Bo Welch

Robert W. "Bo" Welch III (born November 30, 1951) is an American production designer, art director, film and television director and occasional actor.

Bo Welch
Born	Robert W. Welch III (1951-11-30) November 30, 1951 Yardley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Production designer, art director, director, actor
Years active	1979–present
Spouse(s)	Catherine O'Hara (m. 1992)
Children	2

Filmography

As production designer

Year	Movie	Other notes
1985	The Color Purple	Nominated — Academy Award for Best Production Design
1986	Violets Are Blue
1987	The Lost Boys
1988	The Accidental Tourist
	Beetlejuice
1989	Ghostbusters II
1990	Edward Scissorhands	BAFTA Award for Best Production Design
	Joe Versus the Volcano
1991	Grand Canyon
1992	Batman Returns	Nominated — Awards Circuit Community Awards for Best Production Design
1994	Wolf
1995	A Little Princess	Nominated — Academy Award for Best Production Design Nominated — Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Art Direction
1996	The Birdcage	LAFCA Award for Best Production Design Nominated — Academy Award for Best Production Design Nominated — ADG Award for Excellence in Production Design Nominated — Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Art Direction
1997	Men in Black	Nominated — Academy Award for Best Production Design Nominated — ADG Award for Excellence in Production Design
1998	Primary Colors
2000	What Planet Are You From?
2002	Men in Black II
2008	Space Chimps
2009	Land of the Lost
2011	Thor	Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Production Design
2012	Men in Black 3
2017–2019	A Series of Unfortunate Events

As art director

Year	Film	Other notes
1983	The Star Chamber
	Heart of Steel
1984	Swing Shift
	Best Defense
	The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
1985	The Color Purple
1986	Violets Are Blue

As director

Year	Film	Other notes
1999	Secret Agent Man	Series director
2001	The Tick	2 episodes
2003	The Cat in the Hat	Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
2017–2019	A Series of Unfortunate Events	5 episodes

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Men in Black II	Astronaut	Uncredited
2012	Men in Black 3	Pedestrian	Uncredited
2014	Tiebraker	Father

Other websites

• Bo Welch on IMDb