John Hurt

John Hurt

Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. He came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons (1966) and gained BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayals of Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place (1971) and Quentin Crisp in television film The Naked Civil Servant (1975) – winning his first BAFTA for the latter. He played Caligula in the BBC TV series I, Claudius (1976). Hurt's performance in the prison drama Midnight Express (1978) brought him international renown and earned Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards, along with an Academy Award nomination. His BAFTA-nominated portrayal of astronaut Kane, in the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), notably included a scene where an alien creature burst out of his chest, named by several publications as one of the most memorable moments in cinema history. Hurt earned his third competitive BAFTA, along with his second Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as Joseph Merrick in David Lynch's biopic The Elephant Man (1980). Other significant roles during the 1980s included Bob Champion in biopic Champions (1984), Mr. Braddock in the Stephen Frears drama The Hit (1984), Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) and Stephen Ward in the drama depicting the Profumo affair, Scandal (1989). Hurt was again BAFTA-nominated for his work in Irish drama The Field (1990) and played the primary villain, James Graham, in the epic adventure Rob Roy (1995). His later films include the Harry Potter film series (2001–11), the Hellboy films (2004 and 2008), supernatural thriller The Skeleton Key (2005), western The Proposition (2005), political thriller V for Vendetta (2005), action adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), sci-fi action Outlander (2008) and the Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). Hurt reprised his role as Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York (2009), which brought his seventh BAFTA nomination. He portrayed the War Doctor in the BBC TV series Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor", in 2013. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors; director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in the world". He possessed what was described as the "most distinctive voice in Britain", likened by The Observer to "nicotine sieved through dirty, moonlit gravel". His voice acting career encompassed films such as Watership Down (1978), The Lord of the Rings (1978), The Plague Dogs (1982), The Black Cauldron (1985), Dogville (2003) and Planet Dinosaur (2011) as well as BBC TV series Merlin (2008–2012). In 2012, he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement BAFTA Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to cinema". He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK
    Birthday
    1/22/1940
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Frankenstein Unbound
5.7
The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs
7.9
Watership Down
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7.171
Shooting Dogs
Shooting Dogs
7.4
The Alien Saga
The Alien Saga
6.2
Scandal
Scandal
5.9
Aria
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5.5
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
6.819
The Commissioner
The Commissioner
5.778
An Englishman in New York
An Englishman in New York
6.4
The Naked Civil Servant
The Naked Civil Servant
6.985
Charlie Countryman
Charlie Countryman
6.415
Love and Death on Long Island
Love and Death on Long Island
6.329
All the Little Animals
All the Little Animals
6.1
Hiroshima
Hiroshima
7
Shaolin: Wheel of Life
7
Lecture 21
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6.2
The Hit
The Hit
6.405
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Krapp's Last Tape
7.4
The Hunting of the Snark
8
Lou
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6.75
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The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm
7.5
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Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs
6.2
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Night Crossing
6
Sailcloth
Sailcloth
9
The Confession
The Confession
6.486
Windprints
Windprints
6.5
Vincent
Vincent
6.8
The Climb
The Climb
6.938
East of Elephant Rock
East of Elephant Rock
3.5
Champions
Champions
6.8
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Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
5.5
New Blood
New Blood
5.2
Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers
Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers
8.091
Dark at Noon
Dark at Noon
6.5
On Jupiter
0
Little Sweetheart
Little Sweetheart
5.2
Six Characters in Search of An Author
Six Characters in Search of An Author
1
Saigon Baby
0
Sinful Davey
Sinful Davey
6.1
The Plot Against Harold Wilson
0
Red Fox
5
Shadowing the Third Man
Shadowing the Third Man
6.1
After Darkness
After Darkness
4.6
Deadline
Deadline
5.8
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Whistle and I'll Come to You
5.7
Night Train
7
Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill
Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill
7
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Who Bombed Birmingham?
0
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Two Nudes Bathing
2
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The Alchemist's Letter
7
An Evening with Quentin Crisp
0
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
5.667
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0
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Love at First Sight
8
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5.5
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0
The Pity of War: The Loves and Lives of the War Poets
0
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That Good Night
6.958
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Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool
0
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Lapse of Memory
7
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
4.3
Rocinante
0
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
0
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Romeo.Juliet
0
Break
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7
The Playboy of the Western World
0
Bait
Bait
7
Interview with John Hurt
Interview with John Hurt
9
Thames Film
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0
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Ayamé
0
Dmitri Shostakovich: A Man of Many Faces
0
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
8.052
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6.4
The Field
The Field
7
The Osterman Weekend
The Osterman Weekend
5.649
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The Oxford Murders
5.941
10 Rillington Place
10 Rillington Place
7.3
44 Inch Chest
44 Inch Chest
5.536
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King Lear
6.2
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Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
5.835
The Ghoul
The Ghoul
5
Partners
Partners
5.5
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Great Moments in Aviation
5.2
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Success Is the Best Revenge
5.5
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3.7
Ballybrando
10
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
5.9
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5.375
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6.735
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From the Hip
5.962
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Rob Roy
6.72
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Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
6.284
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Owning Mahowny
6.8
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5.63
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5.667
Monolith
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4.3
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Crime and Punishment
5.333
Tabloid
Tabloid
4.5
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This Is My Street
6.4
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In Search of Gregory
5.5
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
6.902
Hercules
Hercules
5.758
Spectre
Spectre
7.3
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
8.2
Damascus Cover
Damascus Cover
5.467
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I Dreamt I Woke Up
6
Tender Loving Care
Tender Loving Care
2.7
The Snipist
The Snipist
9
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
0
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The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed
6
Paul McCartney - Take It Away
0
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
7
The Shout
The Shout
5.91
A.K.A Nadia
A.K.A Nadia
7.667
HEAVEN'S GATE: THE BUTCHER'S CUT
0
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
6.566
Contact
Contact
7.417
Hellboy
Hellboy
6.665
The Skeleton Key
The Skeleton Key
6.603
The Proposition
The Proposition
7.044
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
6.618
Miranda
Miranda
5.7
The Beast Within: Making Alien
The Beast Within: Making Alien
8.2
Only Lovers Left Alive
Only Lovers Left Alive
7.253
The Disappearance
The Disappearance
5.654
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes
6
Three Dangerous Ladies
Three Dangerous Ladies
0
Jake Speed
Jake Speed
4.5
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
7.8
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My Name Is Lenny
5.75
David Macaulay: Pyramid
David Macaulay: Pyramid
0
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The Bengali Night
6.25
Whaledreamers
Whaledreamers
5.7
Bare Knuckle
Bare Knuckle
0
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
0
Alien
Alien
8.147
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
7.897
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
7.351
Outlander
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6.424
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The Limits of Control
6
Recount
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6.8
Melancholia
Melancholia
7.197
The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo
7.2
The Gruffalo's Child
The Gruffalo's Child
6.8
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Jayne Mansfield's Car
5.9
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The Pied Piper
5.796
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Muse of Fire
7
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Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
6.2
The Journey
The Journey
6.553
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron
6.436
Jackie
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6.443
More Than Honey
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7.12
On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time
5.3
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
5.1
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
4.4
Immortals
Immortals
5.978
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Second Best
6.594
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A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
5.992
ChickLit
ChickLit
5.692
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
5.998
Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky Theatre
Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky Theatre
0
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
0
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
9
Bandyta
Bandyta
6.2
Dead Man
Dead Man
7.292
Valiant
Valiant
5.492
White Mischief
White Mischief
5.975
Boxes
Boxes
5.2
The Wild and the Willing
The Wild and the Willing
5.7
In Love with Alma Cogan
In Love with Alma Cogan
7
Stream Line
Stream Line
0
Short Order
Short Order
4.4
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons
7.347
Pride
Pride
6.28
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
6.8
Midnight Express
Midnight Express
7.522
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
6.753
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
4.3
The Tigger Movie
The Tigger Movie
6.511
Resident Alien
Resident Alien
6.2
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
0
Spaceballs
Spaceballs
6.8
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8.105
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
8.4
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
7.916
Manderlay
Manderlay
6.916
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.763
New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You
5.917
Thumbelina
Thumbelina
6.427
Once Upon a Halloween
Once Upon a Halloween
6.6
The World of Jim Henson
The World of Jim Henson
6.8
Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony
5.4
Dogville
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7.778
Sightseers
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6.288
History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I
6.782
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
7.868
Live Aid
Live Aid
7.9
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty
7.172
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