John Hurt
John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940) was an English actor, known for his leading roles as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Braddock in The Hit, Stephen Ward in Scandal and Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant, Caligula in the television series, I, Claudius (TV series), and An Englishman in New York. Recognizable for his distinctive rich voice, he has also enjoyed a successful voice acting career, starring in films such as Watership Down, The Lord of the Rings and Dogville, as well as BBC television series Merlin. Hurt initially came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons, and has since appeared in such popular motion pictures as: Alien, Midnight Express, Rob Roy, V for Vendetta, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the Harry Potter film series and the Hellboy film series. Hurt is one of England's best-known, most prolific and sought-after actors, and has had a versatile film career spanning six decades. He is also known for his many Shakespearean roles. Hurt has received multiple awards and honours throughout his career including three BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award, with six and two nominations respectively, as well as two Academy Award nominations. His character's final scene in Alien is consistently named as one of the most memorable in cinematic history.
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- Born:
- Jan 22, 1940 In Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 173
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Wild and the Willing 1962-10-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie Damascus Cover 2017-10-23
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Damascus Cover | Miki | 2017-10-23 |
| Movie | My Name Is Lenny | Leslie Salmon | 2017-06-09 |
| Movie | The Journey | Harry Patterson | 2017-03-30 |
| Movie | That Good Night | Ralph | 2017-06-20 |
| Movie | ChickLit | Francis Bonar | 2016-09-02 |
| Movie | Jackie | The Priest | 2016-12-02 |
| Movie | The Alchemist's Letter | The Alchemist (voice) | 2015-04-21 |
| Movie | A.K.A Nadia | 347 | 2015-07-01 |
| Movie | Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie | Sailor John (voice) | 2015-07-17 |
| Movie | The Last Panthers | Tom Kendle | 2015-10-26 |
| Movie | Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film | Self | 2014-08-25 |
| Movie | Hercules | Cotys | 2014-07-23 |
| Movie | Snowpiercer | Gilliam | 2013-08-01 |
| Movie | Jayne Mansfield's Car | Kingsley Bedford | 2013-07-25 |
| Movie | Muse of Fire | Self | 2013-09-26 |
| Movie | Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict | Narrator (voice) | 2013-05-24 |
| Movie | Charlie Countryman | Narrator (voice) | 2013-02-09 |
| Movie | Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty | Self | 2013-11-23 |
| Movie | Only Lovers Left Alive | Christopher Marlowe | 2013-12-12 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor | The War Doctor | 2013-11-23 |
| Movie | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | The War Doctor (archive voice) | 2013-11-23 |
| Movie | Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers | Narrator (voice) | 2012-08-19 |
| Movie | Sightseers | Jerusalem Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 2012-11-30 |
| Movie | Melancholia | Dexter | 2011-05-26 |
| Movie | The Confession | Priest | 2011-05-02 |
| Series | Human Planet | Narrator | 2011-01-13 |
| Movie | Sailcloth | Man | 2011-01-01 |
| Movie | 23 Degrees, 5 Minutes | Professor Orit | 2011-07-09 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Ollivander | 2011-07-12 |
| Movie | The Gruffalo's Child | The Owl (voice) | 2011-12-25 |
| Movie | Immortals | Old Zeus | 2011-11-10 |
| Movie | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Control | 2011-09-16 |
| Movie | In Love with Alma Cogan | MC | 2011-10-04 |
| Movie | Love at First Sight | Arthur | 2010-11-16 |
| Movie | Brighton Rock | Phil Corkery | 2010-09-13 |
| Movie | Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie | Carnak | 2010-12-10 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Ollivander | 2010-11-17 |
| Movie | Whistle and I'll Come to You | James Parkin | 2010-12-24 |
| Movie | The Limits of Control | Guitar | 2009-05-01 |
| Movie | Waking Sleeping Beauty | The Horned King (voice) (archive footage) | 2009-09-05 |
| Movie | An Englishman in New York | Quentin Crisp | 2009-02-07 |
| Movie | 44 Inch Chest | Old Man Peanut | 2009-10-08 |
| Movie | The Gruffalo | Owl (voice) | 2009-12-25 |
| Movie | Creating the World of Harry Potter. Part 2: Characters | Himself | 2009-12-08 |
| Movie | Creating The World of Harry Potter. Part 1: The Magic Begins | Himself | 2009-11-17 |
| Movie | Recount | Warren Christopher | 2008-05-25 |
| Movie | The Oxford Murders | Arthur Seldom | 2008-01-18 |
| Movie | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Trevor Bruttenholm | 2008-07-11 |
| Movie | Outlander | Rothgar | 2008-04-24 |
| Movie | New York, I Love You | Bellhop | 2008-09-06 |
| Series | Merlin | The Great Dragon (voice) | 2008-09-20 |
| Movie | Lecture 21 | Mondrian Kilroy | 2008-10-17 |
| Movie | The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | 2007-02-03 |
| Movie | Boxes | Fanny's father | 2007-06-06 |
| Movie | V for Vendetta | Adam Sutler | 2006-02-23 |
| Movie | Shooting Dogs | Christopher | 2006-03-08 |
| Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
| Movie | The Plot Against Harold Wilson | Narrator (voice) | 2006-03-16 |
| Movie | Valiant | Felix (voice) | 2005-03-25 |
| Movie | Manderlay | Narrator (voice) | 2005-06-03 |
| Movie | Short Order | 2005-01-01 | |
| Movie | Hiroshima | Narrator (voice) | 2005-08-06 |
| Movie | The Proposition | Jellon Lamb | 2005-10-06 |
| Movie | Hellboy | Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm | 2004-04-02 |
| Movie | Pride | Harry (voice) | 2004-06-21 |
| Movie | The Alan Clark Diaries | 2004-01-15 | |
| Movie | Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation | Self | 2004-07-27 |
| Movie | Shadowing the Third Man | Narrator (voice) | 2004-10-11 |
| Movie | Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill | Man from Maybury Hill | 2003-05-08 |
| Movie | Owning Mahowny | Victor Foss | 2003-05-02 |
| Movie | Dogville | Narrator (voice) | 2003-05-21 |
| Movie | The Beast Within: Making Alien | Self | 2003-12-02 |
| Movie | Miranda | Christian | 2002-01-18 |
| Movie | Bait | Jack Blake | 2002-02-20 |
| Movie | The Alien Saga | Narrator (voice) | 2002-11-13 |
| Series | HypaSpace | Himself | 2002-05-13 |
| Movie | Crime and Punishment | Porfiry, chief investigator | 2002-06-01 |
| Movie | Tabloid | Vince | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm | Narrator (voice) | 2001-04-07 |
| Movie | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Dr. Iannis | 2001-04-18 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Mr. Ollivander | 2001-11-16 |
| Movie | Krapp's Last Tape | Krapp | 2000-09-08 |
| Movie | Lost Souls | Father Lareaux | 2000-10-13 |
| Movie | One Last Score | Sean Cooper | 1999-09-29 |
| Movie | All the Little Animals | Mr. Summers | 1999-07-09 |
| Movie | You're Dead... | Maitland | 1999-10-01 |
| Movie | New Blood | Alan White | 1999-11-15 |
| Movie | Night Train | Michael Poole | 1998-01-01 |
| Movie | Love and Death on Long Island | Giles De'Ath | 1998-07-03 |
| Movie | The Climb | Chuck Langer | 1998-03-11 |
| Movie | Contact | S. R. Hadden | 1997-07-11 |
| Movie | Bandyta | Babits | 1997-11-07 |
| Movie | Privateer 2: The Darkening | Joe | 1996-05-17 |
| Movie | Tender Loving Care | Dr. Turner | 1996-05-16 |
| Movie | Two Nudes Bathing | Marquis de Prey | 1995-03-24 |
| Movie | Rob Roy | John Graham | 1995-04-13 |
| Movie | Wild Bill | Charley Prince | 1995-12-01 |
| Movie | Dead Man | John Scholfield | 1995-12-23 |
| Movie | Saigon Baby | Jack Lee | 1995-12-16 |
| Movie | Great Moments in Aviation | Rex Goodyear | 1994-05-01 |
| Movie | Thumbelina | Mr. Mole (voice) | 1994-03-30 |
| Movie | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | The Countess | 1994-05-13 |
| Movie | Second Best | Uncle Turpin | 1994-09-30 |
| Movie | Monolith | Villano | 1993-09-16 |
| Movie | Dark at Noon | Anthony / Le Marquis | 1992-10-01 |
| Movie | Six Characters in Search of An Author | The Father | 1992-12-12 |
| Movie | King Ralph | Lord Percival Graves | 1991-02-15 |
| Movie | Lapse of Memory | Conrad Farmer | 1991-06-02 |
| Movie | Red Fox | Archie Carpenter | 1991-12-08 |
| Movie | I Dreamt I Woke Up | Boorman's Alter Ego | 1991-11-16 |
| Movie | Who Bombed Birmingham? | Chris Mullin | 1990-04-22 |
| Movie | Romeo.Juliet | La Dame aux Chats / Mercutio (voice) | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Windprints | Charles Rutherford | 1990-06-29 |
| Movie | Resident Alien | Actor | 1990-09-14 |
| Movie | Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool | Narrator (voice) | 1990-12-17 |
| Movie | The Field | Bird' O'Donnell | 1990-09-21 |
| Series | The Jim Henson Hour | 1989-04-14 | |
| Movie | Scandal | Stephen Ward | 1989-03-03 |
| Movie | Little Sweetheart | Robert Burger | 1989-10-19 |
| Series | The Storyteller | The Storyteller | 1988-05-15 |
| Movie | Deadline | Granville Jones | 1988-01-01 |
| Movie | The Bengali Night | Lucien Metz | 1988-10-26 |
| Movie | The Hunting of the Snark | The Narrator (voice) | 1987-04-01 |
| Movie | From the Hip | Douglas Benoit | 1987-02-06 |
| Movie | Spaceballs | John Hurt | 1987-06-24 |
| Movie | Vincent | (voice) | 1987-10-08 |
| Movie | Aria | The Actor | 1987-09-15 |
| Movie | White Mischief | Gilbert Colville | 1987-11-10 |
| Movie | Jake Speed | Syd | 1986-05-30 |
| Movie | Rocinante | Bill | 1986-11-01 |
| Movie | The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima | Narrator (voice) | 1985-12-03 |
| Movie | After Darkness | Peter Hunningford | 1985-02-01 |
| Movie | Live Aid | Self | 1985-07-13 |
| Movie | The Black Cauldron | The Horned King (voice) | 1985-07-24 |
| Movie | Champions | Bob Champion | 1984-04-20 |
| Movie | Success Is the Best Revenge | Dino Montecurva | 1984-05-26 |
| Movie | Nineteen Eighty-Four | Winston Smith | 1984-11-09 |
| Movie | The Hit | Braddock | 1984-09-07 |
| Movie | King Lear | The Fool | 1983-04-03 |
| Movie | The Osterman Weekend | Lawrence Fassett | 1983-10-14 |
| Series | Natural World | Narrator | 1983-10-30 |
| Movie | Night Crossing | Peter Strelzyk | 1982-02-05 |
| Movie | The Plague Dogs | Snitter (voice) | 1982-10-01 |
| Movie | Partners | Kerwin | 1982-04-30 |
| Movie | History of the World: Part I | Jesus - The Roman Empire | 1981-06-12 |
| Movie | An Evening with Quentin Crisp | Host | 1980-01-01 |
| Movie | The Elephant Man | John Merrick | 1980-10-09 |
| Movie | Heaven's Gate | Billy Irvine | 1980-11-19 |
| Movie | Midnight Express | Max | 1978-08-31 |
| Movie | The Shout | Anthony Fielding | 1978-06-16 |
| Movie | Watership Down | Hazel (voice) | 1978-10-14 |
| Movie | The Lord of the Rings | Aragorn (voice) | 1978-11-15 |
| Movie | Three Dangerous Ladies | Lt. George Simmonds | 1977-06-05 |
| Movie | Spectre | Mitri Cyon | 1977-05-21 |
| Movie | The Disappearance | Atkinson | 1977-11-30 |
| Movie | East of Elephant Rock | Nash | 1977-10-22 |
| Movie | Stream Line | Chandler | 1976-05-06 |
| Series | I, Claudius | Caligula | 1976-09-20 |
| Series | The Sweeney | Unknown | 1975-01-02 |
| Movie | The Naked Civil Servant | Quentin Crisp | 1975-12-17 |
| Movie | The Ghoul | Tom Rawlings | 1975-07-11 |
| Movie | Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs | Malcolm Scrawdyke | 1974-06-11 |
| Series | Wessex Tales | Unknown | 1973-11-07 |
| Movie | The Pied Piper | Franz | 1972-12-27 |
| Movie | 10 Rillington Place | Timothy Evans | 1971-02-10 |
| Movie | Mr. Forbush and the Penguins | Richard Forbush | 1971-07-29 |
| Series | Play for Today | Unknown | 1970-10-15 |
| Movie | Before Winter Comes | Lieutenant Pilkington | 1969-01-17 |
| Movie | In Search of Gregory | Daniel | 1969-11-01 |
| Movie | Sinful Davey | Davey Haggart | 1969-02-10 |
| Movie | The Sailor from Gibraltar | John | 1967-01-01 |
| Movie | This Is My Street | Charlie | 1964-01-15 |
| Movie | The Wild and the Willing | Phil Corbett | 1962-10-16 |