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Bo Welch
Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
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 directo…
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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. Born in Yardley, Pennsylvania, Welch worked as a production designer on three consecutive Tim Burton films (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, 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. Wed in 1992 and with two sons Matthew (b. 1994) and Luke (b. 1997), they were together until her January 2026 death. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bo Welch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie Self
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2021
Schmigadoon!
TV show Production Design
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2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV show Production Design
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2012
Men in Black 3
Movie Production Design
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2011
Thor: From Asgard to Earth
Movie Self
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2011
Thor
Movie Production Design
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2009
Land of the Lost
Movie Production Design
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2008
Space Chimps
Movie Production Design
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2003
The Cat in the Hat
Movie Director
- 2002
- 2002
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2002
Men in Black II
Movie Astronaut (uncredited)
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2001
The Tick
TV show Director
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2000
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
Movie Self
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2000
Secret Agent Man
TV show Director
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2000
What Planet Are You From?
Movie Production Design
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1999
Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets
Movie Self
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1999
Wild Wild West: Evil Devices
Movie Himself
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1999
Wild Wild West
Movie Production Design
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1998
Primary Colors
Movie Production Design
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1997
Men in Black
Movie Production Design
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1996
The Birdcage
Movie Production Design
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1995
A Little Princess
Movie Second Unit Director
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1994
Wolf
Movie Production Design
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1992
Batman Returns
Movie Production Design
- 1992
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1991
Grand Canyon
Movie Production Design
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1990
Edward Scissorhands
Movie Production Design
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1990
Joe Versus the Volcano
Movie Production Design
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1989
Ghostbusters II
Movie Production Design
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1988
The Accidental Tourist
Movie Production Design
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1988
Beetlejuice
Movie Production Design
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1987
The Lost Boys
Movie Production Design
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1986
Slow Burn
Movie Production Design
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1986
Stark: Mirror Image
Movie Production Design
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1986
Violets Are Blue
Movie Art Direction
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1985
The Color Purple
Movie Art Direction
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1984
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Movie Art Direction
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1984
Best Defense
Movie Art Direction
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1984
Swing Shift
Movie Art Direction
