John Welsh


Biography

John Welsh was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Welsh's earliest roles were in film, including "The Divided Heart" (1955), "The Warriors" (1955) and the Sydney Chaplin drama "The Deadliest Sin" (1956). He also appeared in "The Man Who Never Was" (1956), the crime flick "The Secret Place" (1957) with Belinda Lee and the horror sequel "The Revenge of Frankenstein" (195...

Biography

John Welsh was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Welsh's earliest roles were in film, including "The Divided Heart" (1955), "The Warriors" (1955) and the Sydney Chaplin drama "The Deadliest Sin" (1956). He also appeared in "The Man Who Never Was" (1956), the crime flick "The Secret Place" (1957) with Belinda Lee and the horror sequel "The Revenge of Frankenstein" (1958) with Peter Cushing. He continued to act in productions like the thriller "The Man Who Haunted Himself" (1970) with Roger Moore, the Richard Harris biopic drama "Cromwell" (1970) and the horror movie "A Story of Tutankhamun" (1973) with Domini Blythe. Welsh also created music for "The House on Skull Mountain" (1974). In the latter part of his career, he tackled roles in the Peter Coyote drama "Stranger's Kiss" (1984), "Abducted" (1986) with Dan Haggerty and the John Dye comedy "Campus Man" (1987). He also appeared in the comedy "Far Out, Man!" (1990) with Tommy Chong and "Life Stinks" (1991) with Mel Brooks. Welsh was most recently credited in the drama "Unfinished Song" (2013) with Gemma Arterton. Welsh passed away in April 1985 at the age of 81.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Life Stinks (1991)
Far Out Man (1990)
Campus Man (1987)
Professor Jarman
Abducted (1986)
Murder: By Reason Of Insanity (1985)
Salesman
Stranger's Kiss (1984)
Krull (1983)
My Favorite Year (1982)
From a Far Country: Pope John Paul II (1981)
Priest
The 39 Steps (1978)
Lord Belthane
Maneaters Are Loose (1978)
George Leppard
Grayeagle (1978)
Lum Stroud
The Norseman (1978)
Norseman
A Story of Tutankhamun (1973)
The Pied Piper (1972)
Chancellor
Cromwell (1970)
Bishop Juxon
The Man who Haunted Himself (1970)
Sir Charles Freeman
Subterfuge (1968)
Heiner
Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
Cansley
Rasputin--The Mad Monk (1966)
The Abbott
Walk in the Shadow (1966)
Marshal
Johnny Nobody (1965)
Judge
Nightmare (1964)
Doctor
Young and Willing (1964)
Publican
The Playboy of the Western World (1963)
Philly Cullen
Operation Bullshine (1963)
Brigadier
The Clue of the Missing Ape (1962)
Lisa (1962)
Agriculture officer
The Quare Fellow (1962)
Carroll
She Didn't Say No! (1962)
The Inspector
Go to Blazes (1962)
Portrait of a Sinner (1961)
Dr. Thompson
Francis of Assisi (1961)
Canon Cattanei
Follow That Horse! (1961)
Major Turner
Circle of Deception (1961)
Major Taylor
Make Mine a Double (1961)
Squadron Leader Grant
Konga (1961)
Commissioner Garland
The Mark (1961)
1st officer
Bobbikins (1960)
Admiral
Nowhere to Go (1959)
Dodds II
Room at the Top (1959)
Mayor
The Safecracker (1958)
Inspector Owing
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
Bergman
Dunkirk (1958)
Staff colonel
Behind The Mask (1958)
Colonel Langley
The Long Haul (1957)
Doctor
The Man In The Road (1957)
The Secret Place (1957)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Bank manager
Track the Man Down (1956)
"Smiling" Sam
The Deadliest Sin (1956)
The Warriors (1955)
Gurd
The Divided Heart (1955)
Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop (1954)
Uncle James

Cinematography (Feature Film)

The Evictors (1979)
Camera Assistant

Music (Feature Film)

The House on Skull Mountain (1974)
Songs

Film Production - Lighting/Electrical (Feature Film)

Twin Town (1997)
Electrician

Cast (Special)

The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1984)
Cannon Rawnsley
Dear Teacher (1981)
Vernon Thorpe
Country Matters I (1975)
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1973)
The Moonstone (1972)
Vanity Fair (1972)

Film Production - Lighting/Electrical (Special)

Far From the Madding Crowd (1998)
Electrician

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (1984)

Life Events

Bibliography