Actor David Warner has died at the age of 80 from a cancer-related illness. His family said they were sharing the news 'with an overwhelmingly heavy heart'.
The Manchester-born thespian starred in films such as The Omen, Tron and Titanic. Warner died on Sunday at Denville Hall, a care home for those in the entertainment industry.
"Over the past 18 months he approached his diagnosis with a characteristic grace and dignity," his family said in a statement released today.
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"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," it said.
The Rada-trained actor frequently played the baddie and played various characters in Star Trek. He reportedly confessed to becoming an actor because 'I couldn't do anything else'.
He earned a Bafta nomination for his lead performance in Karel Reisz's 1966 film Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment, opposite Vanessa Redgrave. He also won an Emmy award in 1981 for outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or special for his portrayal of Pomponius Falco in the television miniseries Masada.
Actor David Warner has died at the age of 80 from a cancer-related illness, his family has announced.
The family statement continued: "“For 60 years he was a well-respected stage, television, voice and film actor. His theatre career with the RSC included an era-defining Hamlet, Henry VI in The Wars of The Roses in the 1960s and Falstaff in their 2008 Histories Cycle.
“He also played King Lear at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2005. He made well over 100 films including Tom Jones, Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment, The Omen, Time Bandits, Tron, Star Treks V & VI and Titanic, as well as three films with Sam Peckinpah – The Ballad Of Cable Hogue, Straw Dogs and Cross Of Iron.
“He featured in countless television, radio & audio productions and his last film appearance was as Admiral Boom in Mary Poppins Returns.
“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.
“He is survived by his beloved partner Lisa Bowerman, his much-loved son Luke and daughter in-law Sarah, his good friend Jane Spencer Prior, his first wife Harriet Evans and his many gold dust friends.”
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