John Hurt


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Actor

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 performan...

Place of Birth: Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK

Date of Birth: Jan 22, 1940

Date of Death: Jan 25, 2017


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Filmography

Actor (214 Known Credits)


Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Self (archive footage)

Ayamé

Narrator

The Journey

Harry Patterson

My Name Is Lenny

Leslie Salmon

ChickLit

Francis Bonar

Jackie

The Priest

The Alchemist's Letter

The Alchemist (voice)

Break

Jack

Hercules

Cotys

Jayne Mansfield's Car

Kingsley Bedford

Snowpiercer

Gilliam

Muse of Fire

Himself

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

The War Doctor (archive voice)

Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky Theatre

The Voice of the Winter Palace / Self

The Hollow Crown

El coro, narrador

Sightseers

Jerusalem Narrator

More Than Honey

narrator (english voice)

The Snipist

The Ministry

Labyrinth

Audric Baillard

Immortals

Old Zeus

Melancholia

Dexter

The Gruffalo's Child

The Owl (Voice)

23 Degrees, 5 Minutes

Professor Orit

Human Planet

Narrator

Brighton Rock

Phil Corkery

Lou

Doyle

The Gruffalo

Owl (voice)

44 Inch Chest

Old Man Peanut

Waking Sleeping Beauty

The Horned King (voice) (archive footage)

Merlin

The Dragon (voice)

Outlander

Rothgar

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Trevor Bruttenholm

The Oxford Murders

Arthur Seldom

New York, I Love You

Bellhop (segment "Shekhar Kapur")

Recount

Warren Christopher

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm

Boxes

Le père de Fanny

The One Show

Self - Guest

V for Vendetta

Chancellor Adam Sutler

Shooting Dogs

Christopher

Doctor Who

The Doctor

Doctor Who

The War Doctor

Manderlay

Narrator (Voice)

The Skeleton Key

Ben Devereaux

Valiant

Felix (voice)

The Proposition

Jellon Lamb

Hiroshima

Narrator (voice)

Once Upon a Halloween

The Horned King

Hellboy

Prof. Bruttenholm

Pride

Harry (voice)

Tabloid

Vince

Dogville

Narrator (voice)

Owning Mahowny

Victor Foss

The Alien Saga

narrator

Miranda

Christian

Crime and Punishment

Porfiry, chief investigator

Bait

Jack Blake

HypaSpace

Himself

Lost Souls

Father Lareaux

Watership Down

General Woundwort

You're Dead...

Maitland

New Blood

Alan White

The Commissioner

James morton

The Climb

Chuck Langer

Night Train

Michael Poole

Bandyta

Babits

Contact

S. R. Hadden

Dead Man

John Scholfield

Rob Roy

John Graham (Marquis of Montrose)

Wild Bill

Charley Prince

On Jupiter

Narrator

Two Nudes Bathing

Marquis de Prey

Thumbelina

Mr. Mole (voice)

Second Best

Uncle Turpin

The World of Jim Henson

The Storyteller (archive footage)

GMTV

Self

Monolith

Villano

L'oeil qui ment

Anthony / Le Marquis

Performance

The Father

King Ralph

Lord Percival Graves

Red Fox

Archie Carpenter

I Dreamt I Woke Up

Boorman's Alter Ego

Lapse of Memory

Conrad Farmer

Frankenstein Unbound

Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator

The Field

Bird' O'Donnell

Windprints

Charles Rutherford

Romeo.Juliet

La Dame aux Chats / Mercutio (voice)

Scandal

Stephen Ward

Little Sweetheart

Robert Burger

David Macaulay: Pyramid

Khufu / Second French Explorer (voice)

The Storyteller

The Storyteller

The Bengali night

Lucien Metz

Deadline

Granville Jones

From the Hip

Douglas Benoit

Aria

The Actor

White Mischief

Gilbert Colville

Vincent

(voice)

The Black Cauldron

The Horned King (voice)

Live Aid

Self

After Darkness

Peter Hunningford

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Winston Smith

The Hit

Braddock

Champions

Bob Champion

Natural World

Narrator

The Osterman Weekend

Lawrence Fassett

King Lear

The Fool

The Plague Dogs

Snitter (voice)

Night Crossing

Peter Strelzyk

Partners

Kerwin

History of the World: Part I

Jesus - The Roman Empire

The Elephant Man

John Merrick

Heaven's Gate

Billy Irvine

An Evening with Quentin Crisp

Himself / Presenter

Alien

Gilbert Kane

The Lord of the Rings

Aragorn (voice)

Watership Down

Hazel (voice)

The Shout

Anthony Fielding

Spectre

Mitri Cyon

Three Dangerous Ladies

Lt. George Simmonds

I, Claudius

Caligula

Stream Line

Chandler

The Sweeney

Tony Grey

The Ghoul

Tom Rawlings

NOVA

Narrator

The Playboy of the Western World

Christopher Mahon (Christy Mahon)

10 Rillington Place

Timothy Evans

Sinful Davey

Davey Haggart

Before Winter Comes

Lieutenant Pilkington

Gideon's Way

Freddy Tisdale

Self (archive footage)
Miki
Ralph
Ayamé (2018)
Narrator
The Journey (2017)
Harry Patterson
Leslie Salmon
ChickLit (2016)
Francis Bonar
Jackie (2016)
The Priest
The Alchemist (voice)
A.K.A Nadia (2015)
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Tom
Break (2015)
Jack
Hercules (2014)
Cotys
Kingsley Bedford
Snowpiercer (2013)
Gilliam
Marlowe
Muse of Fire (2013)
Himself
The War Doctor (archive voice)
The War Doctor
The Voice of the Winter Palace / Self
The Hollow Crown (2012 - 2016)
El coro, narrador
Sightseers (2012)
Jerusalem Narrator
narrator (english voice)
Narrator (voice)
The Snipist (2012)
The Ministry
Labyrinth (2012)
Audric Baillard
Immortals (2011)
Old Zeus
Melancholia (2011)
Dexter
The Owl (Voice)
Sailcloth (2011)
Man
Priest
Self
Professor Orit
Human Planet (2011)
Narrator
Priest
Narrator
Grandpa Sammy (voice)
Brighton Rock (2010)
Phil Corkery
Lou (2010)
Doyle
James Parkin
Arthur
Guitar
The Gruffalo (2009)
Owl (voice)
44 Inch Chest (2009)
Old Man Peanut
Quentin Crisp
The Horned King (voice) (archive footage)
Ballybrando (2009)
Self
Merlin (2008 - 2012)
The Dragon (voice)
Outlander (2008)
Rothgar
Trevor Bruttenholm
Arthur Seldom
Bellhop (segment "Shekhar Kapur")
Recount (2008)
Warren Christopher
Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm
Boxes (2007)
Le père de Fanny
The One Show (2006 - 2019)
Self - Guest
Chancellor Adam Sutler
Narrator (voice)
Shooting Dogs (2006)
Christopher
Whaledreamers (2006)
Himself
Doctor Who (2005 - 2021)
The Doctor
Doctor Who (2005 - 2021)
The War Doctor
Manderlay (2005)
Narrator (Voice)
Ben Devereaux
Valiant (2005)
Felix (voice)
Jellon Lamb
Hiroshima (2005)
Narrator (voice)
The Horned King
Self
Hellboy (2004)
Prof. Bruttenholm
Pride (2004)
Harry (voice)
Tabloid (2004)
Vince
Narrator
Alan Clark
Dogville (2003)
Narrator (voice)
Victor Foss
narrator
Miranda (2002)
Christian
Porfiry, chief investigator
Bait (2002)
Jack Blake
HypaSpace (2002)
Himself
Narrator
Dr. Iannis
Narrator
Lost Souls (2000)
Father Lareaux
Narrator
Krapp
Watership Down (1999 - 2001)
General Woundwort
Maitland
Mr. Summers
New Blood (1999)
Alan White
Sean Cooper
James morton
The Climb (1998)
Chuck Langer
Night Train (1998)
Michael Poole
Dr. Turner
Bandyta (1997)
Babits
Contact (1997)
S. R. Hadden
Giles De'Ath
Dead Man (1995)
John Scholfield
Rob Roy (1995)
John Graham (Marquis of Montrose)
Wild Bill (1995)
Charley Prince
On Jupiter (1995)
Narrator
Marquis de Prey
Inside the Actors Studio (1994 - 2018)
Self
Thumbelina (1994)
Mr. Mole (voice)
The Countess
Second Best (1994)
Uncle Turpin
Rex Goodyear
The Storyteller (archive footage)
GMTV (1993 - 2010)
Self
Monolith (1993)
Villano
Anthony / Le Marquis
Performance (1991 - 1995)
The Father
King Ralph (1991)
Lord Percival Graves
Red Fox (1991)
Archie Carpenter
Alfred
Boorman's Alter Ego
Conrad Farmer
Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator
The Field (1990)
Bird' O'Donnell
Windprints (1990)
Charles Rutherford
Himself
Chris Mullin
Romeo.Juliet (1990)
La Dame aux Chats / Mercutio (voice)
Scandal (1989)
Stephen Ward
Robert Burger
Khufu / Second French Explorer (voice)
The Storyteller (1988 - 1991)
The Storyteller
Lucien Metz
Deadline (1988)
Granville Jones
Spaceballs (1987)
Kane
From the Hip (1987)
Douglas Benoit
Aria (1987)
The Actor
Gilbert Colville
The Narrator
Vincent (1987)
(voice)
Jake Speed (1986)
Syd
Rocinante (1986)
Bill
The Horned King (voice)
Live Aid (1985)
Self
Peter Hunningford
Winston Smith
The Hit (1984)
Braddock
Champions (1984)
Bob Champion
Dino Montecurva
Natural World (1983 - 2020)
Narrator
Lawrence Fassett
King Lear (1983)
The Fool
Snitter (voice)
Peter Strelzyk
Partners (1982)
Kerwin
Jesus - The Roman Empire
John Merrick
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Billy Irvine
Himself / Presenter
Alien (1979)
Gilbert Kane
Aragorn (voice)
Max
Hazel (voice)
The Shout (1978)
Anthony Fielding
Spectre (1977)
Mitri Cyon
Atkinson
Lt. George Simmonds
I, Claudius (1976)
Caligula
Stream Line (1976)
Chandler
The Sweeney (1975 - 1978)
Tony Grey
Quentin Crisp
The Ghoul (1975)
Tom Rawlings
NOVA (1974 - 2022)
Narrator
Christopher Mahon (Christy Mahon)
Franz
James Parkin
Timothy Evans
Richard Forbush
Sinful Davey (1969)
Davey Haggart
Lieutenant Pilkington
Daniel
Richard Rich
Gideon's Way (1965 - 1967)
Freddy Tisdale
Charlie
Phil Corbett

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