John Hurt

86 years old Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK

Sir John Vincent Hurt (January 22, 1940 – January 25, 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. He came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons (1966) and gained BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayals of Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place (1971) and Quentin Crisp in television film The Naked Civil Servant (1975) – winning his first BAFTA for the latter. He played Caligula in the BBC TV series I, Claudius (1976). Hurt's performance in the prison drama Midnight Express (1978) brought him international renown and earned Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards, along with an Academy Award nomination. His BAFTA-nominated portrayal of astronaut Kane, in the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), notably included a scene where an alien creature burst out of his chest, named by several publications as one of the most memorable moments in cinema history.

Hurt earned his third competitive BAFTA, along with his second Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as Joseph Merrick in David Lynch's biopic The Elephant Man (1980). Other significant roles during the 1980s included Bob Champion in biopic Champions (1984), Mr. Braddock in the Stephen Frears drama The Hit (1984), Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) and Stephen Ward in the drama depicting the Profumo affair, Scandal (1989). Hurt was again BAFTA-nominated for his work in Irish drama The Field (1990) and played the primary villain, James Graham, in the epic adventure Rob Roy (1995). His later films include the Harry Potter film series (2001–11), the Hellboy films (2004 and 2008), supernatural thriller The Skeleton Key (2005), western The Proposition (2005), political thriller V for Vendetta (2005), action adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), sci-fi action Outlander (2008) and the Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). Hurt reprised his role as Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York (2009), which brought his seventh BAFTA nomination. He portrayed the War Doctor in the BBC TV series Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor", in 2013.

Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors; director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in the world". He possessed what was described as the "most distinctive voice in Britain", likened by The Observer to "nicotine sieved through dirty, moonlit gravel". His voice acting career encompassed films such as Watership Down (1978), The Lord of the Rings (1978), The Plague Dogs (1982), The Black Cauldron (1985), Dogville (2003) and Planet Dinosaur (2011) as well as BBC TV series Merlin (2008–2012). In 2012, he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement BAFTA Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to cinema". He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama.

Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021) Self (archive footage) -
2 The Journey (2017) Harry Patterson 7
3 Damascus Cover (2017) Miki 1
4 My Name Is Lenny (2017) Leslie Salmon 7.7
5 Jackie (2016) The Priest 6.6
6 Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015) The Doctor (War) (picture) (uncredited) 7.8
7 The Alchemist's Letter (2015) The Alchemist (voice) 7.7
8 Hercules (2014) Cotys 6.1
9 Snowpiercer (2013) Gilliam 7.3
10 Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) Christopher Marlowe 7.6
11 Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013) Kingsley Bedford 6.5
12 Muse of Fire (2013) Self -
13 Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) The War Doctor 9
14 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013) The War Doctor (archive voice) -
15 Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers (2012) Narrator (voice) 7
16 More Than Honey (2012) Narrator (english voice) 5.7
17 Sightseers (2012) Jerusalem Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 6.9
18 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Ollivander 8.4
19 The Confession (2011) Priest 6
20 Melancholia (2011) Dexter 7.1
21 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Oscars 2012 		Control 6.6
22 Immortals (2011) Old Zeus 6
23 The Gruffalo's Child (2011) The Owl (voice) 7.2
24 Brighton Rock (2010) Phil Corkery 5.5
25 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Ollivander 8
26 A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010) Grandpa Sammy (voice) 7
27 The Gruffalo (2009)
Oscars 2011 		Owl (voice) 6.6
28 An Englishman in New York (2009) Quentin Crisp -
29 Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) The Horned King (voice) (archive footage) 7.8
30 The Limits of Control (2009) Guitar 6
31 44 Inch Chest (2009) Old Man Peanut 5.8
32 Recount (2008) Warren Christopher 6
33 Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Oscars 2009 		Trevor Bruttenholm 6.9
34 Outlander (2008) Rothgar 6
35 New York, I Love You (2008) Bellhop 5.9
36 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Professor Harold Oxley 6.1
37 The Oxford Murders (2008) Arthur Seldom 6
38 Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007) Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm (voice) 6
39 Boxes (2007) Fanny's father -
40 V for Vendetta (2006)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Adam Sutler 8.2
41 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) Narrator (voice) 7.5
42 Shooting Dogs (2006) Christopher 6
43 The Proposition (2005) Jellon Lamb 7
44 Hiroshima (2005) Narrator (voice) 6.5
45 Valiant (2005) Felix (voice) 6.1
46 Short Order (2005) - 6
47 The Skeleton Key (2005) Ben Devereaux 6.9
48 Manderlay (2005) Narrator (voice) 7.6
49 Hellboy (2004) Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm 7.1
50 Pride (2004) Harry (voice) -
51 Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation (2004) Self -
52 Dogville (2003) Narrator (voice) 7.9
53 Owning Mahowny (2003) Victor Foss 6
54 Miranda (2002) Christian -
55 Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) Dr. Iannis 6
56 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Oscars 2002 		Mr. Ollivander 7.8
57 The Tigger Movie (2000) Narrator (voice) 6.5
58 Lost Souls (2000) Father Lareaux -
59 New Blood (1999) Alan White -
60 You're Dead... (1999) Maitland -
61 Love and Death on Long Island (1998) Giles De'Ath 5
62 Contact (1997)
Oscars 1998 		S. R. Hadden 7.5
63 Wild Bill (1995) Charley Prince 8
64 Dead Man (1995) John Scholfield 7.2
65 Rob Roy (1995) John Graham 7.1
66 Thumbelina (1994) Mr. Mole (voice) 7.7
67 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994) The Countess 5.7
68 Monolith (1993) Villano -
69 King Ralph (1991) Lord Percival Graves 5
70 The Field (1990) Bird' O'Donnell 8
71 Frankenstein Unbound (1990) Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator (voice) 5.8
72 Scandal (1989) Stephen Ward -
73 The Bengali Night (1988) Lucien Metz -
74 Spaceballs (1987) John Hurt 7.3
75 From the Hip (1987) Douglas Benoit -
76 Aria (1987) The Actor -
77 White Mischief (1987) Gilbert Colville 5
78 The Black Cauldron (1985) The Horned King (voice) 6.6
79 The Hit (1984) Braddock 7.3
80 Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) Winston Smith 6.9
81 The Osterman Weekend (1983) Lawrence Fassett 6.7
82 King Lear (1983) The Fool -
83 Partners (1982) Kerwin -
84 The Plague Dogs (1982) Snitter (voice) 9.3
85 History of the World: Part I (1981) Jesus - The Roman Empire 7.3
86 Heaven's Gate (1980) Billy Irvine 6.7
87 The Elephant Man (1980) John Merrick 8
88 Alien (1979) Kane 8.2
89 Watership Down (1978) Hazel (voice) 7
90 Midnight Express (1978) Max 6.9
91 The Shout (1978) Anthony Fielding -
92 The Lord of the Rings (1978) Aragorn (voice) 6.3
93 The Ghoul (1975) Tom Rawlings -
94 10 Rillington Place (1971) Timothy Evans 7.3
95 A Man for All Seasons (1966) Richard Rich 5