An honor to have worked with him and got to see him at his absolute funniest. “Such fun working together, (always patient with me when I discussed his head coming off in “The Omen”). Immaculate and singular in every part he played,” said Reece Shearsmith via Twitter. Very sad to hear of David Warner's passing, an actor with a huge legacy on stage & screen and unforgettable roles in Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment, Straw Dogs, From Beyond The Grave, The Omen, Time After Time, Time Bandits, Tron, Titanic and much more. The Rada-trained actor eventually returned to Stratford in 2007 for the first time in more than 40 years to play Sir John Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 at the Courtyard Theatre.Īlready, tributes to the British actor have begun pouring in, with fans and filmmakers alike paying their respects to the beloved actor.
He even starred as photographer Keith Jennings in the horror classic, The Omen. Throughout his career, Warner has worked with some of the biggest filmmakers in the business, landing a role in James Cameron’s Titanic, as well as the David Lynch classic, Twin Peaks. These included performances in Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits, and several collaborations with Sam Peckinpah such as The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Straw Dogs, and Cross of Iron. He soon racked up an impressive filmography, often playing villains. Warner’s career spanned decades, appearing in numerous popular sci-fi properties – notably as the characters Sark, Dillinger, and the Master Control Program in the cult Disney sci-fi flick, Tron.Īccording to The Guardian, Warner developed stage fright after a disastrous stage production of I, Claudius in 1973, and began to focus on his film work even more.
John Talbot in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Chancellor Gorkon in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. However, he went on to a long and celebrated career in film and television – appearing on Doctor Who and landing several Star Trek roles. Warner began his career on the stage in 1962, making his debut as Snout in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Royal Court Theatre.
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