Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Welsh

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Afterwards Afterwards 2025 Campton Manor ★ 6.5 Campton Manor 2024 Midnight at the Paradise ★ 7.0 Midnight at the Paradise 2022 The Middle Man ★ 6.1 The Middle Man 2021 PG: Psycho Goreman ★ 6.0 PG: Psycho Goreman 2020 And the Birds Rained Down ★ 7.1 And the Birds Rained Down 2019 Lodge 49 ★ 6.7 Lodge 49 2018 Star Trek: Discovery ★ 7.0 Star Trek: Discovery 2017 Undercover Grandpa ★ 5.6 Undercover Grandpa 2017 Awakening the Zodiac ★ 5.4 Awakening the Zodiac 2017 Chicanery ★ 6.0 Chicanery 2017 A Nutcracker Christmas ★ 6.3 A Nutcracker Christmas 2016 The Void ★ 6.0 The Void 2016 The Expanse ★ 8.1 The Expanse 2015 The Ballad of Immortal Joe The Ballad of Immortal Joe 2015 Wet Bum ★ 6.7 Wet Bum 2014 The Best Laid Plans ★ 6.5 The Best Laid Plans 2014 The Blacklist ★ 7.6 The Blacklist 2013 The Art of the Steal ★ 6.2 The Art of the Steal 2013 Rewind ★ 5.5 Rewind 2013 The Story of Luke ★ 6.9 The Story of Luke 2013 Cottage Country ★ 5.4 Cottage Country 2013 The Riverbank ★ 3.9 The Riverbank 2012 XIII: The Series ★ 6.3 XIII: The Series 2011 Haven ★ 7.5 Haven 2010 Survival of the Dead ★ 4.9 Survival of the Dead 2010 Human Target ★ 7.2 Human Target 2010 Grey Gardens ★ 6.8 Grey Gardens 2009 The Listener ★ 6.9 The Listener 2009 Adoration ★ 5.9 Adoration 2009 The Last Templar ★ 5.3 The Last Templar 2009 A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride ★ 5.7 A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride 2008 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl ★ 6.5 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl 2008 The Trojan Horse ★ 4.0 The Trojan Horse 2008 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks ★ 7.4 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks 2007 Bionic Woman ★ 6.4 Bionic Woman 2007 Silk ★ 5.8 Silk 2007 Hamlet {Solo} Hamlet {Solo} 2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer ★ 5.6 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 2007 Above and Beyond ★ 6.8 Above and Beyond 2006 One Way ★ 5.6 One Way 2006 The Covenant ★ 5.6 The Covenant 2006 The Snow Queen ★ 5.4 The Snow Queen 2005 The Fog ★ 4.6 The Fog 2005 The Exorcism of Emily Rose ★ 6.6 The Exorcism of Emily Rose 2005 The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's Tail 2005 Karol: A Man Who Became Pope ★ 7.0 Karol: A Man Who Became Pope 2005 Four Brothers ★ 6.8 Four Brothers 2005 Bailey's Billion$ ★ 5.9 Bailey's Billion$ 2005 Our Fathers ★ 6.5 Our Fathers 2005 Karol: A Man Who Became Pope ★ 6.0 Karol: A Man Who Became Pope 2005 Tilt ★ 7.3 Tilt 2005 The Aviator ★ 7.2 The Aviator 2004 H2O ★ 9.0 H2O 2004 ReGenesis ★ 7.3 ReGenesis 2004 Stargate Atlantis ★ 8.0 Stargate Atlantis 2004 The Day After Tomorrow ★ 6.6 The Day After Tomorrow 2004 The Wild Guys ★ 4.0 The Wild Guys 2004 Miracle ★ 7.1 Miracle 2004 This Is Wonderland ★ 8.0 This Is Wonderland 2004 Eloise at Christmastime ★ 6.3 Eloise at Christmastime 2003 Ice Bound ★ 5.3 Ice Bound 2003 Eloise at the Plaza ★ 6.2 Eloise at the Plaza 2003 The Pentagon Papers ★ 5.8 The Pentagon Papers 2003 The Man Who Saved Christmas ★ 6.2 The Man Who Saved Christmas 2002 The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire ★ 6.5 The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire 2002 Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher ★ 6.5 Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher 2002 The Day Reagan Was Shot ★ 6.5 The Day Reagan Was Shot 2001 The Royal Scandal ★ 5.9 The Royal Scandal 2001 Focus ★ 6.5 Focus 2001 Smallville ★ 8.2 Smallville 2001 The Guardian ★ 7.0 The Guardian 2001 Witchblade ★ 7.1 Witchblade 2001 The Sign of Four ★ 5.9 The Sign of Four 2001 Sanctuary ★ 4.1 Sanctuary 2001 Haven ★ 6.8 Haven 2001 The Hound of the Baskervilles ★ 6.0 The Hound of the Baskervilles 2000 Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes 2000 Cold Blooded ★ 4.8 Cold Blooded 2000 Witchblade ★ 5.5 Witchblade 2000