001·5.9
Focus
2001·6.5
The Sign of Four
2001·5.9
Sanctuary
2001·4.1
Haven
2001·6.8
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2000·6.0
Cold Blooded
2000·4.8
Witchblade
2000·5.7
Deliberate Intent
2000·5.0
Love Come Down
2000·5.6
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
2000·5.6
Love and Murder
2000·7.0
Vendetta
1999·6.0
G-Saviour
1999·4.8
Mind Prey
1999·6.2
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
1998·3.9
Dead Husbands
1998·5.2
Edison : The Wizard of Light
1998·9.0
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1998·4.8
Thunder Point
1998·4.5
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1998·5.4
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
1997·6.3
Dead Silence
1997·5.9
The Wrong Guy
1997·6.8
Habitat
1997·5.1
Absolute Power
1997·6.7
Escape Clause
1996·4.8
Portraits of a Killer
1996·4.2
Rowing Through
1996·4.5
The Conspiracy of Fear
1996·8.3
Turning April
1996·7.0
Kissinger and Nixon
1995·7.9
Margaret's Museum
1995·6.5
Hiroshima
1995·8.3
Dancing in the Dark
1995·6.2
Vanished
1995·6.1
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
1995·6.0
Hideaway
1995·5.2
Legends of the Fall
1994·7.4
Whale Music
1994·6.5
Boozecan
1994·6.5
Another Woman
1994·5.1
Timecop
1994·6.0
And Then There Was One
1994·5.3
Getting Gotti
1994·5.0
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
1994·5.6
Dieppe
1993·0.0
Bye Bye Love
1993·4.0
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
1993·5.7
Adrift
1993·6.7
Bonds of Love
1993·5.8
The Great Dinosaur Hunt
1993·7.0
The Good Fight
1992·5.0
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
1992·7.7
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992·5.2
Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story
1992·7.5
Christmas on Division Street
1991·6.5
Grand Larceny
1991·7.5
The Big Slice
1991·4.5
Perfectly Normal
1991·7.3
The Widowmaker
1990·10.0
The Last Best Year
1990·7.7
Murder Times Seven
1990·7.0
The Freshman
1990·6.3
Murder in Black and White
1990·7.0
Christmas in America
1989·7.0
Straight Line
1989·3.4
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
1989·7.7
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
1989·2.8
Champagne Charlie
1989·5.3
Physical Evidence
1989·5.1
The January Man
1989·5.0
Another Woman
1988·6.8
Liberace: Behind the Music
1988·4.8
Crocodile Dundee II
1988·5.9
The House on Carroll Street
1988·5.9
Loyalties
1987·6.7
A Stranger Waits
1987·7.0
Radio Days
1987·7.0
And Then You Die
1987·6.5
Heartburn
1986·6.0
Lost!
1986·7.0
Loose Ends
1986·4.0
The Climb
1986·7.0
Murder Sees the Light
1986·9.0
Perfect
1985·5.6
The War Boy
1985·6.8
The Cuckoo Bird
1985·0.0
Falling in Love
1984·6.7
Piaf
1984·4.5
Covergirl
1984·4.5
Reno and the Doc
1984·7.5
Of Unknown Origin
1983·5.8
Tell Me That You Love Me
1983·4.5
No More Hibakusha!
1983·0.0
Gary Carter Visits Japan
1983·0.0
Hot Money
1983·3.8
Phobia
1980·4.4
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980·6.9
Double Negative
1980·3.8
Riel
1979·6.0
The School for Scandal
1975·9.0
Piaf
1974·8.3