RIP Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn (Wing Commander)...

[Merlin]

The actor David Warner has passed away. He starred in many films, but remember him best as a Klingon in Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country and as Admiral Tolwyn in Wing Commander. May you have clear skies and smooth sailing, David.

 

[Watson]

RIP

 

[davideo]

Although I'm a Star Trek fan I had to look him up to recognise the name

 

[miggymad]

His IMDb entry is super rich with his abilities as an actor both on-screen and behind the mic doing voice work. From Scooby Doo to Babylon 5, Midsommer Murders to Tron. He could do it all with ease.

Link

His best quote IMHO is "If people are given quality stuff to watch, they'll watch it."

R.I.P David.

 

[moggsie]

The best Doctor Who we never had, unfortunately.

 

[comraider]

RIP.

ST:TNG fans will remember him as Gul Madred, the Cardassian jailer who tortured Picard and we ended up with the "there are four lights" moment.

 

[miggymad]

According to one source:

David Warner was emergency cast as Gul Madred just three days before filming, and had no time to learn his lines. He’s literally reading them from cue cards just off camera in every shot. And because he is a British-trained professional, he created one of Star Trek’s most chilling villains.

 

[comraider]

Wow, that's amazing if true. His acting and delivery were immaculate in that role.

 

[Merlin]

He was also in Titanic, I forgot to mention that.

 

[SaviorX]

also the 'villain' in the original Tron (1982), Ed Dillinger / Sark / MCP

one of the very first things I saw him in.

Mr. North, starring Anthony Edwards, where Warner again plays 'the bad guy', Dr. MacPherson, is also a tremendous movie.

 

[Sardine]

Dont forget the classic time bandits

 

[Merlin]

I could be wrong, but I think David was the only actor to play a human, a Klingon and a Cardassian. He also played St. John Talbot in Star Trek V.

 

[Watson]

A very young, David Warner of the Royal Shakespeare Company trying on a crown in his dressing room in 1964.

And The Omen.

 

[miggymad]

David Warner - A Life In Pictures

 

[SaviorX]

Other famous people/Celebs who've died this year...

Jerry Lee Lewis
Robbie Coltrane
Angela Lansbury
Loretta Lynn
Coolio
Louise Fletcher (Nurse Ratched)
Queen Elizabeth II
Mikhail Gorbachev
Anne Heche
Olivia Newton-John
Roger E. Mosely (TC, Magnum PI)
Bill Russell (NBA)
Nichelle Nichols (Uhura, Star Trek)
Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver)
Paul Sorvino
Shinzo Abe (former Japanese PM)
Larry Storch (F Troop)
James Caan
Jim Seals (Seals & Crofts)
Alec John Such (Bon Jovi)
Ronnie Hawkins
Ray Liotta
Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode)
Fred Ward (Tremors, Remo Williams, The Right Stuff. etc)
Mickey Gilley
Naomi Judd (The Judds)
Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Guy Lafleur (NHL)
Mike Bossy (NHL)
Gilbert Gottfried
Bobby Rydell
Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)
Madeleine Albright (US Politician)
Scott Hall (Razor Ramon, WWE)
William Hurt
Emilio Delgado (Luis, Sesame Street)
Sally Kellerman (Margaret, film version of MASH)
Ivan Reitman (Director/Producer)
Howard Hesseman (WKRP, Head of the Class)
Clark Gilles (NHL)
Louie Anderson (Comedian, Family Feud)
Meat Loaf (Michael Lee Aday, Musician and Actor)
Ronnie Spector (musician. The Ronettes)
Bob Saget (Full House, comedian)
Sidney Poitier
Peter Bogdanovich (Director)

adding:
Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
Irene Cara
Gallagher (comedian)
Yvette Mimieux (The Black Hole, The Time Machine)
Henry Silva (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Kane), Megaforce, Cannonball Run II, Code of Silence, Above the Law, etc.)
Philip Baker Hall (Boogie Nights, The Rock, Bruce Almighty, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Magnolia, many many roles...)
Lenny Von Dohlen (Electric Dreams, Tender Mercies, many many TV roles including an episode of Red Dwarf)
Kirstie Alley
Bob McGrath
Ruth Madoc (Hi-De-Hi)
Mills Lane

 

[Amiga Forever]

Jim Seals (Seals & Crofts)
Alec John Such (Bon Jovi)
Ronnie Hawkins
Ray Liotta
Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode)
Fred Ward (Tremors, Remo Williams, The Right Stuff. etc)
Mickey Gilley
Naomi Judd (The Judds)
Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Guy Lafleur (NHL)
Mike Bossy (NHL)
Gilbert Gottfried
Bobby Rydell
Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)
Madeleine Albright (US Politician)
Scott Hall (Razor Ramon, WWE)
William Hurt
Emilio Delgado (Luis, Sesame Street)
Sally Kellerman (Margaret, film version of MASH)
Ivan Reitman (Director/Producer)
Howard Hesseman (WKRP, Head of the Class)
Clark Gilles (NHL)
Louie Anderson (Comedian, Family Feud)
Meat Loaf (Michael Lee Aday, Musician and Actor)
Ronnie Spector (musician. The Ronettes)
Bob Saget (Full House, comedian)
Sidney Poitier
Peter Bogdanovich (Director)

Rest in peace them all People

 

[Watson]

Also, Aaron Carter (singer and songwriter) who recently died on Nov 5th at the age of 34. He is the younger brother to Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys.