David Warner: a life in pictures
The British actor has died at the age of 80. His long career spanned Shakespeare on stage to Star Trek on screen – here we look back at the highlights
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David Warner, pictured here playing Lennie in The Madhouse on Castle Street in 1962, was born in Manchester on 29 July 1941.
Photograph: BBC
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Tom Jones, 1963
Susannah York as Sophie Western and David Warner as Mr Blifil in the Oscar-winning Fielding adaptation directed by Tony Richardson.Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive
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Ian Holm, Ian Richardson and David Warner at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford in September 1963.
Photograph: Hess/ANL/REX/Shutterstock
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Hamlet, 1965
Warner as Hamlet contemplating Yorick’s skull, in the Peter Hall production.Photograph: Reg Wilson/RSC
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Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment, 1966
David Warner as nominated for the best actor Bafta for his role as Morgan, here trying to win back his estranged wife, played by Vanessa RedgravePhotograph: Ronald Grant Archive
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Work Is a 4-Letter Word, 1968
Warner with Cilla Black on the set of the satirical comedy, directed by Peter Hall.Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1968
Warner played Lysander in the Peter Hall-directed film, here seen alongside Helen Mirren (Hermia), Diana Rigg (Helena) and Michael Jayston (Demetrius).Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue, 1970
Warner, left, with director Sam Peckinpah (middle) and Jason Robards on the set of the comedy western.Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive
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Straw Dogs, 1971
Warner played Henry Niles in Sam Peckinpah’s notorious thriller.Photograph: TCD/Prod.DB/Alamy
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The Omen, 1976
Warner played photographer Jennings opposite Gregory Peck as the Damien’s “father”Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive
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Cross of Iron, 1977
Warner as Hauptmann Kiesel in Sam Peckinpah’s only war filmPhotograph: Ronald Grant Archive
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Time Bandits, 1981
Warner as EvilPhotograph: Handmade Films/Allstar
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Tron, 1982
Warner played the villainous Master Control Program in the pioneering computer-based thrillerPhotograph: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock
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The Man with Two Brains, 1983
Steve Martin, left, as Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr and Warner as Dr. Alfred NecessiterPhotograph: Warner Bros/Kobal
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The Company of Wolves, 1984
Warner, left, with Sarah Patterson as Rosaleen in the Neil Jordan directed literary horror, adapted from Angela Carter’s short stories.Photograph: ITV/REX/Shutterstock
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, 1989
Warner as St. John TalbotPhotograph: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, 1991
Warner as Chancellor Gorkon with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest KelleyPhotograph: Paramount/Kobal
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Titanic, 1997
Warner as Spicer Lovejoy with Billy Zane.Photograph: 20 Century Fox/Allstar
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Planet of the Apes, 2001
Warner as Senator Sandar and Helena Bonham Carter as Ari in the Tim Burton remakePhotograph: Alamy
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Warner photographed at the Chichester Festival in May 2005
Photograph: Catherine Shaw/The Observer
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King Lear, 2005
Warner as Lear at the Minerva theatre in Chichester, alongside Jo Stone-Fewings as EdgarPhotograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian
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The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse, 2005
From left: Reece Shearsmith, Warner and Mark GatisPhotograph: Ronald Grant Archive
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Henry IV: Part 1, 2007
Warner as Sir John Falstaff and Geoffrey Streatfeild as Prince Harry at the Roundhouse in LondonPhotograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian
