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David Hattersley Warner was an English actor who worked in film, television and theater, and also provided voice acting for a number of video games, audio dramas and commercials. His most notable roles include Morgan Delt in Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment, Jack the Ripper in Time After Time, Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, Ra’s al Ghul in Batman: The Animated Series, and many others.[1]
Career[]
Warner made his acting debut on the stage as Snout in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in January 1962. In 1963, he had his first film role, Blifil in Tom Jones, and on television as Henry VI in The Wars of the Roses. Over the years, Warner played an extensive slate of roles in hundreds of films, television shows and games, including multiple characters in Star Trek media. His final role was the voice of The Lobe, a computer, in a 2020 episode of Teen Titans Go!.
Commercial for Metroid II: Return of Samus[]
| “ | Be afraid. Be very afraid. One life-sucking Metroid survived the first Metroid adventure, and it's multiplying rapidly! You must help Samus save the universe again! In Metroid II. So we're giving you more power, and mightier weapons, to search a bigger world! Destroy, or be destroyed! The future is in your hands! | „ |
—David Warner | ||
Warner narrated an American commercial for Metroid II: Return of Samus.[2][3] He provided the voice of a human male face that formed out of terrain on SR388, which turns into a depiction of Samus Aran at one point. It is also dispersed by enemies. At the very end of the commercial, the face looks to the left before turning to face the camera, and says "Destroy, or be destroyed!" as its eyes light up red. The face explodes into balls at the end of the commercial.
The commercial can be viewed here.
Death[]
Warner was diagnosed with lung cancer circa February 2021, and died of a related illness at Denville Hall on July 24, 2022, at the age of 80.
External links[]
The SR388 face in the commercial, which Warner voiced.
References[]
- ^ Metroid II commercial narrator David Warner has died. Shinesparkers. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ Other Works. "(1991) TV commercial for the video game METROID". Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ Game Gods. Metroid II The Return of Samus TV Commercial Featuring David Warner - Throwback Thursdays. YouTube. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.