Kenneth Welsh

Actor

Born: March 30, 1942
Died: May 5, 2022 (age 80)
From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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…

Filmography (152)

Afterwards
Afterwards (2025)
Garen
Campton Manor (2024)
Lawrence
Midnight at the Paradise (2022)
Max
The Middle Man (2021)
Mr. Miller
PG: Psycho Goreman (2020)
Narrator & Judicator (voice)
And the Birds Rained Down (2019)
Boychuck
Undercover Grandpa (2017)
Harry
Awakening the Zodiac (2017)
Ben
Chicanery (2017)
Pringle Hewitt
A Nutcracker Christmas (2016)
Dimitri
The Void (2016)
Dr. Richard Powell
The Ballad of Immortal Joe
The Ballad of Immortal Joe (2015)
Wet Bum (2014)
Ed
The Art of the Steal (2013)
'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy
Rewind (2013)
President
The Story of Luke (2013)
Jonas
Cottage Country (2013)
Earl
The Riverbank (2012)
Joe Mason
Survival of the Dead (2010)
Patrick O'Flynn
Grey Gardens (2009)
Max Gordon
Adoration (2009)
Morris
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride (2008)
Jack
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
Uncle Hendrick
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007)
Self
Silk (2007)
Mayor Joncour
Hamlet {Solo} (2007)
Self
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Dr. Jeff Wagner
One Way (2006)
William Henderson
The Covenant (2006)
Provost Higgins
The Snow Queen (2005)
King