
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

Performance

Who Do You Think You Are?

The Hollywood Greats

The Hollow Crown

A Ghost Story for Christmas

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Live Aid

History of the World: Part I

Creating the World of Harry Potter

Doctor Who at the Proms

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

New York, I Love You

I, Claudius

Thumbelina

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Merlin

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Spaceballs

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

Pride

A Man for All Seasons

Valiant

Melancholia

Only Lovers Left Alive

Immortals

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

V for Vendetta

Outlander

The Jim Henson Hour

Alien

The Black Cauldron

The Gruffalo

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Jackie

The Skeleton Key

Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Snowpiercer

Contact

Hellboy

The Lord of the Rings

Hercules

The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed

Dogville

Damascus Cover

Great Moments in Aviation

The Elephant Man

The Confession

The Alan Clark Diaries

Partners

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers

Champions

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

Scandal

Human Planet

Deadline

The Storyteller

Hiroshima

Journey to Knock

Saigon Baby

The Peddler

Whistle and I'll Come to You

Planet Dinosaur

Love and Death on Long Island

Shadowing the Third Man

The Plot Against Harold Wilson
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