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This transatlantic talent was born John Vincent Hurt on January 22, 1940 in Shirebrook, a coal mining village near the busy market town of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England, to a parish vicar and a one-time actress. The youngest of three children, he spent much of his childhood in solitude. Demonstrating little initiative... See full bio »

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2014 Hercules: The Thracian Wars (pre-production)
 
2013 Snowpiercer (post-production)
Gilliam
 
2013 Doctor Who (TV series)
The Doctor
– 50th Anniversary Special (2013) … The Doctor
– The Name of the Doctor (2013) … The Doctor
 
2013 Only Lovers Left Alive
Marlowe
 
2013 Look Again (short)
Harry
 
2013 King Lear: Scene 133 (short)
King Lear
 
2013 The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman
Narrator (voice)
 
2008-2012 Merlin (TV series)
The Dragon
– The Diamond of the Day: Part Two (2012) … The Dragon (voice)
– The Diamond of the Day: Part One (2012) … The Dragon (voice)
– The Drawing of the Dark (2012) … The Dragon (voice)
– The Kindness of Strangers (2012) … The Dragon (voice)
– With All My Heart (2012) … The Dragon (voice)
See all 65 episodes »
 
2012 Labyrinth (TV series)
Audric Baillard
– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Audric Baillard
– Episode #1.1 (2012) … Audric Baillard
 
2012 The Hollow Crown (TV mini-series)
The Chorus
– Henry V (2012) … The Chorus
 
2012 Playhouse Presents (TV series)
The Ministry
– The Snipist (2012) … The Ministry (voice)
 
2012 Sightseers
Narrator - Blake's "Jerusalem" (voice) (uncredited)
 
2012 Jayne Mansfield's Car
Kingsley Bedford
 
2011 The Gruffalo's Child (TV movie)
Owl (voice)
 
2011 Immortals
Old Man
 
2011 In Love with Alma Cogan
Master of Ceremonies
 
2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Control
 
2011 23 Degrees, 5 Minutes (short)
Professor Orit
 
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Ollivander
 
2011 Melancholia
Dexter
 
2011 The Confession (TV series)
Priest
– Chapter 10 (2011) … Priest
– Chapter 9 (2011) … Priest
– Chapter 8 (2011) … Priest
– Chapter 7 (2011) … Priest
– Chapter 6 (2011) … Priest
See all 10 episodes »
 
2011 The Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation
Owl (voice)
 
2011 Sailcloth (short)
Man
 
2011 Regret Not Speaking
 
2010 Whistle and I'll Come to You (TV movie)
James Parkin
 
2010 Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
Brother Carnak (voice)
 
2010 Love at First Sight (short)
Arthur
 
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Ollivander
 
2010 Brighton Rock
Phil Corkery
 
2010 A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
Grandpa Sammy (voice: UK Version)
 
2010 Lou
Doyle
 
2009 The Gruffalo (TV short)
Owl (voice)
 
2009 44 Inch Chest
Old Man Peanut
 
2009 The Limits of Control
Man with Guitar
 
2009 An Englishman in New York
Quentin Crisp
 
2009 New York, I Love You
Bellhop (segment "Shekhar Kapur")
 
2008 Lezione 21
Mondrian Kilroy
 
2008 Outlander
Hrothgar
 
2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Professor Broom
 
2008 Recount (TV movie)
Warren Christopher
 
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Professor Oxley
 
2008 The Oxford Murders
Arthur Seldom
 
2007 Masters of Science Fiction (TV mini-series)
Samswope
– The Discarded (2007) … Samswope
 
2007 Boxes
Le père de Fanny
 
2007 Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (TV movie)
Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm (voice)
 
2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Narrator (voice)
 
2004-2006 The Alan Clark Diaries (TV series)
Alan Clark
– The Lady (2006) … Alan Clark
– The March of the Gray Men (2006) … Alan Clark
– Defence of the Realm (2004) … Alan Clark
– Foreign Parts (2004) … Alan Clark
– Into the Wilderness (2004) … Alan Clark
See all 6 episodes »
 
2005 V for Vendetta
Adam Sutler
 
2005 The Proposition
Jellon Lamb
 
2005 Beyond the Gates
Christopher
 
2005 Hiroshima (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 The Skeleton Key
Ben Devereaux
 
2005 Manderlay
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 Valiant
Felix (voice)
 
2005 Short Order
Felix
 
2004 Tabloid
Vince
 
2004 Pride (TV movie)
Harry (voice)
 
2004 Hellboy
Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
 
2003 Dogville
Narrator (voice)
 
2003 Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill (short)
Man from Maybury Hill
 
2003 Owning Mahowny
Victor Foss
 
2002 Bait (TV movie)
Jack Blake
 
2002 Crime and Punishment
Porfiry, chief investigator
 
2002 Miranda
Christian
 
2001 Great Performances (TV series)
Narrator
– Shaolin: Wheel of Life (2001) … Narrator
 
2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Mr. Ollivander
 
2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Dr. Iannis
 
2000 Lost Souls
Father Lareaux
 
1999-2000 Watership Down (TV series)
General Woundwort
– The Invasion (2000) … General Woundwort
– The Orchard (2000) … General Woundwort
– Kidnapped (1999) … General Woundwort (voice)
– Friend and Enemy (1999) … General Woundwort (voice)
– Escape from Efrafa (1999) … General Woundwort (voice)
See all 7 episodes »
 
2000 Krapp's Last Tape (TV movie)
Krapp
 
2000 New Blood
Alan White
 
2000 The Tigger Movie
Narrator (voice)
 
1999 You're Dead...
Maitland
 
1999 If... Dog... Rabbit
Sean Cooper
 
1999 Le château des singes
Sebastian (voice: English version)
 
1998 All the Little Animals
Mr. Summers
 
1998/I Night Train
Michael Poole
 
1998 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
March Hare
– Steve Buscemi/Third Eye Blind (1998) … March Hare
 
1998 The Commissioner
James Morton
 
1998 Tender Loving Care (Video Game)
Dr. Turner (voice)
 
1997 Bandyta
Babits
 
1997 The Climb
Chuck Langer
 
1997 Contact
S.R. Hadden
 
1997 Love and Death on Long Island
Giles De'Ath
 
1997 My Funny Valentine (short)
Happy Prince (voice)
 
1997 Tender Loving Care (video)
Dr. Turner
 
1996 Privateer 2: The Darkening (Video Game)
Joe Kane
 
1995 Wild Bill
Charley Prince
 
1995 Dead Man
John Scholfield
 
1995 Rob Roy
Montrose
 
1995 Two Nudes Bathing (short)
Marquis de Prey
 
1995 Saigon Baby
Jack Lee
 
1994 Picture Windows (TV series)
Le Compte
– Two Nudes Bathing … Le Compte
 
1994 Second Best
Uncle Turpin
 
1994 Thumbelina
Mr. Mole (voice)
 
1994 Rabbit Ears: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (video)
Storyteller
 
1993 Monolith
Villano
 
1993 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
The Countess
 
1993 Kölcsönkapott idö
Sean
 
1993 Great Moments in Aviation (TV movie)
Rex Goodyear
 
1992 Performance (TV series)
The Father
– Six Characters in Search of an Author (1992) … The Father
 
1992 L'oeil qui ment
Anthony/Le Marquis
 
1992 Lapse of Memory
Conrad Farmer
 
1991 Screenplay (TV series)
Alfred
– Journey to Knock (1991) … Alfred
 
1991 King Ralph
Lord Percival Graves
 
1991 I Dreamt I Woke Up (short)
Boorman's Alter Ego
 
1991 Red Fox (TV mini-series)
Archie Carpenter
 
1990 Frankenstein Unbound
Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator
 
1990 Romeo.Juliet
La Dame aux Chats (voice) / Mercutio (voice)
 
1990 The Field
Bird' O'Donnell
 
1990 The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing (TV movie)
Chris Mullin
 
1990 Windprints
Charles Rutherford
 
1989-1990 The Jim Henson Hour (TV series)
Storyteller
– Food (1990) … Storyteller
– Garbage (1989) … Storyteller
– Musicians (1989) … Storyteller
– Monster Telethon (1989) … Storyteller
– Science Fiction (1989) … Storyteller
 
1989 Little Sweetheart
Robert Burger
 
1989 Scandal
Stephen Ward
 
1988 The Bengali Night
Lucien Metz
 
1988 A Dinner of Herbs (TV movie)
Verse reader
 
1988 The Storyteller (TV series)
The Storyteller
– The True Bride (1988) … The Storyteller
– The Heartless Giant (1988) … The Storyteller
– Sapsorrow (1988) … The Storyteller
– The Three Ravens (1988) … The Storyteller
– Hans My Hedgehog (1988) … The Storyteller
See all 9 episodes »
 
1988 David Macaulay: Pyramid (TV movie)
Khufu (voice) / Second French Explorer (voice)
 
1988 Deadline (TV movie)
Granville Jones
 
1987 Rocinante
Bill
 
1987 Vincent (voice)
 
1987 Spaceballs
John Hurt
 
1987 Aria
The Actor (segment "I pagliacci")
 
1987 From the Hip
Douglas Benoit
 
1987 The Hunting of the Snark
The Narrator
 
1987 White Mischief
Gilbert Colvile
 
1986 Jake Speed
Sid
 
1985 The Black Cauldron
The Horned King (voice)
 
1985 After Darkness
Peter Hunningford
 
1984 1984
Winston Smith
 
1984 The Hit
Braddock
 
1984 Success Is the Best Revenge
Dino Montecurva
 
1984 Champions
Bob Champion
 
1983 The Osterman Weekend
Lawrence Fassett
 
1983 King Lear (TV movie)
The Fool
 
1982 The Plague Dogs
Snitter (voice)
 
1982 Partners
Kerwin
 
1982 Night Crossing
Peter Strelzyk
 
1981 History of the World: Part I
Jesus - The Roman Empire
 
1980 Heaven's Gate
Billy Irvine
 
1980 The Elephant Man
John Merrick
 
1979 Crime and Punishment (TV mini-series)
Raskolnikov
– Part 3 (1979) … Raskolnikov
– Part 2 (1979) … Raskolnikov
– Part 1 (1979) … Raskolnikov
 
1979 Alien
Kane
 
1978 The Lord of the Rings
Aragorn (voice)
 
1978 Watership Down
Hazel (voice)
 
1978 The Shout
Anthony Fielding
 
1978 Midnight Express
Max
 
1977 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
Dave
– Treats (1977) … Dave
 
1977 The Disappearance
Atkinson
 
1977 Spectre (TV movie)
Mitri Cyon
 
1977 Paperback
 
1977 Three Dangerous Ladies
Lt. Simmonds (segment "The Island")
 
1977 East of Elephant Rock
Nash
 
1976 I, Claudius (TV mini-series)
Caligula
– Old King Log (1976) … Caligula
– Hail Who? (1976) … Caligula
– Zeus, by Jove! (1976) … Caligula
– Reign of Terror (1976) … Caligula
– Queen of Heaven (1976) … Caligula
 
1976 The Sweeney (TV series)
Tony Grey
– Tomorrow Man (1976) … Tony Grey
 
1976 La linea del fiume
Chandler
 
1976 Play for Today (TV series)
Alec Cassell
– The Peddler (1976) … Alec Cassell
 
1976 Shades of Greene (TV series)
Fred
– A Drive in the Country (1976) … Fred
 
1975 The Naked Civil Servant (TV movie)
Quentin Crisp
 
1975 The Ghoul
Tom Rawlings
 
1974 Little Malcolm
Malcolm Scrawdyke
 
1974 The Playboy of the Western World (TV movie)
Christopher Mahon (Christy Mahon)
 
1973 Wessex Tales (TV series)
Joshua Harlborough
– A Tragedy of Two Ambitions (1973) … Joshua Harlborough
 
1972 The Pied Piper
Franz
 
1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Bob
– Green Julia (1971) … Bob
 
1971 10 Rillington Place
Timothy John Evans
 
1971 Cry of the Penguins
Richard Forbush
 
1969 In Search of Gregory
Daniel
 
1969 Before Winter Comes
Lieutenant Pilkington
 
1969 Sinful Davey
Davey Haggart
 
1967 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Guy
– The Waste Spaces (1967) … Guy
 
1967 The Sailor from Gibraltar
John
 
1966 A Man for All Seasons
Rich
 
1964-1965 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Dave / Terry
– Finders Keepers (1965) … Dave
– A Question of Happiness #3: Watch Me I'm a Bird (1964) … Terry
– Acquit or Hang (1964)
 
1964 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
Orpheus
– Point of Departure (1964) … Orpheus
 
1964 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
Freddy Tinsdale
– The Tin God (1964) … Freddy Tinsdale
 
1964 Love Story (TV series)
Harry Eddows
– The Apprentices (1964) … Harry Eddows
 
1964 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– A Jug of Bread (1964)
 
1963-1964 First Night (TV series)
Desmond / Garry
– All Things Bright and Beautiful (1964) … Desmond
– Menace (1963) … Garry
 
1964 This Is My Street
Charlie
 
1961-1963 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
Private Briggs / Tom
– Drama '63: Someboy's Dying (1963) … Tom
– Drama '61: Local Incident (1961) … Private Briggs
 
1963 Once Aboard the Lugger... (TV series)
Jobey Todd
– The Girl Arrives (1963) … Jobey Todd
 
1962 Young and Willing
Phil Corbett
 
1961-1962 Probation Officer (TV series)
Johnny Seton / Norman Bailey
– Episode #4.13 (1962) … Johnny Seton
– Episode #3.4 (1961) … Norman Bailey
 
1962 Z Cars (TV series)
James Hogan
– Assault (1962) … James Hogan
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1999 Le château des singes (performer: "To Be King")
 
1971 Cry of the Penguins (performer: Silent Night: - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2010 The Minister, the Model and the Russian Spy: Making Scandal (short) (thanks)
 
2009 An Englishman in New York (very special thanks)
 
2003 Dogville Confessions (documentary) (thanks)
 
2001 The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (100 titles)
2013 Muse of Fire: A Documentary (documentary) (post-production)
 
2013 Alien Encounters: Superior Fan Power Since 1979 (documentary)
Himself
 
2013 Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict (documentary)
 
2013 The World in Action Years (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2012 Living the Life (TV series)
Himself
– John Hurt & Sir Alan Parker (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
2012 Formula 1: BBC Sport (TV series)
Himself
– The British Grand Prix: Qualifying (2012) … Himself (voice)
 
2012 The Jonathan Ross Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.7 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: UK Premiere Featurette (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998-2011 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 13 December 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 20 February 1998 (1998) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Planet Dinosaur (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– The Great Survivors (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– New Giants (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Fight for Life (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Last Killers (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Feathered Dragons (2011) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2011 The Big Picture (TV series)
Himself
– Melancholia (2011) … Himself
– October 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Extra: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) … Himself
 
2002-2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Actor
– Episode dated 15 September 2011 (2011) … Himself - Actor
– Episode dated 10 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 September 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2011 BBC Proms (TV series)
Himself
– Prom 11: Human Planet Prom (2011) … Himself (voice)
 
2011 Human Planet (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator / Himself - Narrator
– Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle (2011) … Narrator (voice)
– Rivers: Friend and Foe (2011) … Narrator (voice)
– Jungles: People of the Trees (2011) … Narrator (voice)
– Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze (2011) … Narrator (voice)
– Deserts: Life in the Furnace (2011) … Himself - Narrator
 
2010 The British Academy Television Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 BBC Look North (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Trace of the Bears (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 In Conversation (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Hurt (2010) … Himself
 
2009 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Merlin: Secrets & Magic (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Dragon's Den (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 1: The Magic Begins (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Xposé (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.205 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985-2008 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Reader
– Paul Scofield (2008) … Himself
– The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima (1985) … Himself - Reader
 
2008 The Story of the Costume Drama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Picture Perfect (2008) … Himself
– The Stars (2008) … Himself
– The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 A Taste of My Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Hurt (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 May 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The British Academy Television Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 The Friday Night Project (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.4 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004-2008 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #14.12 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #6.2 (2004) … Himself
 
2008 Continuarà... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Cartelera (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Who Do You Think You Are? (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Hurt (2007) … Himself
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy (2007) … Himself (as John Hurt CBE)
– Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller (2007) … Himself (as John Hurt CBE)
 
2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
Kane
– Magnificent Movies (2006) … Kane (also archive footage) (uncredited)
 
2006 HypaSpace (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #5.240 (2006) … Himself
– Episode #5.239 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 HARDtalk Extra (TV series)
Himself
– John Hurt (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Freedom! Forever!: Making 'V for Vendetta' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Whaledreamers (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The Plot Against Harold Wilson (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 'V for Vendetta' Unmasked (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004-2005 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– David Niven (2005) … Himself
– Richard Harris (2004) … Himself
 
2005 Today with Des and Mel (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 December 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Drama Connections (TV series documentary)
Himself
– I, Claudius (2005) … Himself
 
2005 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Heaven and Earth Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 ITV 50 Greatest Shows (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 The Evening Standard British Film Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2004 Shadowing the Third Man (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 The Making of 'Hellboy' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 'Hellboy': The Seeds of Creation (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Freedom2speak v2.0 (documentary)
Himself - Actor, Great Britain
 
2003 Dracula's Bram Stoker (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2003 The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Twilight Hour: Visions of Ireland's Haunted Past (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself
– Om filmen 'Dogville' (2003) … Himself
 
2003 The Real Room 101 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Laurence Olivier Awards 2003 (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (video documentary)
Himself - Krapp) (also archive footage)
 
2002 The 'Alien' Saga (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2002 I Claudius: A Television Epic (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed (video documentary short)
Himself - The 'Elephant Man'
 
2001 The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2001 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 April 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Spaghetti Requiem (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Universe (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
1999 The 51st British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself
– Robert De Niro (1998) … Himself
 
1995 Everyman (TV series documentary)
Eric Lomax
– Prisoners in Time (1995) … Eric Lomax
 
1994 Förräderi (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1992 The Jim Henson Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Secrets of the Muppets (1992) … Himself
 
1989-1991 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.6 (1991) … Himself
– Episode #6.9 (1989) … Himself
 
1990 From Rio to Liverpool (TV documentary)
Himself (Narration)
 
1990 Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Resident Alien (documentary)
Himself - Actor
 
1989-1990 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.9 (1990) … Himself
– Episode #4.5 (1989) … Himself
 
1979-1989 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 April 1989 (1989) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 April 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1987 The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 Thames Film (documentary)
Narrator #2
 
1985 The Disney Family Album (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Voice Actors (1985) … Himself
 
1985 Free at Last (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1984 Sunset People (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 7ème nuit des Césars (1982) … Himself
 
1981 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1981 The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture [Drama]
 
1980 Clapper Board (TV series)
Himself
– The Elephant Man and Breaker Morant (1980) … Himself
 
1980 An Evening with Quentin Crisp
Himself - Presenter
 
1979 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (14 titles)
2012 Phelous & the Movies (TV series)
 
2010 Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Video Game)
Mr. Ollivander
 
2008 Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie)
Arthur Seldom
 
2008 Strictly Courtroom (TV documentary)
Timothy John Evans (uncredited)
 
2008 Closing: Team Indy (video short)
Himself
 
2007 The McCartney Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Maquillando entre monstruos (TV documentary)
John Merrick/Kane
 
2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV series)
 
2006 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Tvist (TV series)
 
2001 The Greatest (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Kane
 
1999 The Alien Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Great Performances (TV series)
 

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Other Works:

(1997) Narrated the BBC 1 (QED) documentary The True Story of the Elephant Man - The Life Story and Medical Condition of Joseph Merrick (1997) (TV) See more »

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Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

John Hurt CBE

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

There is no such thing as all good people and all bad people. We're all capable. It exists within us. In war-time, as we're finding out now, things that have been on camera, our wonderful troops, who we felt were absolutely impeccable, were as guilty as everybody else of. If you're given license to kill, it's going to release many an evil. See more »

Trivia:

Once an alcoholic, he quit drinking after his fourth marriage in 2005. See more »

Trademark:

Deep gravelly voice See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius