Kenneth Welsh
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada — Mar 30 1942• Died May 05 2022
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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…
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Kenneth Welsh's Credits
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Law & Order
Ben O'Dell
Smallville
Drunk Santa
The Blacklist
Werner von Hauser
The X-Files
Simon Gates
Great Performances
Charles Surface
Twin Peaks
Windom Earle
Stargate Atlantis
Jamus
The Practice
Judge M. Harrod
Star Trek: Discovery
Senna Tal (voice)
The Expanse
Franklin Degraaf
The Outer Limits
Dr. Vasquez
The Twilight Zone
Haven
Cole Glendower
The Guardian
Due South
Randal K. Bolt
The Listener
Albert Jacoby
Human Target
Tony Belvilacqua
ReGenesis
Shelby Sloane
This Is Wonderland
The Hunger
Hugo Lawery
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Crane
XIII: The Series
Dr. Westlund
Dead Man's Gun
Dean Marley
Witchblade
Bionic Woman
Prof. Howard Samuels
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Dr. Jeff Wagner
Tilt
Seymour Annisman
Soul Food
Dr. Jackson Pruit
The Day After Tomorrow
Vice President Becker
The Aviator
Dr. Hepburn
Twitch City
Mr. Surdjic
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Dr. Mueller
The Void
Dr. Richard Powell
The Fog
Tom Malone
For the Record
Premier Lougheed
Legends of the Fall
Sheriff Tynert
Timecop
Utley
Absolute Power
Sandy Lord
Lodge 49
The Covenant
Provost Higgins
Four Brothers
Robert Bradford
Cottage Country
Earl
The Wrong Guy
Mr. Nagel
Falling in Love
Doctor
The Third Twin
Preston Barck
Radio Days
Radio Voice (voice)
Perfect
Joe McKenzie
The Murder of Mary Phagan
Luther Rosser
Love and Murder
Isaak Levin
The Freshman
Dwight Armstrong
H2O
Randall Spear
Love, Lies and Murder
Stanfield
Cruel Doubt
Attorney Wade Smith
Heartburn
Dr. Appel
Crocodile Dundee II
Brannigan
Silk
Mayor Joncour
Miracle
Doc Nagobads
Above and Beyond
Lord Beaverbrook
Another Woman
Donald
The Trojan Horse
Randall Spear
Hideaway
Detective Breech
Hiroshima
President Harry S. Truman
Kissinger and Nixon
James 'Scotty' Reston
The Last Templar
Bill Vance
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Lt. Mickey King
PG: Psycho Goreman
Narrator & Judicator (voice)
Haven
Harry Truman
Rewind
President
Awakening the Zodiac
Ben
Our Fathers
Bishop Murphy
Undercover Grandpa
Harry
Survival of the Dead
Patrick O'Flynn
The Middle Man
Mr. Miller
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Don Eisenberg
Focus
Father Crighton
The Art of the Steal
'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy
Witchblade
Joe Siri
Straight Line
Dr. Hammel
Hiroshima
President Harry S Truman
Grey Gardens
Max Gordon
The Best Laid Plans
Angus McLintock
Thunder Point
Armstrong
Margaret's Museum
Angus MacNeil
Piaf
Police Inspector / Georges / Physiotherapist
Whale Music
Kenneth Sexstone
The Good Fight
Dick Chandler
The House on Carroll Street
Hackett
Phobia
Sergeant Wheeler
G-Saviour
General Garneaux
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Caz Hollowitz
Of Unknown Origin
James Hall
Vendetta
Mayor Joe Shakspeare
The Day Reagan Was Shot
James Baker
Chicanery
Pringle Hewitt
Habitat
Coach Marlowe
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Sam Skinner
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Sen. Shelby
One Way
William Henderson
Dieppe
Maj. Gen. Harry Crerar
Mind Prey
Tower Manette
Vanished
Bill Palmer
Empire, Inc.
Loose Ends
Elder Seth
Murder Times Seven
Nick Ruggieri
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
William Kunstler
Eloise at the Plaza
Sir Wilkes
Escape Clause
Owen Jessop
Sanctuary
Sam Hathaway
Bailey's Billion$
Mouse Delaney
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
George Steinbrenner
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
Another Woman
Dr. Kenneth Holcross
Adoration
Morris
Dead Husbands
Chase Woodward
The Conspiracy of Fear
Captain Rose
The Widowmaker
Atkinson
Hamlet {Solo}
Self
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Thomas E. Dewey
Dancing In The Dark
Dr. Bel
Cold Blooded
Chief Inspector Brodsky
Hot Money
Parker
Adrift
Guy Nast
The January Man
Roger Culver
Murder Sees the Light
Patten
The Big Slice
Lieutenant Bernard
Physical Evidence
Harry Norton
Eloise at Christmastime
Sir Wilkes
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
Mr. Higgins
Bonds of Love
Judge
Portraits of a Killer
Jim Miller
Ice Bound
Love Come Down
Ira Rosen
Piaf
The Pentagon Papers
John McNaughon
Boozecan
Tim
Loyalties
David Sutton
And Then There Was One
David Burns
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Uncle Hendrick
The Climb
Walter Frauenberger
A Stranger Waits
Richard Miller
Dead Silence
Sheriff Lenny Budd
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
professor Wójcik
Double Negative
Dr. Klifter
Turning April
Father
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Don Eisenberg
Liberace: Behind the Music
Grand Larceny
Virgil Klovitz
Perfectly Normal
Charlie Glesby
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
Jack
Deliberate Intent
Peder Lund
The Riverbank
Joe Mason
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Dr. Watson
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Christmas on Division Street
David Atwood
Bye Bye Love
David
The Last Best Year
Jerry
The School for Scandal
Charles Surface
Murder in Black and White
Ruggieri
Covergirl
Harrison
The Royal Scandal
Dr. Watson
The Wild Guys
Andy
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Professor Wójcik
Campton Manor
Lawrence
The Story of Luke
Jonas
The Snow Queen
King
Afterwards
Garen
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher
Dr. James Franken
Rowing Through
Harry Parker
Christmas in America
Harry Morgan
Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
Colin Thatcher
Champagne Charlie
John Whistlow
Midnight at the Paradise
Max
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire
Dr. Watson
A Nutcracker Christmas
Dimitri
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Paul Michel
Riel
McWilliams
And Then You Die
Eddie Griffin
And the Birds Rained Down
Boychuck
The Man Who Saved Christmas
Newton Baker
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
Getting Gotti
Bennett
Edison : The Wizard of Light
Thomas Edison
No More Hibakusha!
(voice)
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
Wet Bum
Ed
Lost!
The Sign of Four
Dr. Watson
Tell Me That You Love Me
David
The War Boy
Stephan Berecky
Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story
Michael Schottland
The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail
Inspector Ramsgate
Reno and the Doc
Reno
The Great Dinosaur Hunt
Narrator
Gary Carter Visits Japan
Narrator
The Ballad of Immortal Joe