John Hurt

Actor. Born 22 January 1940 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK. Died 25 January 2017.

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Born

22 January 1940, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK

Died

25 January 2017

Biography

John Hurt was an English actor. He played Kane in the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979).

Hurt received a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in Midnight Express (1978) and earned Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for The Elephant Man (1980). He appeared as Mr Ollivander in the Harry Potter films (2001–2011) and as Adam Sutler in V for Vendetta (2006).

Hurt was knighted in 2015 for services to drama. He died in 2017.

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Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, John Hurt is known for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), V for Vendetta (2006), Snowpiercer (2013), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008).

Alien

1979 · as Kane