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Kenneth Welsh, CM (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022)[1][2] was a Canadian film and television actor.[3] He was best known as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle in Twin Peaks, for his roles in the films The Day After Tomorrow, Adoration, Survival of the Dead, and, as the father of Katharine Hepburn (portrayed by Cate Blanchett), in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.

Kenneth Welsh CM
Born	(1942-03-30)March 30, 1942 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Died	May 5, 2022(2022-05-05) (aged 80) Sandford, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1964–2022
Children	Devon Welsh

Early life

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.[3]

Career

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.^{[citation needed]} He made guest appearances on the acclaimed TV series Due South and Slings & Arrows.^{[citation needed]}

He was a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Actor, receiving nods at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985 for his portrayal of Reno Colt in the film Reno and the Doc[4] and at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987 for his performance as David Sutton in Loyalties,[5] and a two-time Genie nominee for Best Supporting Actor, receiving a nomination at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984 for Tell Me That You Love Me[6] and winning the award at the 16th Genie Awards in 1996 for Margaret's Museum.[7]

Reno and the Doc was 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.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.^{[citation needed]}

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, the real-life vice-president at the time. 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 George W. Bush administration.[8]

Personal life

Welsh had recently married Lynne Mcilvride in a civil ceremony at his house near Toronto.[9]

A follower of American spiritual teacher Adi Da, who primarily focused on prioritizing spiritual enlightenment, Welsh narrated Da's 2000 audiobook, "What, Where, When, How, Why, and Who to Remember to Be Happy".[10]

Welsh died on May 5, 2022, at the age of 80, from cancer.[11] His son Devon,[12] the lead singer of the now-defunct musical group Majical Cloudz,[13] announced on Twitter: "My dad passed away on Thursday peacefully at home. I will always love him beyond words. He lived a wonderful life, he was the best father I could have asked for, and he touched so many lives. Please make a toast, watch a film/TV show he was in, celebrate a giant of acting."[14] His ashes were sprinkled in Lake Ontario following cremation.

Filmography

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Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1965	The Overfamiliar Subordinate		Short documentary
1974	Piaf
1976	Brethren	Ralph
1980	Double Negative	Dr. Klifter
	Phobia	Sergeant Wheeler
1983	Tell Me That You Love Me	David
	Of Unknown Origin	James Hall
	Hot Money	Parker
1984	Covergirl	Harrison
	Falling in Love	Doctor
1985	Perfect	Joe McKenzie
	The War Boy	Stephan Berecky
1986	Lost!	Jim
	The Climb	Walter Frauenberger
	Loyalties	David Sutton	Genie Award nominee for Best Actor at the 8th Genie Awards
	Heartburn	Dr. Appel
1987	Radio Days	Radio Voice	Voice
	And Then You Die	Eddie Griffin
1988	The House on Carroll Street	Hackett
	Crocodile Dundee II	Brannigan
	Another Woman	Donald
1989	The January Man	Roger Culver	Credited as Ken Welsh
	Physical Evidence	Harry Norton
1990	Straight Line	Dr. Hammel
	The Freshman	Dwight Armstrong
	Perfectly Normal	Charlie Glesby
1991	The Big Slice	Lieutenant Bernard
1992	Eli's Lesson	Uncle Yakub
1993	Les amoureuses	David
1994	Death Wish V: The Face of Death	Lieutenant Mickey King
	Whale Music	Kenneth Sexstone
	Timecop	Senator Utley
	Legends of the Fall	Sheriff Tynert
	Boozecan	Tim
1995	Hideaway	Detective Breech
	Margaret's Museum	Angus MacNeil
1996	Portraits of a Killer	Jim Miller
	Rowing Through	Harry Parker
	Turning April	Father
1997	Habitat	Coach Marlowe
	Absolute Power	Sandy Lord
	The Wrong Guy	Mr. Nagel
1999	External Affairs	Michael Riordan
2000	Love Come Down	Ira Rosen
	Bad Faith	Chief Inspector Brodsky
2001	Focus	Father Crighton
2004	Miracle	George "Doc" Nagobads
	The Wild Guys	Andy
	The Day After Tomorrow	Vice President / President Raymond Becker
	The Aviator	Dr. Hepburn	Credited as Kenneth Walsh
2005	Four Brothers	Robert Bradford
	Bailey's Billion$	Mouse Delaney
	The Exorcism of Emily Rose	Dr. Mueller	(as Ken Welsh)
	The Fog	Tom Malone
2006	The Covenant	Provost Higgins
	One Way	William Henderson
2007	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	Dr. Jeff Wagner
	Silk	Mayor Joncour
2008	Adoration	Morris
	Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	Uncle Hendrick
	Nothing Really Matters	Joe
2009	Survival of the Dead	Patrick O'Flynn
2012	The Riverbank	Joe Mason
	The Story of Luke	Grandpa Jonas
2013	Cottage Country	Earl
	The Art of the Steal	Paddy "Uncle Paddy" McCarthy
2014	Wet Bum	Ed
2015	The Ballad of Immortal Joe	The Narrator	Short
2016	The Void	Dr. Richard Powell
2017	Chicanery	Pringle Hewitt
	Awakening the Zodiac	Ben
	Undercover Grandpa	Harry
2019	And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)	Boychuck
2020	PG: Psycho Goreman	Narrator / Judicator
2021	The Middle Man	Mr. Miller	Final film role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	The Three Musketeers	D'Artagnan	TV movie
1975	Great Performances	Oliver Surface	Episode: "The School for Scandal"
1977–1984	For the Record	Various	3 episodes
1979	The Great Detective	Henry Lyall	Episode: "Murder at Blenheim Swamp"
	Riel	McWilliams	TV movie
1980	F.D.R.: The Last Year	Thomas E. Dewey	TV movie
1981	CBS Children's Mystery Theatre	Sergeant Hawkins	Episode: "Mystery at Fire Island"
1983	Empire, Inc.	Sir James Munroe	Miniseries
1984	Reno and the Doc	Reno	TV movie
1985	Love and Larceny	Ira Reynolds	TV movie
	The Cuckoo Bird	Harry	TV movie
	The Ray Bradbury Theater	Crane	Episode: "Marionettes, Inc."
1986	Seeing Things	Sutherland	Episode: "The Walls Have Eyes"
	Murder Sees the Light	The Evangelist	TV movie
1987	Spenser: For Hire	Lt. Webster Bloom / Lt. Nicholas Webster	2 episodes
1988	The Murder of Mary Phagan	Luther Rosser	Miniseries, 2 episodes
	Liberace: Behind the Music		TV movie
	T. and T.	Dr. Hammel	3 episodes
	The Twilight Zone	Jack Simonson	Episode: "Acts of Terror"
1989	Champagne Charlie	John Whistlow	TV miniseries
	Gideon Oliver	Father Brian Halloran	Episode: "By the Waters of Babylon"
	Dick Francis: Blood Sport	Harry Teller	TV movie
	Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher	Colin Thatcher	TV miniseries
1990	Murder Times Seven	Nick Ruggieri	TV movie
	The Ray Bradbury Theater	Captain Wilder	Episode: "And the Moon Be Still as Bright"
	Street Legal	George Wilson	Episode: "Standard of Care"
	The Last Best Year	Jerry	TV movie
	The Widowmaker	Atkinson	TV movie
1990–1991	Twin Peaks	Windom Earle	10 episodes
1991	Love, Lies and Murder	Stanfield	2 episodes
	Beyond Reality	Joe / Revere	Episode: "The Doppelgänger"
1992	Cruel Doubt	Attorney Wade Smith	2 episodes
	A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story	Paul Michel	TV movie
	Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster	Sam Skinner	TV movie
	The Good Fight	Dick Chandler	TV movie
1993	Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story	Don Eisenberg	TV movie
	Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story	Judge Norton	TV movie
	Dieppe	Maj. Gen. Harry Crerar	TV movie
1994	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Vance Cavanaugh	Episode: "Temple"
	And Then There Was One	David Burns	TV movie
	Getting Gotti	Bennett	TV movie
	The Diary of Evelyn Lau	Larry	TV movie
	Lonesome Dove: The Series	The Colonel	Episode: "Duty Bound"
1995	Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story	Mr. Higgins	TV movie
	Vanished	Bill Palmer	TV movie
	Hiroshima	President Harry S. Truman	TV movie
	Kissinger and Nixon	James "Scotty" Reston	TV movie
	The X-Files	Simon Gates	Episode: "Revelations"
1996	Escape Clause	Owen Jessop	TV movie
1996–1999	Due South	Randal K. Bolt / Cyrus Bolt	3 episodes
1997	Dead Silence	Sheriff Lenny Budd	TV movie
	The Outer Limits	Dr. Vasquez	Episode: "Tempests"
	The Hunger	Hugo Lawery	Episode: "The Secret Shih Tan"
	Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way	George Steinbrenner	TV movie
	The Third Twin	Preston Barck	TV movie
1998	The Taking of Pelham One Two Three	Caz Hollowitz	TV movie
	Dead Man's Gun	Dean Marley	Episode: "The Gambler"
	Law & Order	Ben O'Dell	Episode: "Disappeared"
	Thunder Point	Armstrong	TV movie
	Thanks of a Grateful Nation	Sen. Shelby	TV movie
	Dead Husbands	Chase Woodward	TV movie
	Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension	Buck Corona III	Episode: "The Jackalope"
	Edison: The Wizard of Light	Thomas Edison	TV movie
1999	G-Saviour	General Garneaux	TV movie
	Vendetta	Mayor Joe Shakspeare	TV movie
2000	Twitch City	Mr. Surdjic	2 episodes
	Falcone		Episode: "Paying the Piper"
	D.C.	Neil	3 episodes
	Who Killed Atlanta's Children?	William Kunstler	TV movie
	Deliberate Intent	Peder Lund	TV movie
	Witchblade	Joe Siri	TV movie
	Murder Call	James Florie	Episode: "Done to Death"
	The Hound of the Baskervilles	Dr. Watson	TV movie
2001	Haven	Harry Truman	TV movie
	Sanctuary	Sam Hathaway	TV movie
	The Sign of Four	Dr. Watson	TV movie
	Witchblade	Capt. Joe Siri	2 episodes
	The Guardian		Episode: "Reunion"; uncredited
	The Royal Scandal	Dr. Watson	TV movie
	The Day Reagan Was Shot	James Baker	TV movie
2002	Soul Food	Dr. Jackson Pruit	2 episodes
	The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire	Dr. Watson	TV movie
	The Man Who Saved Christmas	Newton Baker	TV movie
2003	The Pentagon Papers	John McNaughton	TV movie
	Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole	Dr. Ben Murdoch	TV movie
	The Practice	Judge M. Harrod	3 episodes
	Eloise at the Plaza	Sir Wilkes	TV movie
	Eloise at Christmastime	Sir Wilkes	TV movie
2004	ReGenesis	Dr. Shelby Sloane	3 episodes
	H2O	Randall Spear	2 episodes
2005	This Is Wonderland		Episode #2.3
	Tilt	Seymour Annisman	2 episodes
	Karol: A Man Who Became Pope	Professor Wójcik	TV movie
	Our Fathers	Bishop Murphy	TV movie
	The Murdoch Mysteries	Inspector Ramsgate	Episode: "Under the Dragon's Tail"
	Category 7: The End of the World	Chief of Staff Alan Horst	Miniseries, 2 episodes
	Smallville	Drunk Santa	Episode: "Lexmas"
	The Snow Queen	King	TV movie
2006	Covert One: The Hades Factor	General Keilburger	2 episodes
	Above and Beyond	Lord Beaverbrook	Miniseries
	Slings & Arrows	Himself	Episode: "Divided Kingdom"
2007	Stargate Atlantis	Jamus	Episode: "The Ark"
	Superstorm	Richard Hughes	Miniseries
	Bionic Woman	Prof. Howard Samuels	Episode: "The Education of Jaime Sommers"
	Booky and the Secret Santa	Mr. Eaton	TV movie
	St. Urbain's Horseman	Justice Beale	Episode: "Part 1 & 2"
2008	The Trojan Horse	Randall Spear	Episode: "Part One"
	A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride	Jack	TV movie
2009	Grey Gardens	Max Gordon	TV movie
	The Last Templar	Bill Vance	2 episodes
2010	Human Target	Belvilacqua	Episode: "Corner Man"
2011	Haven	Cole Glendower	Episode: "The Tides That Bind"
	Being Erica	Matthew Wexlar	Episode: "Sins of the Father"
2012	Less Than Kind	Henley	Episode: "Coming Around"
	The Listener	Albert Jacoby	Episode: "Captain Nightfall"
	XIII: The Series	Dr. Westlund	Episode: "Tempest"
2013	Perfect Storm: Disasters That Changed The World	Narrator	6 episodes
	Rewind	President	TV movie
2014	The Best Laid Plans	Angus McClintock	6 episodes
	The Divide	Stanley Zale	5 episodes
2015	Mr. D	Francis Duncan	Episode: "Corporal Punishment"
	The Lizzie Borden Chronicles	Lizzie's Lawyer	2 episodes
	The Expanse	Frank Degraaf	Episode: "Remember the Cant"
2017	The Blacklist	Werner von Hauser	Episode: "Dr. Bogdan Krilov (No. 29)"
	Saving Hope	Wilfred Jennings	Episode: "All Our Yesterdays"
	Salvation	Andrew Bartok	Episode: "From Russia, with Love"
2018–2019	Lodge 49	Larry Loomis	8 episodes
2020	Star Trek: Discovery	Senna Tal	Episodes: "People of Earth", "Forget Me Not"
2021	Charmed	Fenric the Vile	2 episodes
2022	The Kids in the Hall	Martin	Episode 8; posthumously

References

External links

• Kenneth Welsh at IMDb
• Kenneth Welsh at the Internet Broadway Database
• Kenneth Welsh discography at Discogs

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[es] Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Welsh (Edmonton, 30 de marzo de 1942 - 5 de mayo de 2022)[1] fue un actor de cine y televisión canadiense-estadounidense (algunas veces acreditado como Ken Welsh). Es conocido por los fanes de Twin Peaks como el villano multifacético Windom Earle, e interpretó al padre de Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett) en El aviador, de Martin Scorsese. Residía a las afueras de Toronto.

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