David Warner

David Warner

1941–2022 (aged 80)·Manchester, 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.

DramaActionAdventureCrime

70Credits40 TV · 30 films
1963–2021Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedCharlie
7.8 Average ratingacross 70 titles

Top TV shows 40best David Warner shows

  1. 1Charlie posterCharlieCharlie Alexander · 4 eps · 198410.0
  2. 2The Wars of the Roses posterThe Wars of the RosesHenry VI · 3 eps · 19659.0
  3. 3Batman: The Animated Series posterBatman: The Animated SeriesRa's al Ghul (voice) · 5 eps · 19928.6
  4. 4The Amazing World of Gumball posterThe Amazing World of GumballDr. Wrecker (voice) · 6 eps · 20118.5
  5. 5Three posterThreeThe Man · 13 eps · 19988.5
  6. 6Star Trek: The Next Generation posterStar Trek: The Next GenerationGul Madred · 2 eps · 19878.4
  7. 7Twin Peaks posterTwin PeaksThomas Eckhardt · 3 eps · 19908.3
  8. 8Spider-Man posterSpider-ManLandon (voice) · 12 eps · 19948.3
  9. 9Batman Beyond posterBatman BeyondRa's al Ghul (voice) · 1 ep · 19998.2
  10. 10Faerie Tale Theatre posterFaerie Tale TheatreZandor, The Innkeeper · 1 ep · 19828.1
  11. 11Gargoyles posterGargoylesArchmage (voice) · 4 eps · 19948.1
  12. 12The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy posterThe Grim Adventures of Billy and MandyNergal (voice) · 2 eps · 20018.1
  13. 13Inside No. 9 posterInside No. 9Sir Andrew Pike · 1 ep · 20148.0
  14. 14Babylon 5 posterBabylon 5Aldous Gajic · 1 ep · 19948.0
  15. 15The American Revolution posterThe American RevolutionKing George III · 6 eps · 19948.0
  16. 16The Choir posterThe ChoirAlexander Troy · 5 eps · 19958.0
  17. 17A Mind to Kill posterA Mind to Kill1 ep · 19948.0
  18. 18C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower posterC.S. Forester's Horatio HornblowerCaptain Sawyer · 1998–2003 · Drama8.0
  19. 19Tales from the Crypt posterTales from the CryptDr. Alan Goetz · 1 ep · 19898.0
  20. 20Wallander posterWallanderPovel Wallander · 2008–2016 · Drama7.9
  21. 21Agatha Christie's Marple posterAgatha Christie's MarpleLuther Crackenthorpe · 1 ep · 20047.8
  22. 22The Secret of Crickley Hall posterThe Secret of Crickley HallPercy Judd · 2012–2012 · Drama7.8
  23. 23Dinosaurs posterDinosaursSpirit of the Tree (voice) · 1 ep · 19917.8
  24. 24Freakazoid! posterFreakazoid!The Lobe (voice) · 9 eps · 19957.8
  25. 25Conviction posterConvictionLenny Fairburn · 6 eps · 20047.8
  26. 26Elliott from Earth posterElliott from Earth16 eps · 20217.7
  27. 27The Larry Sanders Show posterThe Larry Sanders ShowRichard Germain · 2 eps · 19927.7
  28. 28Superman: The Animated Series posterSuperman: The Animated SeriesRa's al Ghul (voice) · 1 ep · 19967.7
  29. 29The Outer Limits posterThe Outer LimitsBill Trenton · 1 ep · 19957.7
  30. 30Nancy Astor posterNancy AstorPhilip Kerr · 4 eps · 19827.7
  31. 31Doctor Who posterDoctor WhoProfessor Grisenko · 1 ep · 20057.6
  32. 32Hogfather posterHogfatherLord Downey · 2 eps · 20067.6
  33. 33Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire posterAncient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpirePulcher · 1 ep · 20067.6
  34. 34Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteInsp. McLaughlin · 1 ep · 19847.5
  35. 35The Alienist posterThe AlienistProfessor Cavanaugh · 1 ep · 20187.5
  36. 36Midsomer Murders posterMidsomer MurdersPeter Fossett · 1 ep · 19977.5
  37. 37Father Dowling Mysteries posterFather Dowling MysteriesSir Arthur wedgeworth · 1 ep · 19897.4
  38. 38Ripper Street posterRipper StreetRabbi Max Steiner · 3 eps · 20127.4
  39. 39Sensitive Skin posterSensitive SkinRobert Ringwald · 1 ep · 20057.4
  40. 40Men in Black: The Series posterMen in Black: The SeriesAlpha (voice) · 3 eps · 19977.4

Top movies 30best David Warner movies

  1. 1Final Equinox posterFinal EquinoxShilow · 199510.0
  2. 2The Madhouse on Castle Street posterThe Madhouse on Castle StreetLennie · 196310.0
  3. 3Siegfried and Roy: Masters of the Impossible posterSiegfried and Roy: Masters of the Impossible19969.0
  4. 4The Wars of the Roses posterThe Wars of the RosesKing Henry VI · 19658.7
  5. 5Albert's Memorial posterAlbert's MemorialFrank · 20098.3
  6. 6Love's Labour's Lost posterLove's Labour's LostDon Armado · 19858.0
  7. 7Titanic posterTitanicSpicer Lovejoy · 19977.9
  8. 8Opus posterOpusHamlet · 19677.5
  9. 9A Christmas Carol posterA Christmas CarolBob Cratchit · 19847.5
  10. 10The Omen posterThe OmenKeith Jennings · 19767.4
  11. 11Hornblower: Mutiny posterHornblower: MutinyCaptain James Sawyer · 20017.4
  12. 12Hornblower: Retribution posterHornblower: RetributionCapt. James Sawyer · 20017.3
  13. 13In the Mouth of Madness posterIn the Mouth of MadnessDr. Wrenn · 19957.2
  14. 14Straw Dogs posterStraw DogsHenry Niles (uncredited) · 19717.2
  15. 15Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal posterPerry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep ScandalHarley Griswold · 19937.2
  16. 16Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen posterPerry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned PenBradley Thompson · 19907.2
  17. 17Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin posterPooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher RobinNarrator (voice) · 19977.1
  18. 18Cross of Iron posterCross of IronHauptmann Kiesel · 19777.1
  19. 19Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country posterStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryChancellor Gorkon · 19917.0
  20. 20The Ballad of Cable Hogue posterThe Ballad of Cable HogueJoshua · 19707.0
  21. 21Uncle Vanya posterUncle VanyaVanya · 19917.0
  22. 22Blood and Dust posterBlood and DustTripoli · 19927.0
  23. 23Bacon's Arena posterBacon's ArenaNarrator (voice) · 20067.0
  24. 24Hansel and Gretel posterHansel and GretelFather Stephan · 19887.0
  25. 25Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You posterWinnie the Pooh: A Valentine for YouNarrator (voice) · 19996.9
  26. 26The Thirty Nine Steps posterThe Thirty Nine StepsSir Edmund Appleton · 19786.8
  27. 27Time After Time posterTime After TimeJack the Ripper - John Leslie Stevenson · 19796.8
  28. 28Hogfather posterHogfatherLord Downey · 20076.8
  29. 29Dark at Noon posterDark at NoonEllic · 19926.8
  30. 30Frankenstein posterFrankensteinCreature · 19846.7

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