David Warner
Acting
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring David Warner
Filmography
Acting (151)
2025
TRON: Aresas Master Control Program (voice) (archival audio)
6.5
2018
Mary Poppins Returnsas Admiral Boom
6.5
2018
Providenceas Himself
2018
You, Me and Himas Michael Miller
5.6
2016
Blue Borsalinoas Ernie Child
2015
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadgeas Sir Andrew Pike
2015
Amicus Vault of Horrorsas Himself
10.0
2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Commandas Gul Madred
9.0
2013
Before I Sleepas Eugene Devlin
4.3
2012
A Thousand Kisses Deepas Max
4.7
2011
2011
TRON: The Next Dayas Ed Dillinger / MCP
5.6
2010
Black Deathas Abbot
6.1
2009
Albert's Memorialas Frank
8.3
2008
In Love with Barbaraas Lord Mountbatten
6.0
2007
Hogfatheras Lord Downey
6.8
2006
Perfect Parentsas Father Thomas
4.6
2006
Sam Peckinpah: Portraitas Self
2006
Bacon's Arenaas Narrator (voice)
7.0
2006
Mr. Loveday's Little Outingas Lord Moping
2006
Sweeney Toddas Fielding
6.4
2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypseas Dr. Erasmus Pea
6.2
7.6
2004
Ladies in Lavenderas Dr Mead
6.4
2004
Cyber Warsas Joseph Lau
5.1
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage)
8.0
2004
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ockas Landon (voice)
7.0
2004
Straight Into Darknessas Deacon
4.5
2003
Kiss of Lifeas Pap
5.7
2003
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Sir Danvers Carew
5.5
2003
Hearts of Goldas Dr. Theo John
6.3
2003
Daredevil vs. Spider-Manas Landon (voice)
7.5
2002
The Little Unicornas Ted Regan
3.2
2002
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblinas Landon (voice)
7.5
2002
The Code Conspiracyas Professor
6.3
2002
The Investigationas Superint. Bruce Northorp
6.7
2001
The Omen Legacyas Self
7.0
2001
Superstitionas Judge Padovani
5.0
2001
Planet of the Apesas Sandar
5.8
2001
Hornblower: Retributionas Capt. James Sawyer
7.3
2001
Hornblower: Mutinyas Captain James Sawyer
7.4
2000
Back to the Secret Gardenas Dr. Snodgrass
6.4
2000
Cinderellaas Martin
6.1
1999
Shergaras Eammon Garrity
6.4
1999
Wing Commanderas Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn
4.8
1999
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for Youas Narrator (voice)
6.8
1998
Houdinias Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
5.7
1998
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgivingas Narrator
6.6
1998
The Last Leprechaunas Simpson
5.2
1997
Titanicas Spicer Lovejoy
7.9
1997
Scream 2as Gus Gold
6.5
1997
Money Talksas Barclay
6.0
1997
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robinas Narrator (voice)
7.2
1997
Danielle Steel's Zoyaas Prince Vladmir
4.9
1996
The Leading Manas Tod
5.0
1996
Seven Servantsas Blade
4.8
1996
Corwinas Self
5.0
1996
Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxusas Lord Agon
4.1
1996
Naked Soulsas Everett Longstreet
3.8
1996
Rasputinas Dr. Botkin
6.6
1996
Felonyas Cooper
4.8
1995
Final Equinoxas Shilow
10.0
1995
Ice Cream Manas Reverend Langley
5.5
1995
In the Mouth of Madnessas Dr. Wrenn
7.2
1994
Inner Sanctum IIas Dr. Lamont
3.4
1994
Trystas Jason
4.0
1994
Loving Deadlyas Grant / Grant's Twin
1993
Pretty Princessas principe Massimiliano
5.6
1993
Necronomiconas Dr. Madden
5.9
1993
Quest of the Delta Knightsas Lord Vultare
2.6
1993
Body Bagsas Dr. Lock
6.2
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandalas Harley Griswold
7.2
1993
Taking Libertyas Sir Leopold Linwood
1992
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carteras Chancellor Thayer
4.7
1992
Dark at Noonas Ellic
6.8
1992
Spies, Inc.as Cleague
4.8
1992
Blood and Dustas Tripoli
7.0
1992
Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Streetas Dr. Lloyd Stern
6.3
1992
Return to the Lost Worldas Professor Leo Summerlee
5.6
1992
The Lost Worldas Summerlee
5.2
1991
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Countryas Chancellor Gorkon
7.0
1991
Uncle Vanyaas Vanya
7.0
1991
Blue Tornadoas Commander
4.1
1991
Cast a Deadly Spellas Amos Hackshaw
6.1
1991
Driveas The Driver
5.9
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Oozeas Professor Jordon Perry
6.2
1990
The Secret Life of Ian Flemingas Adm. Godfrey
4.5
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Penas Bradley Thompson
7.1
1989
Tripwireas Josef Szabo
6.0
1989
Mortal Passionsas Doctor Terrence Powers
3.2
1989
Hostile Takeoveras Eugene Brackin
4.9
1989
Grave Secretsas Dr. Carl Farnsworth
4.3
1989
Star Trek V: The Final Frontieras St. John Talbot
5.7
1988
Hansel and Gretelas Father Stephan
7.1
1988
Magdaleneas Baron von Seidl
3.9
1988
The Evil Clergymanas Evil Clergyman
6.3
1988
Mr. Northas Doctor Angus McPherson
5.3
1988
Waxworkas Waxwork Man
6.2
1988
Hanna's Waras Captain Julian Simon
5.2
1988
Pulse Poundersas Evil Clergyman (The Evil Clergyman sequence) (archive footage)
5.0
1988
Keys to Freedomas Nigel Heath
4.3
1987
My Best Friend Is a Vampireas Professor Leopold McCarthy
6.0
1987
Desperadoas Ballard, Company Police Chief
4.2
1985
Summer Lightningas George Millington
4.7
1985
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evilas Reinhard Heydrich
4.9
1985
Love's Labour's Lostas Don Armado
8.0
1984
A Christmas Carolas Bob Cratchit
7.5
1984
The Company of Wolvesas Father
6.3
1984
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shiversas Zandor, the Inkeeper
6.5
1984
Frankensteinas Creature
6.7
1983
The Man with Two Brainsas Dr. Alfred Necessiter
6.2
1982
Tronas Ed Dillinger / Sark
6.6
1982
Contactas Self - Narrator (Synchronisation)
10.0
1981
The French Lieutenant's Womanas Murphy
6.5
1981
Time Banditsas Evil Genius
6.6
1980
The Islandas David Nau
5.2
1980
S.O.S. Titanicas Laurence Beesley
6.0
1979
Time After Timeas Jack the Ripper - John Leslie Stevenson
6.8
1979
The Concorde... Airport '79as Peter O'Neill
4.7
1979
Nightwingas Phillip Payne
4.9
1978
The Thirty Nine Stepsas Sir Edmund Appleton
6.8
1977
The Disappearanceas Burbank
5.6
1977
Silver Bearsas Agha Firdausi
6.1
1977
Age of Innocenceas Henry Buchanan
4.8
1977
The Blue Hotelas Swede
5.3
1977
Cross of Ironas Hauptmann Kiesel
7.1
1977
Providenceas Kevin Woodford
6.6
1976
The Omenas Jennings
7.4
1975
The Old Curiosity Shopas Sampson Brass
4.8
1974
Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchsas Dennis Charles Nipple
6.4
1974
From Beyond the Graveas Edward Charlton
6.5
1973
A Doll's Houseas Torvald Helmer
4.9
1971
Straw Dogsas Henry Niles (uncredited)
7.2
1970
Perfect Fridayas Lord Nicholas "Nick" Dorset
6.2
1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogueas Joshua
7.0
1969
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebelas Michael Kohlhaas
6.2
1968
The Sea Gullas Konstantin Treplev
6.3
1968
The Fixeras Count Odoevsky
6.2
1968
A Midsummer Night's Dreamas Lysander
6.6
1968
Work Is a 4-Letter Wordas Valentine Brose
6.0
1968
The Bofors Gunas Lance Bombardier Terry Evans
6.5
1967
The Deadly Affairas Edward II (in Edward II)
6.3
1967
Opusas Hamlet
7.5
1966
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatmentas Morgan Delt
6.3
1965
The Wars of the Rosesas King Henry VI
8.7
1963
Tom Jonesas Mr. Blifil
5.9
1963
We Joined the Navyas Sailor Painting Ship (uncredited)
6.0
1963
The Madhouse on Castle Streetas Lennie
10.0
1963
The King's Breakfastas 1st Trumpeter
Production & Directing (2)
2016
Blue BorsalinoExecutive Producer
2011