David Warner
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A prolific English character actor born in Manchester, David Warner brought gravitas to villains and eccentrics across a vast career on stage and screen. He was an acclaimed Shakespearean before playing memorable roles in 'The Omen' (1976), 'Time Bandits' (1981), 'Tron' (1982) and the henchman Spicer Lovejoy in 'Titanic' (1997), plus recurring work in the 'Star Trek' universe. He died in 2022. A cultured, resonant-voiced English actor equally commanding as menace and mentor, remembered as one of cinema's great supporting players.
David Warner
106 Movies
57 Series
A prolific English character actor born in Manchester, David Warner brought gravitas to villains and eccentrics across a vast career on stage and screen. He was an acclaimed Shakespearean before playing memorable roles in 'The Omen' (1976), 'Time Bandits' (1981), 'Tron' (1982) and the henchman Spicer Lovejoy in 'Titanic' (1997), plus recurring work in the 'Star Trek' universe. He died in 2022. A cultured, resonant-voiced English actor equally commanding as menace and mentor, remembered as one of cinema's great supporting players.
Movies
Plays Spicer Lovejoy
Titanic
1997
Plays Sandar
Planet of the Apes
2001
Plays Gus Gold
Scream 2
1997
Plays Master Control Program (voice) (archival audio)
TRON: Ares
2025
Plays Admiral Boom
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
Plays Dr. Wrenn
In the Mouth of Madness
1995
Plays Jennings
The Omen
1976
Plays Ed Dillinger / Sark
Tron
1982
Plays St. John Talbot
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989
Plays Hauptmann Kiesel
Cross of Iron
1977
Plays Professor Jordon Perry
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991
Plays Barclay
Money Talks
1997
Plays Abbot
Black Death
2010
Plays Chancellor Gorkon
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
Plays Evil Genius
Time Bandits
1981
Plays Dr. Alfred Necessiter
The Man with Two Brains
1983
Plays Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn
Wing Commander
1999
Plays Dr Mead
Ladies in Lavender
2004
Plays Father
The Company of Wolves
1984
Plays Waxwork Man
Waxwork
1988
Plays Doctor Angus McPherson
Mr. North
1988
Plays Edward Charlton
From Beyond the Grave
1974
Plays Murphy
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
Plays Joshua
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
Plays Peter O'Neill
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
Plays Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Houdini
1998
Plays Jack the Ripper - John Leslie Stevenson
Time After Time
1979
Plays Dr. Madden
Necronomicon
1993
Plays Reverend Langley
Ice Cream Man
1995
Plays Father Stephan
Hansel and Gretel
1988
Plays Sir Andrew Pike
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge
2015
Plays Landon (voice)
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
2003
Plays David Nau
The Island
1980
Plays Professor Leopold McCarthy
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
1987
Plays Mr. Blifil
Tom Jones
1963
Plays Kevin Woodford
Providence
1977
Plays Sir Edmund Appleton
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978
Plays Agha Firdausi
Silver Bears
1977
Plays Edward II (in Edward II)
The Deadly Affair
1967
Plays Michael Miller
You, Me and Him
2018
Plays Chancellor Thayer
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
1992
Plays Ellic
Dark at Noon
1992
Plays Eugene Devlin
Before I Sleep
2013
Plays Michael Kohlhaas
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
1969
Plays Everett Longstreet
Naked Souls
1996
Plays Dr. Erasmus Pea
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005
Plays Ed Dillinger / MCP
TRON: The Next Day
2011
Plays Count Odoevsky
The Fixer
1968
Plays Fielding
Sweeney Todd
2006
Plays The Driver
Drive
1991
TV Shows
Plays Dr. Vic Frankenstein
Toonsylvania
1998
Plays The Man
Three
1998
Plays Landon (voice)
Spider-Man
1994
Plays Ken Wordsworth
Hold the Back Page
1985
Plays The Lobe (voice)
Freakazoid!
1995
Plays Rustichello da Pisa
Marco Polo
1982
Plays Lenny Fairburn
Conviction
2004
Plays Lord Azlok (voice)
Doctor Who: Dreamland
2009
Plays Dr. Wrecker (voice)
The Amazing World of Gumball
2011
Plays Alexander Troy
The Choir
1995
Plays Eli Levitt
Wild Palms
1993
Plays Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
Plays Charlie Alexander
Charlie
1984
Plays Reverend Timothy Palmore
Signs and Wonders
1995
Plays Povel Wallander
Wallander
2008
Plays Senator Pomponius Falco
Masada
1981
Plays Heydrich
Holocaust
1978
Plays Philip Kerr
Nancy Astor
1982
Plays Nergal (voice)
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001
Plays Archmage (voice)
Gargoyles
1994
Plays Henry VI
The Wars of the Roses
1965
Plays Elderly Percy Judd
The Secret of Crickley Hall
2012
Plays Alpha (voice)
Men in Black: The Series
1997
Plays Rabbi Max Steiner
Ripper Street
2012
Plays Thomas Eckhardt
Twin Peaks
1990
Plays Lord Downey
Hogfather
2006
Plays Eliezer
In the Beginning
2000
Plays Arthur Dearborn (voice)
Iron Man
1994
Plays Captain Sawyer
Hornblower
1998
Plays Lord Angstrom (voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
Latest Trailers
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TRON: Ares
Full Filmography
TRON: Ares
Master Control Program (voice) (archival audio)
2025
Film
Mary Poppins Returns
Admiral Boom
2018
Film
Providence
Himself
2018
Film
You, Me and Him
Michael Miller
2018
Film
The Alienist
Professor Cavanaugh · 1 episode
2018–
TV
Blue Borsalino
Ernie Child
2016
Film
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge
Sir Andrew Pike
2015
Film
Inside No. 9
Sir Andrew Pike · 1 episode
2014–
TV
Before I Sleep
Eugene Devlin
2013
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is David Warner still alive?
David Warner passed away on July 24, 2022 at age 80.
What are the most famous roles of David Warner?
David Warner is best known for roles in Titanic, Scream 2, Planet of the Apes.
How many movies has David Warner been in?
Over a 59-year career (since 1963), David Warner has appeared in 105 movies and 57 TV shows.
What was David Warner's first movie?
The career of David Warner began with The King's Breakfast (1963).
What is David Warner's most recent movie or series?
David Warner's most recent release is TRON: Ares, which premiered on October 8, 2025.
What TV shows has David Warner appeared in?
On television, David Warner has appeared in Doctor Who, Twin Peaks, Batman: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation.
David Warner
1941-07-29 · 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.