John Hurt

John Hurt

Date of Birth:

Jan 22, 1940

Place of Birth:

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK

Sir John Vincent Hurt (January 22, 1940 – January 25, 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.

filmography:

Journey to Knock Journey to Knock

1991

Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor

2013

The Journey The Journey

2017

A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures

2010

ChickLit ChickLit

2016

23 Degrees, 5 Minutes 23 Degrees, 5 Minutes

2011

Love at First Sight Love at First Sight

2010

An Evening with Quentin Crisp An Evening with Quentin Crisp

1980

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

1971

Dogville Dogville

2003

Frightmares Frightmares

1987

The Black Cauldron The Black Cauldron

1985

I Dreamt I Woke Up I Dreamt I Woke Up

1991

My Name Is Lenny My Name Is Lenny

2017

Lapse of Memory Lapse of Memory

1991

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

1985

Rocinante Rocinante

1986

Sightseers Sightseers

2012

Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool

1990

That Good Night That Good Night

2017

The Pity of War: The Loves and Lives of the War Poets The Pity of War: The Loves and Lives of the War Poets

2016

Jackie Jackie

2016

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008

Tender Loving Care Tender Loving Care

1996

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

2014

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie

2015

Sinful Davey Sinful Davey

1969

Saigon Baby Saigon Baby

1995

Hercules Hercules

2014

The Plot Against Harold Wilson The Plot Against Harold Wilson

2006

Red Fox Red Fox

1991

Jake Speed Jake Speed

1986

The Wild and the Willing The Wild and the Willing

1962

One Last Score One Last Score

1999

In Search of Gregory In Search of Gregory

1969

Three Dangerous Ladies Three Dangerous Ladies

1977

Snowpiercer Snowpiercer

2013

Shadowing the Third Man Shadowing the Third Man

2004

Deadline Deadline

1988

Who Bombed Birmingham? Who Bombed Birmingham?

1990

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

2013

Two Nudes Bathing Two Nudes Bathing

1995

The Alchemist's Letter The Alchemist's Letter

2015

Damascus Cover Damascus Cover

2017

Spectre Spectre

1977

Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill

2003

After Darkness After Darkness

1985

The Sailor from Gibraltar The Sailor from Gibraltar

1967

Whistle and I'll Come to You Whistle and I'll Come to You

2010

Night Train Night Train

1998

The Snipist The Snipist

2012

Live Aid Live Aid

1985

A.K.A Nadia A.K.A Nadia

2015

On Borrowed Time On Borrowed Time

2011

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

2013

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

2009

Dmitri Shostakovich: A Man of Many Faces Dmitri Shostakovich: A Man of Many Faces

2015

Waking Sleeping Beauty Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

Ayamé Ayamé

2018

Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky Theatre Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky Theatre

2013

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

2004

Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony

2021

Once Upon a Halloween Once Upon a Halloween

2005

Heaven's Gate: The Butcher's Cut Heaven's Gate: The Butcher's Cut

2014

Remembrance Remembrance

2009

Wimbledon The Official Film 2014 Wimbledon The Official Film 2014

2014

The Tigger Movie The Tigger Movie

2000

Alien Alien

1979

Behind Jim Jarmusch Behind Jim Jarmusch

2010

Iceberg Iceberg

1987

Monolith Monolith

1987

Short Order Short Order

2005

The Storyteller: The Three Ravens The Storyteller: The Three Ravens

1988

The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro

2013

New York, I Love You New York, I Love You

2008

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

2013

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

2004

Midnight Express Midnight Express

1978

The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed

2001

Break Break

2015

Thumbelina Thumbelina

1994

More Than Honey More Than Honey

2012

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

2013

The Bengali Night The Bengali Night

1988

The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

2011

Romeo.Juliet Romeo.Juliet

1990

David Macaulay: Pyramid David Macaulay: Pyramid

1989

In Love with Alma Cogan In Love with Alma Cogan

2011

Whaledreamers Whaledreamers

2006

The World of Jim Henson The World of Jim Henson

1994

Interview with John Hurt Interview with John Hurt

2007

The Shout The Shout

1978

Bare Knuckle Bare Knuckle

2020

Thames Film Thames Film

1986

Stream Line Stream Line

1976

Ballybrando Ballybrando

2009

The Playboy of the Western World The Playboy of the Western World

1974

Paul McCartney - Take It Away Paul McCartney - Take It Away

1982

Bait Bait

2002

I, Claudius: A Television Epic I, Claudius: A Television Epic

2002

This Is My Street This Is My Street

1964

Six Characters in Search of An Author Six Characters in Search of An Author

1992

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

Aria Aria

1987

Nineteen Eighty-Four Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984

The Commissioner The Commissioner

1998

10 Rillington Place 10 Rillington Place

1971

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

The Oxford Murders The Oxford Murders

2008

Shooting Dogs Shooting Dogs

2006

The Alien Saga The Alien Saga

2002

Scandal Scandal

1989

The Osterman Weekend The Osterman Weekend

1983

The Skeleton Key The Skeleton Key

2005

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

2007

Owning Mahowny Owning Mahowny

2003

White Mischief White Mischief

1987

Melancholia Melancholia

2011

Immortals Immortals

2011

Brighton Rock Brighton Rock

2010

Valiant Valiant

2005

44 Inch Chest 44 Inch Chest

2009

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

1994

An Englishman in New York An Englishman in New York

2009

The Naked Civil Servant The Naked Civil Servant

1975

Recount Recount

2008

The Limits of Control The Limits of Control

2009

The Field The Field

1990

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006

Spaceballs Spaceballs

1987

Hellboy Hellboy

2004

Captain Corelli's Mandolin Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001

The Elephant Man The Elephant Man

1980

Dead Man Dead Man

1995

A Man for All Seasons A Man for All Seasons

1966

Bandyta Bandyta

1997

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

Contact Contact

1997

V for Vendetta V for Vendetta

2006

Manderlay Manderlay

2005

History of the World: Part I History of the World: Part I

1981

Lost Souls Lost Souls

2000

Hellboy II: The Golden Army Hellboy II: The Golden Army

2008

From the Hip From the Hip

1987

Rob Roy Rob Roy

1995

Watership Down Watership Down

1978

You're Dead... You're Dead...

1999

The Plague Dogs The Plague Dogs

1982

Outlander Outlander

2008

Frankenstein Unbound Frankenstein Unbound

1990

King Ralph King Ralph

1991

Heaven's Gate Heaven's Gate

1980

The Gruffalo The Gruffalo

2009

The Proposition The Proposition

2005

Tabloid Tabloid

2001

Only Lovers Left Alive Only Lovers Left Alive

2013

The Climb The Climb

1998

East of Elephant Rock East of Elephant Rock

1977

Champions Champions

1984

Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment

2002

Great Moments in Aviation Great Moments in Aviation

1994

Windprints Windprints

1990

Second Best Second Best

1994

Monolith Monolith

1993

Vincent Vincent

1987

Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict

2013

The Disappearance The Disappearance

1977

Boxes Boxes

2007

Dark at Noon Dark at Noon

1992

On Jupiter On Jupiter

1995

Muse of Fire Muse of Fire

2013

Little Sweetheart Little Sweetheart

1989

Success Is the Best Revenge Success Is the Best Revenge

1984

Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers

2012

Resident Alien Resident Alien

1990

New Blood New Blood

1999

Before Winter Comes Before Winter Comes

1969

The Pied Piper The Pied Piper

1972

The Confession The Confession

2011

Sailcloth Sailcloth

2011

Miranda Miranda

2002

Shaolin: Wheel of Life Shaolin: Wheel of Life

2001

Lecture 21 Lecture 21

2008

The Hit The Hit

1984

The Beast Within: Making Alien The Beast Within: Making Alien

2003

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011

Hiroshima Hiroshima

2005

King Lear King Lear

1983

Wild Bill Wild Bill

1995

Love and Death on Long Island Love and Death on Long Island

1998

All the Little Animals All the Little Animals

1999

Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

2010

The Ghoul The Ghoul

1975

Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs

1974

Pride Pride

2004

Jayne Mansfield's Car Jayne Mansfield's Car

2013

Night Crossing Night Crossing

1982

The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm

2001

Partners Partners

1982

Krapp's Last Tape Krapp's Last Tape

2000

The Gruffalo's Child The Gruffalo's Child

2011

The Hunting of the Snark The Hunting of the Snark

1987

Lou Lou

2010

The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings

1978

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