John Hurt

Birthday:

01/22/1940

Place of birth:

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK:

Biography:

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.



Credits

Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony (2021)
Self (archive footage)
Bare Knuckle (2020)
Ayamé (2018)
Narrator (voice)
Damascus Cover (2017)
Miki
That Good Night (2017)
Ralph
My Name Is Lenny (2017)
Leslie Salmon
The Journey (2017)
Harry Patterson
Jackie (2016)
The Priest
The Pity of War: The Loves and Lives of the War Poets (2016)
Siegfried Sassoon
ChickLit (2016)
Francis Bonar
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie (2015)
Sailor John (voice)
A.K.A Nadia (2015)
347
Break (2015)
Jack
The Alchemist's Letter (2015)
The Alchemist (voice)
Dmitri Shostakovich: A Man of Many Faces (2015)
Narator
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)
Self
Hercules (2014)
Cotys
Heaven's Gate: The Butcher's Cut (2014)
Billy Irvine
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Christopher Marlowe
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro (2013)
The War Doctor
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty (2013)
Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)
The War Doctor (archive voice)
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)
The War Doctor
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor (2013)
The War Doctor
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips (2013)
Muse of Fire (2013)
Self
Snowpiercer (2013)
Gilliam
Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013)
Kingsley Bedford
Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky Theatre (2013)
The Voice of the Winter Palace / Self
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict (2013)
Narrator (voice)
Sightseers (2012)
Jerusalem Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers (2012)
Narrator (voice)
More Than Honey (2012)
Narrator (english voice)
The Snipist (2012)
The Ministry
The Gruffalo's Child (2011)
The Owl (voice)
Immortals (2011)
Old Zeus
On Borrowed Time (2011)
Self
In Love with Alma Cogan (2011)
MC
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Control
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Ollivander
23 Degrees, 5 Minutes (2011)
Professor Orit
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (2011)
Narrador
The Confession (2011)
Priest
Melancholia (2011)
Dexter
Sailcloth (2011)
Man
Whistle and I'll Come to You (2010)
James Parkin
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie (2010)
Carnak
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Ollivander
Love at First Sight (2010)
Arthur
Brighton Rock (2010)
Phil Corkery
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)
Grandpa Sammy (voice)
Lou (2010)
Doyle
The Gruffalo (2009)
Owl (voice)
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World (2009)
Self (archive footage)
Ballybrando (2009)
Self
44 Inch Chest (2009)
Old Man Peanut
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
The Horned King (voice) (archive footage)
The Limits of Control (2009)
Guitar
An Englishman in New York (2009)
Quentin Crisp
New York, I Love You (2008)
Bellhop
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Trevor Bruttenholm
Recount (2008)
Warren Christopher
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Harold Oxley
Outlander (2008)
Rothgar
The Oxford Murders (2008)
Arthur Seldom
Lecture 21 (2008)
Boxes (2007)
Le père de Fanny
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007)
Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm (voice)
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
Self
Interview with John Hurt (2007)
Self
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Narrator (voice)
Whaledreamers (2006)
Self
The Plot Against Harold Wilson (2006)
Narrator (voice)
Shooting Dogs (2006)
Christopher
V for Vendetta (2006)
Chancellor Adam Sutler
The Proposition (2005)
Jellon Lamb
Once Upon a Halloween (2005)
The Horned King
Hiroshima (2005)
Narrator (voice)
The Skeleton Key (2005)
Ben Devereaux
Manderlay (2005)
Narrator (voice)
Valiant (2005)
Felix (voice)
Short Order (2005)
Shadowing the Third Man (2004)
Narrator (voice)
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation (2004)
Self
Pride (2004)
Harry (voice)
Hellboy (2004)
Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' (2004)
Self
The Beast Within: Making Alien (2003)
Self
Dogville (2003)
Narrator (voice)
Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill (2003)
Man from Maybury Hill
Owning Mahowny (2003)
Victor Foss
The Alien Saga (2002)
Narrator (voice)
I, Claudius: A Television Epic (2002)
Self
Crime and Punishment (2002)
Porfiry, chief investigator
Bait (2002)
Jack Blake
Miranda (2002)
Christian
The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed (2001)
Self
Shaolin: Wheel of Life (2001)
Narrator (voice)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Mr. Ollivander
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
Dr. Iannis
The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm (2001)
Narrator (voice)
Tabloid (2001)
Vince
Lost Souls (2000)
Father Lareaux
Krapp's Last Tape (2000)
Krapp
The Tigger Movie (2000)
Narrator (voice)
New Blood (1999)
Alan White
You're Dead... (1999)
Maitland
One Last Score (1999)
Sean Cooper
All the Little Animals (1999)
Mr. Summers
Love and Death on Long Island (1998)
Giles De'Ath
The Climb (1998)
Chuck Langer
The Commissioner (1998)
James morton
Night Train (1998)
Michael Poole
Bandyta (1997)
Babits
Contact (1997)
S. R. Hadden
Tender Loving Care (1996)
Dr. Turner
Dead Man (1995)
John Scholfield
Saigon Baby (1995)
Jack Lee
Wild Bill (1995)
Charley Prince
On Jupiter (1995)
Narrator (voice)
Rob Roy (1995)
John Graham
Two Nudes Bathing (1995)
Marquis de Prey
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
The Storyteller (archive footage)
Second Best (1994)
Uncle Turpin
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
The Countess
Great Moments in Aviation (1994)
Rex Goodyear
Thumbelina (1994)
Mr. Mole (voice)
Monolith (1993)
Villano
Six Characters in Search of An Author (1992)
The Father
Dark at Noon (1992)
Anthony / Le Marquis
Red Fox (1991)
Archie Carpenter
I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991)
Boorman's Alter Ego
Journey to Knock (1991)
Alfred
Lapse of Memory (1991)
Conrad Farmer
King Ralph (1991)
Lord Percival Graves
Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool (1990)
Narrator (voice)
Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator (voice)
The Field (1990)
Bird' O'Donnell
Resident Alien (1990)
Actor
Windprints (1990)
Charles Rutherford
Who Bombed Birmingham? (1990)
Chris Mullin
Romeo.Juliet (1990)
La Dame aux Chats / Mercutio (voice)
Little Sweetheart (1989)
Robert Burger
Scandal (1989)
Stephen Ward
David Macaulay: Pyramid (1989)
Khufu / Second French Explorer (voice)
The Bengali Night (1988)
Lucien Metz
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens (1988)
The Storyteller
Deadline (1988)
Granville Jones
White Mischief (1987)
Gilbert Colville
Vincent (1987)
(voice)
Aria (1987)
The Actor
Spaceballs (1987)
Kane
The Hunting of the Snark (1987)
The Narrator (voice)
From the Hip (1987)
Douglas Benoit
Monolith (1987)
Narrator (voice)
Iceberg (1987)
Narrator (voice)
Frightmares (1987)
Rocinante (1986)
Bill
Thames Film (1986)
Jake Speed (1986)
Syd
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima (1985)
Narrator (voice)
The Black Cauldron (1985)
The Horned King (voice)
Live Aid (1985)
Self
After Darkness (1985)
Peter Hunningford
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Winston Smith
The Hit (1984)
Braddock
Success Is the Best Revenge (1984)
Dino Montecurva
Champions (1984)
Bob Champion
The Osterman Weekend (1983)
Lawrence Fassett
King Lear (1983)
The Fool
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Snitter (voice)
Paul McCartney - Take It Away (1982)
Partners (1982)
Kerwin
Night Crossing (1982)
Peter Strelzyk
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Jesus - The Roman Empire
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Billy Irvine
The Elephant Man (1980)
John Merrick
An Evening with Quentin Crisp (1980)
Host
Alien (1979)
Kane
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Aragorn (voice)
Watership Down (1978)
Hazel (voice)
Midnight Express (1978)
Max
The Shout (1978)
Anthony Fielding
The Disappearance (1977)
Atkinson
East of Elephant Rock (1977)
Nash
Three Dangerous Ladies (1977)
Lt. George Simmonds
Spectre (1977)
Mitri Cyon
Stream Line (1976)
Chandler
The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
Quentin Crisp
The Ghoul (1975)
Tom Rawlings
Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (1974)
Malcolm Scrawdyke
The Playboy of the Western World (1974)
Christopher Mahon (Christy Mahon)
The Pied Piper (1972)
Franz
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971)
Richard Forbush
10 Rillington Place (1971)
Timothy Evans
In Search of Gregory (1969)
Daniel
Sinful Davey (1969)
Davey Haggart
Before Winter Comes (1969)
Lieutenant Pilkington
The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Richard Rich
This Is My Street (1964)
Charlie
The Wild and the Willing (1962)
Phil Corbett