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John Hurt
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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.
- 273 titles
- 237 Acting
- 36 Appearances
Acting (237)
Mr Ollivander
Ollivander
Ollivander
Kane
Adam Sutler
Gilliam
Professor Harold Oxley
Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm
Trevor Bruttenholm
S. R. Hadden
Narrator (voice)
Cotys
John Merrick
Dexter
John Hurt
The War Doctor
Control
Old Zeus
Narrator (voice)
Christopher Marlowe
The Priest
Ben Devereaux
Max
John Scholfield
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Winston Smith
Rothgar
The Horned King (voice)
Kilgharrah (voice)
Aragorn (voice)
Felix (voice)
Jesus - The Roman Empire
The War Doctor
Jellon Lamb
Arthur Seldom
Hazel (voice)
John Graham
Grandpa Sammy (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Bellhop
Jerusalem Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dr. Iannis
Mr. Mole (voice)
Richard Rich
Billy Irvine
Narrator (voice)
Owl (voice)
Graves
Guitar
Snitter (voice)
Braddock
The Storyteller
Timothy Evans
Narrator (voice)
Father Lareaux
Lawrence Fassett
Victor Foss
Warren Christopher
Charley Prince
Carnak
The Doctor (War) (picture) (uncredited)
Christopher
The Owl (voice)
Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm (voice)
The Countess
Caligula
Narrator
Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator (voice)
Anthony Fielding
Phil Corkery
Old Man Peanut
Bird' O'Donnell
Stephen Ward
Narrator (english voice)
The Chorus
Miki
Audric Baillard
Harry (voice)
The War Doctor
Kingsley Bedford
The War Doctor (archive voice)
Gilbert Colville
Narrator (voice)
Harry Patterson
Giles De'Ath
Samswope
The Actor
Priest
Douglas Benoit
Quentin Crisp
Narrator
Quentin Crisp
Peter Strelzyk
Uncle Turpin
Mr. Summers
Priest
Tom Rawlings
Franz
Christian
Narrator
Kerwin
Tom
Babits
Tony Grey
Narrator
Villano
Leslie Salmon
Sailor John (voice)
Atkinson
James Parkin
Porfiry, chief investigator
Syd
Davey Haggart
Francis Bonar
Mondrian Kilroy
Mitri Cyon
Bob Champion
Ralph
General Woundwort (voice)
Lieutenant Pilkington
Alan White
The Horned King (voice) (archive sound)
Narrator (voice)
Malcolm Scrawdyke
Doyle
Narrator (voice)
Arthur
Richard Forbush
James morton
Peter Hunningford
The Fool
Krapp
Alec Cassell
The Alchemist (voice)
Charlie
Maitland
Rex Goodyear
Sean Cooper
Felix
Dr. Turner
Chuck Langer
John
James Parkin
Daniel
Robert Burger
Narrator (voice)
Vincent Van Gogh (voice)
Nash
Rex Goodyear / Jack Lee
Joe
Fanny's father
Anthony / Le Marquis
Dino Montecurva
Phil Corbett
Granville Jones
Freddy Tisdale
Vince
Charles Rutherford
Rodion Raskolnikov
Michael Poole
Lucien Metz
Narrator (voice)
Lt. George Simmonds
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Narrator (voice)
Boorman's Alter Ego
Guy Beresford
Bob
Conrad Farmer
Peter Heywood
Marquis de Prey
The Father
Alan Clark
Joshua Harlborough
Professor Orit
Jack Blake
Jack
MC
Man from Maybury Hill
The Father
Archie Carpenter
La Dame aux Chats / Mercutio (voice)
Alfred
Fred
Narrator (voice)
The Narrator
The Ministry
Chris Mullin
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Marquis de Prey
The Ministry (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Man
Chandler
The War Doctor
Narrator
Verse Reader
Narrator (voice)
Professor Peter Panludic (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Khufu / Second French Explorer (voice)
Narator
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
The Voice of the Winter Palace / Self
Narrator
Narrator
Alec Cassell
Narrator (voice)
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
Appearances (36)
The Horned King (voice) (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self - Actor
The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
The Storyteller (archive footage)
The Storyteller (archive footage)
Self
The Doctor (War) (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self / Stephen Ward
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self / Self - Krapp ("Krapp's Last Tape")
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The War Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
Self - Narrator (voice)
Self (archive footage)
Self
