David Warner

David Hattersley Warner was an English actor, who, for Disney, was best known for his multiple roles in the 1982 sci-fi film Tron, including businessman Ed Dillinger, second-in-command Sark, and the Master Control Program, the overall main antagonist of the movie. He was also the narrator in Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin. Additionally, he voiced the Archmage in Gargoyles, the Spirit of the Tree in the Dinosaurs episode "If I Were a Tree", Lord Angstrom in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and portrayed Admiral Boom in Mary Poppins Returns (his final film role before his death).
Warner was born on July 29, 1941 in Manchester, Lancashire and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his professional stage debut at the Royal Court Theatre in January 1962, playing Snout, a minor role in Shakespeare's , directed by . He later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company where he appeared in productions of , , , , and .
After making a film debut in , Warner appeared in other films, such as , , , , , , , , , , Hostile Takeover, , , , , and (2001). He also appeared in various media of the franchise, including the films and , as well as the show .
His other television credits included , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
Additionally, he appeared in various TV films and miniseries, such as The Wars of the Roses, , , (1984), , , and , where he won an .
Warner was also a prolific voice actor, who participated in various audio drama and, by the 1990s, contributed animated to shows, including , , , , , , , , , , and as the voice of Ra's al Ghul for much of the .
He had been diagnosed with lung cancer 18 months prior to his death on July 24, 2022, but chose to keep his diagnosis private.
==Roles==
Tron - Ed Dillinger.jpg|Ed Dillinger(Tron)
Sark.png|Sark(Tron)
Mcp.png|Master Control Program(Tron)
275px-Archmage.jpg|Archmage(Gargoyles)
Lord Angstrom.jpg|Lord Angstrom(Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)
MPR-AdmiralBoom.jpg|Admiral Boom(Mary Poppins Returns)
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