Known For
Art
Born
Nov 30, 1951
Place of Birth
Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
45 titles
Bo Welch
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
Filmography
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Schmigadoon!
Production Design
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Production Design
Men in Black 3
Production Design
Thor: From Asgard to Earth
Self
Thor
Production Design
Land of the Lost
Production Design
Space Chimps
Production Design
The Cat in the Hat
Director
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Self
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Self
Men in Black II
Astronaut (uncredited)
The Tick
Director
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
Self
Secret Agent Man
Director
What Planet Are You From?
Production Design
Wild Wild West: Evil Devices
Himself
Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets
Self
Wild Wild West
Production Design
Primary Colors
Production Design
Men in Black
Production Design
The Birdcage
Production Design
A Little Princess
Second Unit Director
Wolf
Production Design
Batman Returns
Production Design
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Self
Grand Canyon
Production Design
Edward Scissorhands
Production Design
Joe Versus the Volcano
Production Design
Ghostbusters II
Production Design
The Accidental Tourist
Production Design
Beetlejuice
Production Design
The Lost Boys
Production Design
Slow Burn
Production Design
Stark: Mirror Image
Production Design
Violets Are Blue
Production Design
The Color Purple
Art Direction
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Art Direction
Best Defense
Art Direction
Swing Shift
Art Direction
Heart of Steel
Production Design
The Star Chamber
Art Direction
Looker
Set Designer
Used Cars
Assistant Art Director
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Assistant Art Director