Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Welsh
Kenneth Welsh; CM
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1964–present

Kenneth Welsh, CM is a Canadian film and television actor (sometimes credited as Ken Welsh). He is known as the multi-faceted villain, Windom Earle, in Twin Peaks and played the father of Katharine Hepburn as portrayed by Cate Blanchett in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. He lives outside of Toronto.

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. He has made guest appearances on the acclaimed TV series Due South and Slings and Arrows.

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. 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 George W. Bush Administration.[1]

Personal life

Welsh was a follower of Adi Da, an American spiritual teacher, whose focus was primarily on the priority of spiritual enlightenment. In 2000, Welsh narrated Da's audiobook, "What, Where, When, How, Why, and Who to Remember to Be Happy".[2]

Welsh's son Devon was the lead singer of the musical group Majical Cloudz.[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1965	The Overfamiliar Subordinate		Short documentary
1974	Piaf
1975	The School for Scandal	Oliver Surface	For TV production, WNET/13 NYC
1980	F.D.R.: The Last Year	Thomas E. Dewey	TV movie
	Double Negative	Dr. Klifter
	Phobia	Sgt Wheeler
1983	Tell Me That You Love Me	David
	Of Unknown Origin	James Hall
	Hot Money	Parker
	Empire, Inc.	Sir James Munroe	TV Mini-Series
1984	Covergirl	Harrison
	Reno and the Doc	Reno	TV movie
	Falling in Love	Doctor
1985	Perfect	Joe McKenzie
	Love & Larceny	Ira Reynolds	TV movie
	The Cuckoo Bird	Harry	TV movie
	The War Boy	Stephan Berecky
	The Ray Bradbury Theater	Crane	Season 1, Episode 1: Marionettes, Inc.
1986	Lost!	Jim
	The Climb	Walter Frauenberger
	Heartburn	Dr. Appel
	Murder Sees the Light	The Evangelist	TV movie
1987	Radio Days	Radio Voice	Voice
	Loyalties	David Sutton	Won Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role [4]
	And Then You Die	Eddie Griffin
1988	The House on Carroll Street	Hackett
	Crocodile Dundee II	Brannigan
	Liberace: Behind the Music		TV movie
	Another Woman	Donald
	The Twilight Zone	Jack Simonson	Episode: "Acts of Terror"
	The Murder of Mary Phagan	Luther Rosser	TV Mini-Series, 2 episodes
1989	The January Man	Roger Culver	Credited as Ken Welsh
	Physical Evidence	Harry Norton
	Dick Francis: Blood Sport	Harry Teller	TV movie
	Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher	Colin Thatcher	TV movie
1990	Straight Line	Dr. Hammel
	The Freshman	Dwight Armstrong
	The Ray Bradbury Theater	Captain Wilder	Season 4, Episode 7: "And the Moon Be Still as Bright"
	Murder Times Seven	Nick Ruggieri	TV movie
	The Widowmaker	Atkinson	TV movie
1990-1991	Twin Peaks	Windom Earle	10 episodes
1991	The Big Slice	Lieutenant Bernard
1992	Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster	Sam Skinner	TV movie
	The Good Fight	Dick Chandler	TV movie
	Eli's Lesson	Uncle Yakub
1993	Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story	Judge Norton	TV movie
	Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story	Don Eisenberg	TV movie
	Les amoureuses	David
1994	Death Wish V: The Face of Death	Lt. Mickey King
	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Vance Cavanaugh	Episode: "Temple"
	And Then There was One	David Burns	TV movie
	Whale Music	Kenneth Sexstone
	Timecop	Senator Utley
	Legends of the Fall	Sheriff Tynert
	Boozecan	Tim
1995	Hideaway	Detective Breech
	Hiroshima	President Harry S. Truman	TV movie
	Margaret's Museum	Angus MacNeil
	Kissinger and Nixon	James 'Scotty' Reston	TV movie
	The X Files	Simon Gates	Episode: "Revelations"
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
1998	Law & Order	Ben O'Dell	Episode: "Disappeared"
	Thunder Point	Armstrong	TV movie
	Thanks of a Grateful Nation	Sen. Shelby	TV movie
	Edison: The Wizard of Light	Thomas Edison	TV movie
1999	External Affairs	Michael Riordan
2000	Who Killed Atlanta's Children?	William Kunstler	TV movie
	Deliberate Intent	Peder Lund	TV movie
	Witchblade	Joe Siri	TV movie
	Love Come Down	Ira Rosen
	Bad Faith	Chief Inspector Brodsky
	The Hound of the Baskervilles	Dr. Watson	TV movie
2001	Haven	Harry Truman	TV movie
	The Sign of Four	Dr. Watson	TV movie
	Focus	Father Crighton
	The Royal Scandal	Dr. Watson	TV movie
	The Day Reagan Was Shot	James Baker	TV movie
2002	The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire	Dr. Watson	TV movie
2003	The Pentagon Papers	John McNaughon	TV movie
	Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole	Dr. Ben Murdoch	TV movie
	Eloise at the Plaza	Sir Wilkes	TV movie
	Eloise at Christmastime	Sir Wilkes	TV movie
2004	Miracle	George Nagobads
	The Day After Tomorrow	Vice President / President Raymond Becker
	ReGenesis	Dr. Shelby Sloane	3 episodes
	The Aviator	Dr. Hepburn	Credited as Kenneth Walsh
	The Wild Guys	Andy
	H₂O	Randall Spear	2 episodes
2005	This Is Wonderland		Episode #2.3
	Tilt	Seymour Annisman	2 episodes
	Our Fathers	Bishop Murphy	TV movie
	Four Brothers	Robert Bradford
	Bailey's Billion$	Mouse Delaney
	The Exorcism of Emily Rose	Dr. Mueller	(as Ken Welsh)
	The Fog	Tom Malone
	Smallville	Drunk Santa	Episode: "Lexmas"
	Category 7: The End of the World	Chief of Staff Alan Horst	TV Mini-Series, 2 episodes
	The Snow Queen	King	TV movie
2006	The Covenant	Provost Higgins
	One Way	William Henderson
	Above and Beyond	Lord Beaverbrook	mini TV Series, in post-production
2007	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	Dr. Jeff Wagner
2007	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
2010	Human Target	Belvilacqua	Episode: "Corner Man"
2011	Haven	Cole Glendower	Episode: "The Tides That Bind"
2012	The Riverbank	Joe Mason
2012	The Story of Luke	Grandpa Jonas
2013	Cottage Country	Earl
2013	The Art of the Steal	'Uncle' Paddy McCarthy
2014	The Best Laid Plans	Angus McClintock	6 episodes
2014	Wet Bum	Ed
2015	The Ballad of Immortal Joe	Narrator	Short
2015	The Expanse	Frank Degraff	Episode: "Remember the Cant"
2016	The Void	Dr. Richard Powell
2017	Chicanery	Pringle Hewitt
	Awakening the Zodiac	Ben
	Undercover Grandpa	Harry
2018	Lodge 49	Larry Loomis	6 episodes
2019	And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)

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References

'The Day After Tomorrow' heats up a political debate by Scott Bowles, USA Today, May 26, 2004. (retrieved on January 12, 2009).
"What, Where, When, How, Why, and Who to Remember to Be Happy". The Utne Reader (103–108): 98. 2000. Retrieved April 10, 2017. In this CD, Avatar Adi Da tells children exactly what to do every day to remember, feel, and breathe everlasting happiness. Narrated by award-winning actor Kenneth Welsh (Legends of the Fall, Perfectly Normal), with music by acclaimed composer Ray Lynch. Listen to this magical CD and be transported into the feeling of the Mystery!
"We Talked To Majical Cloudz". Vice, January 4, 2013.
"Awards for Loyalties". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

External links

Kenneth Welsh on IMDb
Kenneth Welsh at northernstars.ca

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[1] 'The Day After Tomorrow' heats up a political debate by Scott Bowles, USA Today, May 26, 2004. (retrieved on January 12, 2009).

[2] "What, Where, When, How, Why, and Who to Remember to Be Happy". The Utne Reader (103–108): 98. 2000. Retrieved April 10, 2017. In this CD, Avatar Adi Da tells children exactly what to do every day to remember, feel, and breathe everlasting happiness. Narrated by award-winning actor Kenneth Welsh (Legends of the Fall, Perfectly Normal), with music by acclaimed composer Ray Lynch. Listen to this magical CD and be transported into the feeling of the Mystery!

[vice-3] "We Talked To Majical Cloudz". Vice, January 4, 2013.

[4] "Awards for Loyalties". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor
Canadian Film Award 1970–1978	Gratien Gélinas (1970) Danny Freedman (1971) Donald Pilon (1972) Willie Lamothe (1973) No Award (1974) Henry Beckman (1975) Frank Moore (1976) Jean Lapointe (1977) Henry Beckman (1978)
Genie Award 1980–2011	Gordon Pinsent (1980) Germain Houde (1981) Saul Rubinek (1982) R. H. Thomson (1983) Michael Zelniker (1984) Alan Scarfe (1985) Alan Arkin (1986) Gabriel Arcand (1987) Germain Houde (1988) Rémy Girard (1989) Rémy Girard (1990) August Schellenberg (1991) Michael Hogan (1992) Kevin Tighe (1993) Don McKellar (1994) Kenneth Welsh (1995) Peter Donaldson (1996) Peter MacNeill (1997) Callum Keith Rennie (1998) Mark McKinney (1999) Martin Cummins (2000) Vincent Gale (2001) Elias Koteas (2002) Stéphane Rousseau (2003) Jean Lapointe (2004) Denis Bernard (2005) Stephen McHattie (2006) Armin Mueller-Stahl (2007) Callum Keith Rennie (2008) Maxim Gaudette (2009) Dustin Hoffman (2010) Viggo Mortensen (2011)
Canadian Screen Award 2012–present	Serge Kanyinda (2012) Gordon Pinsent (2013) John Cusack (2014) Nick Serino (2015) Vincent Cassel (2016) Ethan Hawke (2017) Richard Clarkin (2018) Rémy Girard (2019)