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JONATHAN WELSH
b. 1947 in St. Catharines, Ontario
d. January 27, 2005 in Belleville, Ontario
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Jonathan Welsh got his start in the 1960s on stage at the Shaw and Stratford festivals in Ontario. His break came when he won a role in the Canadian debut of the stage musical Hair, which opened in Toronto in 1969. In the 1970s he moved into television, first with small guest roles on programs like The Littlest Hobo, but these led to a lead role as star of the police drama Sidestreet. He went on to appear in such popular programs as E.N.G. and Adderly. It was on E.N.G that he portrayed what is generally believed to be the first openly gay character (Eric "Mac" MacFarlane) on an ongoing TV series in North America. More recently he founded a non-profit organization, Performers for Literacy, which hoped to encourage children to read. He was also a writer and a playwright. His play, Letter to the West Wind was about Canadian artist and Group pf Seven member, Tom Thompson. Born in St. Catharines, he studied at Niagara College. In 1967 he persuaded his parents to foot the bills as he set out to see if he could make it as an actor.
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Features & TV Movies:
Second Wind (1976)
Starship Invasions (1977)
City on Fire (1979)
Nothing Personal (1980)
Agency (1980)
Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper (TV-1981)
All In Good Taste (1983)
The Surrogate (1984)
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal Banks (1985)
Mafia Princess (TV-1986)
Young Again (TV-1986)
Unnatural Causes (TV-1986)
Switching Channels (1988)
Hitler's Daughter (TV-1990)
In Defense of a Married Man (TV-1990)
Thick as Thieves (1991)
The Diamond Fleece (TV-1992)
Spenser: The Judas Goat (TV-1994)
Janek: The Silent betrayal (TV-1994)
Young Again (1995)
A Father for Brittany (TV-1998)
Total Recall 2070 (TV-1999)
Milgaard (TV-1999)
If You Believe (TV-1999)
Santa Who (TV-2000)
TV Series - Cast:
Sidestreet (1976-1978)
Adderly (1986)
E.N.G. (1990-1994)
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