Bo Welch
Born: 1951-11-30 in Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Art
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.
Filmography
2021
- Schmigadoon! ... (Production Design)
2017
- A Series of Unfortunate Events ... (Production Design)
2012
- Men in Black 3 ... (Production Design)
- Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe as Self
2011
- Thor ... (Production Design)
- Thor: From Asgard to Earth as Self
2009
- Land of the Lost ... (Production Design)
2008
- Space Chimps ... (Production Design)
2003
- The Cat in the Hat ... (Director)
2002
- Men in Black II as Astronaut (uncredited)
- Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II' as Self
2001
- The Tick ... (Director)
2000
- What Planet Are You From? ... (Production Design)
- Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black' as Self
1999
- Wild Wild West ... (Production Design)
- Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets as Self
- Wild Wild West: Evil Devices as Himself
1998
- Primary Colors ... (Production Design)
1997
- Men in Black ... (Production Design)
1996
- The Birdcage ... (Production Design)
1995
- A Little Princess ... (Second Unit Director)
1994
- Wolf ... (Production Design)
1992
- Batman Returns ... (Production Design)
- The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin as Self
1991
- Grand Canyon ... (Production Design)
1990
- Edward Scissorhands ... (Production Design)
- Joe Versus the Volcano ... (Production Design)
1989
- Ghostbusters II ... (Production Design)
1988
- Beetlejuice ... (Production Design)
- The Accidental Tourist ... (Production Design)
1987
- The Lost Boys ... (Production Design)
1986
- Slow Burn ... (Production Design)
- Violets are Blue ... (Production Design)
- Stark: Mirror Image ... (Production Design)
1985
- The Color Purple ... (Art Direction)
1984
- Swing Shift ... (Art Direction)
- Best Defense ... (Art Direction)
- The Hoboken Chicken Emergency ... (Art Direction)
1983
- The Star Chamber ... (Art Direction)
- Heart of Steel ... (Production Design)
1981
- Looker ... (Set Designer)
1980
- Used Cars ... (Assistant Art Director)
1979
- Chilly Scenes of Winter ... (Assistant Art Director)