Kenneth Welsh

Actor Mar 30 (died age 80) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1971–2025 (54 year career)

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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 Denn…

Known For

Film

The Aviator

Dr. Hepburn

Film

The Day After Tomorrow

Vice President Becker

Film

Legends of the Fall

Sheriff Tynert

Film

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Dr. Mueller

Film

Four Brothers

Robert Bradford

Film

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Dr. Jeff Wagner

Film

Absolute Power

Sandy Lord

Film

Miracle

Doc Nagobads

Filmography

Acting (197)

Movies (152)

Afterwards

2025

as Garen

Campton Manor

2024

as Lawrence

6.1

Midnight at the Paradise

as Max

The Middle Man

as Mr. Miller

PG: Psycho Goreman

as Narrator & Judicator (voice)

6.0

And the Birds Rained Down

as Boychuck

Undercover Grandpa

as Harry

Chicanery

as Pringle Hewitt

Awakening the Zodiac

as Ben

The Void

as Dr. Richard Powell

6.0

A Nutcracker Christmas

2016

as Dimitri

6.3

The Ballad of Immortal Joe

Wet Bum

as Ed

Cottage Country

as Earl

The Story of Luke

as Jonas

The Art of the Steal

as 'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy

Rewind

as President

The Riverbank

as Joe Mason

Survival of the Dead

as Patrick O'Flynn

Adoration

as Morris

Grey Gardens

as Max Gordon

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

2008

as Uncle Hendrick

6.5

A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride

2008

as Jack

5.7

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

as Dr. Jeff Wagner

Silk

as Mayor Joncour

Hamlet {Solo}

as Self

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

The Covenant

as Provost Higgins

One Way

as William Henderson

Above and Beyond

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

as Dr. Mueller

Four Brothers

as Robert Bradford

The Fog

as Tom Malone

Our Fathers

as Bishop Murphy

Karol: A Man Who Became Pope

as professor Wójcik

Bailey's Billion$

as Mouse Delaney

Category 7: The End of the World

as Alan Horst

The Snow Queen

as King

The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail

2005

as Inspector Ramsgate

The Aviator

2004

as Dr. Hepburn

7.2

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

as Vice President Becker

Miracle

as Doc Nagobads

The Wild Guys

as Andy

The Pentagon Papers

as John McNaughon

Eloise at Christmastime

as Sir Wilkes

Eloise at the Plaza

as Sir Wilkes

The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire

2002

as Dr. Watson

6.3

The Man Who Saved Christmas

2002

as Newton Baker

6.1

Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher

as Dr. James Franken

The Sign of Four

as Dr. Watson

Focus

as Father Crighton

Haven

as Harry Truman

Sanctuary

as Sam Hathaway

The Day Reagan Was Shot

as James Baker

The Royal Scandal

as Dr. Watson

Deliberate Intent

as Peder Lund

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Dr. Watson

Love and Murder

as Isaak Levin

Cold Blooded

as Chief Inspector Brodsky

3.8

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

as William Kunstler

Witchblade

as Joe Siri

Love Come Down

as Ira Rosen

G-Saviour

as General Garneaux

Mind Prey

as Tower Manette

Vendetta

as Mayor Joe Shakspeare

6.1

Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story

1998

3.0

Edison : The Wizard of Light

as Thomas Edison

Thunder Point

as Armstrong

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1998

as Caz Hollowitz

5.1

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

as Sen. Shelby

Dead Husbands

as Chase Woodward

The Wrong Guy

as Mr. Nagel

Absolute Power

as Sandy Lord

Habitat

as Coach Marlowe

Dead Silence

as Sheriff Lenny Budd

5.8

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

1997

as George Steinbrenner

5.0

The Conspiracy of Fear

as Captain Rose

Escape Clause

as Owen Jessop

Rowing Through

as Harry Parker

Turning April

as Father

Portraits of a Killer

as Jim Miller

Margaret's Museum

as Angus MacNeil

Hideaway

as Detective Breech

Kissinger and Nixon

as James 'Scotty' Reston

Dancing In The Dark

as Dr. Bel

Vanished

as Bill Palmer

Hiroshima

as President Harry S Truman

8.0

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story

1995

as Mr. Higgins

4.0

And Then There Was One

as David Burns

Legends of the Fall

as Sheriff Tynert

Timecop

as Utley

Whale Music

as Kenneth Sexstone

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

as Lt. Mickey King

Getting Gotti

as Bennett

Another Woman

as Dr. Kenneth Holcross

Boozecan

as Tim

Dieppe

as Maj. Gen. Harry Crerar

The Great Dinosaur Hunt

as Narrator

Bonds of Love

as Judge

Bye Bye Love

as David

Adrift

as Guy Nast

Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

as Don Eisenberg

The Good Fight

as Dick Chandler

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992

as Sam Skinner - Presidential Delegation

5.2

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

1992

as Paul Michel

7.0

Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story

1992

as Michael Schottland

6.0

Christmas on Division Street

as David Atwood

Perfectly Normal

as Charlie Glesby

The Big Slice

as Lieutenant Bernard

Grand Larceny

as Virgil Klovitz

The Widowmaker

as Atkinson

The Freshman

1990

as Dwight Armstrong

6.3

Murder in Black and White

1990

as Ruggieri

Murder Times Seven

1990

as Nick Ruggieri

The Last Best Year

1990

as Jerry

7.0

Christmas in America

1989

as Harry Morgan

The January Man

as Roger Culver

Straight Line

as Dr. Hammel

Champagne Charlie

as John Whistlow

Physical Evidence

as Harry Norton

Dick Francis: Blood Sport

1989

1.0

Love & Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher

as Colin Thatcher

Crocodile Dundee II

as Brannigan

Another Woman

as Donald

The House on Carroll Street

1988

as Hackett

5.8

Liberace: Behind the Music

A Stranger Waits

as Richard Miller

Radio Days

as Radio Voice (voice)

Loyalties

as David Sutton

And Then You Die

as Eddie Griffin

Heartburn

as Dr. Appel

Lost!

The Climb

as Walter Frauenberger

Loose Ends

1986

as Elder Seth

2.5

Murder Sees the Light

1986

as Patten

Perfect

as Joe McKenzie

The War Boy

as Stephan Berecky

Piaf

as Police Inspector / Georges / Physiotherapist

Falling in Love

as Doctor

Reno and the Doc

as Reno

Covergirl

as Harrison

Hot Money

as Parker

No More Hibakusha!

as (voice)

Of Unknown Origin

1983

as James Hall

5.8

Gary Carter Visits Japan

1983

as Narrator

Tell Me That You Love Me

as David

Double Negative

as Dr. Klifter

Phobia

as Sergeant Wheeler

F.D.R.: The Last Year

as Thomas E. Dewey

Riel

as McWilliams

The School for Scandal

1975

as Charles Surface

Piaf

1974

8.0

Television (45)

Lodge 49

Star Trek: Discovery

as Senna Tal (voice)

The Expanse

as Franklin Degraaf

The Best Laid Plans

as Angus McLintock

The Blacklist

as Werner von Hauser

XIII: The Series

as Dr. Westlund

Human Target

as Tony Belvilacqua

Haven

as Cole Glendower

The Listener

as Albert Jacoby

The Last Templar

as Bill Vance

The Trojan Horse

as Randall Spear

Bionic Woman

as Prof. Howard Samuels

Above and Beyond

as Lord Beaverbrook

Tilt

as Seymour Annisman

Karol: A Man Who Became Pope

as Professor Wójcik

Stargate Atlantis

as Jamus

ReGenesis

as Shelby Sloane

This Is Wonderland

H2O

as Randall Spear

Smallville

as Drunk Santa

The Guardian

Witchblade

Soul Food

as Dr. Jackson Pruit

Sherlock Holmes

as Dr. Watson

Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension

Twitch City

as Mr. Surdjic

The Practice

as Judge M. Harrod

The Hunger

as Hugo Lawery

The Third Twin

as Preston Barck

Dead Man's Gun

as Dean Marley

The Outer Limits

as Dr. Vasquez

Hiroshima

as President Harry S. Truman

Due South

as Randal K. Bolt

The X-Files

as Simon Gates

Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

1993

as Don Eisenberg

Cruel Doubt

1992

as Attorney Wade Smith

4.4

Love, Lies and Murder

as Stanfield

Law & Order

as Ben O'Dell

Twin Peaks

as Windom Earle

The Murder of Mary Phagan

as Luther Rosser

The Twilight Zone

The Ray Bradbury Theater

as Crane

Empire, Inc.

For the Record

as Premier Lougheed

Great Performances

1971

as Charles Surface

5.8