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Bo Welch

  • Production Designer
  • Director
  • Art Director
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Bo Welch at an event for The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Bo Welch was born on 24 December 1951 in Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a production designer and director, known for Edward Scissorhands (1990), Men in Black (1997) and A Little Princess (1995). He was previously married to Catherine O'Hara and Pamela Ann Finkel.
BornDecember 24, 1951
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BornDecember 24, 1951
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    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 4 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Known for

    Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands (1990)
    Edward Scissorhands
    7.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1990
    Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
    Men in Black
    7.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1997
    Vanessa Chester and Liesel Matthews in A Little Princess (1995)
    A Little Princess
    7.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1995
    Mike Myers and Sean Hayes in The Cat in the Hat (2003)
    The Cat in the Hat
    4.2
    • Director
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Production Designer



    • Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong in Schmigadoon! (2021)
      Schmigadoon!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2021
    • Neil Patrick Harris, Malina Pauli Weissman, Louis Hynes, and Presley Smith in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
      A Series of Unfortunate Events
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2017–2019
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and Josh Brolin in Men in Black 3 (2012)
      Men in Black 3
      6.8
      • Production Designer
      • 2012
    • Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, and Chris Hemsworth in Thor (2011)
      Thor
      7.0
      • Production Designer
      • 2011
    • Will Ferrell in Land of the Lost (2009)
      Land of the Lost
      5.4
      • Production Designer
      • 2009
    • Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Zack Shada, and Andy Samberg in Space Chimps (2008)
      Space Chimps
      4.5
      • production design
      • 2008
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black II (2002)
      Men in Black II
      6.2
      • Production Designer
      • 2002
    • Nestor Carbonell, David Burke, Liz Vassey, and Patrick Warburton in The Tick (2001)
      The Tick
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2001
    • Poster
      What Planet Are You From?
      5.7
      • Production Designer
      • 2000
    • Kevin Kline and Will Smith in Wild Wild West (1999)
      Wild Wild West
      5.0
      • Production Designer
      • 1999
    • John Travolta, Emma Thompson, and Adrian Lester in Primary Colors (1998)
      Primary Colors
      6.7
      • Production Designer
      • 1998
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
      Men in Black
      7.3
      • Production Designer
      • 1997
    • Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
      The Birdcage
      7.3
      • Production Designer
      • 1996
    • Vanessa Chester and Liesel Matthews in A Little Princess (1995)
      A Little Princess
      7.6
      • Production Designer
      • 1995
    • Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer in Wolf (1994)
      Wolf
      6.3
      • Production Designer
      • 1994

    Director



    • Neil Patrick Harris, Malina Pauli Weissman, Louis Hynes, and Presley Smith in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
      A Series of Unfortunate Events
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2019
    • Mike Myers and Sean Hayes in The Cat in the Hat (2003)
      The Cat in the Hat
      4.2
      • directed by
      • 2003
    • Nestor Carbonell, David Burke, Liz Vassey, and Patrick Warburton in The Tick (2001)
      The Tick
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Dina Meyer and Costas Mandylor in Secret Agent Man (2000)
      Secret Agent Man
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000

    Art Director



    • Kevin Kline and Sissy Spacek in Violets Are Blue... (1986)
      Violets Are Blue...
      5.8
      • Art Director
      • 1986
    • Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
      The Color Purple
      7.7
      • Art Director (as Robert W. Welch)
      • 1985
    • The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984)
      The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Art Director
      • 1984
    • Best Defense (1984)
      Best Defense
      3.9
      • Art Director (as Robert W. Welch III)
      • 1984
    • Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, and Fred Ward in Swing Shift (1984)
      Swing Shift
      6.0
      • Art Director
      • 1984
    • Heart of Steel (1983)
      Heart of Steel
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Art Director
      • 1983
    • The Star Chamber (1983)
      The Star Chamber
      6.4
      • Art Director (as Robert 'Bo' Welch)
      • 1983

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Robert W. Welch III
    • Born
      • December 24, 1951
      • Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Spouses
        Catherine O'HaraApril 25, 1992 - January 30, 2026 (her death, 2 children)
    • Children
        Matthew Welch
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      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Article

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He met his wife Catherine O'Hara on the set of Beetlejuice (1988) after director Tim Burton encouraged him to ask Catherine out on a date. They married in 1992 and they have two sons.
    • Quotes
      When I met Tim Burton, it was like a breath of fresh air in terms of liberating me from dreary realism. He would push me towards German Expressionism and reference other movies. He was always a fan of old horror movies. But he would view them with a sense of humor. In that period when you try to wrap your head around his aesthetic you learn. But it was a fantastic experience that changed the way I approach movies from that movie on, as much as you just thought outside the constraints of realistic, replicating reality for movie design.

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