David Warner, a versatile British actor who has played a variety of roles, from Shakespeare’s tragedy to the classics of science fiction novels, has died. He was 80 years old. Warner’s family said he died of a cancer-related illness on Sunday at Denville Hall, a retired home for entertainers in London. Often cast as villains, Warner was the 1971 psychological thriller “Straw Dogs”, the 1976 horror classic “The Omen”, the 1979 time travel adventure “Time After Time” (Jack the Ripper), 1997. Played a role in the blockbuster “Titanic”.
More Malicious Role Valet Spicer Lovejoy. Educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, Warner became a young star at the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing roles such as Henry VI. And Richard II. His 1965 performance in the company’s Hamlet title role, directed by Peter Hall, was considered one of the best of his generation. Gregor Doran, an emeritus professor of artistic director at RSC, acted as a troubled student, and Warners Hamlet “seems to symbolize the youth of the 1960s and capture the radical spirit of a turbulent era.” Said.
Warner also starred in the 1968 movie “Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Hall, opposite Helen Mirren and Diana Rigg. Despite his admiration as a stage actor, his chronic stage phobia has prioritized Warner’s film and television work for many years. He was nominated for a British Academy Film Award for the title role of Karel Reisz’s Swinging London Tragedy Comedy Morgan: Appropriate Treatments, released in 1966. He later won an Emmy Award for his role as Roman politician Pomponius Falco in the 1981 television miniseries Masada.
He has made successful film and television careers in the UK and the US and is highly regarded by science fiction fans for his role in Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits, Computer Film Tron, Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes remake, and Star Trek franchise. I did. He made several appearances in various roles
Warner returned to the theater in 2001, almost 30 years later, to play Andrew Undershaft at Major Barbara’s Broadway Revival at the George Bernard Shaw. In 2005 he starred King Lear of Shakespeare at the Chichester Festival Theater and returned to RSC in 2007 to play Shakespeare’s comic Bahoon Falstaff. One of his last film roles was former Navy Officer Boom Admiral of Mary Poppins Returns, released in 2018. Warner’s family said, “His legacy is extraordinary, and his work has influenced the lives of many over the years as a kind, generous, compassionate person, partner, and father. I will remember it. “
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