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'''David Warner''' (born [[29 July (people)|29 July]] [[1941 (people)|1941]]<ref>[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ef6a111 BFI]</ref>) is a noted character actor who has performed in a number of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' related productions for the [[BBC]] and [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]].
'''David Warner''' ([[29 July (people)|29 July]] [[1941 (people)|1941]]<ref>[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ef6a111 BFI]</ref>-[[24 July (people)|24 July]] [[2022 (people)|2022]]<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62219839 BBC News]</ref>) was a noted character actor who performed in a number of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' related productions for the [[BBC]] and [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]].


Warner is best known to ''Doctor Who'' enthusiasts as the voice of the "[[The Doctor (Sympathy for the Devil)|Unbound Doctor]]", who began in the ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' series, and was brought back in ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio anthology)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]''.
Warner was best known to ''Doctor Who'' enthusiasts as the voice of the "[[Unbound Doctor]]", who began in the ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' series, and was brought back in ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio anthology)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]''.


His only screen acting appearance was as [[Professor]] [[Grisenko]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]] episode, ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]''. Three years earlier, he had also played another professor in an [[Ice Warrior]] story, when he voiced Professor [[Boston Schooner]] in the [[The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|New Eighth Doctor Adventure]], ''[[Deimos (audio story)|Deimos]]''.
His only screen acting appearance in the ''Doctor Who'' universe was as [[Professor]] [[Grisenko]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 7]] episode, ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]''. Three years earlier, he had also played another professor in an [[Ice Warrior]] story, when he voiced Professor [[Boston Schooner]] in the [[The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|New Eighth Doctor Adventure]], ''[[Deimos (audio story)|Deimos]]''.


Previously, in 2009, he played Lord [[Azlok]] for the BBC-produced animated ''Doctor Who'' serial, ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'', co-starring [[David Tennant]].
Previously, in 2009, he played Lord [[Azlok]] for the BBC-produced animated ''Doctor Who'' serial, ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'', co-starring [[David Tennant]].
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Warner also narrated the audiobook release of the [[Twelfth Doctor]] novel ''[[Royal Blood (novel)|Royal Blood]]'', written by [[Una McCormack]].
Warner also narrated the audiobook release of the [[Twelfth Doctor]] novel ''[[Royal Blood (novel)|Royal Blood]]'', written by [[Una McCormack]].


He was one of the actors considered for the part of [[Borusa]] in a television movie project that eventually became ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''. <ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/tvm.html</ref>
He was one of the actors considered for the part of [[Borusa]] in a television movie project that eventually became ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''.<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/tvm.html</ref> He was also considered for the roles of [[Valgard]] in ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'' ([[TCH 37]]), Commander [[Vorshak]] in ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'' ([[TCH 38]]), [[Orcini]] in ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', ([[TCH 41]]) [[Merdeen]] in ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'' ([[TCH 42]]) and [[George Ratcliffe|Ratcliffe]] in [[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|''Remembrance of the Daleks'']]. ([[TCH 44]]). [[Pip and Jane Baker]] also suggested him for the role of the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[The Last Chance Saloon (documentary)|The Last Chance Saloon]]'')


Outside of ''Doctor Who'', Warner has been involved in many legendary film and TV productions, including ''Tron'', James Cameron's ''Titanic'', ''The Omen'', ''Time Bandits'', and ''[[Z-Cars]]'', as well as various roles in the ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' and ''[[Batman]]'' franchises.
== Career highlights ==
Outside of ''Doctor Who'', Warner was involved in many legendary film and TV productions, including ''Tron'', James Cameron's ''Titanic'', ''The Omen'', ''Time Bandits'', and ''[[Z-Cars]]'', as well as various roles in the ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' and ''[[Batman]]'' franchises.


In 2005, Warner also appeared in ''The League of Gentlemen's Apocalyse'', written by and starring ''Doctor Who'' writer/actor [[Mark Gatiss]], who also wrote ''Cold War''.
In 2005, Warner also appeared in ''The League of Gentlemen's Apocalyse'', written by and starring ''Doctor Who'' writer/actor [[Mark Gatiss]], who also wrote ''Cold War''.


== Television roles ==
== Personal life ==
He was the partner of [[Bernice Summerfield]] actress [[Lisa Bowerman]].<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/2022-07-31-bernard-and-david Big Finish Podcast: 2022-07-31 Bernard and David]</ref>
 
== Credits ==
As the [[Unbound Doctor]]
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Unbound ====
* ''[[Sympathy for the Devil (audio story)|Sympathy for the Devil]]''
* ''[[Masters of War (audio story)|Masters of War]]''
 
==== The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield ====
* ''[[The Unbound Universe (audio anthology)|The Unbound Universe]]''
** ''[[The Library in the Body (audio story)|The Library in the Body]]''
** ''[[Planet X (audio story)|Planet X]]''
** ''[[The Very Dark Thing (audio story)|The Very Dark Thing]]''
** ''[[The Emporium at the End (audio story)|The Emporium at the End]]''
* ''[[Ruler of the Universe (audio anthology)|Ruler of the Universe]]''
** ''[[The City and the Clock (audio story)|The City and the Clock]]''
** ''[[Asking for a Friend (audio story)|Asking for a Friend]]''
** ''[[Truant (audio story)|Truant]]''
** ''[[The True Saviour of the Universe (audio story)|The True Saviour of the Universe]]''
* ''[[Buried Memories (audio anthology)|Buried Memories]]''
** ''[[Pride of the Lampian (audio story)|Pride of the Lampian]]''
** ''[[Clear History (audio story)|Clear History]]''
** ''[[Dead and Breakfast (audio story)|Dead and Breakfast]]''
** ''[[Burrowed Time (audio story)|Burrowed Time]]''
* ''[[Lost in Translation (audio anthology)|Lost in Translation]]''
** ''[[Have I Told You Lately? (audio story)|Have I Told You Lately?]]''
** ''[[The Undying Truth (audio story)|The Undying Truth]]''
** ''[[Inertia (audio story)|Inertia]]''
** ''[[Gallifrey (audio story)|Gallifrey]]''
* ''[[Blood & Steel (audio anthology)|Blood & Steel]]'' (released posthumous)
** ''[[Willkommen (audio story)|Willkommen]]''
** ''[[Wulf (audio story)|Wulf]]''
** ''[[Übermensch (audio story)|Übermensch]]''
** ''[[Auf Wiedersehen (audio story)|Auf Wiedersehen]]''
 
==== Bernice Summerfield: The Story So Far ====
* ''[[The Angel of History (audio story)|The Angel of History]]''
 
==== Once and Future ====
* ''[[Time Lord Immemorial (audio story)|Time Lord Immemorial]]'' - credited as Alternate Universe Doctor (released posthumous)
 
==== Dark Gallifrey ====
* ''[[The War Master (audio story)|The War Master]]'' (released posthumous)
 
As [[Cuthbert (The Sands of Life)|Cuthbert]]
 
==== The Fourth Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[The Sands of Life (audio story)|The Sands of Life]]'' / ''[[War Against the Laan (audio story)|War Against the Laan]]''
* ''[[The Dalek Contract (audio story)|The Dalek Contract]]'' / ''[[The Final Phase (audio story)|The Final Phase]]''
* ''[[The Pursuit of History (audio story)|The Pursuit of History]]'' / ''[[Casualties of Time (audio story)|Casualties of Time]]''
 
As [[Luke Betterman]]
==== Jago and Litefoot ====
* ''[[The Devil's Dicemen (audio story)|The Devil's Dicemen]]''
* ''[[The Mourning After (audio story)|The Mourning After]]''
* ''[[The Museum of Curiosities (audio story)|The Museum of Curiosities]]''
* ''[[How The Other Half Lives (audio story)|How the Other Half Lives]]''
* ''[[Too Much Reality (audio story)|Too Much Reality]]''
* ''[[Jago & Litefoot Forever (audio story)|Jago & Litefoot Forever]]''
 
Other Roles
 
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'' - [[Azlok|Lord Azlok]]
* ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'' - [[Azlok|Lord Azlok]]
* ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]'' - [[Grisenko|Professor Grisenko]]
* ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]'' - [[Grisenko|Professor Grisenko]]


== Audio roles ==
=== Audio ===
=== Doctor Who Main Range ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[Summer (audio story)|Summer]]'' - Sir [[Isaac Newton]]
* ''[[Summer (audio story)|Summer]]'' - Sir [[Isaac Newton]]


=== The Worlds of Big Finish ===
==== Special Releases ====
* ''[[The Adventure of the Bloomsbury Bomber (audio story)|The Adventure of the Bloomsbury Bomber]]'' - Mycroft Holmes
* ''[[The Worlds of Big Finish]]''
** ''[[The Adventure of the Bloomsbury Bomber (audio story)|The Adventure of the Bloomsbury Bomber]]'' - Mycroft Holmes


=== The Lost Stories ===
==== The Lost Stories ====
* ''[[The Children of Seth (audio story)|The Children of Seth]]'' - [[Siris|Autarch Siris]]
* ''[[The Children of Seth (audio story)|The Children of Seth]]'' - [[Siris|Autarch Siris]]
* ''[[The Rosemariners (audio story)|The Rosemariners]]'' - Professor [[Arnold Biggs]]
* ''[[The Rosemariners (audio story)|The Rosemariners]]'' - Professor [[Arnold Biggs]]


=== Fourth Doctor Adventures ===
=== The Eighth Doctor Adventures ====
As [[Cuthbert (The Sands of Life)|Cuthbert]].
* ''[[The Sands of Life (audio story)|The Sands of Life]]'' / ''[[War Against the Laan (audio story)|War Against the Laan]]''
* ''[[The Dalek Contract (audio story)|The Dalek Contract]]'' / ''[[The Final Phase (audio story)|The Final Phase]]''
* ''[[The Pursuit of History (audio story)|The Pursuit of History]]'' / ''[[Casualties of Time (audio story)|Casualties of Time]]''
 
=== Eighth Doctor Adventures ===
* ''[[Deimos (audio story)|Deimos]]'' - Professor [[Boston Schooner]]
* ''[[Deimos (audio story)|Deimos]]'' - Professor [[Boston Schooner]]


=== The War Doctor ===
==== The War Doctor ====
* ''[[Legion of the Lost (audio story)|Legion of the Lost]]'' - [[Shadovar]]
* ''[[Legion of the Lost (audio story)|Legion of the Lost]]'' - [[Shadovar]]


=== The Early Adventures ===
==== The Early Adventures ====
* ''[[The Black Hole (audio story)|The Black Hole]]'' - Narrator
* ''[[The Black Hole (audio story)|The Black Hole]]'' - Narrator


=== The Companion Chronicles ===
==== The Companion Chronicles ====
* ''[[Empathy Games (audio story)|Empathy Games]]'' - Co-ordinator [[Vilor Angell|Angell]]
* ''[[Empathy Games (audio story)|Empathy Games]]'' - Co-ordinator [[Vilor Angell|Angell]]
* ''[[The Crumbling Magician (audio story)|The Crumbling Magician]]'' - [[Allie (The Crumbling Magician)|Allie]]
* ''[[The Crumbling Magician (audio story)|The Crumbling Magician]]'' - [[Allie Kay]]


=== Bernice Summerfield ===
==== Bernice Summerfield ====
* ''[[The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel (audio story)|The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel]]'' - [[Mycroft Holmes]]
* ''[[The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel (audio story)|The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel]]'' - [[Mycroft Holmes]]


As [[The Doctor (Sympathy for the Devil)|The Doctor]]
==== Iris Wildthyme ====
 
==== ''Doctor Who Unbound'' ====
* ''[[Sympathy for the Devil (audio story)|Sympathy for the Devil]]''
* ''[[Masters of War (audio story)|Masters of War]]''
 
==== ''The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield'' ====
* ''[[The Library in the Body (audio story)|The Library in the Body]]''
* ''[[Planet X (audio story)|Planet X]]''
* ''[[The Very Dark Thing (audio story)|The Very Dark Thing]]''
* ''[[The Emporium At The End (audio story)|The Emporium At The End]]''
* ''[[The City and the Clock (audio story)|The City and the Clock]]''
* ''[[Asking for a Friend (audio story)|Asking for a Friend]]''
* ''[[Truant (audio story)|Truant]]''
* ''[[The True Saviour of the Universe (audio story)|The True Saviour of the Universe]]''
* ''[[Pride of the Lampian (audio story)|Pride of the Lampian]]''
* ''[[Clear History (audio story)|Clear History]]''
* ''[[Dead and Breakfast (audio story)|Dead and Breakfast]]''
* ''[[Burrowed Time (audio story)|Burrowed Time]]''
 
==== ''Bernice Summerfield: The Story So Far'' ====
* ''[[The Angel of History (audio story)|The Angel of History]]''
 
=== Jago and Litefoot ===
As [[Luke Betterman]]
* ''[[The Devil's Dicemen (audio story)|The Devil's Dicemen]]''
* ''[[The Mourning After (audio story)|The Mourning After]]''
* ''[[The Museum of Curiosities (audio story)|The Museum of Curiosities]]''
* ''[[How The Other Half Lives (audio story)|How the Other Half Lives]]''
* ''[[Too Much Reality (audio story)|Too Much Reality]]''
 
=== Iris Wildthyme ===
* ''[[Dark Side (audio story)|Dark Side]]'' - [[Edward (Dark Side)|Edward]]
* ''[[Dark Side (audio story)|Dark Side]]'' - [[Edward (Dark Side)|Edward]]


=== Graceless ===
==== Graceless ====
As [[Daniel (The Sphere)|Daniel]]
As [[Daniel (The Sphere)|Daniel]]
* ''[[The Sphere (audio story)|The Sphere]]''
* ''[[The Sphere (audio story)|The Sphere]]''
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* ''[[The End (audio story)|The End]]'' (also as [[The Grace]])
* ''[[The End (audio story)|The End]]'' (also as [[The Grace]])


=== Torchwood ===
==== Torchwood ====
* ''[[Ghost Mission (audio story)|Ghost Mission]]'' - [[Roy (Ghost Mission)|OAP]]
* ''[[Ghost Mission (audio story)|Ghost Mission]]'' - [[Roy (Ghost Mission)|OAP]]
* ''[[The Torchwood Archive (audio story)|The Torchwood Archive]]'' - [[Roy (Ghost Mission)|The Committee]]
* ''[[The Torchwood Archive (audio story)|The Torchwood Archive]]'' - [[Roy (Ghost Mission)|The Committee]]
==== God Among Us ====
* ''[[God Among Us 2]]''
** ''[[Another Man's Shoes (audio story)|Another Man's Shoes]]'' - The Committee
** ''[[Eye of the Storm (audio story)|Eye of the Storm]]'' - The Committee


=== Audiobook Readings ===
=== Audiobook Readings ===
==== BBC New Series Adventures ====
* ''[[Plague of the Cybermen (novel)|Plague of the Cybermen]]''
* ''[[Plague of the Cybermen (novel)|Plague of the Cybermen]]''
* ''[[Royal Blood (novel)|Royal Blood]]''
* ''[[Royal Blood (novel)|Royal Blood]]''
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== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Big Finish Doctor Who Unbound voice actors]]
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[[Category:BFTW voice actors]]
[[Category:BFTW voice actors]]
[[Category:Actors who portrayed people from the real world]]
[[Category:Once and Future voice actors]]
[[Category:Dark Gallifrey voice actors]]

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David Warner (29 July 1941[1]-24 July 2022[2]) was a noted character actor who performed in a number of Doctor Who related productions for the BBC and Big Finish.

Warner was best known to Doctor Who enthusiasts as the voice of the "Unbound Doctor", who began in the Doctor Who Unbound series, and was brought back in The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield.

His only screen acting appearance in the Doctor Who universe was as Professor Grisenko in the Doctor Who Series 7 episode, Cold War. Three years earlier, he had also played another professor in an Ice Warrior story, when he voiced Professor Boston Schooner in the New Eighth Doctor Adventure, Deimos.

Previously, in 2009, he played Lord Azlok for the BBC-produced animated Doctor Who serial, Dreamland, co-starring David Tennant.

Warner also narrated the audiobook release of the Twelfth Doctor novel Royal Blood, written by Una McCormack.

He was one of the actors considered for the part of Borusa in a television movie project that eventually became Doctor Who.[3] He was also considered for the roles of Valgard in Terminus (TCH 37), Commander Vorshak in Warriors of the Deep (TCH 38), Orcini in Revelation of the Daleks, (TCH 41) Merdeen in The Mysterious Planet (TCH 42) and Ratcliffe in Remembrance of the Daleks. (TCH 44). Pip and Jane Baker also suggested him for the role of the Seventh Doctor. (DCOM: The Last Chance Saloon)

Career highlights[[edit] | [edit source]]

Outside of Doctor Who, Warner was involved in many legendary film and TV productions, including Tron, James Cameron's Titanic, The Omen, Time Bandits, and Z-Cars, as well as various roles in the Star Trek and Batman franchises.

In 2005, Warner also appeared in The League of Gentlemen's Apocalyse, written by and starring Doctor Who writer/actor Mark Gatiss, who also wrote Cold War.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

He was the partner of Bernice Summerfield actress Lisa Bowerman.[4]

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

As the Unbound Doctor

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Unbound[[edit] | [edit source]]

The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bernice Summerfield: The Story So Far[[edit] | [edit source]]

Once and Future[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dark Gallifrey[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Cuthbert

The Fourth Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Luke Betterman

Jago and Litefoot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other Roles

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]

Special Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Lost Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Eighth Doctor Adventures =[[edit] | [edit source]]

The War Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Early Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Companion Chronicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bernice Summerfield[[edit] | [edit source]]

Iris Wildthyme[[edit] | [edit source]]

Graceless[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Daniel

Torchwood[[edit] | [edit source]]

God Among Us[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobook Readings[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC New Series Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ BFI
  2. ↑ BBC News
  3. ↑ http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/tvm.html
  4. ↑ Big Finish Podcast: 2022-07-31 Bernard and David
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