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David Warner Dies: Veteran British Actor And ‘Titanic’ Star Was 80
Deadline ^ | 7/25/22

Posted on 07/25/2022 7:52:42 AM PDT by Borges

David Warner, the veteran British actor, and star of Hollywood hits such as Titanic and The Omen, has died aged 80.

Warner died on Sunday at Denville Hall, a care home for members of the entertainment industry from “a cancer-related illness,” the BBC first reported. The actor’s family confirmed the news “with an overwhelmingly heavy heart” in a statement to the outlet.

Born in Manchester, England, in July 1941, Warner studied at the prestigious British drama school the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and first won acclaim for his titular role opposite Vanessa Redgrave in the 1966 British film Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment for which he was nominated for a BAFTA.

In 1981, Warner, whose varied career spanned cinema, theater, and television, won a Supporting Actor Emmy for his performance as a Roman senator in the ABC miniseries Masada.

Warner’s big screen credits include the popular 1970s horror flick The Omen – he played a reporter who runs afoul of the devil and, in a memorable scene, is beheaded by a sheet of glass – and James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster Titanic, in which he played Spicer Lovejoy, Billy Zane’s mischievous enforcer.

Other film credits include Tron (1982), Time Bandits (1981), The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981), and The Man with Two Brains (1983) as well as such TV series as Penny Dreadful, Ripper Street, Doctor Who and Twin Peaks. He portrayed Bob Cratchit in the George C Scott TV adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol (1984).

His most recent credits include Disney’s 2018 remake Mary Poppins Return. Warner also starred in several Star Trek productions.

Warner is survived by his partner Lisa Bowerman, son Luke, daughter-in-law Sarah, and his first wife Harriet.

“Over the past 18 months he approached his diagnosis with a characteristic grace and dignity,” the statement read.

“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. We are heartbroken.”


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: hollywood; obit; obituary; warner
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To: Borges

He was an awesome Cardassian in ST. A great actor who seemed to be everywhere and in everything. An amazing career - RIP!


41 posted on 07/25/2022 9:19:29 AM PDT by FalloutShelterGirl (Cool! I found my original screen name!)
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To: DFG

oh yeah - Cardassian AND Klingon!


42 posted on 07/25/2022 9:20:30 AM PDT by FalloutShelterGirl (Cool! I found my original screen name!)
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To: DFG

He also played in Babylon 5 as a man in search of the Holy Grail.
The guy did lots of sci-fi stuff...but he was GREAT at it.


43 posted on 07/25/2022 9:21:24 AM PDT by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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To: Borges

Rest in Peace to this man. May his family be comforted. I have to say there is so much praise on this thread for him, it’s very impressive.


44 posted on 07/25/2022 9:38:15 AM PDT by jocon307 (No Dems win - Nov 22)
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To: FalloutShelterGirl
oh yeah - Cardassian AND Klingon!

And human in Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier.
45 posted on 07/25/2022 9:39:50 AM PDT by RandallFlagg ("Okay. As long as the paperwork is clean, you boys can do what you like out there." -Fifi)
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To: DFG

"There are FIVE lights!"

-PJ

46 posted on 07/25/2022 9:47:18 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Borges
I really love actors who play both the meanest and scariest (Jack the Ripper), and gentle and caring (Bob Cratchit), characters.

I'm also liking Michael B. Jordan, who can play both the villain in Black Panther and a sympathetic lawyer in Just Mercy.

-PJ

47 posted on 07/25/2022 9:52:07 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Borges

“a cancer-related illness”

Okaaaay...


48 posted on 07/25/2022 9:55:45 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: mewzilla

What the Hell is that supposed to mean?


49 posted on 07/25/2022 10:03:29 AM PDT by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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To: john drake

Also in the episode White Feather in Foyles War.


50 posted on 07/25/2022 10:10:31 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: dfwgator

Sorry but Warner played Reinhard Heydrich in the 1985 movie
“Hitler’s S.S.: Portrait in Evil.” Here it is;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq3FJqy7w1A


51 posted on 07/25/2022 10:12:57 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

He played Heydrich in both Holocaust and Portrait of Evil.


52 posted on 07/25/2022 10:19:21 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Skywise

Loved him in “Time After Time” RIP


53 posted on 07/25/2022 10:26:51 AM PDT by SAMWolf (Western civilization is almost done.)
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To: dfwgator

Yeah, Sean Bean DID have the Arecibo observatory radio telescope land on his face at the end of Goldeneye. So there’s that.


54 posted on 07/25/2022 10:59:01 AM PDT by RandallFlagg ("Okay. As long as the paperwork is clean, you boys can do what you like out there." -Fifi)
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To: Borges

Not mentioned yet, but a good, if hard to find film

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirty_Nine_Steps_(1978_film)

He played a German spy


55 posted on 07/25/2022 11:00:43 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: dfwgator

56 posted on 07/25/2022 11:01:47 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: RandallFlagg

57 posted on 07/25/2022 11:04:11 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Borges

When you saw David Warner appear, you knew there was going to be trouble. He was wonderful. I liked him in The Omen and A Christmas Carol too. RIP.


58 posted on 07/25/2022 11:13:12 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: larrytown
Almost five seconds, and still too much Celine Dion.

HA! Too true. Have you seen her lately? Looks like she lost a fight with a Rock 'em Sock 'em robot.


59 posted on 07/25/2022 11:24:55 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐Public hangings will wake 'em up.⭐⭐)
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To: Red Badger

Oh my - just saw him in Wallander.


60 posted on 07/25/2022 11:32:06 AM PDT by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch (Abortion is just a new spin on human sacrifice by worshipers of self and selfishness. )
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