Biography
He has worked for such distinguished directors as John Frankenheimer, Sidney Lumet, Richard Donner, Joseph Losey, Alain Resnais and--on three occasions--Sam Peckinpah ("The Ballad of Cable Hogue" 1970; "Straw Dogs" 1971; and "Cross of Iron" 1977). While highly capable of sympathetic and even poignant roles, Warner has delivered many notable performances as villains, including Jack the Ripper to Malcolm McDowell's H.G. Wells in "Time After …
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Career Milestones
2002 | Returned to the London stage after more than three decades in "The Feast of Snails" | |
2001 | Made Broadway debut in revival of Shaw's "Major Barbara" | |
2001 | Had featured role in Tim Burton's new adaptation of "Planet of the Apes" | |
2001 | Appeared as Captain Sawyer in the second set of episodes of "Horatio Hornblower" (A&E) | |
1998 | Once again lent his voice to animation, this time for The WB series "Steven Spielberg Presents Toonsylvania" | |
1998 | Had regular role as 'The Man' who gives out assignments in The WB series "Three", a "Mod Squad" for the 1990s | |
1997 | Second time on the decks of the doomed luxury liner in James Cameron's "Titanic", portraying Billy Zane's ruthlessly loyal valet | |
1997 | Played drama teacher Gus Gold in "Scream 2" | |
1997 | Narrated "Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin" | |
1996 | Co-starred in two made-for-HBO films, "Naked Souls" and "Rasputin" | |
| Provided the voice of 'The Lobe' for The WB animated series "Stephen Spielberg Presents Freakazoid!" | ||
1991 | Portrayed Vanya in David Mamet's adaptation of "Uncle Vanya", televised as part of PBS' "Great Performances" | |
1991 | Reprised role as Klingon chancellor in "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" | |
1988 | Portrayed a Klingon chancellor anxious to negotiate a peace in "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" | |
1985 | Second turn as Heydrich in NBC movie "SS: Portrait in Evil" | |
1984 | Starred in TV series "Nancy Astor" (PBS) | |
1981 | Delivered Emmy-winning turn in the ABC miniseries "Masada" | |
1979 | Took first ride aboard the famous doomed ship in the ABC movie "S.O.S. Titantic", playing Laurence Beesley, the bachelor who flirts with Susan Saint James | |
1979 | Played stunning Jack the Ripper in "Time After Time" | |
1978 | Played Reinhard Heydrich in NBC miniseries "Holocaust" (American TV debut) | |
1977 | Starred in "Clouds of Glory" series for BBC | |
1977 | Joined all-star cast (including Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud and Ellen Burstyn) for Alain Resnais' "Providence" | |
1976 | Acted in Richard Donner's "The Omen" | |
1971 | Co-starred in Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs" | |
1970 | Injured both heels in a fall from a window in Rome; told by doctors he may never walk again | |
1970 | First of three collaborations with Sam Peckinpah, "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" | |
1968 | Appeared in John Frankenheimer's "The Fixer" | |
1968 | Reteamed with Lumet for "The Sea Gull" | |
1967 | First film with Sidney Lumet, "The Deadly Affair" | |
1966 | Gained prominence as title character of "Morgan - A Suitable Case for Treatment/Morgan!" | |
1965 | Played "Hamlet" in the afternoons and Andrew Aguecheek in "Twelfth Night" in the evenings at the Royal Shakespeare Company | |
1963 | Film acting debut as Blifil in "Tom Jones" | |
1962 | Made stage debut as Snout in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in London | |
1961 | Founding member of the Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| While a young teenager joined amateur dramatics company in Leamington Spa; two years later entered RADA | ||
| Born illegitimate; parents had a tumultuous relationship; was frequently "kidnapped" by one parent or the other until he finally settled with his father and stepmother | ||
Awards
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Titanic |
1981 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Limited Series or a Special in Masada |
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Performance By a Supporting Actor In a Drama Series in Holocaust -- The Story of the Family Weiss |
1966 | BAFTA Award for British Actor in Morgan |