Gordon Warnecke
Known for Acting · 23 credits
- Born
- 1962-08-24 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- London, England
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gordon Warnecke (born 24 August 1962 in London) is an English actor of Indo-Guyanese and German descent.
He is perhaps best known for his role as Omar in the 1985 film My Beautiful Laundrette, costarring as the lover of Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis). Other film credits include Franco Zeffirelli's Young Toscanini and Hanif Kureishi's London Kills Me.
Television credits include: Boon, Doctor Who (in the serial Mindwarp), Only Fools and Horses, Virtual Murder, Birds of a Feather, EastEnders and The Bill.
An experienced theatre actor, he has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Court Theatre, and most recently returned to the stage with a national tour of Ibsen's An Enemy of the People for Tara Arts, and two new contemporary adaptations of Christmas productions at Trinity Theatre in Kent. He is currently filming the Welsh TV series The Cockle Farmer.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (16)
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985
as Omar Ali
Scoop
2024
as Man in Toilet
Venus
2017
as Papaji
Goldfish
2022
as Bobby Persaud
Young Toscanini
1988
A Fatal Inversion
1992
as Shiva
London Kills Me
1991
as Mr G.'s Assistant
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
1986
as Tuza
The Hospice
1987
as Vincent
London Unplugged
2018
as Da'nish's Dad
The Pleasure Principle
1992
as Policeman
PINK
My Beautiful Laundrette
2020
as Papa / Zaki
Egg Timer
2025
as Uncle Graham
A Nice Arrangement
1994
as Trendy Youth
Rest Your Head
About Gordon Warnecke
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gordon Warnecke (born 24 August 1962 in London) is an English actor of Indo-Guyanese and German descent. He is perhaps best known for his role as Omar in the 1985 film My Beautiful Laundrette, costarring as the lover of Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis). Other film credits include Franco Zeffirelli's Young Toscanini and Hanif Kureishi's London Kills Me. Television credits include: Boon, Doctor Who (in the serial Mindwarp), Only Fools and Horses, Virtual Murder, Birds of a Feather, EastEnders and The Bill. An expe… With 23 credits spanning from 1963 to 2025, Gordon Warnecke has appeared in 16 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gordon Warnecke Movies
- My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) — as Omar Ali
- Scoop (2024) — as Man in Toilet
- Venus (2017) — as Papaji
- Goldfish (2022) — as Bobby Persaud
- Young Toscanini (1988)
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