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David Warner (born July 29 , 1941 in Manchester , England ) is an English Actor who often plays sinister characters. Warner was trained at '' ( 1966 ), which established his reputation for playing slightly off-the-wall characters. Since then, he has specialised in playing villains, in films such as '' series and the Archmage in Disney's '' Gargoyles ''. He was also cast against type as Henry Niles in '' Straw Dogs '' ( 1971 ) and as Bob Crachit in the 1984 telefilm of '' A Christmas Carol ''. In addition, he played Nazi strongman Reinhard Heydrich in the movie '' SS - Portrait In Evil '', and the television mini-series '' Holocaust ''. He has appeared in movies such as '''', he was a Cardassian interrogator. He based his portrayal on the evil "re-educator" from '' 1984 ''. His less-spectacular roles included a double-role in the campy low-budget fantasy " Quest Of The Delta Knights " (1993) which was eventually spoofed on Mystery Science Theater 3000 . On the "nice guy" side, he played the charismatic Aldous Gajic in Grail , a first-season episode of Babylon 5 . He also portrayed the sympathetic character of Capt. Kiesel in Sam Peckinpah's '' Cross Of Iron ''. In an episode of '' Lois & Clark '' he played Superman 's deceased Kryptonian father Jor-El , who appeared to his son through holographic recordings. Warner has performed in many Audio Plays , starring in the '' Doctor Who '' "Unbound" play '' Sympathy For The Devil '' ( 2003 ) as an alternative version of The Doctor , and in a series of plays based on ITV 's '' Sapphire & Steel '' as Steel, both for Big Finish Productions . He will reprise his incarnation of the Doctor in a sequel, ''The Dark Palace''. He also guest starred in the BBC Radio 4 Sci-Fi comedy '' Nebulous '' ( 2005 ) as Professor Nebulous' arch-enemy Dr. Klench. In all these productions Warner has worked with writer and comedian Mark Gatiss of the '' League Of Gentlemen '', and plays a guest role in the League's 2005 feature film '' The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse ''. He has also contributed and Morpheus in '' Fallout ''. On the Cartoon Network Animated Television Series '' The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy '', David provided the voice of Nergal , a demonic creature from the Earth's core that is obessed with making friends. He voiced the character until 2003, when he was replaced by Martin Jarvis . On 30 October 2005 he appeared on stage at the Old Vic theatre in London in the one-night play Night Sky alongside Christopher Eccleston , Bruno Langley , Navin Chowdhry , Saffron Burrows and David Baddiel . TRIVIA
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