
John Hurt
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Biography
John Vincent Hurt, CBE (22 January 1940 - 25 January 2017) was an English actor, known for his leading roles as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Braddock in The Hit, Stephen Ward in Scandal and Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant, Caligula in the television series, I, Claudius (TV series), and An Englishman in New York. Recognizable for his distinctive rich voice, he has also enjoyed a successful voice acting career, starring in films such as Watership Down, The Lord of the Rings and Dogville, as well as BBC television series Merlin. Hurt initially came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons, and has since appeared in such popular motion pictures as: Alien, Midnight Express, Rob Roy, V for Vendetta, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the Harry Potter film series and the Hellboy film series. Hurt is one of England's best-known, most prolific and sought-after actors, and has had a versatile film career spanning six decades. He is also known for his many Shakespearean roles. Hurt has received multiple awards and honours throughout his career including three BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award, with six and two nominations respectively, as well as two Academy Award nominations. His character's final scene in Alien is consistently named as one of the most memorable in cinematic history.
Known For

Doctor Who

The One Show

GMTV

Parkinson

Golden Globe Awards

Who Do You Think You Are?

Performance

I, Claudius

The Hollywood Greats

The Hollow Crown

A Ghost Story for Christmas

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Live Aid

History of the World: Part I

Doctor Who at the Proms

Creating the World of Harry Potter

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

New York, I Love You

Thumbelina

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Merlin

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Spaceballs

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

A Man for All Seasons

Pride

Only Lovers Left Alive

Valiant

Melancholia

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Immortals

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Jackie

The Gruffalo

The Black Cauldron

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

V for Vendetta

Alien

Outlander

The Jim Henson Hour

Hellboy

Contact

The Skeleton Key

Snowpiercer

Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor

The Lord of the Rings

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Damascus Cover

The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed

Hercules

Dogville

The Elephant Man

Great Moments in Aviation

The Confession

The Alan Clark Diaries

Partners

Saigon Baby

Deadline

Hiroshima

Human Planet

Journey to Knock

Planet Dinosaur

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

Scandal

Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers

Shadowing the Third Man

Love and Death on Long Island

Whistle and I'll Come to You

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Champions

The Plot Against Harold Wilson

The Peddler

The Storyteller
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