{"id":477660,"date":"2022-07-25T15:24:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T12:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/david-warner-titanic-and-omen-actor-dead-at-80\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T15:24:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T12:24:04","slug":"david-warner-titanic-and-omen-actor-dead-at-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/david-warner-titanic-and-omen-actor-dead-at-80\/","title":{"rendered":"#David Warner, &#8216;Titanic&#8217; and &#8216;Omen&#8217; actor, dead at 80"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a264b12b062c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a264b12b062c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/david-warner-titanic-and-omen-actor-dead-at-80\/#%E2%80%9CDavid_Warner_%E2%80%98Titanic_and_%E2%80%98Omen_actor_dead_at_80%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;David Warner, &#8216;Titanic&#8217; and &#8216;Omen&#8217; actor, dead at 80&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDavid_Warner_%E2%80%98Titanic_and_%E2%80%98Omen_actor_dead_at_80%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;David Warner, &#8216;Titanic&#8217; and &#8216;Omen&#8217; actor, dead at 80&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>David Warner, a UK character-actor best known for his roles in \u201cTitanic\u201d and \u201cThe Omen,\u201d died Sunday from a \u201ccancer-related illness.\u201d He was 80 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran thespian\u2019s family confirmed his passing \u201cwith an overwhelmingly heavy heart\u201d in a statement<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment-arts-62219839\"> to the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past 18 months he <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roached his diagnosis with a characteristic grace and dignity,\u201d they wrote. \u201cHe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time of his death, Warner was residing at Denville Hal in Northwood, a care home for figures in the entertainment industry. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-76.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"David Warner during the Star Trek Convention in 2011.\" class=\"wp-image-23185563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>David Warner during the Star Trek Convention in 2011.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-78.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"David Warner as Spicer Lovejoy in &quot;Titanic.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-23185573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-78.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-78.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-78.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>David Warner as Spicer Lovejoy in \u201cTitanic.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">CBS via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Born in Manchester in 1941, the dramatist is perhaps most famous for his role in James Cameron\u2019s 1997 romantic epic \u201cTitanic,\u201d in which he portrayed Spicer Lovejoy, the villainous henchman of Billy Zane\u2019s Pittsburgh steel tycoon Cal Hockley.<\/p>\n<p>He was also known for appearing in the 1976 horror classic \u201cThe Omen\u201d as photographer Keith Jennings, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zf1O0qoXN1Y\">who gets his head chopped off by a pane of glass<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Warner addressed the iconic scene in the 2010 BBC program \u201cA History Of Horror.\u201d Host Mark Gatiss had asked Warner whatever happened to his severed head, whereupon, without missing a beat, he quipped: \u201cI lost it in the divorce.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-79.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"David Warner, seen here with Susan Saint James, also starred in 1979's &quot;S.O.S. Titanic.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-23185583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-79.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-79.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-79.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>David Warner, seen here with Susan Saint James, also starred in 1979\u2019s \u201cS.O.S. Titanic.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">FilmPublicityArchive\/United Arch<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-80.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"David Warner and Gregory Peck in &quot;The Omen.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-23185591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>David Warner and Gregory Peck in \u201cThe Omen.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">FilmPublicityArchive\/United Arch<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Warner, who was primarily cast in villainous roles, also appeared in \u201cTron\u201d (1982), \u201cLittle Malcolm\u201d (1974), \u201cTime Bandits\u201d (1981), \u201cThe French Lieutenant\u2019s Woman\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em>(1981),\u00a0\u201cThe Man with Two Brains\u201d\u00a0(1983) and the 1964 Best Picture Winner \u201cTom Jones.\u201d In his final credited role, the actor starred in the 2018 sequel\u00a0\u201cMary Poppins Returns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not just a force on the big screen, the Brit boasted a smorgasbord of TV roles, including \u201cPenny Dreadful,\u201d \u201cRipper Street,\u201d \u201cStar Trek,\u201d \u201cDoctor Who,\u201d the original \u201cTwin Peaks\u201d and Masada (1981), for which he an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001831\/\">Emmy best supporting actor in a limited series or special<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-81.jpg?w=679\" alt=\"David Warner at the premiere for &quot;Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze&quot; in 1991.\" class=\"wp-image-23185599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1358 1358w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1019 1018w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=679 679w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=340 339w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\"\/><figcaption>David Warner at the premiere for \u201cTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze\u201d in 1991.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1018\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-82.jpg?w=1018\" alt=\"David Warner as King Henry VI in the stage play &quot;The Wars of the Roses&quot; in 1964.\" class=\"wp-image-23185602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-82.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1527 1527w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-82.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1018 1018w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-82.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=509 509w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/David-Warner-82.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\"\/><figcaption>David Warner as King Henry VI in the stage play \u201cThe Wars of the Roses\u201d in 1964.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Rada-trained Warner also enjoyed an illustrious stage career, garnering widespread acclaim for his title roles in the Royal Shakespeare Company\u2019s \u201cHenry VI\u201d and \u201cHamlet\u201d early on in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Warner is survived by partner Lisa Bowerman, son Luke and daughter-in-law Sarah, his good friend Jane Spencer Prior, his first wife Harriet Evans and many other friends.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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