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Bo Welch Biography (1952-)

Full name, Robert W. Welch III; born 1952, in Yardley, PA; son of Robert W. Welch; married Catherine O'Hara (an actress), 1992; children: Matthew, Luke. Addresses: Agent: David Styne, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Production designer, art director, set designer, director

Birth Details

1952

Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Production Designer
• Swing Shift, Warner Bros., 1984
• Violets Are Blue..., Columbia, 1986
• The Lost Boys, Warner Bros., 1987
• Beetlejuice, Warner Bros., 1988
• The Accidental Tourist, Warner Bros., 1988
• Ghostbusters II, Columbia, 1989
• Joe versus the Volcano, Warner Bros., 1990
• Edward Scissorhands, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
• Grand Canyon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• Batman Returns, Warner Bros., 1992
• Wolf, Columbia, 1994
• A Little Princess, Warner Bros., 1995
• The Birdcage (also known as Birds of a Feather), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
• Men in Black (also known as MIB), Universal, 1997
• Primary Colors (also known as Perfect Couple and Mit aller Macht), MCA/Universal, 1998
• Wild Wild West, Warner Bros., 1999
• What Planet Are You From?, Columbia, 1999
• Men in Black II (also known as MIB2 and MIIB), Columbia, 2002
• Art Director
• Head over Heels (also known as Chilly Scenes of Winter), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 1979
• Mommy Dearest, Paramount Home Video, 1981
• (As Robert "Bo" Welch) The Star Chamber, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
• Deal of the Century, Warner Bros., 1983
• (As Robert W. Welch III) Best Defense, Paramount, 1984
• Swing Shift, Warner Bros., 1984
• (As Robert W. Welch) The Color Purple (also known as Moon Song), Warner Bros., 1985
• Violets Are Blue ... , Columbia, 1986
• A Little Princess, Warner Bros., 1995
• Men in Black (also known as MIB), Universal, 1997
• Set Designer
• Used Cars, 1980
• The Long Riders, 1980
• History of the World Part I, Brooksfilms, 1981
• Looker, Warner Bros., 1981
• Film Director
• The Cat in the Hat (also known as Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat), Universal, 2003
• Television Production Designer
• Movies
• (And art director) Heart of Steel, ABC, 1983
• Slow Burn, Showtime, 1986
• Stark: Mirror Image (also known as Stark II), 1986
• Television Director
• Episodic
• Secret Agent Man, UPN, 2000
• "The Big Leagues," The Tick, Fox, 2001
• "Arthur Needs Space," The Tick, Fox, 2001
• Television Work
• Other
• Art director, The Hoboken Chicken Emergency, 1984
• Production designer, The Tick (pilot), Fox, 2001
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Design in Motion: The Look of "Men in Black II," 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Cinefantastique, August, 1999, pp. 40-41
• Starlog, June, 1992
• TCI, August-September, 1997, p. 22