David Warner

The actor played Spicer Lovejoy in the blockbuster and was also known for roles in films including The Omen, A Christmas Carol and Mary Poppins Returns.

Statement: His death was confirmed by his family in a statement in which they said he had been ill for the past year and a half His death was confirmed by his family in a statement to the BBC in which they said he had been ill for the past year and a half. - His death was confirmed by his family in a statement in which they said he had been ill for the past year and a half

Actor David Warner, who had a long-running career on stage and screen, has died at the age of 80. Warner died on Sunday from a cancer-related illness at ...

‘For 60 years he was a well-respected stage, television, voice and film actor. He made his professional debut at the Royal Court Theatre in 1962, in a minor role in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon in 1963, starring in The Tempest, Julius Caesar, and Richard II. His theatre career with the RSC included an era-defining Hamlet, Henry VI in The Wars of The Roses in the 1960s and Falstaff in their 2008 Histories Cycle.

His death on Sunday (26 July) followed a cancer-related illness. At the time, he was at Denville Hall, a care home for figures from the entertainment world.

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He starred in a multitude of TV, film and stage productions.

“He will be missed hugely by us, his family and friends, and remembered as a kind-hearted, generous and compassionate man, partner and father whose legacy of extraordinary work has touched the lives of so many over the years. He is survived by his beloved partner Lisa Bowerman, his much-loved son Luke and daughter in-law Sarah, his good friend Jane Spencer Prior, his first wife Harriet Evans and his many gold dust friends.” “For 60 years he was a well-respected stage, television, voice and film actor.

The Manchester born actor died on Sunday, 24 July, from a 'cancer-related illness' at Denville Hall, a care home for those in the entertainment industry.

In 2014 he was among the cast of BBC Radio 4’s The Once And Future King, a series based on and adapted from TH White’s collection of fantasy novels by dramatist Brian Sibley. His first on-screen credit was in 1962, and he earned a Bafta nomination for his role in 1966 film Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment, in which he starred alongside Dame Vanessa Redgrave. He appeared in Hamlet, Henry VI in The Wars of The Roses in the 1960s and Falstaff in their 2008 Histories Cycle.

The star died on Sunday from a cancer-related illness, his family said.

He tweeted: “I grew up in awe of David Warner as a stalwart of so many of my favourite movies. To work extensively with him and to call him my friend was a gift beyond words. David earned a leading actor Bafta nomination for his role in the 1966 film Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment, in which he starred alongside Dame Vanessa Redgrave.

David Warner has died, aged 80. Advertisement. The actor's family have confirmed to the BBC that he passed away from "a cancer-related illness".

In a post to Twitter, the company said it was "absolutely heartbroken" by the news of his passing. "He will be missed hugely by us, his family and friends, and remembered as a kind-hearted, generous and compassionate man, partner and father, whose legacy of extraordinary work has touched the lives of so many over the years. "Over the past 18 months he approached his diagnosis with a characteristic grace and dignity," Warner's family said in a statement.

David Warner, who recently starred in Mary Poppins Returns, dies from a cancer-related illness.

The actor once described his upbringing as "messy" and his family as "dysfunctional", explaining that going into acting was "a means of escape". Warner said he had a teacher who became his mentor and encouraged his interest in drama, adding that it was a choice between acting or "being a juvenile delinquent". We are heartbroken," it continued. "A tortured student, in his long orange scarf, David seemed the epitome of 1960s youth, and caught the radical spirit of a turbulent age. He went on to win an Emmy award in 1981 for outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or special for his portrayal of Pomponius Falco in the television miniseries Masada. "Over the past 18 months he approached his diagnosis with a characteristic grace and dignity," his family said in a statement given to the BBC.

Stage and screen actor hailed for his 1965 Hamlet at the RSC who went on to have a distinguished film and TV career.

Accepting a part in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1992), he said: “Now, at last, I can look my daughter’s friends in the face. He donned prosthetics for Tim Burton’s mediocre reboot of Planet of the Apes (2001), joined in with the silliness of The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse (2005) and had recurring roles as a retired police officer with Alzheimer’s in the powerful BBC series Conviction (2004) and as the father of the popular Swedish detective played by Kenneth Branagh in Wallander (2008-15). He also made his stage comeback in New York in Major Barbara, in 2001, and in London in The Feast of Snails the following year, as well as playing King Lear in Chichester in 2005. He worked with Peckinpah once more, on the second world war drama Cross of Iron (1977). By that time, Warner had retreated from the theatre after suffering stage fright in 1972 during productions of I, Claudius and David Hare’s The Great Exhibition; he would not return for another 30 years. He played Jack the Ripper in Time After Time (1979), Evil in Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits (1981) and a computerised tyrant in Disney’s Tron (1982), for which he had only one stipulation for the studio: “There’s to be no doll of my character on the market. After playing Konstantin in Sidney Lumet’s film of The Seagull (1968), he starred in The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), the first of three movies for Sam Peckinpah. That year, Warner broke both his feet after falling from a balcony in Rome. The mysterious circumstances of the accident gave rise to rumours of drug use. Warner was then surprised by Hall’s invitation to play Hamlet. “I’m really a character actor, an old man actor,” he said, though he was only 24 at the time. I don’t want my child having a plastic baddie as a daddy.” A younger generation got the chance to boo him as a dastardly valet in the smash-hit Titanic (1997). He next landed the title role in Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment as a daydreamer descending into apparent insanity. “There was no theatrical tradition but plenty of histrionics,” he remarked of them. Fame and acclaim interested him not; it was said that he read all his reviews for Hamlet but kept only the bad ones. “David’s gentleness and passivity chimed absolutely with flower power and all that,” noted Hall. “He was wonderful.” It would be misleading to suggest that the actor David Warner, who has died aged 80, struggled to recapture the success he found early on in his career.

David Warner, a versatile British actor whose roles ranged from Shakespearean tragedies to sci-fi cult classics, has died. He was 80.

He later won an Emmy for his role as Roman politician Pomponius Falco in the 1981 TV miniseries “Masada.” Gregor Doran, the RSC’s artistic director emeritus, said Warner’s Hamlet, played as a tortured student, “seemed the epitome of 1960’s youth, and caught the radical spirit of a turbulent age.” Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, Warner became a young star of the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing roles including King Henry VI and King Richard II. His 1965 performance in the title role of “Hamlet” for the company, directed by Peter Hall, was considered one of the finest of his generation.

He starred in films including Titanic, The Omen and the Star Trek franchise across a six-decade career.

He wrote on Twitter: “David Warner stole scenes from great actors throughout his career but that was collateral, not intentional: he just ran with a solid character and purpose every time. But the great bonus is with audio… Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “It’s just such a wonderful character. The finest of actors. He wrote: “The dearest of fellows.

David Warner has died at the age of 80. The veteran British actor starred in films such as 'Titanic', 'The Omen', and 'Time After Time'.

He also starred in James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic, in which he starred as Spicer Lovejoy, the brutish enforcer of Billy Zane, Rose’s husband-to-be. Warner also starred in the 1970s horror classic The Omen, in which he played a reporter who is memorably decapitated by a sheet of glass. Warner was born in Manchester, England, in the July of 1941.

The veteran British actor had a star-making turn playing Hamlet on stage at 24 and racked up more than 200 credits, including an array of villainous roles.

To his family, he was a loving husband and father. His childhood was like “wading through glue and treacle,” Warner explained during one interview. The range of his roles was as broad as his list of credits.

David Warner, who played Baldur's Gate 2 villain Jon Irenicus, has died at the age of 80. Born in Manchester in 1941, W…

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Actor David Warner, famous for his roles in 'Twin Peaks' and 'The Omen', has died at the age of 80 of a cancer-related illness.

His portrayal of Jack the Ripper in Time After Time was magnificent. “His portrayal of Jack the Ripper in Time After Time was magnificent. Actor Malcolm McDowell, who starred alongside Warner in Time After Time, paid his respects on Twitter. “David was a unique actor, one of the very best of his generation,” McDowell wrote.