A few days after his 81st birthday on July 29, the actor David Warner He passed away this Monday as a victim of cancer and leaving a legacy of six decades of artistic career in which he worked with directors such as james cameron, Tim Burton either sam peckinpah.
The actor originally from Manchester, England, worked during his career in film, theater and television and for him there was no genre that he could not do. He made westerns, horror movies, musicals, dramas, and science fiction.
The actor, who in 1981 won an award Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his portrayal of Pomponius Falco in the television miniseries masada, moved between independent films and blockbusters. Proof of this are the following feature films in which the prolific artist participated and which can be seen at home on some streaming systems.
tron
Warner worked on this cult film released in 1982 by Disney in which he was the villain of the science fiction story starring Jeff Bridges.
In the feature film, David was Ed DillingerSenior Executive Vice President of ENCOM and former co-worker of Flynn (Bridges), who steals the protagonist’s work and passes it off as his own, earning him a series of undeserved accolades.
In tron he also provided the voice of the Master Control Program. It was written and directed by Steven Lisberger. Being one of the first films in history to use 3-D computer graphics and a distinctive visual style.
The film was a moderate success at the box office. It received positive reviews from critics who praised the innovative visuals and acting, but the story was criticized at the time for being incoherent. Since then, she has gained a cult following and is considered a pioneer of computer animation.
scream 2
Although the actor had already made horror films such as The prophecyin 1997 he worked with Wes Craven in scream 2a sequel to the 1996 film. Both works are available at Prime Video.
In the feature film Warner gives life to Gus Gold, a secondary character. At the beginning of the story Sidney Prescott is assigned the leading role of Cassandra in the Windsor College, chosen by Gus, who is his drama teacher. Sidney wants to retire after the murders, but Gus gives her a sympathetic and encouraging speech.
Wes Craven commented during the promotion of this film that he personally chose Warner because he was impressed with the actor’s performance since he saw him in The prophecy (The Omen).
titanica
In 1997 Warner played the villain Spicer Lovejoywho was the right hand of Caledon Hockleyfiancé of Rose (Kate Winslet). This was her second role in a movie titanicabecause he had already played the passenger Lawrence Beesley in the miniseries sos titanic from 1979.
Spicer Lovejoy was the film’s secondary antagonist and while on deck, Lovejoy was the only one who suspected that Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) hadn’t saved Rose from falling off the ship.
In the feature film that is in Star+the character secretly put the diamond necklace in Jack’s pocket to frame him as a thief.
In the film’s script, Lovejoy’s death is described in great detail, however in the final version of the film his falling from the ship is not shown on screen and the audience must come to terms with his death.
Planet of the Apes
In this new version of Tim Burtonbased on the feature film Franklin Schaffner from 1969, Warner plays the sandaran elderly albino chimpanzee and father of Ari, a rebellious human rights activist.
Sandar’s power in the Monkey Senate had kept Ari out of trouble for years. Despite his differences on human equality, Sandar was good friends with Senator Zaius and asked his son, General Thade, about him at his dinner.
When Sandar invited Thade, Attar, and Senator Nado to dinner, Ari made a scene and spoke of human equality. Sandar was embarrassed but he couldn’t seem to do anything to straighten out his daughter.
In this work that is in Star+Sandar is tricked into giving General Thade, a militaristic chimpanzee, complete control over the ape army.
Mary Poppins Returns
This 2018 work was the last film David made and is a direct sequel to the 1964 musical. Mary Poppins made by Julie Andrews. in the new version Mary Poppins Returns, Emily Blunt did the lead role.
In the feature film that can be enjoyed on the streaming platform Disney+the late actor got into the role of the Admiral Booma retired but eccentric naval officer.
in the film boom is often seen with his companion, the retired and servile sailor Mr Binnacle (Jim Norton). In the Mary Poppins original, boom Y binnacle were played by Reginald Owen Y Warnerrespectively.
The late Warner admitted that he had not seen the original classic from Disney before filming the sequel: “It wasn’t a movie I rushed through when it first came out. I was pretty busy in the ’60s, and one of the last things on my agenda was to go see Mary Poppins”.
