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| birth_name = Kenneth Clifford Welsh<ref name=encyclopedia>{{Cite web |title=Kenneth Welsh |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kenneth-welsh |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |language=en}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada
| birth_place = [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|5|5|1942|3|30|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|5|5|1942|3|30|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Sandford, Ontario]], Canada
| death_place = [[Sandford, Ontario]], Canada
| nationality = Canadian
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1964–2022
| years_active = 1964–2022
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'''Kenneth Welsh''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|CM}} (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/kenneth-welsh-dead-twin-peaks-1235261198/amp/ | title=Kenneth Welsh, Canadian Actor in 'Twin Peaks' and 'The Day After Tomorrow,' Dies at 80 | date=7 May 2022 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/kenneth-welsh-canadian-actor-obituary-1.6445260 Prolific Canadian actor Kenneth Welsh dead at 80]. [[CBC News]], May 6, 2022.</ref> was a Canadian film and television actor.<ref name=officialbio>{{cite web|date=August 29, 2019|last1=Lucas|first1=Ralph|url=https://www.northernstars.ca/welsh_kenneth/|title=Kenneth Welsh|website=Northernstars.ca| url-status=live}}</ref> He was best known as the multi-faceted villain [[Windom Earle]] in ''[[Twin Peaks]]'', for his roles in the films ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'', ''[[Adoration (2008 film)|Adoration]]'', ''[[Survival of the Dead]]'', and, as the father of [[Katharine Hepburn]] (portrayed by [[Cate Blanchett]]), in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]''.
'''Kenneth Clifford Welsh''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|CM}} (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/kenneth-welsh-dead-twin-peaks-1235261198/amp/ | title=Kenneth Welsh, Canadian Actor in 'Twin Peaks' and 'The Day After Tomorrow,' Dies at 80 | date=7 May 2022 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/kenneth-welsh-canadian-actor-obituary-1.6445260 Prolific Canadian actor Kenneth Welsh dead at 80]. [[CBC News]], May 6, 2022.</ref> was a Canadian actor,<ref name=officialbio>{{cite web|date=August 29, 2019|last1=Lucas|first1=Ralph|url=https://www.northernstars.ca/actor/kenneth-welsh/|title=Kenneth Welsh|website=Northernstars.ca}}</ref> who made over 300 stage, film, and television appearances over a nearly 60-year career.


Educated at the [[National Theatre School of Canada|National Theatre School]], he was a member of the [[Stratford Festival|Stratford Shakespeare Festival]] for six years,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia - Welsh, Kenneth |url=https://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Welsh,%20Kenneth |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=www.canadiantheatre.com}}</ref> before to New York and appearing in many [[Off-Broadway]] and [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] plays.<ref name=":0" /> Beginning in the late 1970s, he worked regularly in film and television, both in Canada and the United States. He was well-known to television audiences for his portrayal of the multi-faceted villain [[Windom Earle]] on ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990-91), and for playing [[Dr. Watson]] in a series of [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] [[Sherlock Holmes]] telefilms.
==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.<ref name=officialbio/>
He was a four-time [[Genie Award]] nominee - winning [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for his performance in ''[[Margaret's Museum]]'' (1996), with [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] nods for ''[[Reno and the Doc]]'' (1984) and ''[[Loyalties (1986 film)|Loyalties]]'' (1986). He also won four [[Gemini Awards]], and was nominated for an [[Daytime Emmy Award]]. In 2003, he was acclaimed to the [[Order of Canada]].

==Early life and education==
Welsh was born in [[Edmonton, Alberta]], to a father who worked for the [[Canadian National Railway]] and mother who worked in a dress shop.<ref name=VersatileGlobeRef/> He studied drama at school, as Alberta was the only province at the time which included drama on the curriculum.<ref name=":0" /> He continued his acting studies at the [[University of Alberta]] under Gordon Peacock,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Kenneth Welsh |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kenneth-welsh |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |language=en}}</ref> before moving to [[Montreal]] to attend the [[National Theatre School]].<ref name=":0" /> He graduated in 1965.<ref name=":2" />

Following graduation, he auditioned for the [[Stratford Festival]] in Ontario and then spent the first seven years of his career on stage.<ref name="officialbio" />


==Career==
==Career==
Welsh has portrayed historical figures including [[Thomas E. Dewey]], [[Colin Thatcher]], [[Harry S. Truman]] (twice), [[Thomas Edison]], [[James Reston|James "Scotty" Reston]], General [[Harry Crerar]] and [[James Baker]].<ref>[https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/kenneth-welsh-twin-peaks-and-star-trek-actor-dies-at-80/ "Kenneth Welsh, Twin Peaks and Star Trek Actor, Dies at 80"] by Jenna Anderson at [[List of assets owned by Paramount Global|comicbook.com]]</ref> He made guest appearances on the acclaimed TV series ''[[Due South]]''
<ref>"Leslie Nielsen brings big laughs to Due South" by Bonnie Malleck, ''[[The Hamilton Spectator]]'' (11 April, 1996) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|269814634}}</ref> and ''[[Slings & Arrows]]''.<ref>"Slings & Arrows starts 3rd season" by Alex Strachan, ''[[Windsor Star|The Windsor Star]]'' (24 July, 2006) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|254640849}}</ref>


=== Theatre ===
He was a two-time [[Genie Award]] nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], receiving nods at the [[6th Genie Awards]] in 1985 for his portrayal of Reno Colt in the film ''[[Reno and the Doc]]''<ref>[[Jay Scott]], "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 15, 1985.</ref> and at the [[8th Genie Awards]] in 1987 for his performance as David Sutton in ''[[Loyalties (1986 film)|Loyalties]]'',<ref name=allemang>John Allemang, "Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 5, 1987.</ref> and a two-time Genie nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]], receiving a nomination at the [[5th Genie Awards]] in 1984 for ''[[Tell Me That You Love Me (film)|Tell Me That You Love Me]]''<ref>[[Jay Scott]], "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 10, 1984.</ref> and winning the award at the [[16th Genie Awards]] in 1996 for ''[[Margaret's Museum]]''.<ref name=topalovich>Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. [[Stoddart Publishing]], 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}.</ref>
Following graduation, Welsh joined the [[Stratford Festival]] in Ontario. He made his debut during the 1966 season in [[Henry V (play)|''Henry V'']], playing [[Thomas Grey (conspirator)|Sir Thomas Grey]]. He spent the next six years with the Festival, appearing in numerous Shakespearean roles. After their highly-successful 1973 European tour, he left the Festival, and took stints at the [[Guthrie Theater]] in [[Minneapolis]] and the [[Goodman Theatre]] in [[Chicago]]. He was a member of the Guthrie's ensemble company during the mid-70's under artistic director [[Michael Langham]]. In 1975, he won a [[Jeff Award|Joseph Jefferson Award]] for his performance in ''[[The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui]]'' at the Goodman.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-20 |title=Versatile actor Kenneth Welsh went from Shakespeare to Twin Peaks |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-versatile-actor-kenneth-welsh-went-from-shakespeare-to-twin-peaks/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref>

He made his [[Off-Broadway]] debut in the world premiere of ''[[Curse of the Starving Class]]'' at [[The Public Theater]], and his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in ''[[The Government Inspector]]''. During the 1980's, he starred in such notable Broadway productions as [[Piaf (play)|''Piaf'']], [[The Real Thing (play)|''The Real Thing'']], [[Social Security (play)|''Social Security'']], and ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Kenneth Welsh – Broadway Cast & Staff {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/kenneth-welsh-70859 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref> He directed and starred in multiple acclaimed stagings of the [[Dylan Thomas]]-penned [[radio drama]] ''[[Under Milk Wood]]''.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Jon |date=2008-07-25 |title=Rare Welsh - NOW Magazine |url=https://nowtoronto.com/culture/rare-welsh/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=NOW Toronto |language=en-CA}}</ref>

Welsh also wrote the book for ''Standup Shakespeare,'' a cabaret musical that sets Shakespearean dialogue to contemporary jazz, baroque, samba and gospel-rock music.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Standup Shakespeare |url=https://www.abouttheartists.com/plays/4065-standup-shakespeare-by-ray-leslee-and-kenneth-welsh |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=www.abouttheartists.com}}</ref>

In the 2010s, he was a member of Toronto's [[Soulpepper Theatre Company]].<ref name=":4" />

=== Film ===
He was a two-time [[Genie Award]] nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], receiving nods at the [[6th Genie Awards]] in 1985 for his portrayal of Reno Colt in the film ''[[Reno and the Doc]]''<ref>[[Jay Scott]], "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 15, 1985.</ref><ref name="DeadlineVeteranRef">[https://deadline.com/2022/05/kenneth-welsh-dead-twin-peaks-windom-earle-was-80-obituary-1235018623/ "Kenneth Welsh Dies: Veteran Actor Played Windom Earle On ‘Twin Peaks’ Was 80"] by Bruce Haring at [[Deadline Hollywood|deadline.com]]</ref> and at the [[8th Genie Awards]] in 1987 for his performance as David Sutton in ''[[Loyalties (1986 film)|Loyalties]]'',<ref name=allemang>John Allemang, "Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 5, 1987.</ref> and a two-time Genie nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]], receiving a nomination at the [[5th Genie Awards]] in 1984 for ''[[Tell Me That You Love Me (film)|Tell Me That You Love Me]]''<ref>[[Jay Scott]], "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 10, 1984.</ref> and winning the award at the [[16th Genie Awards]] in 1996 for ''[[Margaret's Museum]]''.<ref name=topalovich>Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. [[Stoddart Publishing]], 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}.</ref>


''Reno and the Doc'' was 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.<ref>"Be it Broadway or Clint's way: It's the reel thing" by Rita Zekas, ''[[Toronto Star]]'' (20 June, 1997) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|437685498}}</ref>
''Reno and the Doc'' was 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.<ref>"Be it Broadway or Clint's way: It's the reel thing" by Rita Zekas, ''[[Toronto Star]]'' (20 June, 1997) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|437685498}}</ref>


In 2003, he was made a Member of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref>[https://ew.com/celebrity/kenneth-welsh-dies-twin-peaks-actor/ "Kenneth Welsh, Twin Peaks and The Day After Tomorrow actor, dies at 80"] by Sara Netzley at [[Entertainment Weekly|ew.com]]</ref>
Welsh has portrayed historical figures including [[Thomas E. Dewey]], [[Colin Thatcher]], [[Harry S. Truman]] (twice), [[Thomas Edison]], [[James Reston|James "Scotty" Reston]], General [[Harry Crerar]] and [[James Baker]].<ref>[https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/kenneth-welsh-twin-peaks-and-star-trek-actor-dies-at-80/ "Kenneth Welsh, Twin Peaks and Star Trek Actor, Dies at 80"] by Jenna Anderson at [[List of assets owned by Paramount Global|comicbook.com]]</ref> He played Thomas Norval Hepburn, the father of [[Katharine Hepburn]], in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s [[The Aviator (2004 film)|''The Aviator'']] (2004).


His role as the vice-president of the United States in the 2004 environmental disaster film ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'' sparked some controversy due to his physical resemblance to [[Dick Cheney]], the real-life vice-president at the time. Director [[Roland Emmerich]] later confirmed that he deliberately chose Welsh for that very reason. Emmerich stated that the character of the vice-president in the film was intended to be a not-so-subtle criticism of the environmental policies of the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|George W. Bush administration]].<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/educate/college/firstyear/articles/20040530.htm 'The Day After Tomorrow' heats up a political debate] by Scott Bowles, USA Today, May 26, 2004. (retrieved on January 12, 2009).</ref>
His role as the vice-president of the United States in the 2004 environmental disaster film ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'' sparked some controversy due to his physical resemblance to [[Dick Cheney]], the real-life vice-president at the time. Director [[Roland Emmerich]] later confirmed that he deliberately chose Welsh for that very reason. Emmerich stated that the character of the vice-president in the film was intended to be a not-so-subtle criticism of the environmental policies of the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|George W. Bush administration]].<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/educate/college/firstyear/articles/20040530.htm 'The Day After Tomorrow' heats up a political debate] by Scott Bowles, USA Today, May 26, 2004. (retrieved on January 12, 2009).</ref>

=== Television ===
Welsh's best-known television role is as [[Windom Earle]], the primary antagonist and cunning foil to [[Dale Cooper]], during the [[Twin Peaks (season 2)|second season]] of the ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990-91, 2017). He played [[Dr. Watson]] in a series of [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] [[Sherlock Holmes]] telefilms, opposite [[Matt Frewer]] as Holmes.

Welsh won four [[Gemini Awards]] out of six total nominations - Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series for ''And Then You Die'' (1987), ''[[Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher]]'' (1987), and [[Hiroshima (1995 film)|''Hiroshima'']] (1995). He won [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series|Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series]] for ''Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story''. He was nominated for a [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming]] for his performance in the [[HBO]] telefilm ''Edison: The Wizard of Light''.

He made guest appearances on numerous series, including [[Seeing Things (TV series)|''Seeing Things'']], the 1980s revival of [[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|''The Twilight Zone'']], ''[[The X-Files]]'', ''[[Due South]],''<ref>"Leslie Nielsen brings big laughs to Due South" by Bonnie Malleck, ''[[The Hamilton Spectator]]'' (11 April, 1996) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|269814634}}</ref> ''[[Law & Order]]'', ''[[The Practice]]'', ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'', ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', ''[[Slings & Arrows]]'',<ref>"Slings & Arrows starts 3rd season" by Alex Strachan, ''[[Windsor Star|The Windsor Star]]'' (24 July, 2006) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|254640849}}</ref> [[The Expanse (TV series)|''The Expanse'']], ''[[The Blacklist]]'', ''[[Lodge 49]]'', and [[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|''The Kids in the Hall'']].

== Honours ==
In 2003, he was made a Member of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref>[https://ew.com/celebrity/kenneth-welsh-dies-twin-peaks-actor/ "Kenneth Welsh, Twin Peaks and The Day After Tomorrow actor, dies at 80"] by Sara Netzley at [[Entertainment Weekly|ew.com]]</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Welsh had recently married Lynne Mcilvride in a civil ceremony at his house near Toronto.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-08 |title=A stage without Kenneth... • Ted Barris |url=https://tedbarris.com/2022/05/08/a-stage-without-kenneth/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Ted Barris |language=en-CA}}</ref>
Welsh married Lynne Mcilvride in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-08 |title=A stage without Kenneth... • Ted Barris |url=https://tedbarris.com/2022/05/08/a-stage-without-kenneth/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Ted Barris |language=en-CA}}</ref> He had a son, musician [[Devon Welsh]] (b. 1988), from his previous marriage.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dolan |first=Margaret |date=June 17, 2013 |title=Majical Cloudz Don't Want to Be "Cool and Boring" |url=http://www.papermag.com/majical-cloudz-dont-want-to-be-cool-and-boring-1426951380.html |accessdate=August 27, 2018 |website=Paper Magazine}}</ref><ref name="vice">[http://noisey.vice.com/blog/we-talked-to-majical-cloudz "We Talked To Majical Cloudz"]. ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'', January 4, 2013.</ref>


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".<ref>{{cite journal|title=What, Where, When, How, Why, and Who to Remember to Be Happy|journal=The Utne Reader|date=2000|issue=103–108|page=98|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=npR9mPRC_r0C&q=%22Kenneth+Welsh%22+%2B+%22Adi+Da%22|access-date=April 10, 2017|quote= In this CD, Avatar Adi Da tells children exactly what to do every day to remember, feel, and breathe everlasting happiness. Narrated by award-winning actor Kenneth Welsh (Legends of the Fall, Perfectly Normal), with music by acclaimed composer Ray Lynch. Listen to this magical CD and be transported into the feeling of the Mystery!}}</ref>
Welsh was baptized by [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] priest Rev. RuthAnne Ward in his house in the last months of his life. He was also 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".<ref>{{cite journal|title=What, Where, When, How, Why, and Who to Remember to Be Happy|journal=The Utne Reader|date=2000|issue=103–108|page=98|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=npR9mPRC_r0C&q=%22Kenneth+Welsh%22+%2B+%22Adi+Da%22|access-date=April 10, 2017|quote= In this CD, Avatar Adi Da tells children exactly what to do every day to remember, feel, and breathe everlasting happiness. Narrated by award-winning actor Kenneth Welsh (Legends of the Fall, Perfectly Normal), with music by acclaimed composer Ray Lynch. Listen to this magical CD and be transported into the feeling of the Mystery!}}</ref>


=== Death ===
Welsh died on May 5, 2022, at the age of 80, from cancer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kenneth Welsh, Memorable as a Villain on 'Twin Peaks,' Dies at 80|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/arts/television/kenneth-welsh-dead.html|work=The New York Times|last=Allen|first=Jordan|date=May 21, 2022|accessdate=May 24, 2022}}</ref> His son [[Devon Welsh|Devon]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/majical-cloudz-dont-want-to-be-cool-and-boring-1426951380.html|title=Majical Cloudz Don't Want to Be "Cool and Boring"|last=Dolan|first=Margaret|date=June 17, 2013|website=Paper Magazine|accessdate=August 27, 2018}}</ref> the lead singer of the now-defunct musical group [[Majical Cloudz]],<ref name=vice>[http://noisey.vice.com/blog/we-talked-to-majical-cloudz "We Talked To Majical Cloudz"]. ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'', January 4, 2013.</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/twin-peaks-actor-kenneth-welsh-dies-at-80/ | title=Twin Peaks Actor Kenneth Welsh Dies at 80 | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=8 May 2022 }}</ref> His ashes were sprinkled in [[Lake Ontario]] following cremation.
Welsh died on May 5, 2022, at the age of 80, from cancer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kenneth Welsh, Memorable as a Villain on 'Twin Peaks,' Dies at 80|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/arts/television/kenneth-welsh-dead.html|work=The New York Times|last=Allen|first=Jordan|date=May 21, 2022|accessdate=May 24, 2022}}</ref> His son Devon 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."<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/twin-peaks-actor-kenneth-welsh-dies-at-80/ | title=Twin Peaks Actor Kenneth Welsh Dies at 80 | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=8 May 2022 }}</ref>


Upon his death, the official [[ACTRA]] [[Twitter]] account eulogized him saying "Ken was one of Canada’s all-time great performers, with hundreds of memorable roles spanning decades."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-30 |title=x.com |url=https://x.com/ACTRAToronto/status/1522679054067023872 |access-date=2024-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630220959/https://x.com/ACTRAToronto/status/1522679054067023872 |archive-date=2024-06-30 }}</ref>
==Filmography==
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2022}}


His ashes were scattered in [[Lake Ontario]] following cremation.

== Partial stage credits ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role(s)
!Venue(s)!! class="unsortable" | Other notes
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1966
| data-sort-value="Overfamiliar Subordinate, The" | [[Henry V (play)|''Henry V'']]
|[[Thomas Grey (conspirator)|Sir Thomas Grey]] / Ensemble member
| rowspan="16" |[[Stratford Festival|Stratford Festival Theatre]]
|
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kenneth Welsh theatre profile |url=https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/12992-kenneth-welsh |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=www.abouttheartists.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Henry VI (play)|''Henry VI'']]
|First Murderer / Captain to Talbot / [[John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury|Lord Talbot]] (understudy)
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''[[Twelfth Night]]''
|Ensemble member / [[Feste]] (understudy)
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |1967
|[[Richard III (play)|''Richard III'']]
|[[William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings|Lord Hastings]]
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|data-sort-value="Merry Wives of Windsor, The" | ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]''
|Fenton
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]''
|[[Octavius Caesar]]
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |1968
|data-sort-value="Midsummer Night's Dream, A" | ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''
|[[Tom Snout]]
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|data-sort-value="Three Musketeers, The" | ''The Three Musketeers''
|Laporte / Lord de Winter / [[Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan|d'Artagnan]] (understudy)
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''[[Tartuffe]]''
|Damis
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |1969
|''[[Hamlet]]''
|[[Prince Hamlet|Hamlet]]
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''Tartuffe''
|Damis
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |1971
|''[[Macbeth]]''
|[[Macduff (Macbeth)|Macduff]]
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''
|Benedick
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |1972
|''[[Lorenzaccio]]''
|[[Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence|Alessandro de' Medici]]
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''[[King Lear]]''
|Edgar
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''[[As You Like It]]''
|Sir Oliver Martext
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |1973
|''[[Becket]]''
|
| rowspan="5" |[[Guthrie Theater]]
|
|
|-
|data-sort-value="Merchant of Venice, The" | ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1974
|''King Lear''
|
|
|
|-
|data-sort-value="School for Scandal, The" | ''[[The School for Scandal]]''
|
|
|
|-
|1975
|''[[Under Milk Wood]]''
|
|As director
|
|-
|1976
|data-sort-value="Streetcar Named Desire, A" | ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''
|[[Stanley Kowalski]]
|[[McCarter Theatre]]
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|1977
|''[[Misalliance]]''
|Joey Percival
|[[Williamstown Theatre Festival]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1978
|''[[Curse of the Starving Class]]''
|Taylor
|[[The Public Theater]]
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|data-sort-value="Government Inspector, The" | ''[[The Government Inspector]]''
|Ivan Kuzmich Shpekin
|[[Circle in the Square Theatre]]
|
|<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />
|-
|1979
|[[Whose Life Is It Anyway? (play)|''Whose Life Is It Anyway?'']]
|Philip Hill
|[[Trafalgar Theatre (Broadway)|Trafalgar Theatre]]
|
|<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />
|-
|1981
|[[Piaf (play)|''Piaf'']]
|[[Georges Moustaki]] / Police Inspector / Physiotherapist / Angelo (understudy)
| rowspan="2" |[[Plymouth Theatre (Broadway)|Plymouth Theatre]]
|
|<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />
|-
|1983–1984
|data-sort-value="Real Thing, The" | [[The Real Thing (play)|''The Real Thing'']]
|Max
|
|<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />
|-
|1986–1987
|[[Social Security (play)|''Social Security'']]
|Martin Heyman
|[[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]]
|
|<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />
|-
|1987
|data-sort-value="Walk in the Woods, A" | [[A Walk in the Woods (play)|''A Walk in the Woods'']]
|John Honeyman
|[[Yale Repertory Theatre]]
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |1987–1989
| rowspan="2" |''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]''
| rowspan="2" |Johnny
|[[New York City Center]]
| rowspan="2" |Replaced [[F. Murray Abraham]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Westside Theatre]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|1997
|data-sort-value="Little Foxes, The" | ''[[The Little Foxes]]''
|Horace Giddens
|[[Lincoln Center Theater]]
|
|<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />
|-
|2000
|''Under Milk Wood''
|
|[[Glenn Gould Studio]]
|For [[Stratford Festival]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2007
|[[Leaving Home (play)|''Leaving Home'']]
|Jacob
| rowspan="3" |[[Young Centre for the Performing Arts]]
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2008
|''Under Milk Wood''
|
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| rowspan="4" |2009
|''[[Of the Fields, Lately]]''
|Jacob
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Rock 'n' Roll (play)|''Rock 'n' Roll'']]
| rowspan="3" |Max
|Citadel Theatre
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts|Bluma Appel Theatre]]
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|Shoctor Theatre
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2010
|''Jitters''
|
|Young Centre for the Performing Arts
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2011
|data-sort-value="Homecoming, The" | ''[[The Homecoming]]''
|Sam
|[[American Conservatory Theater]]
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2012
|data-sort-value="Sunshine Boys, The" | ''[[The Sunshine Boys]]''
|Al Lewis
| rowspan="2" |Young Centre for the Performing Arts
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2013
|''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]''
|Player
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2016
|data-sort-value="Coal Mine Christmas, A" | ''A Coal Mine Christmas''
|
|[[Coal Mine Theatre]]
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|}

==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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| data-sort-value="Overfamiliar Subordinate, The" | ''The Overfamiliar Subordinate''
| data-sort-value="Overfamiliar Subordinate, The" | ''The Overfamiliar Subordinate''
|
|
| Short documentary
| [[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]] short documentary
|-
|-
| 1974
| 1974
| ''Piaf''
| ''[[Piaf (film)|Piaf]]''
|
|
|
|
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| ''[[Tell Me That You Love Me (film)|Tell Me That You Love Me]]''
| ''[[Tell Me That You Love Me (film)|Tell Me That You Love Me]]''
| David
| David
|Nominated- [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role]]
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Of Unknown Origin]]''
| ''[[Of Unknown Origin]]''
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|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1984
| rowspan="3" | 1984
| ''[[Covergirl (film)|Covergirl]]''
| ''[[Covergirl (film)|Covergirl]]''
| Harrison
| Harrison
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| Doctor
| Doctor
|
|
|-
|''[[Reno and the Doc]]''
|Reno
|Nominated- [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1985
| rowspan="2" | 1985
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| ''[[Loyalties (1986 film)|Loyalties]]''
| ''[[Loyalties (1986 film)|Loyalties]]''
| David Sutton
| David Sutton
| [[Genie Award]] nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] at the [[8th Genie Awards]]
|Nominated- [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Heartburn (film)|Heartburn]]''
| ''[[Heartburn (film)|Heartburn]]''
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| ''[[Radio Days]]''
| ''[[Radio Days]]''
| Radio Voice
| Radio Voice
|
| Voice
|-
|-
| ''And Then You Die''
| ''And Then You Die''
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| data-sort-value="January Man, The" | ''[[The January Man]]''
| data-sort-value="January Man, The" | ''[[The January Man]]''
| Roger Culver
| Roger Culver
|
| Credited as Ken Welsh
|-
|-
| ''[[Physical Evidence]]''
| ''[[Physical Evidence]]''
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|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1994
| rowspan="5" | 1994
| ''[[Death Wish V: The Face of Death]]''
| ''[[Death Wish V: The Face of Death]]''
| Lieutenant Mickey King
| Lieutenant Mickey King
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Diary of Evelyn Lau, The" | ''[[The Diary of Evelyn Lau (film)|The Diary of Evelyn Lau]]''
| Larry
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Whale Music (film)|Whale Music]]''
| ''[[Whale Music (film)|Whale Music]]''
| Kenneth Sexstone
| Kenneth Sexstone
| <ref>[https://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/whale-music-1200438603/ Whale Music review] by Leonard Klady at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref>
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Timecop]]''
| ''[[Timecop]]''
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| ''[[Margaret's Museum]]''
| ''[[Margaret's Museum]]''
| Angus MacNeil
| Angus MacNeil
|[[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role]]
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1996
| rowspan="3" | 1996
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| ''[[Turning April]]''
| ''[[Turning April]]''
| Father
| Father
| <ref>[https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/turning-april-1200447963/ Turning April review] by David Stratton at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref>
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1997
| rowspan="3" | 1997
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| data-sort-value="Day After Tomorrow, The" | ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]''
| data-sort-value="Day After Tomorrow, The" | ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]''
| Vice President / President Raymond Becker
| Vice President / President Raymond Becker
| <ref>[https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/the-day-after-tomorrow-3-1200533149/ The Day After Tomorrow review] by Todd McCarthy at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref>
|
|-
|-
| data-sort-value="Aviator, The" | ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]''
| data-sort-value="Aviator, The" | ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]''
| Dr. Hepburn
| Thomas Norval Hepburn
|
| Credited as Kenneth Walsh
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2005
| rowspan="4" | 2005
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| ''[[Survival of the Dead]]''
| ''[[Survival of the Dead]]''
| Patrick O'Flynn
| Patrick O'Flynn
| <ref>[https://variety.com/2009/film/reviews/george-a-romero-s-survival-of-the-dead-1200476364/ "George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead"] by Leslie Felperin at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref>
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| rowspan="2" | 2012
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| data-sort-value="Art of the Steal, The" | ''[[The Art of the Steal (2013 film)|The Art of the Steal]]''
| data-sort-value="Art of the Steal, The" | ''[[The Art of the Steal (2013 film)|The Art of the Steal]]''
| Paddy "Uncle Paddy" McCarthy
| Paddy "Uncle Paddy" McCarthy
| <ref>[https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-art-of-the-steal-1201138634/ "Film Review: ‘The Art of the Steal’"] by Justin Chang at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref>
|
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
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| data-sort-value="Void, The" | ''[[The Void (2016 film)|The Void]]''
| data-sort-value="Void, The" | ''[[The Void (2016 film)|The Void]]''
| Dr. Richard Powell
| Dr. Richard Powell
| <ref>[https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/142685/casting-news-emerges-from-the-void/ "Casting News Emerges from The Void"] by Steve Barton at [[Dread Central|www.dreadcentral.com]]</ref><ref>[https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/the-void-review-1202023638/ "Film Review: ‘The Void’ "] by Dennis Harvey at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref>
|

|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| rowspan="3" | 2017
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|-
|-
| 2019
| 2019
| ''[[And the Birds Rained Down]] (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)''
| ''[[And the Birds Rained Down]]''
| Boychuck
| Boychuck
|
|
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| data-sort-value="Middle Man, The" | ''[[The Middle Man (film)|The Middle Man]]''
| data-sort-value="Middle Man, The" | ''[[The Middle Man (film)|The Middle Man]]''
| Mr. Miller
| Mr. Miller
|
|Final film role
|-
|2022
|''Midnight at the Paradise''
|Max
| rowspan="4" |''Posthumous release''
|-
|2023
|''Deadly Draw''
|Hal Hewitt
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|''Campton Manor''
|Lawrence
|-
|''Afterwards''
|Garen
|}
|}


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|-
|-
| 1969
| 1969
| ''[[The Three Musketeers (1969 film)|The Three Musketeers]]''
| data-sort-value="Three Musketeers, The" | ''[[The Three Musketeers (1969 film)|The Three Musketeers]]''
| [[D'Artagnan]]
| [[D'Artagnan]]
| TV movie<ref name=VersatileGlobeRef>"Versatile actor Kenneth Welsh went from Shakespeare to Twin Peaks: Kenneth Welsh worked for seven years at Stratford and played hundreds of theatre roles but found broader fame with his many memorable appearances in film and television" by Fred Langan, ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' (20 May, 2022) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|2667000775}}</ref>
| TV movie
|-
|-
| 1975
| 1975
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|1979
| rowspan="2"|1979
| ''[[The Great Detective]]''
| data-sort-value="Great Detective, The" | ''[[The Great Detective]]''
|Henry Lyall
|Henry Lyall
|Episode: "Murder at Blenheim Swamp"
|Episode: "Murder at Blenheim Swamp"
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| Sir James Munroe
| Sir James Munroe
| Miniseries
| Miniseries
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Reno and the Doc]]''
| Reno
| TV movie
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1985
| rowspan="3" | 1985
| ''[[Love and Larceny (1985 film)|Love and Larceny]]''
| ''[[Love and Larceny (1985 film)|Love and Larceny]]''
| Ira Reynolds
| Ira Reynolds
| TV movie
| TV movie<ref name=DeadlineVeteranRef/>
|-
|-
| ''The Cuckoo Bird''
| data-sort-value="Cuckoo Bird, The" | ''The Cuckoo Bird''
| Harry
| Harry
| TV movie
| TV movie<ref name=DeadlineVeteranRef/>
|-
|-
| ''[[The Ray Bradbury Theater]]''
| data-sort-value="Ray Bradbury Theater, The" | ''[[The Ray Bradbury Theater]]''
| Crane
| Crane
| Episode: "Marionettes, Inc."
| Episode: "Marionettes, Inc."
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| ''Murder Sees the Light''
| ''Murder Sees the Light''
| The Evangelist
| The Evangelist
| TV movie
| TV movie<ref name=DeadlineVeteranRef/>
|-
|-
| 1987
| 1987
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|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1988
| rowspan="4" | 1988
| ''[[The Murder of Mary Phagan]]''
| data-sort-value="Murder of Mary Phagan, The" | ''[[The Murder of Mary Phagan]]''
| Luther Rosser
| Luther Rosser
| Miniseries, 2 episodes
| Miniseries, 2 episodes
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|3 episodes
|3 episodes
|-
|-
| ''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
| data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | ''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
| Jack Simonson
| Jack Simonson
| Episode: "[[Acts of Terror (The Twilight Zone)|Acts of Terror]]"
| Episode: "[[Acts of Terror (The Twilight Zone)|Acts of Terror]]"
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| TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[The Ray Bradbury Theater]]''
| data-sort-value="Ray Bradbury Theater, The" | ''[[The Ray Bradbury Theater]]''
| Captain Wilder
| Captain Wilder
| Episode: "And the Moon Be Still as Bright"
| Episode: "And the Moon Be Still as Bright"
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|Episode: "Standard of Care"
|Episode: "Standard of Care"
|-
|-
| ''[[The Last Best Year]]''
| data-sort-value="Last Best Year, The" | ''[[The Last Best Year]]''
|Jerry
|Jerry
|TV movie
|TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[The Widowmaker]]''
| data-sort-value="Widowmaker, The" | ''[[The Widowmaker]]''
| Atkinson
| Atkinson
| TV movie
| TV movie
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| 1990–1991
| 1990–1991
| ''[[Twin Peaks]]''
| ''[[Twin Peaks]]''
| [[Windom Earle]]
| [[Windom Earle]]<ref name=VersatileGlobeRef/>
| 10 episodes
| 10 episodes
|-
|-
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|2 episodes
|2 episodes
|-
|-
| ''[[A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story]]''
| data-sort-value="Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story, A" | ''[[A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story]]''
| [[Paul Redmond Michel|Paul Michel]]
| [[Paul Redmond Michel|Paul Michel]]
|TV movie
|TV movie
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| TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''The Good Fight''
| data-sort-value="Good Fight, The" | ''The Good Fight''
| Dick Chandler
| Dick Chandler
| TV movie
| TV movie
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| Documentary
| Documentary
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1993
| rowspan="4" | 1993
| ''[[Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story]]''
| ''[[Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story]]''
| Don Eisenberg
| Don Eisenberg
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| Judge Norton
| Judge Norton
| TV movie
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Scales of Justice (TV series)|Scales of Justice]]''
| Crown attorney
| Episode "Regina v Truscott"
|-
|-
| ''[[Dieppe (film)|Dieppe]]''
| ''[[Dieppe (film)|Dieppe]]''
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| TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[The Diary of Evelyn Lau]]''
| data-sort-value="Diary of Evelyn Lau, The" | ''[[The Diary of Evelyn Lau]]''
| Larry
| Larry
| TV movie<ref>"The best thing about the CBC-TV movie The Diary Of ..." by Greg Quill, ''[[Toronto Star]]'' (13 March, 1994) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|437003452}}</ref>
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[Lonesome Dove: The Series]]''
| ''[[Lonesome Dove: The Series]]''
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| TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[The X-Files]]''
| data-sort-value="X-Files, The" | ''[[The X-Files]]''
| Simon Gates
| Simon Gates
| Episode: "[[Revelations (The X-Files)|Revelations]]"
| Episode: "[[Revelations (The X-Files)|Revelations]]"
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| ''[[Escape Clause (film)|Escape Clause]]''
| ''[[Escape Clause (film)|Escape Clause]]''
|Owen Jessop
|Owen Jessop
|TV movie<ref>[https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/escape-clause-1200446186/ Escape Clause review] by Tony Scott at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref>
|TV movie
|-
|-
| 1996–1999
| 1996–1999
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| ''[[Dead Silence (1997 film)|Dead Silence]]''
| ''[[Dead Silence (1997 film)|Dead Silence]]''
| Sheriff Lenny Budd
| Sheriff Lenny Budd
| TV movie<ref>[https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/dead-silence-1117341361/ Dead Silence review] by David Stratton at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref>
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
| data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
|Dr. Vasquez
|Dr. Vasquez
|Episode: "Tempests"
|Episode: "Tempests"
|-
|-
| ''[[The Hunger (TV series)|The Hunger]]''
| data-sort-value="Hunger, The" | ''[[The Hunger (TV series)|The Hunger]]''
|Hugo Lawery
|Hugo Lawery
|Episode: "The Secret Shih Tan"
|Episode: "The Secret Shih Tan"
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|TV movie
|TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[The Third Twin#Film|The Third Twin]]''
| data-sort-value="Third Twin, The" | ''[[The Third Twin#Film|The Third Twin]]''
|Preston Barck
|Preston Barck
|TV movie
|TV movie
|-
|-
| rowspan="8" | 1998
| rowspan="8" | 1998
| ''[[The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998 film)|The Taking of Pelham One Two Three]]''
| data-sort-value="Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The" | ''[[The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998 film)|The Taking of Pelham One Two Three]]''
|Caz Hollowitz
|Caz Hollowitz
|TV movie
|TV movie
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| ''[[Witchblade (film)|Witchblade]]''
| ''[[Witchblade (film)|Witchblade]]''
| Joe Siri
| Joe Siri
| TV movie<ref>[https://variety.com/2000/tv/reviews/witchblade-1200463715/ Witchblade review] by Steven Oxman at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref>
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[Murder Call]]''
| ''[[Murder Call]]''
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|Episode: "Done to Death"
|Episode: "Done to Death"
|-
|-
| ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000 film)|The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''
| data-sort-value="Hound of the Baskervilles, The" | ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000 film)|The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''
| [[Dr. Watson]]
| [[Dr. Watson]]
| TV movie
| TV movie
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| ''[[Sanctuary (2001 film)|Sanctuary]]''
| ''[[Sanctuary (2001 film)|Sanctuary]]''
|Sam Hathaway
|Sam Hathaway
|TV movie<ref>[https://variety.com/2001/tv/reviews/nora-roberts-sanctuary-1200466565/ "Nora Roberts’ Sanctuary"] by Steven Oxman at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref>
|TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[The Sign of Four (2001 film)|The Sign of Four]]''
| data-sort-value="Sign of Four, The" | ''[[The Sign of Four (2001 film)|The Sign of Four]]''
| Dr. Watson
| Dr. Watson
| TV movie
| TV movie
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|2 episodes
|2 episodes
|-
|-
| ''[[The Guardian (TV series)|The Guardian]]''
| data-sort-value="Guardian, The" | ''[[The Guardian (TV series)|The Guardian]]''
|
|
|Episode: "Reunion"; uncredited
|Episode: "Reunion"; uncredited
|-
|-
| ''[[The Royal Scandal]]''
| data-sort-value="Royal Scandal, The" | ''[[The Royal Scandal]]''
| Dr. Watson
| Dr. Watson
| TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[The Day Reagan Was Shot]]''
| data-sort-value="Day Reagan Was Shot, The" | ''[[The Day Reagan Was Shot]]''
| [[James Baker]]
| [[James Baker]]
| TV movie
| TV movie
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|2 episodes
|2 episodes
|-
|-
| ''[[The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire]]''
| data-sort-value="Case of the Whitechapel Vampire, The" | ''[[The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire]]''
| Dr. Watson
| Dr. Watson
| TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[The Man Who Saved Christmas]]''
| data-sort-value="Man Who Saved Christmas, The" | ''[[The Man Who Saved Christmas]]''
|[[Newton Baker]]
|[[Newton Baker]]
|TV movie
|TV movie
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2003
| rowspan="5" | 2003
| ''[[The Pentagon Papers (film)|The Pentagon Papers]]''
| data-sort-value="Pentagon Papers, The" | ''[[The Pentagon Papers (film)|The Pentagon Papers]]''
| [[John McNaughton (government official)|John McNaughton]]
| [[John McNaughton (government official)|John McNaughton]]
| TV movie
| TV movie
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| TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[The Practice]]''
| data-sort-value="Practice, The" | ''[[The Practice]]''
|Judge M. Harrod
|Judge M. Harrod
|3 episodes
|3 episodes
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| TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[The Murdoch Mysteries]]''
| data-sort-value="Murdoch Mysteries, The" | ''[[The Murdoch Mysteries]]''
|Inspector Ramsgate
|Inspector Ramsgate
|Episode: "Under the Dragon's Tail"
|Episode: "Under the Dragon's Tail"
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| Episode: "[[Smallville (Season 5)#Lexmas|Lexmas]]"
| Episode: "[[Smallville (Season 5)#Lexmas|Lexmas]]"
|-
|-
| ''[[The Snow Queen (2005 film)|The Snow Queen]]''
| data-sort-value="Snow Queen, The" | ''[[The Snow Queen (2005 film)|The Snow Queen]]''
| King
| King
| TV movie
| TV movie
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[The Trojan Horse (miniseries)|The Trojan Horse]]''
| data-sort-value="Trojan Horse, The" | ''[[The Trojan Horse (miniseries)|The Trojan Horse]]''
|Randall Spear
|Randall Spear
|Episode: "Part One"
|Episode: "Part One"
|-
|-
| ''[[A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride]]''
| data-sort-value="Very Merry Daughter of the Bride, A" | ''[[A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride]]''
|Jack
|Jack
|TV movie
|TV movie
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|TV movie
|TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[The Last Templar]]''
| data-sort-value="Last Templar, The" | ''[[The Last Templar]]''
|Bill Vance
|Bill Vance
|2 episodes
|2 episodes
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|Episode: "Coming Around"
|Episode: "Coming Around"
|-
|-
| ''[[The Listener (TV series)|The Listener]]''
| data-sort-value="Listener, The" | ''[[The Listener (TV series)|The Listener]]''
|Albert Jacoby
|Albert Jacoby
|Episode: "Captain Nightfall"
|Episode: "Captain Nightfall"
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[The Best Laid Plans (TV series)|The Best Laid Plans]]''
| data-sort-value="Best Laid Plans, The" | ''[[The Best Laid Plans (TV series)|The Best Laid Plans]]''
| Angus McClintock
| Angus McClintock
| 6 episodes
| 6 episodes
|-
|-
| ''[[The Divide (TV series)|The Divide]]''
| data-sort-value="Divide, The" | ''[[The Divide (TV series)|The Divide]]''
|Stanley Zale
|Stanley Zale
|5 episodes
|5 episodes
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|Episode: "Corporal Punishment"
|Episode: "Corporal Punishment"
|-
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| ''[[The Lizzie Borden Chronicles]]''
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Not to be confused with Kenneth Walsh.
Kenneth Welsh
CM
Born
Kenneth Clifford Welsh[1]

(1942-03-30)March 30, 1942
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DiedMay 5, 2022(2022-05-05) (aged 80)
Sandford, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1964–2022
ChildrenDevon Welsh

Kenneth Clifford Welsh, CM (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022)[2][3] was a Canadian actor,[4] who made over 300 stage, film, and television appearances over a nearly 60-year career.

Educated at the National Theatre School, he was a member of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival for six years,[5] before to New York and appearing in many Off-Broadway and Broadway plays.[5] Beginning in the late 1970s, he worked regularly in film and television, both in Canada and the United States. He was well-known to television audiences for his portrayal of the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle on Twin Peaks (1990-91), and for playing Dr. Watson in a series of CTV Sherlock Holmes telefilms.

He was a four-time Genie Award nominee - winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Margaret's Museum (1996), with Best Actor nods for Reno and the Doc (1984) and Loyalties (1986). He also won four Gemini Awards, and was nominated for an Daytime Emmy Award. In 2003, he was acclaimed to the Order of Canada.

Early life and education

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Welsh was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to a father who worked for the Canadian National Railway and mother who worked in a dress shop.[6] He studied drama at school, as Alberta was the only province at the time which included drama on the curriculum.[5] He continued his acting studies at the University of Alberta under Gordon Peacock,[7] before moving to Montreal to attend the National Theatre School.[5] He graduated in 1965.[7]

Following graduation, he auditioned for the Stratford Festival in Ontario and then spent the first seven years of his career on stage.[4]

Career

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Theatre

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Following graduation, Welsh joined the Stratford Festival in Ontario. He made his debut during the 1966 season in Henry V, playing Sir Thomas Grey. He spent the next six years with the Festival, appearing in numerous Shakespearean roles. After their highly-successful 1973 European tour, he left the Festival, and took stints at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. He was a member of the Guthrie's ensemble company during the mid-70's under artistic director Michael Langham. In 1975, he won a Joseph Jefferson Award for his performance in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at the Goodman.[8]

He made his Off-Broadway debut in the world premiere of Curse of the Starving Class at The Public Theater, and his Broadway debut in The Government Inspector. During the 1980's, he starred in such notable Broadway productions as Piaf, The Real Thing, Social Security, and Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.[9] He directed and starred in multiple acclaimed stagings of the Dylan Thomas-penned radio drama Under Milk Wood.[10]

Welsh also wrote the book for Standup Shakespeare, a cabaret musical that sets Shakespearean dialogue to contemporary jazz, baroque, samba and gospel-rock music.[11]

In the 2010s, he was a member of Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company.[10]

Film

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He was a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Actor, receiving nods at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985 for his portrayal of Reno Colt in the film Reno and the Doc[12][13] and at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987 for his performance as David Sutton in Loyalties,[14] and a two-time Genie nominee for Best Supporting Actor, receiving a nomination at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984 for Tell Me That You Love Me[15] and winning the award at the 16th Genie Awards in 1996 for Margaret's Museum.[16]

Reno and the Doc was 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.[17]

Welsh has portrayed historical figures including Thomas E. Dewey, Colin Thatcher, Harry S. Truman (twice), Thomas Edison, James "Scotty" Reston, General Harry Crerar and James Baker.[18] He played Thomas Norval Hepburn, the father of Katharine Hepburn, in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004).

His role as the vice-president of the United States in the 2004 environmental disaster film The Day After Tomorrow sparked some controversy due to his physical resemblance to Dick Cheney, the real-life vice-president at the time. Director Roland Emmerich later confirmed that he deliberately chose Welsh for that very reason. Emmerich stated that the character of the vice-president in the film was intended to be a not-so-subtle criticism of the environmental policies of the George W. Bush administration.[19]

Television

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Welsh's best-known television role is as Windom Earle, the primary antagonist and cunning foil to Dale Cooper, during the second season of the Twin Peaks (1990-91, 2017). He played Dr. Watson in a series of CTV Sherlock Holmes telefilms, opposite Matt Frewer as Holmes.

Welsh won four Gemini Awards out of six total nominations - Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series for And Then You Die (1987), Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher (1987), and Hiroshima (1995). He won Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series for Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming for his performance in the HBO telefilm Edison: The Wizard of Light.

He made guest appearances on numerous series, including Seeing Things, the 1980s revival of The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, Due South,[20] Law & Order, The Practice, Murdoch Mysteries, Stargate Atlantis, Slings & Arrows,[21] The Expanse, The Blacklist, Lodge 49, and The Kids in the Hall.

Honours

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In 2003, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[22]

Personal life

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Welsh married Lynne Mcilvride in March 2022.[23] He had a son, musician Devon Welsh (b. 1988), from his previous marriage.[24][25]

Welsh was baptized by Anglican priest Rev. RuthAnne Ward in his house in the last months of his life. He was also 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".[26]

Death

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Welsh died on May 5, 2022, at the age of 80, from cancer.[27] His son Devon 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."[28]

Upon his death, the official ACTRA Twitter account eulogized him saying "Ken was one of Canada’s all-time great performers, with hundreds of memorable roles spanning decades."[29]

His ashes were scattered in Lake Ontario following cremation.

Partial stage credits

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Year Title Role(s) Venue(s) Other notes Ref.
1966 Henry V Sir Thomas Grey / Ensemble member Stratford Festival Theatre [30]
Henry VI First Murderer / Captain to Talbot / Lord Talbot (understudy) [30]
Twelfth Night Ensemble member / Feste (understudy) [30]
1967 Richard III Lord Hastings [30]
The Merry Wives of Windsor Fenton [30]
Antony and Cleopatra Octavius Caesar [30]
1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream Tom Snout [30]
The Three Musketeers Laporte / Lord de Winter / d'Artagnan (understudy) [30]
Tartuffe Damis [30]
1969 Hamlet Hamlet [30]
Tartuffe Damis [30]
1971 Macbeth Macduff [30]
Much Ado About Nothing Benedick [30]
1972 Lorenzaccio Alessandro de' Medici [30]
King Lear Edgar [30]
As You Like It Sir Oliver Martext [30]
1973 Becket Guthrie Theater
The Merchant of Venice
1974 King Lear
The School for Scandal
1975 Under Milk Wood As director
1976 A Streetcar Named Desire Stanley Kowalski McCarter Theatre [30]
1977 Misalliance Joey Percival Williamstown Theatre Festival
1978 Curse of the Starving Class Taylor The Public Theater [30]
The Government Inspector Ivan Kuzmich Shpekin Circle in the Square Theatre [30][9]
1979 Whose Life Is It Anyway? Philip Hill Trafalgar Theatre [30][9]
1981 Piaf Georges Moustaki / Police Inspector / Physiotherapist / Angelo (understudy) Plymouth Theatre [30][9]
1983–1984 The Real Thing Max [30][9]
1986–1987 Social Security Martin Heyman Ethel Barrymore Theatre [30][9]
1987 A Walk in the Woods John Honeyman Yale Repertory Theatre [30]
1987–1989 Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Johnny New York City Center Replaced F. Murray Abraham [30]
Westside Theatre [30]
1997 The Little Foxes Horace Giddens Lincoln Center Theater [30][9]
2000 Under Milk Wood Glenn Gould Studio For Stratford Festival [30]
2007 Leaving Home Jacob Young Centre for the Performing Arts [30]
2008 Under Milk Wood [30]
2009 Of the Fields, Lately Jacob [30]
Rock 'n' Roll Max Citadel Theatre [30]
Bluma Appel Theatre [30]
Shoctor Theatre [30]
2010 Jitters Young Centre for the Performing Arts [30]
2011 The Homecoming Sam American Conservatory Theater [30]
2012 The Sunshine Boys Al Lewis Young Centre for the Performing Arts [30]
2013 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Player [30]
2016 A Coal Mine Christmas Coal Mine Theatre [30]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1965 The Overfamiliar Subordinate NFB short documentary
1974 Piaf
1976 Brethren Ralph
1980 Double Negative Dr. Klifter
Phobia Sergeant Wheeler
1983 Tell Me That You Love Me David Nominated- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Of Unknown Origin James Hall
Hot Money Parker
1984 Covergirl Harrison
Falling in Love Doctor
Reno and the Doc Reno Nominated- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
1985 Perfect Joe McKenzie
The War Boy Stephan Berecky
1986 Lost! Jim
The Climb Walter Frauenberger
Loyalties David Sutton Nominated- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Heartburn Dr. Appel
1987 Radio Days Radio Voice
And Then You Die Eddie Griffin
1988 The House on Carroll Street Hackett
Crocodile Dundee II Brannigan
Another Woman Donald
1989 The January Man Roger Culver
Physical Evidence Harry Norton
1990 Straight Line Dr. Hammel
The Freshman Dwight Armstrong
Perfectly Normal Charlie Glesby
1991 The Big Slice Lieutenant Bernard
1992 Eli's Lesson Uncle Yakub
1993 Les amoureuses David
1994 Death Wish V: The Face of Death Lieutenant Mickey King
Whale Music Kenneth Sexstone [31]
Timecop Senator Utley
Legends of the Fall Sheriff Tynert
Boozecan Tim
1995 Hideaway Detective Breech
Margaret's Museum Angus MacNeil Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
1996 Portraits of a Killer Jim Miller
Rowing Through Harry Parker
Turning April Father [32]
1997 Habitat Coach Marlowe
Absolute Power Sandy Lord
The Wrong Guy Mr. Nagel
1999 External Affairs Michael Riordan
2000 Love Come Down Ira Rosen
Bad Faith Chief Inspector Brodsky
2001 Focus Father Crighton
2004 Miracle George "Doc" Nagobads
The Wild Guys Andy
The Day After Tomorrow Vice President / President Raymond Becker [33]
The Aviator Thomas Norval Hepburn
2005 Four Brothers Robert Bradford
Bailey's Billion$ Mouse Delaney
The Exorcism of Emily Rose Dr. Mueller (as Ken Welsh)
The Fog Tom Malone
2006 The Covenant Provost Higgins
One Way William Henderson
2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Dr. Jeff Wagner
Silk Mayor Joncour
2008 Adoration Morris
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Uncle Hendrick
Nothing Really Matters Joe
2009 Survival of the Dead Patrick O'Flynn [34]
2012 The Riverbank Joe Mason
The Story of Luke Grandpa Jonas
2013 Cottage Country Earl
The Art of the Steal Paddy "Uncle Paddy" McCarthy [35]
2014 Wet Bum Ed
2015 The Ballad of Immortal Joe The Narrator Short
2016 The Void Dr. Richard Powell [36][37]
2017 Chicanery Pringle Hewitt
Awakening the Zodiac Ben
Undercover Grandpa Harry
2019 And the Birds Rained Down Boychuck
2020 PG: Psycho Goreman Narrator / Judicator
2021 The Middle Man Mr. Miller
2022 Midnight at the Paradise Max Posthumous release
2023 Deadly Draw Hal Hewitt
2024 Campton Manor Lawrence
Afterwards Garen

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1969 The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan TV movie[6]
1975 Great Performances Oliver Surface Episode: "The School for Scandal"
1977–1984 For the Record Various 3 episodes
1979 The Great Detective Henry Lyall Episode: "Murder at Blenheim Swamp"
Riel McWilliams TV movie
1980 F.D.R.: The Last Year Thomas E. Dewey TV movie
1981 CBS Children's Mystery Theatre Sergeant Hawkins Episode: "Mystery at Fire Island"
1983 Empire, Inc. Sir James Munroe Miniseries
1985 Love and Larceny Ira Reynolds TV movie[13]
The Cuckoo Bird Harry TV movie[13]
The Ray Bradbury Theater Crane Episode: "Marionettes, Inc."
1986 Seeing Things Sutherland Episode: "The Walls Have Eyes"
Murder Sees the Light The Evangelist TV movie[13]
1987 Spenser: For Hire Lt. Webster Bloom / Lt. Nicholas Webster 2 episodes
1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan Luther Rosser Miniseries, 2 episodes
Liberace: Behind the Music TV movie
T. and T. Dr. Hammel 3 episodes
The Twilight Zone Jack Simonson Episode: "Acts of Terror"
1989 Champagne Charlie John Whistlow TV miniseries
Gideon Oliver Father Brian Halloran Episode: "By the Waters of Babylon"
Dick Francis: Blood Sport Harry Teller TV movie
Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher Colin Thatcher TV miniseries
1990 Murder Times Seven Nick Ruggieri TV movie
The Ray Bradbury Theater Captain Wilder Episode: "And the Moon Be Still as Bright"
Street Legal George Wilson Episode: "Standard of Care"
The Last Best Year Jerry TV movie
The Widowmaker Atkinson TV movie
1990–1991 Twin Peaks Windom Earle[6] 10 episodes
1991 Love, Lies and Murder Stanfield 2 episodes
Beyond Reality Joe / Revere Episode: "The Doppelgänger"
1992 Cruel Doubt Attorney Wade Smith 2 episodes
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story Paul Michel TV movie
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster Sam Skinner TV movie
The Good Fight Dick Chandler TV movie
Summit on Ice Narrator[38] Documentary
1993 Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story Don Eisenberg TV movie
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story Judge Norton TV movie
Scales of Justice Crown attorney Episode "Regina v Truscott"
Dieppe Maj. Gen. Harry Crerar TV movie
1994 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Vance Cavanaugh Episode: "Temple"
And Then There Was One David Burns TV movie
Getting Gotti Bennett TV movie
The Diary of Evelyn Lau Larry TV movie[39]
Lonesome Dove: The Series The Colonel Episode: "Duty Bound"
1995 Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story Mr. Higgins TV movie
Vanished Bill Palmer TV movie
Hiroshima President Harry S. Truman TV movie
Kissinger and Nixon James "Scotty" Reston TV movie
The X-Files Simon Gates Episode: "Revelations"
1996 Escape Clause Owen Jessop TV movie[40]
1996–1999 Due South Randal K. Bolt / Cyrus Bolt 3 episodes
1997 Dead Silence Sheriff Lenny Budd TV movie[41]
The Outer Limits Dr. Vasquez Episode: "Tempests"
The Hunger Hugo Lawery Episode: "The Secret Shih Tan"
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way George Steinbrenner TV movie
The Third Twin Preston Barck TV movie
1998 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Caz Hollowitz TV movie
Dead Man's Gun Dean Marley Episode: "The Gambler"
Law & Order Ben O'Dell Episode: "Disappeared"
Thunder Point Armstrong TV movie
Thanks of a Grateful Nation Sen. Shelby TV movie
Dead Husbands Chase Woodward TV movie
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension Buck Corona III Episode: "The Jackalope"
Edison: The Wizard of Light Thomas Edison TV movie
1999 G-Saviour General Garneaux TV movie
Vendetta Mayor Joe Shakspeare TV movie
2000 Twitch City Mr. Surdjic 2 episodes
Falcone Episode: "Paying the Piper"
D.C. Neil 3 episodes
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? William Kunstler TV movie
Deliberate Intent Peder Lund TV movie
Witchblade Joe Siri TV movie[42]
Murder Call James Florie Episode: "Done to Death"
The Hound of the Baskervilles Dr. Watson TV movie
2001 Haven Harry Truman TV movie
Sanctuary Sam Hathaway TV movie[43]
The Sign of Four Dr. Watson TV movie
Witchblade Capt. Joe Siri 2 episodes
The Guardian Episode: "Reunion"; uncredited
The Royal Scandal Dr. Watson TV movie
The Day Reagan Was Shot James Baker TV movie
2002 Soul Food Dr. Jackson Pruit 2 episodes
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire Dr. Watson TV movie
The Man Who Saved Christmas Newton Baker TV movie
2003 The Pentagon Papers John McNaughton TV movie
Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole Dr. Ben Murdoch TV movie
The Practice Judge M. Harrod 3 episodes
Eloise at the Plaza Sir Wilkes TV movie
Eloise at Christmastime Sir Wilkes TV movie
2004 ReGenesis Dr. Shelby Sloane 3 episodes
H2O Randall Spear 2 episodes
2005 This Is Wonderland Episode #2.3
Tilt Seymour Annisman 2 episodes
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope Professor Wójcik TV movie
Our Fathers Bishop Murphy TV movie
The Murdoch Mysteries Inspector Ramsgate Episode: "Under the Dragon's Tail"
Category 7: The End of the World Chief of Staff Alan Horst Miniseries, 2 episodes
Smallville Drunk Santa Episode: "Lexmas"
The Snow Queen King TV movie
2006 Covert One: The Hades Factor General Keilburger 2 episodes
Above and Beyond Lord Beaverbrook Miniseries
Slings & Arrows Himself Episode: "Divided Kingdom"
2007 Stargate Atlantis Jamus Episode: "The Ark"
Superstorm Richard Hughes Miniseries
Bionic Woman Prof. Howard Samuels Episode: "The Education of Jaime Sommers"
Booky and the Secret Santa Mr. Eaton TV movie
St. Urbain's Horseman Justice Beale Episode: "Part 1 & 2"
2008 The Trojan Horse Randall Spear Episode: "Part One"
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride Jack TV movie
2009 Grey Gardens Max Gordon TV movie
The Last Templar Bill Vance 2 episodes
2010 Human Target Belvilacqua Episode: "Corner Man"
2011 Haven Cole Glendower Episode: "The Tides That Bind"
Being Erica Matthew Wexlar Episode: "Sins of the Father"
2012 Less Than Kind Henley Episode: "Coming Around"
The Listener Albert Jacoby Episode: "Captain Nightfall"
XIII: The Series Dr. Westlund Episode: "Tempest"
2013 Perfect Storm: Disasters That Changed The World Narrator 6 episodes
Rewind President TV movie
2014 The Best Laid Plans Angus McClintock 6 episodes
The Divide Stanley Zale 5 episodes
2015 Mr. D Francis Duncan Episode: "Corporal Punishment"
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Lizzie's Lawyer 2 episodes
The Expanse Frank Degraaf Episode: "Remember the Cant"
2017 The Blacklist Werner von Hauser Episode: "Dr. Bogdan Krilov (No. 29)"
Saving Hope Wilfred Jennings Episode: "All Our Yesterdays"
Salvation Andrew Bartok Episode: "From Russia, with Love"
2018–2019 Lodge 49 Larry Loomis 8 episodes
2020 Star Trek: Discovery Senna Tal Episodes: "People of Earth", "Forget Me Not"
2021 Charmed Fenric the Vile 2 episodes
2022 The Kids in the Hall Martin Episode 8; posthumously

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