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David Warner Passes Away

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Yeah. Chancellor Gorkon is in Sto'Vo'Kor. Gul Madred is in...wherever they go.

Actor David Warner passes away aged 80

He had a good run, and a remarkable career. It's probably not his best-known work but I remember him best as Captain James Sawyer from the "mutiny/Retribution" Hornblower films.
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He's seemed old for as long as I've known about him.

Yeah, Hornblower was a good one. As was Ra's Al Ghul in the DCAU as well, always a great performance.
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Him as Madred vs Stewart as Picard in "Chain of Command" was a sheer delight, despite the grim subject matter.
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Truly unfortunate. He had a presence that commanded attention.
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Thanks to Eternal Freedom for Mentioning 'Chains of Command' until that I had no recollection of who Gul Madred was. The only Cardassians I really remember are Garak and Gul Dukat.
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Gul Madred is nice showing of David Warner's talent though since it's role could have easily fallen flat in the hands of a less talented actor, since Madred has to seem almost reasonable even though he's torturing Picard and is indeed the villain of the piece.
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Let's not forget he's also played Bob Cratchet.

The number of roles he's played is too many to count or mention.
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Most recently I've heard him as the alternative Third Doctor in some of the Big Finish audio series. I was very surprised to find out that he was apparently in a relationship with his co-star / companion from that series.
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A shame. He was a great actor and a man of class
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He's definitely left a huge legacy of stand-out roles.
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I think I remember him best as Jack the Ripper in Time After Time and Dillinger/Sark/MCP in Tron, but he popped up so many times in other movies and TV shows that I can't even keep track of them all. A magnificent character actor.
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Seems the actress who played Uhura just died, too.

RIP

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I have taken the liberty of starting this thread for Ms. Nichols.
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