×
Loading in progress
  • BIRTH 22/01/1940
  • DEATH 25/01/2017
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 18
  • MOVIES 98

John Hurt

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.

John Hurt

Shows (18)

Doctor Who (2005)
Doctor Who (2005)
The Doctor
Merlin
Merlin
Gran Dragón / Gran Dragón (voz) / Kilgharrah (voice)
The Last Panthers
The Last Panthers
Tom
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown
El coro, narrador
Labyrinth (2012)
Labyrinth (2012)
Audric Baillard
I, Claudius
I, Claudius
Caligula
Watership Down
Watership Down
General Woundwort
Human Planet
Human Planet
Narrator / Narrator (voice)
Jim Henson's The Storyteller
Jim Henson's The Storyteller
The Storyteller
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Planet Dinosaur
Planet Dinosaur
Narrator
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
NOVA
NOVA
Narrator
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
Tony Grey
A Ghost Story For Christmas
A Ghost Story For Christmas
James Parkin
The Confession
The Confession
Priest
Natural World
Natural World
Narrator
The Alan Clark Diaries
The Alan Clark Diaries
Alan Clark

Movies (98)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Mr. Ollivander
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Ollivander
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Ollivander
Alien
Alien
Kane
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal…
Professor Harold Oxley
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
Gilliam
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
Adam Sutler
Hellboy
Hellboy
Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Trevor Bruttenholm
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron
The Horned King (voice)
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
John Merrick
Contact
Contact
S. R. Hadden
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Control
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
The War Doctor
Only Lovers Left Alive
Only Lovers Left Alive
Christopher Marlowe
Melancholia
Melancholia
Dexter
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Narrator (voice)
Midnight Express
Midnight Express
Max
Hercules
Hercules
Cotys
Jackie
Jackie
The Priest
The Tigger Movie
The Tigger Movie
Narrator (voice)
Dogville
Dogville
Narrator (voice)
New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You
Bellhop
Immortals
Immortals
Old Zeus
Dead Man
Dead Man
John Scholfield
Spaceballs
Spaceballs
John Hurt
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
Aragorn (voice)
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
Grandpa Sammy (voice)
Rob Roy
Rob Roy
John Graham
Valiant
Valiant
Felix (voice)
Thumbelina
Thumbelina
Mr. Mole (voice)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Winston Smith
Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate
Billy Irvine
Outlander
Outlander
Rothgar
The Skeleton Key
The Skeleton Key
Ben Devereaux
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
Franz
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
The War Doctor
The Oxford Murders
The Oxford Murders
Arthur Seldom
The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo
Owl (voice)
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
Carnak
The Proposition
The Proposition
Jellon Lamb
The Limits of Control
The Limits of Control
Guitar
Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Dr. Iannis
The Shout
The Shout
Anthony Fielding
Scandal
Scandal
Stephen Ward
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons
Richard Rich
Wild Bill
Wild Bill
Charley Prince
Manderlay
Manderlay
Narrator (voice)
The Hit
The Hit
Braddock
Frankenstein Unbound
Frankenstein Unbound
Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator (voice)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
The Countess
The Osterman Weekend
The Osterman Weekend
Lawrence Fassett
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
Father Lareaux
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost…
Sailor John (voice)
The Confession
The Confession
Priest
Watership Down
Watership Down
Hazel (voice)
White Mischief
White Mischief
Gilbert Colville
Resident Alien
Resident Alien
Actor
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Self
Hiroshima
Hiroshima
Narrator (voice)
Partners
Partners
Kerwin
The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs
Snitter (voice)
Pride
Pride
Harry (voice)
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
Porfiry, chief investigator
Jake Speed
Jake Speed
Syd
Shooting Dogs
Shooting Dogs
Christopher
Love and Death on Long Island
Love and Death on Long Island
Giles De'Ath
נדיה: שם זמני
נדיה: שם זמני
347
Boxes
Boxes
Fanny's father
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
Self
ChickLit
ChickLit
Francis Bonar
That Good Night
That Good Night
Ralph
Bandyta
Bandyta
Babits
Wimbledon The Official Film 2014
Wimbledon The Official Film 2014
Narrator
On Jupiter
On Jupiter
Narrator (voice)
King Ralph
King Ralph
Lord Percival Graves
Night Train
Night Train
Michael Poole
Owning Mahowny
Owning Mahowny
Victor Foss
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
Self
If... Dog... Rabbit
If... Dog... Rabbit
Sean Cooper
Vincent
Vincent
(voice)
Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers
Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers
Narrator (voice)
Miranda
Miranda
Christian
Love at First Sight
Love at First Sight
Arthur
Recount
Recount
Warren Christopher
10 Rillington Place
10 Rillington Place
Timothy Evans
The Field
The Field
Bird' O'Donnell
The Gruffalo's Child
The Gruffalo's Child
The Owl (voice)
Damascus Cover
Damascus Cover
Miki
Lou
Lou
Doyle
More Than Honey
More Than Honey
Narrator (english voice)
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock
Phil Corkery
New Blood
New Blood
Alan White
Deadline
Deadline
Granville Jones
Little Sweetheart
Little Sweetheart
Robert Burger
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm (voice)
Second Best
Second Best
Uncle Turpin