Bo Welch
- Known for
- Art
- Born
- November 30, 1951 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
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. 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.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Schmigadoon!
TV · Production Design · 6 eps
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV · Production Design · 25 eps
Men in Black 3
Movie · Production Design
Thor
Movie · Production Design
Land of the Lost
Movie · Production Design
Space Chimps
Movie · Production Design
Men in Black II
Movie · Production Design
What Planet Are You From?
Movie · Production Design
Wild Wild West
Movie · Production Design
Primary Colors
Movie · Production Design
Men in Black
Movie · Production Design
The Birdcage
Movie · Production Design
A Little Princess
Movie · Production Design
Wolf
Movie · Production Design
Batman Returns
Movie · Production Design
Grand Canyon
Movie · Production Design
Joe Versus the Volcano
Movie · Production Design
Edward Scissorhands
Movie · Production Design
Ghostbusters II
Movie · Production Design
Beetlejuice
Movie · Production Design
The Accidental Tourist
Movie · Production Design
The Lost Boys
Movie · Production Design
Stark: Mirror Image
Movie · Production Design
Slow Burn
Movie · Production Design
Violets Are Blue
Movie · Art Direction, Production Design
The Color Purple
Movie · Art Direction
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Movie · Art Direction
Best Defense
Movie · Art Direction
Swing Shift
Movie · Art Direction
Heart of Steel
Movie · Art Direction, Production Design
The Star Chamber
Movie · Art Direction
Looker
Movie · Set Designer
Used Cars
Movie · Assistant Art Director
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Movie · Assistant Art Director