Kenneth Welsh
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 multifaceted villain Windom Earle and had more recently played the father of Katharine Hepburn Cate Blanchett in Martin Scorseses 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 latters play SoHo Duo at the West Bank Theatre in New York City 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 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 He has made guest appearances on the acclaimed TV series Due South and Slings and Arrows In 2003 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada His role as the VicePresident 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 who at the time was the real Vice President Director Roland Emmerich later confirmed that he deliberately chose Welsh for that very reason Emmerich stated that the character of the VicePresident in the film was intended to be a notsosubtle criticism of the environmental policies of the Presidency of George W Bush Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth Welsh licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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