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      John Hurt

      John Hurt

      Highest Rated: 100% Second Best (1994)

      Lowest Rated: Not Available

      Birthday: Jan 22, 1940

      Birthplace: Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK

      One of Britain's most esteemed and prolific actors, John Hurt fashioned an international career as a consummate screen chameleon, living his parts to the fullest without revealing the man behind the mask. He emerged from the London drama stage to film stardom in the late 1970s with a pair of powerhouse performances in "Midnight Express" (1978) and "Alien" (1979) - roles that established Hurt's strength for playing mental and physical suffering. In addition to his other renowned characters of torment - most famously, "The Elephant Man" (1980) - Hurt's palette grew to include the oppressed Winston Smith in "1984" (1984) and numerous baleful deadbeats, such as in "Night Train" (1998). He also displayed a penchant for playing morally compromised nobleman, as portrayed in "Rob Roy" (1995) and "V for Vendetta" (2006). As he aged, Hurt added an increasing number of academics and authors to his résumé, including roles in "Love and Death on Long Island" (1997) and "Hellboy" (2004). Despite the character actor's naturalistic portraits, there was no denying Hurt also had an eye for the commercial as well, co-starring in "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (2008) and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008). Whether he starred in a high-profile audience pleaser or a critically acclaimed dramatic film, Hurt always brought his talents to the fore. His death on January 27, 2017 at the age of 77 was mourned by fans and peers around the globe.

      Highest rated movies

      Second Best
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
      Snowpiercer
      Alien: The Director's Cut
      Alien The Elephant Man
      Midnight Express
      The Hit

      Photos

      IN SEARCH OF GREGORY, Julie Christie, John Hurt, 1969 SINFUL DAVEY, John Hurt, 1969 THE ELEPHANT MAN, John Hurt, 1980, (c) Paramount SINFUL DAVEY, John Hurt, Pamela Franklin, 1969 SINFUL DAVEY, John Hurt, Nigel Davenport, Robert Morley, 1969 THE GHOUL, from left: John Hurt, Peter Cushing, 1975 THE GHOUL, from left: John Hurt, Ian McCulloch, 1975 10 RILLINGTON PLACE, John Hurt, 1971 10 RILLINGTON PLACE, John Hurt, (left), 1971 IN SEARCH OF GREGORY, Julie Christie, John Hurt, 1969 SINFUL DAVEY, John Hurt, Robert Morley, 1969 SINFUL DAVEY, from left: Fidelma Murphy, Ronald Fraser, John Hurt, 1969 SINFUL DAVEY, John Hurt, (right), 1969 SINFUL DAVEY, John Hurt, 1969 V FOR VENDETTA, John Hurt, (center), 2006, (c) Warner Brothers SINFUL DAVEY, John Hurt, 1969 SINFUL DAVEY, John Hurt, Pamela Franklin, 1969 10 RILLINGTON PLACE, from left, John Hurt, Judy Geeson, 1971 SINFUL DAVEY, from left: John Hurt, Ronald Fraser, 1969 MIDNIGHT EXPRESS, John Hurt, Brad Davis, 1978, (c) Columbia

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      50% 56% That Good Night Ralph (Character) - 2017
      14% 60% Damascus Cover Miki (Character) - 2017
      No Score Yet 40% Bare Knuckle Leslie Salmon (Character) - 2016
      68% 65% The Journey Harry Patterson (Character) $152.5K 2016
      13% 15% ChickLit Francis Bonar (Character) - 2016
      88% 60% Jackie The Priest (Character) $14.0M 2016
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Final Reel Narrator - 2016
      No Score Yet No Score Yet A.K.A Nadia 347 (Character) - 2015
      80% 74% Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure Sailor John (Voice) - 2015
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure Unknown (Voice) - 2015
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Break Jack (Character) - 2015
      58% 48% Hercules Cotys (Character) $72.7M 2014
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Muse of Fire Unknown (Character) - 2013
      94% 72% Snowpiercer Gilliam (Character) $4.6M 2013
      86% 75% Only Lovers Left Alive Christopher Marlowe (Character) $1.9M 2013
      27% 49% The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman Narrator $8.0K 2013
      43% No Score Yet Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict Unknown (Character) - 2013
      35% 41% Jayne Mansfield's Car Kingsley Bedford (Character) $14.4K 2012
      100% 79% More Than Honey Narrator $71.5K 2012
      84% 65% Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Control (Character) $24.1M 2011
      80% 67% Melancholia Dexter (Character) $3.0M 2011
      49% 49% Immortals Old Zeus (Character) $83.5M 2011
      96% 89% Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Mr. Ollivander (Character) $381.0M 2011
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Confession Unknown (Character) - 2011
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Confession Priest (Character) - 2011
      No Score Yet 39% Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie Carnak (Voice) - 2010
      51% 32% Brighton Rock Phil Corkery (Character) $223.9K 2010
      No Score Yet 56% Lou Doyle (Character) - 2010
      77% 85% Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Mr. Ollivander (Character) $295.0M 2010
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Love at First Sight Arthur (Character) - 2010
      No Score Yet 79% The Gruffalo Owl (Voice) - 2009
      70% 71% An Englishman in New York Quentin Crisp (Character) - 2009
      40% 36% 44 Inch Chest Old Man Peanut (Character) - 2009
      37% 37% New York, I Love You Waiter (Character) $1.6M 2009
      43% 43% The Limits of Control Guitar (Character) $425.0K 2009
      17% 33% The Oxford Murders Arthur Seldom (Character) $3.6K 2008
      37% 45% Outlander Rothgar (Character) $160.6K 2008
      79% 81% Recount Warren Christopher (Character) - 2008
      86% 71% Hellboy II: The Golden Army Professor Broom (Character) $75.8M 2008
      77% 53% Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Prof. Oxley (Character) $317.0M 2008
      No Score Yet 59% Lesson 21 Mondrian Kilroy (Character) - 2008
      No Score Yet 68% Hellboy: Blood and Iron Professor Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm (Voice) - 2007
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Boxes Unknown (Character) - 2007
      No Score Yet 56% Hellboy: Sword of Storms Unknown (Voice) - 2006
      59% 74% Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Narrator $2.2M 2006
      73% 90% V for Vendetta Sutler (Character) - 2006
      0% 48% Short Order Felix (Character) - 2005
      85% 85% Shooting Dogs Father Christopher (Character) $38.3K 2005
      85% 85% The Proposition Jellon Lamb (Character) $1.9M 2005
      50% 75% Manderlay Narrator $74.2K 2005
      32% 29% Valiant Felix (Voice) $19.5M 2005
      37% 58% The Skeleton Key Ben Devereaux (Character) $47.8M 2005
      No Score Yet 70% Pride Harry (Voice) - 2004
      81% 66% Hellboy Professor Bruttenholm (Character) $59.0M 2004
      70% 89% Dogville Narrator $1.5M 2003
      78% 75% Owning Mahowny Victor Foss (Character) $1.0M 2003
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Alien: The Director's Cut Unknown (Character) - 2003
      94% 95% Alien: The Director's Cut Unknown (Character) - 2003
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Bait Jack Blake (Character) - 2002
      No Score Yet 30% Crime and Punishment Porfiry (Character) - 2002
      44% 35% Miranda Christian (Character) - 2002
      81% 82% Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Mr. Ollivander (Character) $317.9M 2001
      28% 50% Captain Corelli's Mandolin Dr. Iannis (Character) $25.5M 2001
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Hidden Wars of Desert Storm Unknown (Character) - 2001
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Tabloid Vince (Character) - 2001
      No Score Yet No Score Yet A Monkey's Tale Sebastian (Voice) - 2000
      8% 22% Lost Souls Father Lareaux (Character) $16.8M 2000
      62% 62% The Tigger Movie Narrator - 2000
      No Score Yet 16% New Blood Alan White (Character) - 1999
      No Score Yet 20% If... Dog... Rabbit Sean Cooper (Character) - 1998
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Bastard Babits (Character) - 1998
      64% 77% All the Little Animals Mr. Summers (Character) $23.3K 1998
      No Score Yet 60% Night Train Michael Poole (Character) - 1998
      No Score Yet 20% The Commissioner James Morton (Character) - 1998
      No Score Yet No Score Yet You're Dead... Unknown (Character) - 1998
      No Score Yet 88% Bandyta (Brute) Unknown (Character) - 1998
      87% 57% Love and Death on Long Island Giles De'Ath (Character) $2.6M 1997
      No Score Yet 93% The Climb Chuck Langer (Character) - 1997
      68% 78% Contact S.R. Hadden (Character) $100.9M 1997
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Tender Loving Care Dr. Turner (Character) - 1996
      70% 88% Dead Man John Scholfield (Character) $1.1M 1995
      46% 27% Wild Bill Charley Prince (Character) $2.1M 1995
      73% 75% Rob Roy John Graham, Marquis of Montrose (Character) $30.4M 1995
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Saigon Baby Jack Lee (Character) - 1995
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Prisoners in Time Eric Lomax (Character) - 1995
      100% 79% Second Best Uncle Turpin (Character) $68.5K 1994
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Great Moments in Aviation Rex Goodyear (Character) - 1994
      17% 28% Even Cowgirls Get the Blues The Countess (Character) $1.7M 1993
      No Score Yet 20% Monolith Villano (Character) - 1993
      23% 28% King Ralph Lord Percival Graves (Character) $31.3M 1991
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Lapse of Memory Conrad Farmer (Character) - 1991
      No Score Yet No Score Yet I Dreamt I Woke Up Boorman's Alter Ego (Character) - 1991
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Windprints Charles Rutherford (Character) - 1990
      50% 33% Frankenstein Unbound Dr. Joe Buchanan/Narrator (Character) $37.0K 1990
      43% 82% The Field Bird' O'Donnell (Character) $168.2K 1990
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Romeo-Juliet Unknown (Character) - 1990
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing Chris Mullin (Character) - 1990
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Journey to Knock Alfred (Character) - 1990
      88% 61% Scandal Stephen Ward (Character) $7.8M 1989
      No Score Yet 50% Little Sweetheart Robert Burger (Character) - 1988
      No Score Yet 56% The Bengali Night Lucien Metz (Character) - 1988
      57% 48% Aria The Actor (Character) - 1987
      57% 83% Spaceballs Kane (Character) $36.7M 1987
      No Score Yet 80% Vincent -- The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh Unknown (Character) - 1987
      30% 60% From the Hip Douglas Benoit (Character) $7.0M 1987
      80% 54% White Mischief Gilbert Colvile (Character) $24.5K 1987
      20% 44% Jake Speed Sid (Character) $1.1M 1986
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Rocinante Bill (Character) - 1986
      54% 48% The Black Cauldron The Horned King (Voice) - 1985
      No Score Yet No Score Yet After Darkness Peter Hunningford (Character) - 1985
      No Score Yet 20% Success Is the Best Revenge Dino Montecurva (Character) - 1984
      89% 74% The Hit Braddock (Character) - 1984
      No Score Yet 72% Champions Bob Champion (Character) - 1984
      73% 71% 1984 Winston Smith (Character) - 1984
      No Score Yet 61% King Lear The Fool (Character) - 1983
      45% 38% The Osterman Weekend Lawrence Fassett (Character) - 1983
      67% 90% The Plague Dogs Snitter (Voice) - 1982
      0% 35% Partners Kerwin (Character) - 1982
      80% 66% Night Crossing Peter Strelzyk (Character) - 1981
      92% 93% The Elephant Man John Merrick, 'The Elephant Man' (Character) - 1980
      57% 54% Heaven's Gate Billy Irvine (Character) - 1980
      93% 94% Alien Engineer G.W. Kane (Character) $81.1M 1979
      87% 68% The Shout Anthony Fielding (Character) - 1978
      79% 86% Watership Down Hazel (Voice) - 1978
      90% 88% Midnight Express Max (Character) - 1978
      49% 64% The Lord of the Rings Aragorn (Voice) - 1978
      No Score Yet No Score Yet East of Elephant Rock Nash (Character) - 1978
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Spectre Mitri Cyon (Character) - 1977
      No Score Yet 32% The Ghoul Tom Rawlings (Character) - 1975
      No Score Yet 92% The Naked Civil Servant Quentin Crisp (Character) - 1975
      No Score Yet 43% Little Malcolm Malcolm Scrawdyke (Character) - 1974
      50% 25% The Pied Piper Franz (Character) - 1972
      64% 85% 10 Rillington Place Timothy John Evans (Character) - 1971
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Cry of the Penguins Richard Forbush (Character) - 1971
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Three Dangerous Ladies Lt. Simmonds (Character) - 1970
      No Score Yet No Score Yet In Search of Gregory Daniel (Character) - 1970
      No Score Yet 33% Before Winter Comes Lieutenant Pilkington (Character) - 1969
      43% 29% Sinful Davey Davey Haggart (Character) - 1968
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sailor From Gibraltar John (Character) - 1967
      89% 87% A Man for All Seasons Richard Rich (Character) - 1966
      No Score Yet No Score Yet This Is My Street Charlie (Character) - 1964

      TV

      Credit
      88% 56% The Last Panthers Tom (Character) 2015
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Great Performances Unknown (Character) 2013
      90% 65% Doctor Who The Doctor (Guest Star) 2013
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Planet Dinosaur Narrator 2011 2013
      85% 88% The Adventures of Merlin The Great Dragon (Voice) 2008-2012
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Labyrinth Unknown (Character) 2012
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry's Arctic Heroes Narrator 2011
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Human Planet Narrator 2011
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Who Do You Think You Are? Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Stephen Hawking's Sci Fi Masters Samswope (Character) 2007
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Hiroshima: The First Weapon of Mass Destruction Narrator 2005
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside the Actors Studio Guest 1999
      100% 89% I, Claudius Caligula (Character) 1976