John Hurt (1940–2017) |
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One of stage, screen and TV's finest transatlantic talents, slight, gravel-voiced, pasty-looking John Vincent Hurt was born on January 22, 1940, in Shirebrook, a coal mining village, in Derbyshire, England. The youngest child of Phyllis (Massey), an engineer and one-time actress, and Reverend Arnould Herbert Hurt, an Anglican clergyman and ...
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Died:(age 77) in East Runton, Cromer, Norfolk, England, UK |
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Actor (210 credits)
Actor (210 credits)
2015
The Last Panthers
(TV Mini-Series)
Tom Kendle
Tom Kendle
- The Last Panther
(2015)
... Tom Kendle
- Angel of Death
(2015)
... Tom Kendle
- Serpent's Kiss
(2015)
... Tom Kendle
- Chimeras
(2015)
... Tom Kendle
- White Knight
(2015)
... Tom Kendle
2013
Doctor Who
(TV Series)
The Doctor / The War Doctor
The Doctor / The War Doctor
- The Day of the Doctor
(2013)
... The Doctor
- The Night of the Doctor
(2013)
... The War Doctor
- The Name of the Doctor
(2013)
... The Doctor
2008-2012
Merlin
(TV Series)
The Dragon / The Great Dragon
The Dragon / The Great 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)
2012
Labyrinth
(TV Mini-Series)
Audric Baillard
Audric Baillard
- Episode #1.2
(2012)
... Audric Baillard
- Episode #1.1
(2012)
... Audric Baillard
2011
The Confession
(TV Mini-Series)
Priest
Priest
- Chapter 10
(2011)
... Priest
- Chapter 9
(2011)
... Priest
- Chapter 8
(2011)
... Priest
- Chapter 7
(2011)
... Priest
- Chapter 6
(2011)
... Priest
2004
The Alan Clark Diaries
(TV Series)
Alan Clark
Alan Clark
- Leaving Home
(2004)
... Alan Clark
- Into the Wilderness
(2004)
... Alan Clark
- Foreign Parts
(2004)
... Alan Clark
- Defence of the Realm
(2004)
... Alan Clark
- The Lady
(2004)
... Alan Clark
1999-2000
Watership Down
(TV Series)
General Woundwort
General Woundwort
- The Invasion
(2000)
... General Woundwort (voice)
- The Orchard
(2000)
... General Woundwort (voice)
- Kidnapped
(1999)
... General Woundwort (voice)
- Friend and Enemy
(1999)
... General Woundwort (voice)
- Escape from Efrafa
(1999)
... General Woundwort (voice)
1998
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series)
March Hare
March Hare
- Steve Buscemi/Third Eye Blind
(1998)
... March Hare (uncredited)
1992
Performance
(TV Series)
The Father
The Father
- Six Characters in Search of an Author
(1992)
... The Father
1991
Red Fox
(TV Mini-Series)
Archie Carpenter
Archie Carpenter
- Part 2
(1991)
... Archie Carpenter
- Part 1
(1991)
... Archie Carpenter
1987-1988
The Storyteller
(TV Series)
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
- The True Bride
(1988)
... The Storyteller
- The Heartless Giant
(1988)
... The Storyteller
- Sapsorrow
(1988)
... The Storyteller
- The Three Ravens
(1988)
... The Storyteller
- The Soldier and Death
(1988)
... The Storyteller
1987
Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh
(voice)
1979
Crime and Punishment
(TV Mini-Series)
Raskolnikov
Raskolnikov
- Part 3
(1979)
... Raskolnikov
- Part 2
(1979)
... Raskolnikov
- Part 1
(1979)
... Raskolnikov
1976
I, Claudius
(TV Mini-Series)
Caligula
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
1973
Wessex Tales
(TV Mini-Series)
Joshua Harlborough
Joshua Harlborough
- A Tragedy of Two Ambitions
(1973)
... Joshua Harlborough
1963-1965
ITV Play of the Week
(TV Series)
Dave / Terry / Heywood / ...
Dave / Terry / Heywood / ...
- Finders Keepers
(1965)
... Dave
- A Question of Happiness #3: Watch Me I'm a Bird
(1964)
... Terry
- Acquit or Hang
(1964)
... Heywood
- The Stone Dance
(1963)
... Simon Iorweth
1963-1964
First Night
(TV Series)
Desmond / Garry
Desmond / Garry
- All Things Bright and Beautiful
(1964)
... Desmond
- Menace
(1963)
... Garry
1961-1963
Drama 61-67
(TV Series)
Tom / Private Briggs
Tom / Private Briggs
- Drama '63: Somebody's Dying
(1963)
... Tom
- Drama '61: Local Incident
(1961)
... Private Briggs
1961-1962
Probation Officer
(TV Series)
Johnny Seton / Norman Bailey
Johnny Seton / Norman Bailey
- Episode #4.13
(1962)
... Johnny Seton
- Episode #3.4
(1961)
... Norman Bailey
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Soundtrack (3 credits)
Soundtrack (3 credits)
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Thanks (11 credits)
Thanks (11 credits)
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Self (144 credits)
Self (144 credits)
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Archive footage (41 credits)
Archive footage (41 credits)
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Other Works:
Stage: Appeared (as "Romeo") in William Shakespeare's's "Romeo and Juliet", Coventry (1973), UK. See more »Alternate Names:
John Hurt CBE | Sir John Hurt CBE | Sir John HurtHeight:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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I miss the camaraderie, when it was fantastically creative. People love to talk about the drinking bit as though it were hellraising. Actually, O'Toole put it really well when he said the drinking was to feed something else. Even when you weren't working, everybody would meet somewhere. That's all gone, completely. See more »Trivia:
He was the voice of Aragron in The Lord of the Rings (1978), which featured Norman Bird as Bilbo, Christopher Guard as Frodo, and William Squire as Gandalf. In other films, Hurt went on to work with two other Gandalfs, Bilbos and Frodos, and one other Sam Gamgee. Watership Down (1978) featured Michael Hordern, who played Gandalf for the BBC Radio adaptation. The Black Cauldron (1985) featured ... See more »Trademark:
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