Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Clifford Welsh, (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022) was a Canadian actor, 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, before to New York and appearing in many Off-Broadway and Broadway plays. 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 a Daytime Emmy Award. In 2003, he was acclaimed to the Order of Canada. Provided by Wikipedia