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Kenneth Welsh, is a Canadian film and television actor. He is known as the multi-faceted villain, Windom Earle, in Twin Peaks and played the father of Katharine Hepburn as portrayed by Cate Blanchett in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. He lives outside of Toronto.
Born
Monday, 30 March 1942
Died
Thursday, 05 May 2022
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Midnight at the Paradise | Max | 2023 |
| The Kids in the Hall | Martin | 2022 |
| The Middle Man | Mr. Miller | 2021 |
| Psycho Goreman | Narrator & Judicator (voice) / Narrator / Judicator | 2020 |
| And the Birds Rained Down | Boychuck | 2019 |
| Charmed | Fenric the Vile | 2018 |
| Lodge 49 | Larry Loomis | 2018 |
| Star Trek: Discovery | Admiral Senna Tal | 2017 |
| Salvation | Andrew Bartok | 2017 |
| Undercover Grandpa | Harry | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Midnight at the Paradise | Max | 2023 |
| The Kids in the Hall | Martin | 2022 |
| The Middle Man | Mr. Miller | 2021 |
| Psycho Goreman | Narrator & Judicator (voice) / Narrator / Judicator | 2020 |
| And the Birds Rained Down | Boychuck | 2019 |
| Charmed | Fenric the Vile | 2018 |
| Lodge 49 | Larry Loomis | 2018 |
| Star Trek: Discovery | Admiral Senna Tal | 2017 |
| Salvation | Andrew Bartok | 2017 |
| Undercover Grandpa | Harry | 2017 |
| Awakening the Zodiac | Ben | 2017 |
| A Nutcracker Christmas | Dimitri | 2016 |
| The Void | Dr. Richard Powell | 2016 |
| The Expanse | Franklin Degraaf | 2015 |
| The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | Lizzie's Lawyer | 2015 |
| Wet Bum | Ed | 2014 |
| The Divide | Stanley Zale | 2014 |
| The Best Laid Plans | Angus McLintock | 2014 |
| The Blacklist | Werner von Hauser | 2013 |
| The Art of the Steal | 'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy | 2013 |
| Rewind | President | 2013 |
| The Story of Luke | Grandpa Jonas / Jonas | 2013 |
| Cottage Country | Earl | 2013 |
| Portal to the Unknown | Self - Narrator | 2013 |
| Saving Hope | Wilfred Jennings | 2012 |
| The Riverbank | Joe Mason | 2012 |
| Mr. D | Francis Duncan | 2012 |
| XIII: The Series | Dr. Westlund | 2011 |
| Haven | Cole Glendower | 2010 |
| Survival of the Dead | O'Flynn / Patrick O'Flynn | 2010 |
| Human Target | Tony Belvilacqua | 2010 |
| Grey Gardens | Max Gordon | 2009 |
| Adoration | Morris | 2009 |
| The Listener | Albert Jacoby | 2009 |
| The Last Templar | Bill Vance | 2009 |
| Being Erica | Matthew Wexlar | 2009 |
| A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride | Jack | 2008 |
| Less Than Kind | Henley | 2008 |
| Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Uncle Hendrick | 2008 |
| The Trojan Horse | Randall Spear | 2008 |
| Booky & the Secret Santa | Mr. Eaton | 2007 |
| Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | Self - 'Windom Earle' | 2007 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Patrick O'Flynn | 2007 |
| Bionic Woman | Prof. Howard Samuels | 2007 |
| Silk | Mayor Joncour | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Uncle Paddy in 'The Art of the Steal' | 2007 |
| Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Dr. Jeff Wagner | 2007 |
| Above and Beyond | Lord Beaverbrook | 2006 |
| One Way | William Henderson | 2006 |
| The Covenant | Provost Higgins | 2006 |
| Covert One: The Hades Factor | General Keilburger | 2006 |
| Northern Mysteries | Self - Host | 2006 |
| The Snow Queen | King | 2005 |
| Category 7: The End of the World | Alan Horst | 2005 |
| Category 7: The End of the World | Chief of Staff Alan Horst | 2005 |
| The Fog | Tom Malone | 2005 |
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Dr. Mueller | 2005 |
| Bailey's Billion$ | Mouse Delaney | 2005 |
| Four Brothers | Robert Bradford | 2005 |
| Our Fathers | Bishop Murphy | 2005 |
| Karol: A Man Who Became Pope | Professor Wójcik | 2005 |
| Tilt | Seymour Annisman | 2005 |
| The Aviator | Dr. Hepburn | 2004 |
| H2O | Randall Spear | 2004 |
| ReGenesis | Dr. Shelby Sloane, Shelby Sloane | 2004 |
| Stargate: Atlantis | Jamus | 2004 |
| The Day After Tomorrow | Vice President Becker | 2004 |
| The Wild Guys | Andy | 2004 |
| The Murdoch Mysteries | Inspector Ramsgate | 2004 |
| Miracle | Doc Nagobads | 2004 |
| Slings and Arrows | Self | 2003 |
| Ice Bound | Dr. Ben Murdoch | 2003 |
| The Pentagon Papers | John McNaughon | 2003 |
| The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire | Dr. Watson | 2002 |
| Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher | Dr. James Franken | 2002 |
| The Man Who Saved Christmas | Newton Baker | 2002 |
| The Day Reagan Was Shot | James Baker | 2001 |
| The Royal Scandal | Dr. Watson / Dr. John H. Watson | 2001 |
| Focus | Father Crighton | 2001 |
| Witchblade | Capt. Joe Siri | 2001 |
| Smallville | Drunk Santa | 2001 |
| The Sign of Four | Dr. Watson | 2001 |
| Haven | Harry Truman | 2001 |
| G-Saviour | General Garneaux | 2000 |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Dr. Watson | 2000 |
| Cold Blooded | Chief Inspector Brodsky | 2000 |
| Witchblade | Joe Siri | 2000 |
| Deliberate Intent | Peder Lund | 2000 |
| Love Come Down | Ira Rosen | 2000 |
| Who Killed Atlanta's Children? | William Kunstler | 2000 |
| Soul Food | Dr. Jackson Pruit | 2000 |
| D.C. | Neil | 2000 |
| External Affairs | Michael Riordan | 1999 |
| Vendetta | Mayor Joe Shakspeare | 1999 |
| Mind Prey | Tower Manette | 1999 |
| The Man Who Might Have Been: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Herbert Norman | Narrator | 1999 |
| Revenge of the Land | John Hawke | 1999 |
| Dead Husbands | Chase Woodward | 1998 |
| Heart of Tibet | 1998 | |
| Thunder Point | Armstrong | 1998 |
| Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension | Buck Corona III | 1998 |
| The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Caz Hollowitz | 1998 |
| Twitch City | Mr. Surdjic | 1998 |
| Edison: The Wizard of Light | Thomas Edison | 1998 |
| The Third Twin | Preston Barck | 1997 |
| Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way | George Steinbrenner | 1997 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Sir Wilkes | 1997 |
| Murder Call | James Florie (as Ken Welsh), James Florie | 1997 |
| The Wrong Guy | Mr. Nagel | 1997 |
| The Hunger | Hugo Lawery | 1997 |
| Dead Man's Gun | Dean Marley | 1997 |
| The Practice | Judge Harrod, Judge M. Harrod | 1997 |
| Absolute Power | Sandy Lord | 1997 |
| Habitat | Coach Marlowe | 1997 |
| Dead Silence | Sheriff Lenny Budd | 1997 |
| Rowing Through | Harry Parker | 1996 |
| Escape Clause | Owen Jessop | 1996 |
| Portraits of a Killer | Jim Miller | 1996 |
| Turning April | Father | 1996 |
| Kissinger and Nixon | James 'Scotty' Reston | 1995 |
| The Conspiracy of Fear | Captain Rose | 1995 |
| Margaret's Museum | Angus MacNeil | 1995 |
| Hiroshima | President Harry S Truman | 1995 |
| Dancing in the Dark | Dr. Bell / Dr. Bel | 1995 |
| Vanished | Bill Palmer | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Dr. Vasquez | 1995 |
| Choices of the Heart: the Margaret Sanger Story | Mr. Higgins | 1995 |
| Hideaway | Detective Breech | 1995 |
| Legends of the Fall | Sheriff Tynert | 1994 |
| Whale Music | Kenneth Sexstone | 1994 |
| Boozecan | Tim | 1994 |
| Harlequin: Another Woman | Dr. Holcross | 1994 |
| Lonesome Dove: The Series | The Colonel | 1994 |
| Timecop | Utley | 1994 |
| Getting Gotti | Bennett | 1994 |
| Due South | Randal K. Bolt, Cyrus Bolt | 1994 |
| And Then There Was One | David Burns | 1994 |
| The Spider and the Fly | Irwin Stroud | 1994 |
| Death Wish: The Face of Death | Lt. Mickey King | 1994 |
| The X-Files | Simon Gates | 1993 |
| Les amoureuses | David | 1993 |
| Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story | Don Eisenberg | 1993 |
| Adrift | Guy Nast | 1993 |
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Vance Cavanaugh | 1993 |
| Bonds of Love | Judge | 1993 |
| The Good Fight | Dick Chandler | 1992 |
| Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster | Sam Skinner - Presidential Delegation | 1992 |
| Cruel Doubt | Attorney Wade Smith | 1992 |
| Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story | Michael Schottland | 1992 |
| Christmas on Division Street | David Atwood | 1991 |
| Beyond Reality | Joe / Revere | 1991 |
| The Big Slice | Lieutenant Bernard | 1991 |
| Perfectly Normal | Charlie Glesby | 1991 |
| Love, Lies and Murder | Stanfield | 1991 |
| The Last Best Year | Jerry | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Ben O'Dell | 1990 |
| The Freshman | Dwight Armstrong | 1990 |
| Straight Line | Dr. Hammel | 1989 |
| Dick Francis: Blood Sport | Harry Teller | 1989 |
| Twin Peaks | Windom Earle | 1989 |
| Screen One | Sam Skinner | 1989 |
| Champagne Charlie | John Whistlow | 1989 |
| Gideon Oliver | Father Brian Halloran | 1989 |
| Physical Evidence | Harry Norton | 1989 |
| The January Man | Roger Culver | 1989 |
| Another Woman | Donald | 1988 |
| Liberace: Behind the Music | 1988 | |
| Crocodile Dundee II | Brannigan | 1988 |
| The House on Carroll Street | Hackett | 1988 |
| The Murder of Mary Phagan | Luther Rosser | 1988 |
| T and T | Dr. Hammel | 1988 |
| A Stranger Waits | Richard Miller | 1987 |
| Radio Days | Radio Voice (voice) / Radio Voice | 1987 |
| Street Legal | George Wilson | 1987 |
| And Then You Die | Eddie Griffin | 1987 |
| Heartburn | Dr. Appel | 1986 |
| Loyalties | David Sutton | 1986 |
| Lost! | Jim | 1986 |
| Loose Ends | Elder Seth | 1986 |
| The Climb | Walter Frauenberger | 1986 |
| The Twilight Zone | Jack Simonson | 1985 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Lt. Nicholas Webster, Lt. Webster Bloom | 1985 |
| The Ray Bradbury Theater | Captain Wilder, Crane | 1985 |
| Perfect | Joe McKenzie | 1985 |
| Falling in Love | Doctor | 1984 |
| Reno and the Doc | Reno | 1984 |
| Of Unknown Origin | James Hall | 1983 |
| Covergirl | Harrison | 1983 |
| Tell Me That You Love Me | David | 1983 |
| Joy | Bruce | 1983 |
| Empire, Inc. | James Munroe | 1983 |
| Hot Money | Parker | 1983 |
| Seeing Things | Sutherland | 1981 |
| CBS Children's Mystery Theatre | Sergeant Hawkins | 1980 |
| Phobia | Sgt Wheeler / Sergeant Wheeler | 1980 |
| Double Negative | Dr. Klifter | 1980 |
| F.D.R.: The Last Year | Thomas E. Dewey | 1980 |
| Riel | McWilliams | 1979 |
| The Great Detective | Henry Lyall | 1979 |
