Bo Welch
- Known for
- Art
- Born
- November 30, 1951
- Birthplace
- 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 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.
Filmography
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert 2025
as Self
Men in Black 3 2012
Production Design
Thor: From Asgard to Earth 2011
as Self
Thor 2011
Production Design
Land of the Lost 2009
Production Design
Space Chimps 2008
Production Design
The Cat in the Hat 2003
Director
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II' 2002
as Self
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II' 2002
as Self
Men in Black II 2002
as Astronaut (uncredited), Production Design
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black' 2000
as Self
What Planet Are You From? 2000
Production Design
Wild Wild West: Evil Devices 1999
as Himself
Wild Wild West: Good Guys Gadgets 1999
as Self
Wild Wild West 1999
Production Design
Primary Colors 1998
Production Design
Men in Black 1997
Production Design
The Birdcage 1996
Production Design
A Little Princess 1995
Second Unit Director, Production Design
Wolf 1994
Production Design
Batman Returns 1992
Production Design
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin 1992
as Self
Grand Canyon 1991
Production Design
Edward Scissorhands 1990
Production Design
Joe Versus the Volcano 1990
Production Design
Ghostbusters II 1989
Production Design
The Accidental Tourist 1988
Production Design
Beetlejuice 1988
Production Design
The Lost Boys 1987
Production Design
Slow Burn 1986
Production Design
Stark: Mirror Image 1986
Production Design
Violets Are Blue 1986
Production Design, Art Direction
The Color Purple 1985
Art Direction
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency 1984
Art Direction
Best Defense 1984
Art Direction
Swing Shift 1984
Art Direction
Heart of Steel 1983
Production Design, Art Direction
The Star Chamber 1983
Art Direction
Looker 1981
Set Designer
Used Cars 1980
Assistant Art Director
Chilly Scenes of Winter 1979
Assistant Art Director
Credits from TMDB.