Nick & I had the pleasure of meeting him back in '94 and he was a lovely man.
He was a marvelous raconteur, who always had an amusing anecdote or a dry quip for every occasion. Though the audio commentary for The Beyond was essentially recorded on his deathbed - his voice was a tell-tale sign that he was very ill - he was sharp and witty to the end.
He was being seriously considered for the part of Bond when Connery bowed out after Diamonds are Forever, but obviously lost out to Roger Moore. They are both of the same ilk, but for us, Mr Warbeck was the better actor of the two.
His performance in The Beyond is fabulous and he really tears up the screen in The Last Hunter, both movies we love to pieces.
Kev W