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 p
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Personal Info

Id

6074

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-03-30

Place of Birth

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Also Known As

  • Ken Welsh
  • Ken Walsh
  • Kenneth Walsh
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    Yes! Looking good!

    Known For

    The Day After Tomorrow

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    The Fog

    The Fog

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    Legends of the Fall

    Legends of t

    One Way

    One Way

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose

    The Exorcism

    Four Brothers

    Four Brother

    Timecop

    Timecop

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    The Hound of

    Adoration

    Adoration

    The Covenant

    The Covenant

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    Chicanery

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    Liberace: Be

    Hideaway

    Hideaway

    Death Wish V: The Face of Death

    Death Wish V

    Survival of the Dead

    Survival of

    Miracle

    Miracle

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    The Last Bes

    Silk

    Silk

    Our Fathers

    Our Fathers

    Of Unknown Origin

    Of Unknown O

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    Dead Ahead:

    Dancing In The Dark

    Dancing In T

    Eloise at the Plaza

    Eloise at th

    The Day Reagan Was Shot

    The Day Reag

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    Straight Lin

    Midnight at the Paradise

    Midnight at

    The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire

    The Case of

    Grey Gardens

    Grey Gardens

    Margaret's Museum

    Margaret's M

    The Sign of Four

    The Sign of

    A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride

    A Very Merry

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    Habitat

    The Royal Scandal

    The Royal Sc

    Eloise at Christmastime

    Eloise at Ch

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    The Snow Que

    Loyalties

    Loyalties

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    Rowing Throu

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    And Then The

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    Loose Ends

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    Hiroshima

    Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

    Matthew Blac

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    Who Killed A

    The Story of Luke

    The Story of

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    And Then You

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    Tell Me That

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    Kissinger an

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    The Great Di

    Vanished

    Vanished

    Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

    Secrets from

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    Above and Be

    Thanks of a Grateful Nation

    Thanks of a

    Adrift

    Adrift

    Dead Silence

    Dead Silence

    Wet Bum

    Wet Bum

    Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

    Kit Kittredg

    Escape Clause

    Escape Claus

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    Champagne Ch

    Piaf

    Piaf

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    The Taking o

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    Whale Music

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    Deadly Betra

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    The Big Slic

    Christmas in America

    Christmas in

    The Art of the Steal

    The Art of t

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    F.D.R.: The

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    Bonds of Lov

    Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

    Woman on Tri

    Double Negative

    Double Negat

    Piaf

    Piaf

    Campton Manor

    Campton Mano

    The Freshman

    The Freshman

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    The Widowmak

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    The Conspira

    The Void

    The Void

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    The Climb

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    Deliberate I

    Cottage Country

    Cottage Coun

    Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

    Fantastic Fo

    Portraits of a Killer

    Portraits of

    The Aviator

    The Aviator

    A Nutcracker Christmas

    A Nutcracker

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    Sanctuary

    Another Woman

    Another Woma

    The January Man

    The January

    Awakening the Zodiac

    Awakening th

    The Pentagon Papers

    The Pentagon

    Undercover Grandpa

    Undercover G

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    The War Boy

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    Covergirl

    Love and Murder

    Love and Mur

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    Scandalous M

    Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story

    Choices of t

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    Boozecan

    Bye Bye Love

    Bye Bye Love

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    The Good Fig

    Vendetta

    Vendetta

    The House on Carroll Street

    The House on

    Christmas on Division Street

    Christmas on

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    Lost!

    Harlequin: Another Woman

    Harlequin: A

    Category 7: The End of the World

    Category 7:

    Bailey's Billion$

    Bailey's Bil

    And the Birds Rained Down

    And the Bird

    Love Come Down

    Love Come Do

    Absolute Power

    Absolute Pow

    Physical Evidence

    Physical Evi

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    The School f

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    The Murdoch

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    Cold Blooded

    Dead Husbands

    Dead Husband

    Falling in Love

    Falling in L

    Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

    Joe Torre: C

    Karol: A Man Who Became Pope

    Karol: A Man

    Perfect

    Perfect

    Crocodile Dundee II

    Crocodile Du

    Phobia

    Phobia

    Dieppe

    Dieppe

    Heartburn

    Heartburn

    The Middle Man

    The Middle M

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    Love and Hat

    Radio Days

    Radio Days

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    Haven

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    The Wild Guy

    The Riverbank

    The Riverban

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    A Stranger W

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    Mind Prey

    G-Saviour

    G-Saviour

    Getting Gotti

    Getting Gott

    The Wrong Guy

    The Wrong Gu

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    Murder Sees

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    The Man Who

    Rewind

    Rewind

    PG: Psycho Goreman

    PG: Psycho G

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    No More Hiba

    A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

    A Mother's R

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    Murder Times

    Focus

    Focus

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    Murder in Bl

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    Hot Money

    Thunder Point

    Thunder Poin

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    Hamlet {Solo

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    2023

    Midnight at the Paradise

    asMax

    2021

    The Middle Man

    asMr. Miller

    2017

    Chicanery

    asPringle Hewitt

    2013

    The Story of Luke

    asJonas

    2010

    Survival of the Dead

    asPatrick O'Flynn

    2009

    Grey Gardens

    asMax Gordon

    2009

    Adoration

    asMorris

    2008

    A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride

    asJack

    2007

    Silk

    asMayor Joncour

    2006

    One Way

    asWilliam Henderson

    2006

    The Covenant

    asProvost Higgins

    2005

    The Snow Queen

    asKing

    2005

    The Fog

    asTom Malone

    2005

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose

    asDr. Mueller

    2005

    Four Brothers

    asRobert Bradford

    2005

    Our Fathers

    asBishop Murphy

    2004

    The Day After Tomorrow

    asVice President Becker

    2004

    Miracle

    asDoc Nagobads

    2003

    Eloise at Christmastime

    asSir Wilkes

    2003

    Eloise at the Plaza

    asSir Wilkes

    2002

    The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire

    asDr. Watson

    2002

    Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

    asDr. James Franken

    2001

    The Day Reagan Was Shot

    asJames Baker

    2001

    The Royal Scandal

    asDr. Watson

    2001

    The Sign of Four

    asDr. Watson

    2000

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    asDr. Watson

    2000

    Witchblade

    asJoe Siri

    2000

    Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

    asWilliam Kunstler

    1997

    Habitat

    asCoach Marlowe

    1996

    Rowing Through

    asHarry Parker

    1995

    Kissinger and Nixon

    asJames 'Scotty' Reston

    1995

    Margaret's Museum

    asAngus MacNeil

    1995

    Hiroshima

    asPresident Harry S Truman

    1995

    Dancing In The Dark

    asDr. Bel

    1995

    Hideaway

    asDetective Breech

    1994

    Legends of the Fall

    asSheriff Tynert

    1994

    Timecop

    asUtley

    1994

    And Then There Was One

    asDavid Burns

    1994

    Death Wish V: The Face of Death

    asLt. Mickey King

    1992

    Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

    asSam Skinner - Presidential Delegation

    1990

    The Last Best Year

    asJerry

    1989

    Straight Line

    asDr. Hammel

    1988

    Liberace: Behind the Music

    as

    1987

    Loyalties

    asDavid Sutton

    1987

    And Then You Die

    asEddie Griffin

    1986

    Loose Ends

    asElder Seth

    1984

    Reno and the Doc

    asReno

    1983

    Of Unknown Origin

    asJames Hall

    1983

    Tell Me That You Love Me

    asDavid

    The Great Dinosaur Hunt

    asNarrator

    2024

    Afterwards

    asGaren

    2024

    Campton Manor

    asLawrence

    2020

    PG: Psycho Goreman

    asNarrator & Judicator (voice)

    2019

    And the Birds Rained Down

    asBoychuck

    2017

    Undercover Grandpa

    asHarry

    2017

    Awakening the Zodiac

    asBen

    2016

    A Nutcracker Christmas

    asDimitri

    2016

    The Void

    asDr. Richard Powell

    2015

    The Ballad of Immortal Joe

    as

    2014

    Wet Bum

    asEd

    2013

    The Art of the Steal

    as'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy

    2013

    Rewind

    asPresident

    2013

    Cottage Country

    asEarl

    2012

    The Riverbank

    asJoe Mason

    2008

    Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

    asUncle Hendrick

    2007

    Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

    as

    2007

    Hamlet {Solo}

    asSelf

    2007

    Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

    asDr. Jeff Wagner

    2006

    Above and Beyond

    as

    2005

    Category 7: The End of the World

    asAlan Horst

    2005

    The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail

    asInspector Ramsgate

    2005

    Karol: A Man Who Became Pope

    asprofessor Wójcik

    2005

    Bailey's Billion$

    asMouse Delaney

    2004

    The Aviator

    asDr. Hepburn

    2004

    The Wild Guys

    asAndy

    2003

    The Pentagon Papers

    asJohn McNaughon

    2002

    The Man Who Saved Christmas

    asNewton Baker

    2001

    Focus

    asFather Crighton

    2001

    Sanctuary

    asSam Hathaway

    2001

    Haven

    asHarry Truman

    2000

    Cold Blooded

    asChief Inspector Brodsky

    2000

    Deliberate Intent

    asPeder Lund

    2000

    Love Come Down

    asIra Rosen

    2000

    Love and Murder

    asIsaak Levin

    1999

    Vendetta

    asMayor Joe Shakspeare

    1999

    G-Saviour

    asGeneral Garneaux

    1999

    Mind Prey

    asTower Manette

    1998

    Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story

    as

    1998

    Dead Husbands

    asChase Woodward

    1998

    Thanks of a Grateful Nation

    asSen. Shelby

    1998

    Thunder Point

    asArmstrong

    1998

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    asCaz Hollowitz

    1997

    Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

    asGeorge Steinbrenner

    1997

    Dead Silence

    asSheriff Lenny Budd

    1997

    The Wrong Guy

    asMr. Nagel

    1997

    Absolute Power

    asSandy Lord

    1996

    Escape Clause

    asOwen Jessop

    1996

    Portraits of a Killer

    asJim Miller

    1996

    The Conspiracy of Fear

    asCaptain Rose

    1995

    Vanished

    asBill Palmer

    1995

    Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story

    asMr. Higgins

    1994

    Whale Music

    asKenneth Sexstone

    1994

    Boozecan

    as

    1994

    Harlequin: Another Woman

    asDr. Kenneth Holcross

    1994

    Getting Gotti

    asBennett

    1993

    Dieppe

    asMaj. Gen. Harry Crerar

    1993

    Bye Bye Love

    asDavid

    1993

    Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

    asDon Eisenberg

    1993

    Adrift

    asGuy Nast

    1993

    Bonds of Love

    asJudge

    1992

    The Good Fight

    asDick Chandler

    1992

    A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

    asPaul Michel

    1992

    Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story

    asMichael Schottland

    1991

    Christmas on Division Street

    asDavid Atwood

    1991

    The Big Slice

    asLieutenant Bernard

    1991

    Perfectly Normal

    asCharlie Glesby

    1990

    The Widowmaker

    asAtkinson

    1990

    Murder Times Seven

    asNick Ruggieri

    1990

    The Freshman

    asDwight Armstrong

    1990

    Murder in Black and White

    asRuggieri

    1989

    Christmas in America

    asHarry Morgan

    1989

    Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher

    asColin Thatcher

    1989

    Champagne Charlie

    asJohn Whistlow

    1989

    Physical Evidence

    asHarry Norton

    1989

    The January Man

    asRoger Culver

    1988

    Another Woman

    asDonald

    1988

    Crocodile Dundee II

    asBrannigan

    1988

    The House on Carroll Street

    asHackett

    1987

    A Stranger Waits

    asRichard Miller

    1987

    Radio Days

    asRadio Voice (voice)

    1986

    Heartburn

    asDr. Appel

    1986

    Lost!

    as

    1986

    The Climb

    asWalter Frauenberger

    1986

    Murder Sees the Light

    asPatten

    1985

    Perfect

    asJoe McKenzie

    1985

    The War Boy

    asStephan Berecky

    1984

    Falling in Love

    asDoctor

    1984

    Piaf

    asPolice Inspector / Georges / Physiotherapist

    1984

    Covergirl

    asHarrison

    1983

    No More Hibakusha!

    as(voice)

    1983

    Gary Carter Visits Japan

    asNarrator

    1983

    Hot Money

    asParker

    1980

    Phobia

    asSergeant Wheeler

    1980

    F.D.R.: The Last Year

    asThomas E. Dewey

    1980

    Double Negative

    asDr. Klifter

    1975

    The School for Scandal

    asCharles Surface

    1974

    Piaf

    as

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    (2 episode)asRandal K. Bolt

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    (1 episode)asJamus

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    (9 episode)asWindom Earle

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    (2 episode)asDr. Jackson Pruit

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    (3 episode)asJudge M. Harrod

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    (1 episode)asDrunk Santa

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    (1 episode)asCrane

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    (4 episode)asDr. Watson

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    (2 episode)asRandall Spear

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    (1 episode)asDr. Vasquez

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    (2 episode)asBill Vance

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    (1 episode)asCole Glendower

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    (1 episode)asSimon Gates

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    (1 episode)asHugo Lawery

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    (5 episode)asSeymour Annisman

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    (2 episode)asRandall Spear

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    (2 episode)asPreston Barck

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    (2 episode)asAttorney Wade Smith

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    (1 episode)asWerner von Hauser

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    (1 episode)asPremier Lougheed

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    (1 episode)asDipsi Doolan

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    (1 episode)asBen O'Dell

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    (2 episode)asProfessor Wójcik

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    (2 episode)asLuther Rosser

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    (1 episode)asCaptain Wilder

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    (1 episode)asSenna Tal (voice)

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    (2 episode)asMr. Surdjic

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    (2 episode)asLord Beaverbrook

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    (1 episode)asCyrus Bolt

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    (1 episode)asFranklin Degraaf

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    (1 episode)asDean Marley

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    (3 episode)asShelby Sloane

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    (1 episode)asAlbert Jacoby

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    (6 episode)asAngus McLintock

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    (1 episode)asDr. Westlund

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    (1 episode)asCharles Surface

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    (1 episode)asSenna Tal

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    (2 episode)asPresident Harry S. Truman