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:
- 200
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Wild and the Willing 1962-10-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie Darkest Hour 2017-11-22
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Darkest Hour | Neville Chamberlain | 2017-11-22 |
| 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 | Damascus Cover | Miki | 2017-10-23 |
| Movie | ChickLit | Francis Bonar | 2016-09-02 |
| Movie | The Pity of War: The Loves and Lives of the War Poets | Siegfried Sassoon | 2016-11-13 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Last Panthers | Tom | 2015-11-12 |
| Movie | Wimbledon The Official Film 2014 | Narrator | 2014-08-31 |
| Movie | Hercules | Cotys | 2014-07-23 |
| Movie | Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film | Self | 2014-08-25 |
| Movie | Jayne Mansfield's Car | Kingsley Bedford | 2013-07-25 |
| Movie | Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky Theatre | The Voice of the Winter Palace / Self | 2013-06-06 |
| Movie | Muse of Fire | Self | 2013-09-26 |
| Movie | Charlie Countryman | Narrator (voice) | 2013-02-09 |
| Movie | Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict | Narrator (voice) | 2013-05-24 |
| Movie | Snowpiercer | Gilliam | 2013-08-01 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor | The War Doctor | 2013-11-23 |
| Movie | Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips | Self / Stephen Ward | 2013-09-28 |
| Movie | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | The War Doctor (archive voice) | 2013-11-23 |
| Movie | Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty | Self | 2013-11-23 |
| Movie | Only Lovers Left Alive | Christopher Marlowe | 2013-12-12 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor | The War Doctor | 2013-11-14 |
| Movie | The Snipist | The Ministry | 2012-05-24 |
| Movie | Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers | Narrator (voice) | 2012-08-19 |
| Series | Labyrinth | Audric Baillard | 2012-11-24 |
| Movie | Sightseers | Jerusalem Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 2012-11-30 |
| Movie | The Confession | Priest | 2011-05-02 |
| Movie | Melancholia | Dexter | 2011-05-26 |
| Series | The Confession | Priest | 2011-03-28 |
| Movie | The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa | Narrator | 2011-07-05 |
| Series | Human Planet | Narrator (voice) | 2011-01-13 |
| Movie | Sailcloth | Man | 2011-01-01 |
| Movie | In Love with Alma Cogan | MC | 2011-10-04 |
| Movie | The Gruffalo's Child | The Owl (voice) | 2011-12-25 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Ollivander | 2011-07-12 |
| Movie | Immortals | Old Zeus | 2011-11-10 |
| Movie | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Control | 2011-09-16 |
| Series | Planet Dinosaur | Narrator (voice) | 2011-09-14 |
| Movie | Brighton Rock | Phil Corkery | 2010-09-13 |
| Movie | Love at First Sight | Arthur | 2010-11-16 |
| Movie | A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | Grandpa Sammy (voice) | 2010-08-04 |
| Movie | Lou | Doyle | 2010-06-17 |
| 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 | Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie | Carnak | 2010-12-10 |
| Movie | An Englishman in New York | Quentin Crisp | 2009-02-07 |
| Movie | The Limits of Control | Guitar | 2009-05-01 |
| Movie | Waking Sleeping Beauty | The Horned King (voice) (archive footage) | 2009-09-05 |
| Movie | Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World | Self (archive footage) | 2009-12-15 |
| Movie | The Gruffalo | Owl (voice) | 2009-12-25 |
| Movie | 44 Inch Chest | Old Man Peanut | 2009-10-08 |
| Movie | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Professor Harold Oxley | 2008-05-21 |
| Movie | Outlander | Rothgar | 2008-04-24 |
| Movie | The Oxford Murders | Arthur Seldom | 2008-01-18 |
| Movie | Recount | Warren Christopher | 2008-05-25 |
| Movie | New York, I Love You | Bellhop | 2008-09-06 |
| Movie | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Trevor Bruttenholm | 2008-07-11 |
| 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 | Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron | Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm (voice) | 2007-03-10 |
| Movie | Boxes | Fanny's father | 2007-06-06 |
| Series | Masters of Science Fiction | Unknown | 2007-08-04 |
| Movie | Shooting Dogs | Christopher | 2006-03-08 |
| Movie | The Plot Against Harold Wilson | Narrator (voice) | 2006-03-16 |
| Movie | V for Vendetta | Adam Sutler | 2006-02-23 |
| Movie | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Narrator (voice) | 2006-09-13 |
| Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
| Movie | Valiant | Felix (voice) | 2005-03-25 |
| Movie | Short Order | 2005-01-01 | |
| Series | Doctor Who | The War Doctor | 2005-03-26 |
| Movie | Manderlay | Narrator (voice) | 2005-06-03 |
| Movie | The Proposition | Jellon Lamb | 2005-10-06 |
| Movie | Hiroshima | Narrator (voice) | 2005-08-06 |
| Movie | The Skeleton Key | Ben Devereaux | 2005-07-29 |
| Movie | Hellboy | Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm | 2004-04-02 |
| Movie | Pride | Harry (voice) | 2004-06-21 |
| Series | The Alan Clark Diaries | Alan Clark | 2004-01-15 |
| Movie | Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation | Self | 2004-07-27 |
| Movie | Shadowing the Third Man | Narrator (voice) | 2004-10-11 |
| Movie | Owning Mahowny | Victor Foss | 2003-05-02 |
| Movie | Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill | Man from Maybury Hill | 2003-05-08 |
| Movie | Dogville | Narrator (voice) | 2003-05-21 |
| Movie | The Beast Within: Making Alien | Self | 2003-12-02 |
| Movie | Miranda | Christian | 2002-01-18 |
| Series | HypaSpace | Self | 2002-05-13 |
| Movie | Crime and Punishment | Porfiry, chief investigator | 2002-06-01 |
| Movie | The Alien Saga | Narrator (voice) | 2002-11-13 |
| Movie | The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm | Narrator (voice) | 2001-04-07 |
| Movie | Tabloid | Vince | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Dr. Iannis | 2001-04-18 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Mr. Ollivander | 2001-11-16 |
| Movie | Shaolin: Wheel of Life | Narrator (voice) | 2001-12-11 |
| Movie | The Tigger Movie | Narrator (voice) | 2000-02-11 |
| Movie | Krapp's Last Tape | Krapp | 2000-09-08 |
| Movie | Lost Souls | Father Lareaux | 2000-10-13 |
| Movie | All the Little Animals | Mr. Summers | 1999-07-09 |
| Movie | One Last Score | Sean Cooper | 1999-09-29 |
| Series | Watership Down | General Woundwort | 1999-09-28 |
| 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 | The Commissioner | James morton | 1998-02-22 |
| 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 | Rob Roy | John Graham | 1995-04-13 |
| Movie | Wild Bill | Charley Prince | 1995-12-01 |
| Movie | On Jupiter | Narrator (voice) | 1995-08-03 |
| Movie | Saigon Baby | Jack Lee | 1995-12-16 |
| Movie | Dead Man | John Scholfield | 1995-12-23 |
| 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 | The World of Jim Henson | The Storyteller (archive footage) | 1994-11-23 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-08-14 |
| Movie | Second Best | Uncle Turpin | 1994-09-30 |
| Series | GMTV | Unknown | 1993-01-01 |
| Movie | Monolith | Villano | 1993-09-16 |
| Movie | Dark at Noon | Anthony / Le Marquis | 1992-10-01 |
| 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 | Journey to Knock | Alfred | 1991-09-17 |
| Movie | Windprints | Charles Rutherford | 1990-06-29 |
| Movie | Romeo.Juliet | La Dame aux Chats / Mercutio (voice) | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Resident Alien | Actor | 1990-09-14 |
| Movie | Who Bombed Birmingham? | Chris Mullin | 1990-04-22 |
| Movie | The Field | Bird' O'Donnell | 1990-09-21 |
| Movie | Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool | Narrator (voice) | 1990-12-17 |
| Movie | Frankenstein Unbound | Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator (voice) | 1990-11-02 |
| Movie | Scandal | Stephen Ward | 1989-03-03 |
| Movie | David Macaulay: Pyramid | Khufu / Second French Explorer (voice) | 1989-01-04 |
| Series | The Jim Henson Hour | 1989-04-14 | |
| Movie | Little Sweetheart | Robert Burger | 1989-10-19 |
| Movie | Deadline | Granville Jones | 1988-01-01 |
| Series | The Storyteller | The Storyteller | 1988-05-15 |
| Movie | The Bengali Night | Lucien Metz | 1988-10-26 |
| Movie | The Hunting of the Snark | The Narrator (voice) | 1987-04-01 |
| Movie | Frightmares | 1987-01-01 | |
| Movie | Spaceballs | John Hurt | 1987-06-24 |
| Movie | From the Hip | Douglas Benoit | 1987-02-06 |
| Movie | White Mischief | Gilbert Colville | 1987-11-10 |
| Movie | Vincent | (voice) | 1987-10-08 |
| Movie | Aria | The Actor | 1987-09-15 |
| Movie | Jake Speed | Syd | 1986-05-30 |
| Movie | Rocinante | Bill | 1986-11-01 |
| 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 | The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima | Narrator (voice) | 1985-12-03 |
| Movie | Success Is the Best Revenge | Dino Montecurva | 1984-05-26 |
| Movie | Champions | Bob Champion | 1984-04-20 |
| Movie | The Hit | Braddock | 1984-09-07 |
| Movie | Nineteen Eighty-Four | Winston Smith | 1984-11-09 |
| Movie | King Lear | The Fool | 1983-04-03 |
| Series | Natural World | Narrator | 1983-10-30 |
| Movie | The Osterman Weekend | Lawrence Fassett | 1983-10-14 |
| Movie | Partners | Kerwin | 1982-04-30 |
| Movie | Night Crossing | Peter Strelzyk | 1982-02-05 |
| Movie | The Plague Dogs | Snitter (voice) | 1982-10-01 |
| 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 | Alien | Kane | 1979-05-25 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Hollywood Greats | Unknown | 1977-08-04 |
| 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 |
| Series | NOVA | Narrator | 1974-03-03 |
| Movie | Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs | Malcolm Scrawdyke | 1974-06-11 |
| 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 | A Ghost Story for Christmas | James Parkin | 1971-12-24 |
| 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 | A Man for All Seasons | Richard Rich | 1966-12-13 |
| Movie | This Is My Street | Charlie | 1964-01-15 |
| Movie | The Wild and the Willing | Phil Corbett | 1962-10-16 |