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Aliases: Robert W. "Bo" Welch III

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA

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Movie Involvements: 36

TV Involvements: 4


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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bo Welch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

A Series of Unfortunate Events
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7

A Series of Unfortunate Events

(2017) Production Design
Thor
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7

Thor

(2011) Production Design
Men in Black
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7

Men in Black

(1997) Production Design
Ghostbusters II
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7

Ghostbusters II

(1989) Production Design
Men in Black 3
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7

Men in Black 3

(2012) Production Design
Edward Scissorhands
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8

Edward Scissorhands

(1990) Production Design
Men in Black II
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6

Men in Black II

(2002) Production Design
Batman Returns
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7

Batman Returns

(1992) Production Design

Acting

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Production Design
2017 Production Design
2012 Production Design
2011 Production Design
2009 Production Design
2008 Production Design
2002 Production Design
2000 Production Design
1999 Production Design
1998 Production Design
1997 Production Design
1996 Production Design
1995 Production Design
1994 Production Design
1992 Production Design
1991 Production Design
1990 Production Design
Production Design
1989 Production Design
1988 Production Design
Production Design
1987 Production Design
1986 Production Design
Production Design
Production Design
Art Direction
1985 Art Direction
1984 Art Direction
Art Direction
Art Direction
1983 Production Design
Art Direction
Art Direction
1981 Set Designer
1980 Assistant Art Director
1979 Assistant Art Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2017 Director
2003 Director
2001 Director
1995 Second Unit Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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