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David Warner

David Warner

Acting

Born: July 29, 1941Manchester, England, UK

David Hattersley Warner (July 29, 1941 – July 24, 2022) was an English actor. Born in Manchester, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s through his lead performance in the Karel Reisz film Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment, for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Warner portrayed both romantic leads and villainous characters across a range of media, including The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Straw Dogs, Cross of Iron, The Omen, Holocaust, The Thirty Nine Steps, Time After Time, Time Bandits, Tron, A Christmas Carol, Portrait in Evil, Titanic, Mary Poppins Returns and various characters in the Star Trek franchise, in the films Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. In 1981, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special for his portrayal of Pomponius Falco in the television miniseries Masada.

Known For
Filmography
TRON: Ares

TRON: Ares

Master Control Program (voice) (archival audio)

2025
Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns

Admiral Boom

2018
Providence

Providence

Himself

2018
His Picture In Little

His Picture In Little

2018
You, Me and Him

You, Me and Him

Michael Miller

2018
Blue Borsalino

Blue Borsalino

Ernie Child

2016
Amicus Vault of Horrors

Amicus Vault of Horrors

Himself

2015
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

2014
Before I Sleep

Before I Sleep

Eugene Devlin

2013
A Thousand Kisses Deep

A Thousand Kisses Deep

Max

2012
Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War

Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War

Self

2011
TRON: The Next Day

TRON: The Next Day

Ed Dillinger / MCP

2011
Black Death

Black Death

Abbot

2010
Albert's Memorial

Albert's Memorial

Frank

2009
In Love with Barbara

In Love with Barbara

Lord Mountbatten

2008
Hogfather

Hogfather

Lord Downey

2007
Perfect Parents

Perfect Parents

Father Thomas

2006

Sam Peckinpah: Portrait

Self

2006
Bacon's Arena

Bacon's Arena

Narrator (voice)

2006
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

Lord Moping

2006
Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd

Fielding

2006
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

Dr. Erasmus Pea

2005
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Self

2005
Ladies in Lavender

Ladies in Lavender

Dr Mead

2004
Cyber Wars

Cyber Wars

Joseph Lau

2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Self (archive footage)

2004
Straight Into Darkness

Straight Into Darkness

Deacon

2004
Kiss of Life

Kiss of Life

Pap

2003
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Sir Danvers Carew

2003
Hearts of Gold

Hearts of Gold

Dr. Theo John

2003
The Little Unicorn

The Little Unicorn

Ted Regan

2002
The Code Conspiracy

The Code Conspiracy

Professor

2002
The Investigation

The Investigation

Superint. Bruce Northorp

2002
The Omen Legacy

The Omen Legacy

Self

2001
Superstition

Superstition

Judge Padovani

2001
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

Sandar

2001
Hornblower: Retribution

Hornblower: Retribution

Capt. James Sawyer

2001
Hornblower: Mutiny

Hornblower: Mutiny

Captain James Sawyer

2001
Back to the Secret Garden

Back to the Secret Garden

Dr. Snodgrass

2000
Cinderella

Cinderella

Martin

2000
Shergar

Shergar

Eammon Garrity

1999
Wing Commander

Wing Commander

Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn

1999
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You

Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You

Narrator (voice)

1999
Houdini

Houdini

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1998
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving

A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving

Narrator

1998
The Last Leprechaun

The Last Leprechaun

Simpson

1998
Titanic

Titanic

Spicer Lovejoy

1997
Scream 2

Scream 2

Gus Gold

1997
Money Talks

Money Talks

Barclay

1997
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin

Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin

Narrator (voice)

1997
Danielle Steel's Zoya

Danielle Steel's Zoya

Prince Vladmir

1997
The Leading Man

The Leading Man

Tod

1996
Seven Servants

Seven Servants

Blade

1996
Siegfried and Roy: Masters of the Impossible

Siegfried and Roy: Masters of the Impossible

1996

Corwin

Self

1996
Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus

Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus

Lord Agon

1996
Naked Souls

Naked Souls

Everett Longstreet

1996
Rasputin

Rasputin

Dr. Botkin

1996
Final Equinox

Final Equinox

Shilow

1995
Ice Cream Man

Ice Cream Man

Reverend Langley

1995
In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness

Dr. Wrenn

1995
Inner Sanctum II

Inner Sanctum II

Dr. Lamont

1994
Tryst

Tryst

Jason

1994
Felony

Felony

Cooper

1994
Loving Deadly

Loving Deadly

Grant / Grant's Twin

1994
Pretty Princess

Pretty Princess

principe Massimiliano

1993
Necronomicon

Necronomicon

Dr. Madden

1993
Quest of the Delta Knights

Quest of the Delta Knights

Lord Vultare

1993
Body Bags

Body Bags

Dr. Lock

1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

Harley Griswold

1993

Taking Liberty

Sir Leopold Linwood

1993
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter

The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter

Chancellor Thayer

1992
Dark at Noon

Dark at Noon

Ellic

1992
Spies, Inc.

Spies, Inc.

Cleague

1992
Blood and Dust

Blood and Dust

Tripoli

1992
Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street

Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street

Dr. Lloyd Stern

1992
Return to the Lost World

Return to the Lost World

Professor Leo Summerlee

1992
The Lost World

The Lost World

Summerlee

1992
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Chancellor Gorkon

1991
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Vanya

1991
Blue Tornado

Blue Tornado

Commander

1991
Cast a Deadly Spell

Cast a Deadly Spell

Amos Hackshaw

1991
Drive

Drive

The Driver

1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Professor Jordon Perry

1991
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

Adm. Godfrey

1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen

Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen

Bradley Thompson

1990
Tripwire

Tripwire

Josef Szabo

1989
Mortal Passions

Mortal Passions

Doctor Terrence Powers

1989
Hostile Takeover

Hostile Takeover

Eugene Brackin

1989
Grave Secrets

Grave Secrets

Dr. Carl Farnsworth

1989
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

St. John Talbot

1989
Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

Father Stephan

1988
Magdalene

Magdalene

Baron von Seidl

1988
The Evil Clergyman

The Evil Clergyman

Evil Clergyman

1988
Mr. North

Mr. North

Doctor Angus McPherson

1988
Waxwork

Waxwork

Waxwork Man

1988
Hanna's War

Hanna's War

Captain Julian Simon

1988
Keys to Freedom

Keys to Freedom

Nigel Heath

1988
Pulse Pounders

Pulse Pounders

Evil Clergyman (The Evil Clergyman sequence) (archive footage)

1988
My Best Friend Is a Vampire

My Best Friend Is a Vampire

Professor Leopold McCarthy

1987
Desperado

Desperado

Ballard, Company Police Chief

1987

Summer Lightning

George Millington

1985
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

Reinhard Heydrich

1985
Love's Labour's Lost

Love's Labour's Lost

Don Armado

1985
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Bob Cratchit

1984
The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves

Father

1984
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

Zandor, the Inkeeper

1984
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Creature

1984
The Man with Two Brains

The Man with Two Brains

Dr. Alfred Necessiter

1983
Tron

Tron

Ed Dillinger / Sark

1982
Contact

Contact

Self - Narrator (Synchronisation)

1982
The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Murphy

1981
Time Bandits

Time Bandits

Evil Genius

1981
The Island

The Island

David Nau

1980
S.O.S. Titanic

S.O.S. Titanic

Laurence Beesley

1980
Time After Time

Time After Time

Jack the Ripper - John Leslie Stevenson

1979
The Concorde... Airport '79

The Concorde... Airport '79

Peter O'Neill

1979
Nightwing

Nightwing

Phillip Payne

1979
The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

Sir Edmund Appleton

1978
The Disappearance

The Disappearance

Burbank

1977
Silver Bears

Silver Bears

Agha Firdausi

1977
Age of Innocence

Age of Innocence

Henry Buchanan

1977
The Blue Hotel

The Blue Hotel

Swede

1977
Cross of Iron

Cross of Iron

Hauptmann Kiesel

1977
Providence

Providence

Kevin Woodford

1977
The Omen

The Omen

Keith Jennings

1976
The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

Sampson Brass

1975
Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs

Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs

Dennis Charles Nipple

1974
From Beyond the Grave

From Beyond the Grave

Edward Charlton

1974
A Doll's House

A Doll's House

Torvald Helmer

1973
Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

Henry Niles (uncredited)

1971
Perfect Friday

Perfect Friday

Lord Nicholas "Nick" Dorset

1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Joshua

1970
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel

Michael Kohlhaas

1969
The Sea Gull

The Sea Gull

Konstantin Treplev

1968
The Fixer

The Fixer

Count Odoevsky

1968
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Lysander

1968
Work Is a 4-Letter Word

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

Valentine Brose

1968
The Bofors Gun

The Bofors Gun

Lance Bombardier Terry Evans

1968
The Deadly Affair

The Deadly Affair

Edward II (in Edward II)

1967
Opus

Opus

Hamlet

1967
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

Morgan Delt

1966
The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

King Henry VI

1965
Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Mr. Blifil

1963
We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy

Sailor Painting Ship (uncredited)

1963
The Madhouse on Castle Street

The Madhouse on Castle Street

Lennie

1963
The King's Breakfast

The King's Breakfast

1st Trumpeter

1963