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Ed Dillinger / Sark
/ Voice of the MCP
David Warner plays a greedy software programmer named Ed Dillinger
who needs to steal others ideas in order to to push his way up the
corporate ladder. With the help of the Master Control Program and
the game designs he has stolen, Dillinger becomes a senior executive
at Encom. Warner's other role is that of Sark, the MCP's right hand
man. In addition he also did the voice, which was later processed by
Champ Davenport and Jack Manning, for the MCP.
-Esotek
The following information was provided by "Cinephilia".
Born near Manchester in 1941, David Warner is a distinguished stage,
film and television actor. A graduate of the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Arts by the time he was 19 years old, he first made his
name known with his moving performance as the doomed King Henry VI
in The Wars of the Roses, one of the Royal Shakespeare Company's
most celebrated shows to this day. In 1965, he became the most
talked about Hamlet of his generation. His innovative
performance initially drew a lot of terrible reviews, but the show
would soon become a hit, with teenagers and young adults packing the
house in both London and Stratford for the next two years.
Back in 1964, he had gotten his first important movie role in Tom
Jones, Tony Richardson's adaptation of the classic by Henry
Fielding. He played Tom's cousin and worst enemy, the viperine
Blifil. He followed that with the title role in Morgan! A Suitable
Case for Treatment in 1966. Thanks to Morgan, Warner was able to
demonstrate his full range as an actor. He could make you laugh, or
scare you, one minute and move you to tears the next. His
performance earned him a BAFTA nomination.
His amazing talent and offbeat looks have always brought a unique
quality to his characters. Some of his most famous films : Straw
Dogs, The Omen, Time After Time, Time Bandits, Tron, The Man with
Two Brains, Star Trek VI, Titanic, Planet of the Apes. In 1981, he
won an Emmy for his supporting performance in Masada.
Related Links
- IMDB Entry for
David Warner
- David Warner
: An Actor's Life and Art |
