John Hurt
Acting
Born: Jan 22, 1940 — Died: Jan 25, 2017
From: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Limits of Control | Guitar | 2009 | 6.0 |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Professor Harold Oxley | 2008 | 6.023 |
| Outlander | Rothgar | 2008 | 6.45 |
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Trevor Bruttenholm | 2008 | 6.8 |
| The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | 2007 | — |
| Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Narrator (voice) | 2006 | 7.4 |
| V for Vendetta | Adam Sutler | 2006 | 7.899 |
| Shooting Dogs | Christopher | 2006 | 7.491 |
| Manderlay | Narrator (voice) | 2005 | 6.9 |
| Hellboy | Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm | 2004 | 6.673 |
| The Alien Saga | Narrator (voice) | 2002 | 6.346 |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Mr. Ollivander | 2001 | 7.898 |
| Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Dr. Iannis | 2001 | 5.964 |
| You're Dead... | Maitland | 1999 | 6.75 |
| Brute | Babits | 1997 | 5.707 |
| Contact | S. R. Hadden | 1997 | 7.4 |
| Dead Man | John Scholfield | 1995 | 7.311 |
| Rob Roy | John Graham | 1995 | 6.708 |
| King Ralph | Lord Percival Graves | 1991 | 5.358 |
| Frankenstein Unbound | Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator … | 1990 | 5.731 |
| The Field | Bird' O'Donnell | 1990 | 6.981 |
| Spaceballs | John Hurt | 1987 | 6.864 |
| From the Hip | Douglas Benoit | 1987 | 5.878 |
| The Plague Dogs | Snitter (voice) | 1982 | 7.854 |
| History of the World: Part I | Jesus - The Roman Empire | 1981 | 6.8 |
| The Elephant Man | John Merrick | 1980 | 8.049 |
| Heaven's Gate | Billy Irvine | 1980 | 6.759 |
| The Lord of the Rings | Aragorn (voice) | 1978 | 6.6 |
| Watership Down | Hazel (voice) | 1978 | 7.208 |
| A Man for All Seasons | Richard Rich | 1966 | 7.351 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1940 |
| From | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, … |