JH
John Hurt
Actor
Died January 25, 2017 (77 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2020 | Bare Knucle · as Unknown |
| 2019 | Simon Marsden's Haunted Life In Pictures · as Narrator - Edgar Allan Poe |
| 2017 | My Name Is Lenny · as Leslie Salmon |
| 2017 | That Good Night · as Ralph |
| 2017 | Damascus Cover · as Miki |
| 2016 | ChickLit · as Francis Bonar |
| 2016 | Jackie · as The Priest |
| 2016 | The Final Reel · as Narrator |
| 2016 | The Journey · as Harry Patterson |
| 2015 | Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure · as Sailor John (voice) |
| 2015 | A.K.A Nadia · as 347 |
| 2015 | The Last Panthers (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 2015 | Break · as Jack |
| 2014 | Hercules · as Cotys |
| 2013 | Charlie Countryman · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Snowpiercer · as Gilliam |
| 2013 | Only Lovers Left Alive · as Christopher Marlowe |
| 2013 | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot · as The War Doctor (archive voice) |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith · as War Doctor |
| 2012 | Jayne Mansfield's Car · as Kingsley Bedford |
| 2012 | Sightseers · as Jerusalem Narrator (uncredited) |
| 2012 | More Than Honey · as Narrator (english voice) |
| 2012 | Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | In Love with Alma Cogan · as MC |
| 2012 | The Snipist · as The Ministry |
| 2012 | Labyrinth (TV Series) · as Audric Baillard |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown (TV Series) · as The Chorus |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 · as Ollivander |
| 2011 | Immortals · as Old Zeus |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy · as Control |
| 2011 | Melancholia · as Dexter |
| 2011 | Human Planet (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2011 | Planet Dinosaur (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2011 | The Gruffalo's Child · as The Owl (voice) |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · as Ollivander |
| 2010 | A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures · as Grandpa Sammy (voice) |
| 2010 | Brighton Rock · as Phil Corkery |
| 2010 | Lou · as Doyle |
| 2010 | Whistle and I'll Come to You · as James Parkin |
| 2010 | Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie · as Carnak |
| 2009 | The Limits of Control · as Guitar |
| 2009 | An Englishman in New York · as Quentin Crisp |
| 2009 | The Gruffalo · as Owl (voice) |
| 2009 | 44 Inch Chest · as Old Man Peanut |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty · as The Horned King (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull · as Professor Oxley |
| 2008 | Outlander · as Rothgar |
| 2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army · as Trevor Bruttenholm |
| 2008 | The Oxford Murders · as Arthur Seldom |
| 2008 | Recount · as Warren Christopher |
| 2008 | Merlin (2008) (TV Series) · as The Great Dragon (voice) |
| 2008 | New York, I Love You · as Bellhop (segment "Shekhar Kapur") |
| 2008 | Lezione 21 · as Unknown |
| 2007 | Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron · as Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm (voice) |
| 2007 | Boxes · as Le père de Fanny |
| 2007 | Masters of Science Fiction (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | V for Vendetta · as Chancellor Adam Sutler |
| 2006 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | Manderlay · as Narrator (Voice) |
| 2005 | Shooting Dogs · as Christopher |
| 2005 | The Skeleton Key · as Ben Devereaux |
| 2005 | Valiant · as Felix (voice) |
| 2005 | The Proposition · as Jellon Lamb |
| 2005 | Short Order · as Felix |
| 2005 | Hiroshima · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as The Doctor |
| 2005 | 20 to One (TV Series) · as Kane |
| 2004 | Hellboy · as Prof. Bruttenholm |
| 2004 | Pride · as Harry (voice) |
| 2004 | The Alan Clark Diaries (TV Series) · as Alan Clark |
| 2003 | Dogville · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | Owning Mahowny · as Victor Foss |
| 2003 | Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill · as Man from Maybury Hill |
| 2002 | Miranda · as Christian |
| 2002 | Crime and Punishment · as Porfiry, chief investigator |
| 2002 | Bait · as Jack Blake |
| 2002 | Edge of the Universe (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · as Garrick Ollivander |
| 2001 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin · as Dr. Iannis |
| 2001 | The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm · as Narrator |
| 2001 | Tabloid · as Vince |
| 2000 | The Tigger Movie · as Narrator |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Lost Souls · as Father Lareaux |
| 1999 | You're Dead... · as Maitland |
| 1999 | Le château des singes · as Sebastian (voice) |
| 1999 | If... Dog... Rabbit · as Sean Cooper |
| 1999 | New Blood · as Alan White |
| 1999 | Universe (1999) (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1999 | Watership Down (TV Series) · as General Woundwort |
| 1998 | All the Little Animals · as Mr. Summers |
| 1998 | Night Train · as Michael Poole |
| 1997 | Bandyta · as Babits |
| 1997 | Love and Death on Long Island · as Giles De'Ath |
| 1997 | A Hero's Climb · as Chuck Langer |
| 1997 | Contact · as S. R. Hadden |
| 1995 | Dead Man · as John Scholfield |
| 1995 | Rob Roy · as John Graham |
| 1995 | Wild Bill · as Charley Prince |
| 1994 | Felidae · as Pascal |
| 1994 | Great Moments in Aviation · as Rex Goodyear |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson · as The Storyteller (archive footage) |
| 1994 | Second Best · as Uncle Turpin |
| 1994 | Thumbelina · as Mr. Mole (voice) |
| 1994 | Förräderi · as Narrator |
| 1993 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues · as The Countess |
| 1993 | Monolith · as Villano |
| 1992 | Dark at Noon · as Anthony / Le Marquis |
| 1991 | Lapse of Memory · as Conrad Farmer |
| 1991 | Journey to Knock · as Alfred |
| 1991 | King Ralph · as Lord Percival Graves |
| 1990 | Frankenstein Unbound · as Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator |
| 1990 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson · as The Storyteller |
| 1990 | The Field · as Bird' O'Donnell |
| 1990 | Resident Alien · as Actor |
| 1990 | Paul McCartney: Going Home · as Narrator |
| 1989 | Scandal · as Stephen Ward |
| 1989 | Windprints · as Charles Rutherford |
| 1989 | Little Sweetheart · as Robert Burger |
| 1989 | The Jim Henson Hour (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | Deadline · as Granville Jones |
| 1988 | David Macaulay: Pyramid · as Khufu / Second French Explorer (voice) |
| 1987 | Spaceballs · as Kane |
| 1987 | From the Hip · as Douglas Benoit |
| 1987 | Aria · as The Actor |
| 1987 | White Mischief · as Gilbert Colville |
| 1987 | Vincent · as (voice) |
| 1987 | AIDS: Monolith · as Narrator |
| 1987 | AIDS: Iceberg · as Narrator |
| 1987 | Jim Henson's The Storyteller (TV Series) · as The Storyteller |
| 1986 | Jake Speed · as Syd |
| 1986 | Rocinante · as Bill |
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron · as The Horned King (voice) |
| 1985 | After Darkness · as Peter Hunningford |
| 1985 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Jack Lee |
| 1984 | The Hit · as Braddock |
| 1984 | Champions · as Bob Champion |
| 1984 | Success Is the Best Revenge · as Unknown |
| 1984 | 1984 · as Winston Smith |
| 1983 | The Osterman Weekend · as Lawrence Fassett |
| 1983 | King Lear · as The Fool |
| 1983 | Natural World (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1982 | The Plague Dogs · as Snitter (voice) |
| 1982 | Night Crossing · as Peter Strelzyk |
| 1982 | Partners · as Kerwin |
| 1981 | History of the World: Part I · as Jesus - The Roman Empire |
| 1980 | Heaven's Gate · as Billy Irvine |
| 1980 | The Elephant Man · as John Merrick |
| 1979 | Alien · as Gilbert Ward Kane |
| 1979 | Crime and Punishment (1979) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1978 | The Lord of the Rings · as Aragorn (voice) |
| 1978 | Watership Down · as Hazel (voice) |
| 1978 | The Shout · as Anthony Fielding |
| 1978 | East of Elephant Rock · as Nash |
| 1978 | Midnight Express · as Max |
| 1977 | The Disappearance · as Atkinson |
| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1976 | La linea del fiume · as Chandler |
| 1976 | I, Claudius (TV Series) · as Caligula |
| 1975 | The Naked Civil Servant · as Quentin Crisp |
| 1975 | The Ghoul · as Tom Rawlings |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as March Hare |
| 1974 | Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs · as Malcolm Scrawdyke |
| 1974 | NOVA (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1974 | The Sweeney (TV Series) · as Tony Grey |
| 1973 | Wessex Tales (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | The Pied Piper · as Franz |
| 1971 | Cry of the Penguins · as Richard Forbush |
| 1971 | A Ghost Story For Christmas (TV Series) · as James Parkin |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1971 | 10 Rillington Place · as Timothy Evans |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | Sinful Davey · as Davey Haggart |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Bob |
| 1968 | Before Winter Comes · as Lieutenant Pilkington |
| 1967 | The Sailor from Gibraltar · as Unknown |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Guy Beresford |
| 1966 | A Man for All Seasons · as Richard Rich |
| 1964 | Gideon's Way (TV Series) · as Freddy Tisdale |
| 1963 | The Contact · as actor |
| 1962 | Young and Willing · as Phil Corbett |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as James Hogan |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Joe |