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Wilson Chapman editorKenneth Welsh, a prolific Canadian character actor with more than 200 screen credits, died Thursday evening. He was 80 years old.ACTRA, the Canadian film and television union, confirmed the news on Friday. “Ken was one of Canada’s all-time great performers, with hundreds of memorable roles spanning decades,” ACTRA wrote in a statement.
“He will be greatly missed. Our condolences to his loved ones.”ACTRA Toronto is extremely saddened today by the passing of Kenneth Welsh. Ken was one of Canada’s all-time great performers, with hundreds of memorable roles spanning decades.
He will be greatly missed. Our condolences to his loved ones. pic.twitter.com/SqcV3Wmhqk— ACTRA Toronto (@ACTRAToronto) May 6, 2022 Welsh is best known to American audiences for his role as Windom Earle, the crazed FBI agent in Season 2 of the groundbreaking television series “Twin Peaks.”In his native Canada, he was a consistent figure on television, frequently starring in TV films.
He portrayed several historical figures on the screen, with some of his roles including Harry S. Truman, Thomas E. Dewey, Colin Thatcher, Thomas Edison, James “Scotty” Reston and General Harry Crerar.Born in 1942 in Edmonton, Alta., Welsh studied at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal.
He then spent the first years of his career as a performer at the world-renowned Stratford Festival, which is recognized for its performances of Shakespeare plays. In 2006, he would play himself in an episode of “Slings & Arrows,” an acclaimed comedy series set in a fictional theater company modeled after Stratford. Welsh’s first screen credit was as a performer in “Shoestring Theatre,” a 1963 CBC anthology series that saw a group of actors perform
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Florence Welch covered ‘Margaritaville’ alongside Jimmy Buffet on a recent episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – check out the video below.Welch appeared on the US chat show twice this week in support of Florence + The Machine‘s fifth album ‘Dance Fever’, which came out today (May 13). The band performed their single ‘My Love’ on Wednesday’s edition (May 11), with a live version of ‘King’ airing on Fallon last night (May 12).Welch was also interviewed by Jimmy Fallon after participating in the host’s ‘Audition Suggestion Box’ segment on the former episode.
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'Twin Peaks' star Kenneth Welsh has died at the age of 80. The actor - who played Windom Earle, a crazed FBI agent, in the hit TV series - passed away on Thursday (05. 05.
pic.twitter.com/SqcV3WmhqkWelsh “passed peacefully last evening surrounded by those closest to him,” Pam Winter, a partner at Toronto’s Gary Goddard Agency, also told CBC News. No cause of death was given.
Kenneth Welsh, a Canadian actor best known as villainous FBI agent Windom Earle in the original Twin Peaks, has died. His death was confirmed by ACTRA, the Canadian film and television union. No cause of death was given.
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