David Warner, 'Titanic' and 'Omen' actor, dies at 80

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David Warner, ‘Titanic’ and ‘The Omen’ actor, dies at 80

The versatile British actor also had notable film roles in "Tron," "Time Bandits" and more recently "Mary Poppins Returns."

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LONDON — David Warner, a versatile British actor whose roles ranged from Shakespearean tragedies to sci-fi cult classics, has died. He was 80.

Warner’s family said he died from a cancer-related illness on Sunday at Denville Hall, a retirement home for entertainers in London.

Often cast as a villain, Warner had roles in the 1971 psychological thriller “Straw Dogs,” the 1976 horror classic “The Omen,” the 1979 time-travel adventure “Time After Time” — he was Jack the Ripper — and the 1997 blockbuster “Titanic,” where he played the malicious valet Spicer Lovejoy...