Actor
Kenneth Welsh
Biography

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 Denni ...

Known For
Acting
2024 -- Afterwards | Garen
2024 -- Campton Manor | Lawrence
2023 -- Midnight at the Paradise | Max
2021 -- The Middle Man | Mr. Miller
2020 -- PG: Psycho Goreman | Narrator & Judicator (voice)
2019 -- And the Birds Rained Down | Boychuck
2017 -- Undercover Grandpa | Harry
2017 -- Awakening the Zodiac | Ben
2017 -- Chicanery | Pringle Hewitt
2016 -- A Nutcracker Christmas | Dimitri
2016 -- The Void | Dr. Richard Powell
2015 -- The Ballad of Immortal Joe |
2014 -- Wet Bum | Ed
2013 -- The Art of the Steal | 'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy
2013 -- Rewind | President
2013 -- The Story of Luke | Jonas
2013 -- Cottage Country | Earl
2012 -- The Riverbank | Joe Mason
2010 -- Survival of the Dead | Patrick O'Flynn
2009 -- Grey Gardens | Max Gordon
2009 -- Adoration | Morris
2008 -- A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride | Jack
2008 -- Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Uncle Hendrick
2007 -- Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks |
2007 -- Silk | Mayor Joncour
2007 -- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Dr. Jeff Wagner
2006 -- Above and Beyond |
2006 -- One Way | William Henderson
2006 -- The Covenant | Provost Higgins
2005 -- The Snow Queen | King
2005 -- Category 7: The End of the World | Alan Horst
2005 -- The Fog | Tom Malone
2005 -- The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Dr. Mueller
2005 -- The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail | Inspector Ramsgate
2005 -- Karol: A Man Who Became Pope | professor Wójcik
2005 -- Four Brothers | Robert Bradford
2005 -- Bailey's Billion$ | Mouse Delaney
2005 -- Our Fathers | Bishop Murphy
2004 -- The Aviator | Dr. Hepburn
2004 -- The Day After Tomorrow | Vice President Becker
2004 -- The Wild Guys | Andy
2004 -- Miracle | Doc Nagobads
2003 -- Eloise at Christmastime | Sir Wilkes
2003 -- Eloise at the Plaza | Sir Wilkes
2003 -- The Pentagon Papers | John McNaughon
2002 -- The Man Who Saved Christmas | Newton Baker
2002 -- The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire | Dr. Watson
2002 -- Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher | Dr. James Franken
2001 -- The Day Reagan Was Shot | James Baker
2001 -- Focus | Father Crighton
2001 -- The Royal Scandal | Dr. Watson
2001 -- The Sign of Four | Dr. Watson
2001 -- Sanctuary | Sam Hathaway
2001 -- Haven | Harry Truman
2000 -- The Hound of the Baskervilles | Dr. Watson
2000 -- Cold Blooded | Chief Inspector Brodsky
2000 -- Witchblade | Joe Siri
2000 -- Deliberate Intent | Peder Lund
2000 -- Love Come Down | Ira Rosen
2000 -- Who Killed Atlanta's Children? | William Kunstler
2000 -- Love and Murder | Isaak Levin
1999 -- Vendetta | Mayor Joe Shakspeare
1999 -- G-Saviour | General Garneaux
1999 -- Mind Prey | Tower Manette
1998 -- Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story |
1998 -- Dead Husbands | Chase Woodward
1998 -- Thanks of a Grateful Nation | Sen. Shelby
1998 -- Thunder Point | Armstrong
1998 -- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Caz Hollowitz
1997 -- Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way | George Steinbrenner
1997 -- Dead Silence | Sheriff Lenny Budd
1997 -- The Wrong Guy | Mr. Nagel
1997 -- Habitat | Coach Marlowe
1997 -- Absolute Power | Sandy Lord
1996 -- Escape Clause | Owen Jessop
1996 -- Portraits of a Killer | Jim Miller
1996 -- The Conspiracy of Fear | Captain Rose
1996 -- Rowing Through | Harry Parker
1995 -- Kissinger and Nixon | James 'Scotty' Reston
1995 -- Margaret's Museum | Angus MacNeil
1995 -- Hiroshima | President Harry S Truman
1995 -- Dancing In The Dark | Dr. Bel
1995 -- Vanished | Bill Palmer
1995 -- Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story | Mr. Higgins
1995 -- Hideaway | Detective Breech
1994 -- Legends of the Fall | Sheriff Tynert
1994 -- Whale Music | Kenneth Sexstone
1994 -- Boozecan |
1994 -- Harlequin: Another Woman | Dr. Kenneth Holcross
1994 -- Timecop | Utley
1994 -- And Then There Was One | David Burns
1994 -- Getting Gotti | Bennett
1994 -- Death Wish V: The Face of Death | Lt. Mickey King
1993 -- Dieppe | Maj. Gen. Harry Crerar
1993 -- Bye Bye Love | David
1993 -- Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story | Don Eisenberg
1993 -- Adrift | Guy Nast
1993 -- Bonds of Love | Judge
1992 -- The Good Fight | Dick Chandler
1992 -- A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story | Paul Michel
1992 -- Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster | Sam Skinner - Presidential Delegation
1992 -- Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story | Michael Schottland
1991 -- Christmas on Division Street | David Atwood
1991 -- The Big Slice | Lieutenant Bernard
1991 -- Perfectly Normal | Charlie Glesby
1990 -- The Widowmaker | Atkinson
1990 -- The Last Best Year | Jerry
1990 -- Murder Times Seven | Nick Ruggieri
1990 -- The Freshman | Dwight Armstrong
1990 -- Murder in Black and White | Ruggieri
1989 -- Christmas in America | Harry Morgan
1989 -- Straight Line | Dr. Hammel
1989 -- Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher | Colin Thatcher
1989 -- Champagne Charlie | John Whistlow
1989 -- Physical Evidence | Harry Norton
1989 -- The January Man | Roger Culver
1988 -- Another Woman | Donald
1988 -- Liberace: Behind the Music |
1988 -- Crocodile Dundee II | Brannigan
1988 -- The House on Carroll Street | Hackett
1987 -- Loyalties | David Sutton
1987 -- A Stranger Waits | Richard Miller
1987 -- Radio Days | Radio Voice (voice)
1987 -- And Then You Die | Eddie Griffin
1986 -- Heartburn | Dr. Appel
1986 -- Lost! |
1986 -- Loose Ends | Elder Seth
1986 -- Murder Sees the Light | Patten
1986 -- The Climb | Walter Frauenberger
1985 -- Perfect | Joe McKenzie
1985 -- The War Boy | Stephan Berecky
1984 -- Falling in Love | Doctor
1984 -- Piaf | Police Inspector / Georges / Physiotherapist
1984 -- Covergirl | Harrison
1984 -- Reno and the Doc | Reno
1983 -- Of Unknown Origin | James Hall
1983 -- Tell Me That You Love Me | David
1983 -- No More Hibakusha! | (voice)
1983 -- Hot Money | Parker
1983 -- Gary Carter Visits Japan | Narrator
1980 -- Phobia | Sergeant Wheeler
1980 -- F.D.R.: The Last Year | Thomas E. Dewey
1980 -- Double Negative | Dr. Klifter
1975 -- The School for Scandal | Charles Surface
1974 -- Piaf |
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