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name: "David Warner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-warner"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 July 1941"
died: "24 July 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 72
updated: "2026-09-16T23:35:47.419193+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# David Warner

Actor. Born 29 July 1941 in Manchester, England, UK. Died 24 July 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 July 1941, Manchester, England, UK
- **Died:** 24 July 2022
- **Active:** 1987–2025
- **Also known as:** David Hattersley Warner

## Biography

David Warner (born David Hattersley Warner) was an English actor. Born in Manchester on 29 July 1941, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began his career in the theatre. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and played Hamlet in 1965.

Warner gained prominence on screen with his leading role in the 1966 film *Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment*, for which he received a BAFTA nomination. He appeared in numerous films and television productions, including *The Omen* (1976), *Tron* (1982) as Ed Dillinger and Sark, *Titanic* (1997) as Spicer Lovejoy, and *Mary Poppins Returns* (2018). He also featured in the Star Trek films *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* (1989) and *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country* (1991). In 1981 he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in the miniseries *Masada*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *TRON: Ares* (2025), Fi1m 50, as Master Control Program (voice) (archival audio) — [page](https://film.one/film/tron-ares.md)
- *Titanic* (1997), Fi1m 84, as Spicer Lovejoy — [page](https://film.one/film/titanic.md)
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 83, as Gul Madred — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)

## Also known for

- *Scream 2* (1997), Gus Gold
- *Planet of the Apes* (2001), Sandar
- *Mary Poppins Returns* (2018), Admiral Boom
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Professor Grisenko
- *Tron* (1982), Ed Dillinger / Sark
- *The Omen* (1976), Jennings
- *In the Mouth of Madness* (1995), Dr. Wrenn
- *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992), Ra's al Ghul (voice)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/david-warner