David Warner (actor)

David Warner (born July 29, 1941 in Manchester, England) is a British actor, whose image might be described as "sinister."

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July 29 - 1941 - Manchester, England - Actor

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Warner was trained at RADA, before making an impact with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where his portrayal of Hamlet quickly made him famous. In 1963, he made his film debut in Tom Jones, and in 1965 starred as King Henry VI of England in the BBC production of Shakespeare's "Wars of the Roses" cycle. Another early television role included starring alongside Bob Dylan in the 1963 play The Madhouse on Castle Street. A major step in his career was the leading role in ' (1966), which established his reputation for playing slightly off-the-wall characters.

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RADA - Royal Shakespeare Company - Hamlet - 1963 - Tom Jones - 1965 - Henry VI of England - BBC - Shakespeare - Wars of the Roses - Bob Dylan - The Madhouse on Castle Street - 1966

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Since then, he has specialised in playing villains, in films such as The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978), Time After Time (1979), Time Bandits (1981) (going all the way by playing a character named "Evil Genius") and Tron (1982), and television series such as ' playing "Ra's Al Ghul". He was also cast against type as Henry Niles in Straw Dogs (1971) and as Bob Crachit in the 1984 telefilm of A Christmas Carol. In addition, he played Nazi strongman Reinhard Heydrich in the movie SS - Portrait in Evil, and the television mini-series Holocaust.

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The Thirty-Nine Steps - 1978 - Time After Time - 1979 - Time Bandits - 1981 - Tron - 1982 - Ra's Al Ghul - Straw Dogs - 1971 - A Christmas Carol - Nazi - Reinhard Heydrich - SS - Portrait in Evil - Holocaust

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He has appeared in movies such as The Omen, ', ', Titanic (the third time he has appeared in a film about RMS Titanic), Scream 2, and more recently in independent television's adaptation of the Hornblower series. He appeared in three episodes of the second series of Twin Peaks (1991). He also continues to play classical roles.

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The Omen - Titanic - RMS ''Titanic'' - Scream 2 - Hornblower - Twin Peaks - 1991

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On the "nice guy" side, he played the charismatic Aldous Gajic in Grail, a first-season episode of Babylon 5.

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Grail - Babylon 5

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Warner has performed in many audio plays, starring in the Doctor Who "Unbound" play Sympathy for the Devil (2003) as an alternative version of the Doctor, and in a series of plays based on ITV's Sapphire & Steel as Steel, both for Big Finish Productions. He will reprise his incarnation of the Doctor in a sequel, The Dark Palace. He also guest starred in the BBC Radio 4 Sci-Fi comedy Nebulous (2005) as Professor Nebulous' arch-enemy Dr. Klench. In all these productions Warner has worked with writer and comedian Mark Gatiss of the League of Gentlemen, and plays a guest role in the League's 2005 feature film The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse.

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Audio plays - Doctor Who - Sympathy for the Devil - 2003 - The Doctor - ITV - Sapphire & Steel - Big Finish Productions - BBC - Radio 4 - Sci-Fi - Nebulous - 2005 - Mark Gatiss - League of Gentlemen - The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

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He has also contributed voice acting to a number of computer games, most notably playing the villain Irenicus in and Morpheus in Fallout.

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Voice acting - Computer game - Fallout

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On the Cartoon Network animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, David provides the voice of Nergal, a demonic creature from the Earth's core that is obessed with making friends.

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Cartoon Network - Animated television series - The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

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