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Alternate Names:
John Hurt CBE | Sir John Hurt CBE | Sir John Hurt
Height:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:
St Michael's was one of those very rarefied, very Anglo-Catholic establishments where they rejoiced in more religious paraphernalia and theatricality than the entire Vatican. More incense-swinging, more crucifixes, more gold tassels, more rose petals, more holy mothers, more God knows what. Three times a day they played the Angelus. When you heard it, you had to stop whatever you were doing, do ...
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Trivia:
He was offered the role of Mohandas K. Gandhi in
Richard Attenborough's film
Gandhi (1982), but declined the offer. He felt that by the 1980s it had become inappropriate for a Caucasian European to portray a person of Asian descent. The role instead became a big break for another British classical actor,
Ben Kingsley, who was of genuine Indian descent on his father's side.
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Trademark:
Frequently played character who died. This happened on more than 40 times
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