David Warner
David Warner (born July 29, 1941) is a British actor, whose image might be described as "sinister".
Warner was born in Manchester, England and 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 major step in his career was the leading role in (1966), which established his reputation for playing slightly off-the-wall characters.
Since then, he has specialised in playing villains, in films such as Straw Dogs (1971), The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978), Time After Time (1979), Time Bandits (1981) (going all the way by playing a character named, simply, "Evil") and Tron (1982), and television series such as . He was also cast against type as Bob Crachit in the 1984 telefilm of A Christmas Carol. He has appeared in hit movies such as Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Titanic, Scream 2, and more recently in independent television's adaptation of the Hornblower series. He also continues to play classical roles.
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