David Warner

Background

Warner, David was born on July 29, 1941 in Manchester, England. Son of Herbert Simon Warner. Educated Royal Academy Dramatic Artist

Joined Royal Shakespeare Company, 1963.

Education

Warner ran for the Canadian House of Commons as a candidate of the federal New Democratic Party in the elections of the 1972 and 1974, but finished a distant third in the riding of York—Scarborough on both occasions.

Career

Henry VI in The Wars of the Roses, Aldwych 1964; Richard II, Mouldy in Henry IV (Participant II) and Henry VI in The Wars of the Roses, Royal Society of Chemistry , Stratford 1964; Valentine Brose in Eh?, Aldwych 1964, Hamlet, Stratford and Aldwych 1965; the Postmaster in The Government Inspector, Aldwych 1965; Hamlet, Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night, Stratford 1966; Claudius in I, Claudius, Hampstead 1972. Films include: Morgan—A Suitable Case for Treatment 1966, Work is a Four Letter Word 1967, The Bofors Gun, The Fixer, The Seagull 1968-1969, The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970, Straw Dogs 1971, A Doll’s House 1972, The Omen 1975, Cross of Iron, Providence, Silver Bears 1976, The Disappearance 1977, The Thirty Nine Steps 1978, Nightwing, Time After Time 1979, The Island 1980, Hanna’s War 1988, The Secret Life of Ian Fleming 1990. television includes: Clouds of Glory 1977, Holocaust 1977, Charlie 1984.He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on three separate occasions (spanning four terms) between 1975 and 1995, and served as Speaker of the Assembly during Bob Rae"s administration. Warner worked as a teacher and served as chair of Elementary Public Schools in Scarborough. In 1975, he was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Brian Harrison by fewer than 1,000 votes in the riding of Scarborough—Ellesmere.

He was re-elected by roughly the same margin in the 1977 provincial election.

Warner was re-elected in the 1985 provincial election, defeating Robinson by 219 votes as the Tories were reduced to a precarious minority government under the new leadership of Frank Miller. He was again defeated in the 1987 provincial election, losing to Liberal Frank Faubert by 481 votes.

On November 19, 1990, the house chose their Speaker using a secret ballot system. Previously, the Speaker had been appointed by the government.

He held this position throughout the Rae government"s mandate.

His tenure in this office was generally free of controversy, unlike the tenures of his Progressive Conservative successors. The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election, and Warner lost his seat to Progressive Conservative Marilyn Mushinski by over 5,000 votes.

Achievements

• David Warner has been listed as a notable actor by Marquis Who's Who.

Politics

The Liberals under David Peterson were able to form a minority government with outside support from the NDP, and Warner served as his party"s critic for Education and Skills Development over the next two years.

Membership

The Progressive Conservatives under Bill Davis held a minority government throughout this period, and Warner served as a member of the opposition. Warner is now a board member of the United Nations Association of Canada, and is also the president of the Canadian Cuban Friendship Association in Toronto.

Connections

Father:

Herbert Simon Warner. Educated Royal Academy Dramatic Artist Joined Royal Shakespeare Company Warner