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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.
22). Devon Welsh, his son, wrote on Twitter: "My dad passed away on Thursday peacefully at home. I will always love him beyond words.
" Devon - who is a musical artist - also hailed his father as a "giant of acting". He said: "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.
" Welsh starred in more than 100 TV and film projects during his career. ACTRA, the Canadian film and television union, has already paid tribute to the late actor, describing Welsh as a "great" performer. The union said in a statement: "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.
" Welsh studied at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal and he played a host of historical figures during the course of his career, including the likes of Harry S. Truman, Thomas E. Dewey, and Thomas Edison.
The actor developed an affinity for performing at an early age. Welsh - who starred in TV shows such as 'The Twilight Zone' and 'Love, Lies And Murder' - said: "I think when I was a kid I was always a bit of a show off in the class. "I remember one of my school report cards said: 'Kenneth has got to settle down and stop disturbing the class,' so they moved me up into the next grade to get rid of me.
“Goodfellas” star Ray Liotta has passed away at age 67.
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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.
Kenneth Welsh has sadly passed away.
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.
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BEIJING -- Veteran Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang has died at age 86 while in a COVID-19 quarantine hotel in the southern Chinese city, local media reported.Tsang was best known internationally for his action roles in the 2002 James Bond film “Die Another Day,” John Woo’s “The Killer” in 1989, “Rush Hour 2” in 2001 starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, and 1998′s “The Replacement Killers” alongside Chow Yun-Fat and Mira Sorvino.Tsang had been undergoing seven days of quarantine after returning from Singapore on Monday and was found collapsed on the floor of his hotel room by staff on Wednesday, according to the South China Morning Post newspaper and other media.No cause of death was given and the paper said he had tested negative for the virus and had no underlying medical conditions.In all, Tsang had some 237 acting credits, mainly in Hong Kong film and television productions, and especially in detective and martial arts movies, according to his IMDb page.Born in Shanghai on Sept. 2, 1935, Tsang began acting after obtaining an architecture degree at the University of California, Berkeley, making his debut in 1955.