Warren Davis (actor)

Warren Davis is an American actor and video game programmer. He is renowned for inventing the arcade classic Q*bert. Other video arcade credits include Us. Vs. Them (a laserdisc game), Joust 2, Lotto Fun, Exterminator, Terminator 2, and Revolution X (featuring Aerosmith).

He developed the video digitization system that was used in Williams/Midway video games from the late 1980's thru mid-90's. This allowed images of live actors videotaped in front of a blue-screen to be placed in games. Games which used this technology include Narc, the Mortal Kombat series, the NBA Jam series, Terminator 2, Revolution X, and others.

As with other Williams employees, Warren's head and name appear as the player character in NBA Jam Tournament Edition if you enter his initials and birthday. (arcade version only)

As an actor, he has appeared as a minor character in a number of TV shows, including House M.D. and Criminal Minds, and the feature film Yesterday Was a Lie.

He produced weekly play readings at the Blank Theatre for close to 6 years, and has been a guest director at that company's Young Playwrights Festival since 2002.