
Kenneth Welsh
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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 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.
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Known For

Law & Order

The X-Files

The Blacklist

The Practice

Star Trek: Discovery

Smallville

The Twilight Zone

The Outer Limits

The Guardian

The Ray Bradbury Theater

Lodge 49

The Expanse

Twin Peaks

The Hunger

Stargate Atlantis

Haven

Soul Food

Dead Man's Gun

XIII: The Series

Bionic Woman

Crocodile Dundee II

The Aviator

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Vendetta

The Day After Tomorrow

Legends of the Fall

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Four Brothers

Falling in Love

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

Piaf

The Murder of Mary Phagan

One Way

Liberace: Behind the Music

The Covenant

The Third Twin

Timecop

Dead Silence

Cottage Country

The Last Templar

Eloise at Christmastime

Miracle

Escape Clause

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Fog

Sanctuary

The Day Reagan Was Shot
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