Person Details
Birthday: 1940-01-22 23:29:03
Death: 2017-01-25 23:29:03
Aliases: John Vincent Hurt , Sir John Hurt , Джон Хёрт , 존 허트 , Σερ Τζον Βίνσεντ Χερτ , Τζον Χερτ
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK
Homepage: http://johnhurt.co.uk
Movie Involvements: 151
TV Involvements: 18
Most Famous Work
Biography
John Vincent Hurt, CBE (22 January 1940 - 25 January 2017) 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.
Most Famous Work
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(2001) Garrick OllivanderDoctor Who
(2005) The War DoctorHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(2011) Mr. OllivanderHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
(2010) OllivanderMerlin
(2008) The Great Dragon (voice)NOVA
(1974) NarratorHercules
(2014) CotysAlien
(1979) Gilbert Ward KaneActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
2021 | Himself (archive footage) | |
2020 | N/A | |
2018 | Narrator | |
2017 | Miki | |
Ralph | ||
Leslie Salmon | ||
Harry Patterson | ||
2016 | The Priest | |
Siegfried Sassoon | ||
Francis Bonar | ||
2015 | Tom | |
Sailor John | ||
Jack | ||
The Alchemist (voice) | ||
2014 | Himself | |
Cotys | ||
2013 | Marlowe | |
The War Doctor (archive voice) | ||
The War Doctor | ||
The War Doctor | ||
N/A | ||
Himself | ||
Gilliam | ||
Kingsley Bedford | ||
The Voice of the Winter Palace / Self | ||
Narrator | ||
Narrator | ||
2012 | Jerusalem Narrator (uncredited) | |
Audric Baillard | ||
Narrator (voice) | ||
Narrator (english voice) | ||
The Ministry | ||
2011 | The Owl (voice) | |
Old Zeus | ||
MC | ||
Control | ||
Narrator | ||
Professor Orit | ||
Ollivander | ||
Narrador | ||
Priest | ||
Dexter | ||
Priest | ||
Narrator | ||
Man | ||
2010 | James Parkin | |
Carnak | ||
Arthur | ||
Ollivander | ||
Phil Corkery | ||
Grandpa Sammy (voice) | ||
Doyle | ||
2009 | Owl (voice) | |
N/A | ||
Old Man Peanut | ||
Guitar | ||
Quentin Crisp | ||
2008 | The Great Dragon (voice) | |
Bellhop (segment "Shekhar Kapur") | ||
Trevor Bruttenholm | ||
Warren Christopher | ||
Professor Oxley | ||
Rothgar | ||
Arthur Seldom | ||
N/A | ||
2007 | N/A | |
Le père de Fanny | ||
Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm (voice) | ||
Himself | ||
2006 | Narrator (voice) | |
Self - Guest | ||
Himself | ||
Narrator | ||
Christopher | ||
Chancellor Adam Sutler | ||
2005 | Jellon Lamb | |
Narrator (voice) | ||
Ben Devereaux | ||
Narrator (Voice) | ||
War Doctor | ||
The Doctor | ||
Felix (voice) | ||
2004 | Self | |
Narrator (voice) | ||
Self | ||
Harry (voice) | ||
Prof. Bruttenholm | ||
Himself | ||
Alan Clark | ||
2003 | Self | |
Narrator (voice) | ||
Man from Maybury Hill | ||
Victor Foss | ||
2002 | Self | |
Porfiry, chief investigator | ||
Himself | ||
Jack Blake | ||
Christian | ||
Narrator | ||
narrator | ||
2001 | N/A | |
Narrator | ||
Garrick Ollivander | ||
Dr. Iannis | ||
Narrator | ||
Vince | ||
2000 | Father Lareaux | |
Krapp | ||
Narrator | ||
1999 | Alan White | |
Maitland | ||
Sean Cooper | ||
General Woundwort | ||
Mr. Summers | ||
Sebastian (voice) | ||
1998 | Chuck Langer | |
James morton | ||
Michael Poole | ||
1997 | Babits | |
S. R. Hadden | ||
Giles De'Ath | ||
1996 | Dr. Turner | |
1995 | John Scholfield | |
N/A | ||
Charley Prince | ||
Narrator | ||
John Graham | ||
Marquis de Prey | ||
1994 | The Storyteller (archive footage) | |
Uncle Turpin | ||
Self | ||
The Countess | ||
Rex Goodyear | ||
Mr. Mole (voice) | ||
1993 | Villano | |
N/A | ||
1992 | The Father | |
Anthony / Le Marquis | ||
1991 | Boorman's Alter Ego | |
Alfred | ||
Conrad Farmer | ||
Lord Percival Graves | ||
Archie Carpenter | ||
1990 | Narrator | |
Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator | ||
Bird' O'Donnell | ||
Actor | ||
Charles Rutherford | ||
Chris Mullin | ||
La Dame aux Chats / Mercutio (voice) | ||
1989 | Robert Burger | |
N/A | ||
Stephen Ward | ||
Khufu / Second French Explorer (voice) | ||
1988 | Lucien Metz | |
The Storyteller | ||
Gilbert Colville | ||
Granville Jones | ||
1987 | (voice) | |
Kane | ||
The Actor | ||
The Narrator | ||
Douglas Benoit | ||
Narrator | ||
N/A | ||
1986 | Bill | |
N/A | ||
Syd | ||
1985 | Narrator | |
The Horned King (voice) | ||
Self | ||
Peter Hunningford | ||
1984 | Winston Smith | |
Braddock | ||
N/A | ||
Bob Champion | ||
1983 | Narrator | |
Lawrence Fassett | ||
The Fool | ||
1982 | Snitter (voice) | |
N/A | ||
Kerwin | ||
Peter Strelzyk | ||
1981 | Jesus - The Roman Empire | |
1980 | Billy Irvine | |
John Merrick | ||
Himself / Presenter | ||
1979 | Gilbert Ward Kane | |
N/A | ||
1978 | Aragorn (voice) | |
Hazel (voice) | ||
Max | ||
Anthony Fielding | ||
1977 | Atkinson | |
Nash | ||
N/A | ||
Lt. George Simmonds | ||
Mitri Cyon | ||
1976 | Caligula | |
N/A | ||
Chandler | ||
Alec Cassell | ||
1975 | Quentin Crisp | |
Tom Rawlings | ||
Tony Grey | ||
1974 | Malcolm Scrawdyke | |
Narrator | ||
Christopher Mahon (Christy Mahon) | ||
1973 | N/A | |
1972 | Franz | |
1971 | James Parkin | |
Richard Forbush | ||
Timothy Evans | ||
1970 | N/A | |
1969 | Daniel | |
Lieutenant Pilkington | ||
Davey Haggart | ||
1967 | N/A | |
1966 | Richard Rich | |
1965 | N/A | |
1964 | Charlie | |
1962 | Phil Corbett | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |