David Warbeck
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David Warbeck in The Beyond
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| Born |
17 November 1941 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 23 July 1997 (aged 55) London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
David Warbeck (born David Mitchell; 17 November 1941 – 23 July 1997) was a New Zealand-born English actor and model best known for his film roles in Europe.
Having been awarded a scholarship to RADA, Warbeck arrived in Britain in 1965 and became a photographic model. He made his film debut as the title character in Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1969), a low-budget film adaptation of the adventures of Robin Hood.
Warbeck next landed a small but important role in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dynamite (1971). This would be his first foray into Italian cinema, which he would make his home within a few years. His good looks also got him roles in horror films such as Twins of Evil (1971) and Craze (1974), as well as Russ Meyer's cult film Black Snake (1973) and the title role in the British sex comedy The Sex Thief (1973), which was directed by a young Martin Campbell.
He also starred in a long-running series of Milk Tray adverts that included the slogan, "And all because the lady loves ... Milk Tray".
Warbeck is perhaps best known for his violent horror film roles in the 1980s. One of the most noted of these is Lucio Fulci's The Beyond (1981). Warbeck also worked with Fulci in The Black Cat (1981).
Warbeck's most common work during the 1980s was with director Antonio Margheriti. The exploitation film director produced a series of films which played on the success of mainstream releases such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Deer Hunter. Margheriti was best known for his action films, and some of his noted efforts featuring Warbeck were the Vietnam war film The Last Hunter (1980),Hunters of the Golden Cobra (1982) and The Ark of the Sun God (1983). The film was partly filmed and produced in Turkey.
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