Bo Welch
Personal Info
Known for
Art
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-11-30 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
Bo Welch
Biography
Robert W. "Bo" Welch III is an American production designer, art director, film and television director, and occasional actor. He is best known for his collaborations with directors such as Tim Burton and Barry Sonnenfeld.
Welch was born in Yardley, Pennsylvania.
Welch worked as a production designer on the Tim Burton films Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, and Batman Returns, as well as on the Barry Sonnenfeld films Men in Black and Wild Wild West, among other films. He made his directorial debut with The Cat in the Hat, based on the beloved Dr. Seuss book of the same name, which was a critical and commercial disappointment. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, three of them shared with set decorator Cheryl Carasik and another one with J. Michael Riva and Linda DeScenna. The four films are Men in Black, The Birdcage, and A Little Princess with Carasik and The Colour Purple with Riva and DeScenna.
Welch met actress Catherine O'Hara on the set of Beetlejuice in 1988. They married in 1992 and have two sons: Matthew (b. 1994) and Luke (b. 1997).
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Acting
(2011)
Thor: From Asgard to Earth
as Self
(2002)
(2002)
Men in Black II
as Astronaut (uncredited)
(2000)
(1999)
(1999)
Wild Wild West: Evil Devices
as Himself
(1992)
Crew
(2012)
Men in Black 3
Production Design
(2011)
Thor
Production Design
(2009)
Land of the Lost
Production Design
(2008)
Space Chimps
Production Design
(2003)
The Cat in the Hat
Director
(2002)
Men in Black II
Production Design
(2000)
What Planet Are You From?
Production Design
(1999)
Wild Wild West
Production Design
(1998)
Primary Colors
Production Design
(1997)
Men in Black
Production Design
(1996)
The Birdcage
Production Design
(1995)
A Little Princess
Second Unit Director, Production Design
(1994)
Wolf
Production Design
(1992)
Batman Returns
Production Design
(1991)
Grand Canyon
Production Design
(1990)
Joe Versus the Volcano
Production Design
(1990)
Edward Scissorhands
Production Design
(1989)
Ghostbusters II
Production Design
(1988)
Beetlejuice
Production Design
(1988)
The Accidental Tourist
Production Design
(1987)
The Lost Boys
Production Design
(1986)
Slow Burn
Production Design
(1986)
Stark: Mirror Image
Production Design
(1986)
Violets are Blue
Production Design, Art Direction
(1985)
The Color Purple
Art Direction
(1984)
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Art Direction
(1984)
Best Defense
Art Direction
(1984)
Swing Shift
Art Direction
(1983)
Heart of Steel
Production Design, Art Direction
(1983)
The Star Chamber
Art Direction
(1981)
Looker
Set Designer
(1980)
Used Cars
Assistant Art Director
(1979)
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Assistant Art Director