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John Hurt
Homepage
http://johnhurt.co.uk
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1940-01-22,Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

The Lord of the Rings

6.6

The Lord of the Rings
1978-11-15

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

6.014

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008-05-21

A Man for All Seasons

7.337

A Man for All Seasons
1966-12-13

7.3

Dead Man
1995-12-23

6.844

Spaceballs
1987-06-24

5.8

Bandyta
1997-11-07

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

7.369

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006-09-13

6.67

Hellboy
2004-04-02

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

0

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007-02-03

History of the World: Part I

6.785

History of the World: Part I
1981-06-12

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

7.902

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001-11-16

7.434

Contact
1997-07-11

7.899

V for Vendetta
2006-02-23

6.4

Outlander
2008-04-24

Frankenstein Unbound

5.707

Frankenstein Unbound
1990-11-02

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

6

Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001-04-18

6.892

Manderlay
2005-06-03

The Elephant Man

8.052

The Elephant Man
1980-10-09

5.362

King Ralph
1991-02-15

6.796

Heaven's Gate
1980-11-19

6.4

You're Dead...
1999-10-01

The Plague Dogs

7.867

The Plague Dogs
1982-10-01

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

6.76

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008-07-11

5.9

From the Hip
1987-02-06

6.707

Rob Roy
1995-04-13

7.189

Watership Down
1978-10-14

7.1

The Field
1990-09-21

7.431

Shooting Dogs
2006-03-08

The Limits of Control

6

The Limits of Control
2009-05-01

6.6

The Alien Saga
2002-11-13

5.9

Scandal
1989-03-03

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

9

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013-11-23

The Osterman Weekend

5.652

The Osterman Weekend
1983-10-14

10 Rillington Place

7.277

10 Rillington Place
1971-02-10

The Oxford Murders

5.953

The Oxford Murders
2008-01-18

5.6

Aria
1987-05-27

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

7.741

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010-11-17

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

8.086

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011-07-12

Nineteen Eighty-Four

6.806

Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984-11-09

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

6.402

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
2007-03-10

The Commissioner

5.7

The Commissioner
1998-02-22

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

4.392

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994-05-13

The Skeleton Key

6.621

The Skeleton Key
2005-07-29

7.3

The Gruffalo
2009-12-25

An Englishman in New York

6.425

An Englishman in New York
2009-02-07

The Naked Civil Servant

6.763

The Naked Civil Servant
1975-12-17

5.5

44 Inch Chest
2009-10-08

5.529

Valiant
2005-03-25

6.8

Recount
2008-05-25

6

White Mischief
1987-11-10

6.739

Owning Mahowny
2003-05-02

Once Upon a Halloween

6.2

Once Upon a Halloween
2005-09-26

5.7

Brighton Rock
2010-09-13

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

0

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009-12-15

7.172

Melancholia
2011-05-26

6.033

Immortals
2011-11-10

The Proposition

7.029

The Proposition
2005-10-06

Love and Death on Long Island

6.4

Love and Death on Long Island
1998-07-03

6.5

King Lear
1983-04-03

5.7

Wild Bill
1995-12-01

7.1

Hiroshima
2005-08-06

All the Little Animals

5.973

All the Little Animals
1999-07-09

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

6.62

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011-09-16

Shaolin: Wheel of Life

7

Shaolin: Wheel of Life
2001-12-11

6.449

The Hit
1984-09-07

5.4

Miranda
2002-01-18

6.2

Lecture 21
2008-10-17

The Hunting of the Snark

8

The Hunting of the Snark
1987-04-01

The Beast Within: Making Alien

8.2

The Beast Within: Making Alien
2003-12-02

Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

5.798

Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
2010-12-10

5

The Ghoul
1975-07-11

6.7

Lou
2010-06-17

Krapp's Last Tape

7.4

Krapp's Last Tape
2000-09-08

The Gruffalo's Child

6.9

The Gruffalo's Child
2011-12-25

5.327

Partners
1982-04-30

The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm

7.5

The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm
2001-04-07

Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs

6.1

Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs
1974-06-11

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

7.222

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
2004-07-27

9

Sailcloth
2011-01-01

Jayne Mansfield's Car

5.758

Jayne Mansfield's Car
2013-07-25

6.122

Night Crossing
1982-02-05

6.6

The Confession
2011-05-02

6.125

Windprints
1990-06-29

6.7

Second Best
1994-09-30

4.3

Monolith
1993-09-16

6.4

Vincent
1987-10-08

Crime and Punishment

5

Crime and Punishment
2002-06-01

Great Moments in Aviation

5.3

Great Moments in Aviation
1994-05-01

6.905

Snowpiercer
2013-08-01

Only Lovers Left Alive

7.216

Only Lovers Left Alive
2013-12-12

4.7

Tabloid
2001-01-01

5.5

Sinful Davey
1969-02-10

6.9

The Climb
1998-03-11

4.4

Short Order
2005-01-01

East of Elephant Rock

3.5

East of Elephant Rock
1977-10-22

6.8

Champions
1984-04-20

Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict

5.5

Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
2013-05-24

The Disappearance

5.6

The Disappearance
1977-11-30

5.786

Hercules
2014-07-23

5.3

Resident Alien
1990-09-14

Before Winter Comes

5.923

Before Winter Comes
1969-01-17

5.9

The Pied Piper
1972-12-27

5.227

New Blood
1999-11-15

Success Is the Best Revenge

6

Success Is the Best Revenge
1984-05-26

Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers

8.1

Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers
2012-08-19

6.4

Dark at Noon
1992-10-01

5.3

Boxes
2007-06-06

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

5.5

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
1971-07-29

0

On Jupiter
1995-08-03

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

4.5

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021-03-26

6.5

Muse of Fire
2013-09-26

Little Sweetheart

5.4

Little Sweetheart
1989-10-19

This Is My Street

6.1

This Is My Street
1964-01-15

Six Characters in Search of An Author

1

Six Characters in Search of An Author
1992-12-12

If... Dog... Rabbit

3.938

If... Dog... Rabbit
1999-09-29

In Search of Gregory

4.833

In Search of Gregory
1969-11-01

Three Dangerous Ladies

5

Three Dangerous Ladies
1977-06-05

The Wild and the Willing

5.8

The Wild and the Willing
1962-10-16

Waking Sleeping Beauty

7.2

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009-09-05

The Plot Against Harold Wilson

0

The Plot Against Harold Wilson
2006-03-16

4.987

Lost Souls
2000-10-13

5

Red Fox
1991-12-08

Shadowing the Third Man

6.1

Shadowing the Third Man
2004-10-11

5.8

Deadline
1988-01-01

4.4

After Darkness
1985-02-01

The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro

0

The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
2013-11-23

The Sailor from Gibraltar

5.7

The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967-01-01

New York, I Love You

5.943

New York, I Love You
2008-09-06

Whistle and I'll Come to You

5.6

Whistle and I'll Come to You
2010-12-24

Dmitri Shostakovich: A Man of Many Faces

0

Dmitri Shostakovich: A Man of Many Faces
2015-01-01

7

Night Train
1998-01-01

Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill

7

Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill
2003-05-08

4.4

Jake Speed
1986-05-30

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

8.197

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013-11-23

6.2

Spectre
1977-05-21

The Alchemist's Letter

6.8

The Alchemist's Letter
2015-04-21

On Borrowed Time

5.3

On Borrowed Time
2011-11-04

0

Iceberg
1987-01-01

0

Monolith
1987-01-01

7.7

A.K.A Nadia
2015-07-01

5.6

Damascus Cover
2017-10-23

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

6.2

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
2015-07-17

Wimbledon The Official Film 2014

10

Wimbledon The Official Film 2014
2014-08-31

0

Remembrance
2009-09-06

Who Bombed Birmingham?

7

Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990-04-22

0

Saigon Baby
1995-12-16

The Tigger Movie

6.554

The Tigger Movie
2000-02-11

8.165

Alien
1979-05-25

A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures

6.019

A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
2010-08-04

Behind Jim Jarmusch

0

Behind Jim Jarmusch
2010-09-01

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

4.8

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014-08-25

An Evening with Quentin Crisp

10

An Evening with Quentin Crisp
1980-01-01

7.8

Dogville
2003-05-21

Love at First Sight

8

Love at First Sight
2010-11-16

0

Frightmares
1987-01-01

0

Sunset People
1984-03-03

23 Degrees, 5 Minutes

5.5

23 Degrees, 5 Minutes
2011-07-09

0

Rocinante
1986-11-01

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

5

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990-10-19

6.453

Jackie
2016-12-02

Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor

8

Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
2013-11-14

Journey to Knock

0

Journey to Knock
1991-09-17

6.3

The Journey
2017-03-30

5.5

ChickLit
2016-09-02

The Black Cauldron

6.4

The Black Cauldron
1985-07-24

I Dreamt I Woke Up

6

I Dreamt I Woke Up
1991-11-16

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

0

The Pity of War: The Loves and Lives of the War Poets
2016-11-13

6

The Final Reel
2016-09-09

6.158

Pride
2004-06-21

Tender Loving Care

2.2

Tender Loving Care
1996-05-16

Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool

0

Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool
1990-12-17

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

4.3

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
1985-12-03

That Good Night

6.9

That Good Night
2017-06-20

Two Nudes Bathing

2

Two Nudes Bathing
1995-03-24

Lapse of Memory

6.5

Lapse of Memory
1991-06-02

My Name Is Lenny

5.8

My Name Is Lenny
2017-06-09

6.295

Sightseers
2012-11-30

9

The Snipist
2012-05-24

7.9

Live Aid
1985-07-13

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

0

The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
2011-07-05

5

Romeo.Juliet
1990-01-01

David Macaulay: Pyramid

0

David Macaulay: Pyramid
1989-01-04

In Love with Alma Cogan

7

In Love with Alma Cogan
2011-10-04

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

8.3

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013-09-28

The Bengali Night

5.8

The Bengali Night
1988-10-26

The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed

6

The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed
2001-12-11

Midnight Express

7.477

Midnight Express
1978-08-31

7.5

Break
2015-05-01

6.41

Thumbelina
1994-03-30

More Than Honey

7.2

More Than Honey
2012-08-11

5.8

Whaledreamers
2006-06-15

The World of Jim Henson

7.3

The World of Jim Henson
1994-11-23

The Playboy of the Western World

0

The Playboy of the Western World
1974-01-01

Paul McCartney - Take It Away

0

Paul McCartney - Take It Away
1982-06-21

7

Bait
2002-02-20

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

7

I, Claudius: A Television Epic
2002-09-30

10

Ballybrando
2009-12-12

0

Stream Line
1976-05-06

Interview with John Hurt

9

Interview with John Hurt
2007-01-22

5.939

The Shout
1978-06-16

0

Thames Film
1986-08-10

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

7

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
2004-01-22

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

7.877

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013-11-23

0

Ayamé
2018-08-25

Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky Theatre

0

Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky Theatre
2013-06-06

0

The Peddler
1976-03-23

The StoryTeller

10

The StoryTeller

Rabbit Ears - Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

0

Rabbit Ears - Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
1994-08-17

0

Back to Utopia
2016-11-06

Doctor Who at the Proms

7

Doctor Who at the Proms
2024-12-24

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

0

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008-04-05

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

8

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015-12-25

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

3.6

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025-05-31

The Twilight Hour: Visions of Ireland's Haunted Past

0

The Twilight Hour: Visions of Ireland's Haunted Past
2002-10-18

0

Divine Rapture
1995-01-01

7.75

The Sweeney
1975-01-02

Inside the Actors Studio

7.545

Inside the Actors Studio
1994-08-14

4.741

The One Show
2006-08-14

6.8

Gideon's Way
1965-03-18

4

HypaSpace
2002-05-13

7.853

I, Claudius
1976-09-20

7.853

I, Claudius
1976-09-20

The Storyteller

8.152

The Storyteller
1988-05-15

The Jim Henson Hour

8.875

The Jim Henson Hour
1989-04-14

7.333

Watership Down
1999-09-28

6.333

Play for Today
1970-10-15

The Alan Clark Diaries

6.5

The Alan Clark Diaries
2004-01-15

7.1

Natural World
1983-10-30

The Hollywood Greats

3.5

The Hollywood Greats
1977-08-04

Crime and Punishment

7.3

Crime and Punishment
1979-05-22

5.6

GMTV
1993-01-01

5.557

Labyrinth
2012-11-24

8.287

Human Planet
2011-01-13

7.3

The Confession
2011-03-28

Planet Dinosaur

8.2

Planet Dinosaur
2011-09-14

Edge of the Universe

0

Edge of the Universe
2002-01-07

6

Performance
1991-10-05

7

NOVA
1974-03-03

Who Do You Think You Are?

6.729

Who Do You Think You Are?
2004-10-12

The Last Panthers

5.938

The Last Panthers
2015-11-12

7.822

Merlin
2008-09-20

A Ghost Story for Christmas

7.583

A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971-12-24

6

Wessex Tales
1973-11-07

7.552

Doctor Who
2005-03-26

Armchair Theatre

5.8

Armchair Theatre
1956-07-08

Great Performances

5.3

Great Performances
1971-01-28

The Hollow Crown

7.356

The Hollow Crown
2012-06-30

Picture Windows

0

Picture Windows
1995-10-01

Masters of Science Fiction

6.188

Masters of Science Fiction
2007-08-04

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

0

Parkinson
1998-01-09

Creating the World of Harry Potter

10

Creating the World of Harry Potter
2009-11-17