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 Th ... e 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.
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Twin Peaks
as Windom Earle
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Apr 08, 1990
The Best Laid Plans
as Angus McLintock
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 05, 2014
Tilt
as Seymour Annisman
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Feb 17, 2005
Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Watson
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 28, 2000
The Practice
as Judge M. Harrod
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Mar 04, 1997
ReGenesis
as Shelby Sloane
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 24, 2004
Due South
as Randal K. Bolt
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 1994
Soul Food
as Dr. Jackson Pruit
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 28, 2000
The Trojan Horse
as Randall Spear
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 30, 2008
The Last Templar
as Bill Vance
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 25, 2009
H2O
as Randall Spear
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 31, 2004
The Third Twin
as Preston Barck
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 09, 1997
Cruel Doubt
as Attorney Wade Smith
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 17, 1992
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
as Professor Wójcik
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 18, 2005
The Murder of Mary Phagan
as Luther Rosser
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 24, 1988
Twitch City
as Mr. Surdjic
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 19, 1998
Above and Beyond
as Lord Beaverbrook
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 29, 2006
Hiroshima
as President Harry S. Truman
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 06, 1995
Stargate Atlantis
as Jamus
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 15, 2004
Smallville
as Drunk Santa
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 16, 2001
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Crane
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 21, 1985
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Vasquez
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1995
Haven
as Cole Glendower
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 09, 2010
The X-Files
as Simon Gates
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1993
The Hunger
as Hugo Lawery
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 20, 1997
The Blacklist
as Werner von Hauser
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2013
For The Record
as Premier Lougheed
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 1977
For The Record
as Dipsi Doolan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 1977
Law & Order
as Ben O'Dell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1990
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Captain Wilder
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 21, 1985
Star Trek: Discovery
as Senna Tal (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 2017
Due South
as Cyrus Bolt
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1994
The Expanse
as Franklin Degraaf
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 14, 2015
Dead Man's Gun
as Dean Marley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 02, 1997
The Listener
as Albert Jacoby
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 04, 2009
XIII: The Series
as Dr. Westlund
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 18, 2011
Great Performances
as Charles Surface
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1971
Star Trek: Discovery
as Senna Tal
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 2017
Witchblade
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jun 12, 2001
Lodge 49
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 06, 2018
Bionic Woman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 2007
The Guardian
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 2001
The Twilight Zone
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 27, 1985
Human Target
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 2010
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 07, 1998
For The Record
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 1977
This Is Wonderland
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 2004
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