Kenneth Welsh
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Kenneth Welsh, is a Canadian film and television actor (sometimes credited as Ken Welsh).
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.
Early life
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.
Personal life
Welsh had recently married Lynne Mcilvride in a civil ceremony at his house near Toronto.
A follower of American spiritual teacher Adi Da, who primarily focused on prioritizing spiritual enlightenment, Welsh narrated Da's 2000 audiobook, "What, Where, When, How, Why, and Who to Remember to Be Happy".
Welsh died on May 5, 2022, at the age of 80, from cancer. His son Devon, the lead singer of the now-defunct musical group Majical Cloudz, announced on Twitter: "My dad passed away on Thursday peacefully at home. I will always love him beyond words. He lived a wonderful life, he was the best father I could have asked for, and he touched so many lives. Please make a toast, watch a film/TV show he was in, celebrate a giant of acting." His ashes were sprinkled in Lake Ontario following cremation.
Career
Thomas E. Dewey, Colin Thatcher, Harry S. Truman, Thomas S. Truman, Thomas Edison, James "Scotty" Reston, General Harry Crerar, and James Baker have all been depicted by Welsh artists, including Thomas E. Dewey, Colin Thatcher, John S. Baker (twice), William S. Truman. He appeared on Due South and Slings & Arrows, a cult television show.
He was a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Actor, receiving nods at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985 for his role as Reno Colt in the film Reno and the Doc and two-time Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1989 and 1991 for Margaret's Museum.
Reno and the Doc was written and directed by Charles Dennis in 1997; Welsh directed Dennis in the latter's SoHo Duo at the West Bank Theatre in New York City.
He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2003.
He was the vice president of the United States in the 2004 environmental disaster film The Day After Tomorrow caused some controversy due to his physical resemblence to Dick Cheney, the then-living vice president at the time. Roland Emmerich later revealed that he intentionally chose Welsh for the very reason. Emmerich said that the vice president's role in the film was supposed to be a not-so-subtle critique of the George W. Bush administration's environmental policies.