John Hurt
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.
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John Hurt
Filmography
Movies
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50% |
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That Good Night | Ralph (Character) | - | 2017 |
14% |
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Damascus Cover | Miki (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Bare Knuckle | Leslie Salmon (Character) | - | 2016 |
67% |
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The Journey | Harry Patterson (Character) | $152.5K | 2016 |
13% |
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ChickLit | Francis Bonar (Character) | - | 2016 |
88% |
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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% |
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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% |
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Hercules | Cotys (Character) | $72.7M | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Muse of Fire | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
94% |
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Snowpiercer | Gilliam (Character) | $4.6M | 2013 |
86% |
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Only Lovers Left Alive | Christopher Marlowe (Character) | $1.9M | 2013 |
26% |
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The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman | Narrator | $8.0K | 2013 |
43% | No Score Yet | Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
33% |
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Jayne Mansfield's Car | Kingsley Bedford (Character) | $14.4K | 2012 |
100% |
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More Than Honey | Narrator | $71.5K | 2012 |
84% |
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Control (Character) | $24.1M | 2011 |
80% |
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Melancholia | Dexter (Character) | $3.0M | 2011 |
49% |
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Immortals | Old Zeus (Character) | $83.5M | 2011 |
96% |
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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 |
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Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie | Carnak (Voice) | - | 2010 |
51% |
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Brighton Rock | Phil Corkery (Character) | $223.9K | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Lou | Doyle (Character) | - | 2010 |
77% |
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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 |
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The Gruffalo | Owl (Voice) | - | 2009 |
67% |
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An Englishman in New York | Quentin Crisp (Character) | - | 2009 |
40% |
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44 Inch Chest | Old Man Peanut (Character) | - | 2009 |
37% |
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New York, I Love You | Waiter (Character) | $1.6M | 2009 |
43% |
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The Limits of Control | Guitar (Character) | $425.0K | 2009 |
17% |
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The Oxford Murders | Arthur Seldom (Character) | $3.6K | 2008 |
37% |
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Outlander | Rothgar (Character) | $160.6K | 2008 |
78% |
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Recount | Warren Christopher (Character) | - | 2008 |
86% |
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Professor Broom (Character) | $75.8M | 2008 |
77% |
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Prof. Oxley (Character) | $317.0M | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Lesson 21 | Mondrian Kilroy (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Hellboy: Blood and Iron | Professor Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm (Voice) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boxes | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Hellboy: Sword of Storms | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2006 |
59% |
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Narrator | $2.2M | 2006 |
73% |
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V for Vendetta | Sutler (Character) | - | 2006 |
0% |
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Short Order | Felix (Character) | - | 2005 |
85% |
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Shooting Dogs | Father Christopher (Character) | $38.3K | 2005 |
86% |
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The Proposition | Jellon Lamb (Character) | $1.9M | 2005 |
50% |
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Manderlay | Narrator | $74.2K | 2005 |
32% |
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Valiant | Felix (Voice) | $19.5M | 2005 |
37% |
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The Skeleton Key | Ben Devereaux (Character) | $47.8M | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Pride | Harry (Voice) | - | 2004 |
81% |
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Hellboy | Professor Bruttenholm (Character) | $59.0M | 2004 |
70% |
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Dogville | Narrator | $1.5M | 2003 |
94% |
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Alien: The Director's Cut | Engineer G.W. Kane (Character) | - | 2003 |
78% |
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Owning Mahowny | Victor Foss (Character) | $1.0M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bait | Jack Blake (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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Crime and Punishment | Porfiry (Character) | - | 2002 |
38% |
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Miranda | Christian (Character) | - | 2002 |
80% |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Mr. Ollivander (Character) | $317.9M | 2001 |
28% |
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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% |
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Lost Souls | Father Lareaux (Character) | $16.8M | 2000 |
63% |
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The Tigger Movie | Narrator | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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New Blood | Alan White (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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If... Dog... Rabbit | Sean Cooper (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bastard | Babits (Character) | - | 1998 |
62% |
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All the Little Animals | Mr. Summers (Character) | $23.3K | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Night Train | Michael Poole (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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The Commissioner | James Morton (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | You're Dead... | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Bandyta (Brute) | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
87% |
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Love and Death on Long Island | Giles De'Ath (Character) | $2.6M | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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The Climb | Chuck Langer (Character) | - | 1997 |
68% |
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Contact | S.R. Hadden (Character) | $100.9M | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tender Loving Care | Dr. Turner (Character) | - | 1996 |
69% |
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Dead Man | John Scholfield (Character) | $1.1M | 1995 |
46% |
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Wild Bill | Charley Prince (Character) | $2.1M | 1995 |
73% |
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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% |
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Second Best | Uncle Turpin (Character) | $68.5K | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Moments in Aviation | Rex Goodyear (Character) | - | 1994 |
17% |
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | The Countess (Character) | $1.7M | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Monolith | Villano (Character) | - | 1993 |
23% |
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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 |
53% |
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Frankenstein Unbound |
Dr. Joe Buchanan/ |
$37.0K | 1990 |
43% |
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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% |
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Scandal | Stephen Ward (Character) | $7.8M | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Little Sweetheart | Robert Burger (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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The Bengali Night | Lucien Metz (Character) | - | 1988 |
57% |
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Aria | The Actor (Character) | - | 1987 |
52% |
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Spaceballs | Kane (Character) | $36.7M | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Vincent -- The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh | Unknown (Character) | - | 1987 |
30% |
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From the Hip | Douglas Benoit (Character) | $7.0M | 1987 |
80% |
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White Mischief | Gilbert Colvile (Character) | $24.5K | 1987 |
20% |
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Jake Speed | Sid (Character) | $1.1M | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rocinante | Bill (Character) | - | 1986 |
56% |
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The Black Cauldron | The Horned King (Voice) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | After Darkness | Peter Hunningford (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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Success Is the Best Revenge | Dino Montecurva (Character) | - | 1984 |
88% |
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The Hit | Braddock (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet |
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Champions | Bob Champion (Character) | - | 1984 |
75% |
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1984 | Winston Smith (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet |
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King Lear | The Fool (Character) | - | 1983 |
45% |
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The Osterman Weekend | Lawrence Fassett (Character) | - | 1983 |
70% |
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The Plague Dogs | Snitter (Voice) | - | 1982 |
0% |
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Partners | Kerwin (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet |
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Night Crossing | Peter Strelzyk (Character) | - | 1981 |
92% |
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The Elephant Man | John Merrick, 'The Elephant Man' (Character) | - | 1980 |
57% |
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Heaven's Gate | Billy Irvine (Character) | - | 1980 |
93% |
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Alien | Engineer G.W. Kane (Character) | $82.6M | 1979 |
86% |
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The Shout | Anthony Fielding (Character) | - | 1978 |
81% |
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Watership Down | Hazel (Voice) | - | 1978 |
90% |
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Midnight Express | Max (Character) | - | 1978 |
49% |
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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 |
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The Ghoul | Tom Rawlings (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet |
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The Naked Civil Servant | Quentin Crisp (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet |
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Little Malcolm | Malcolm Scrawdyke (Character) | - | 1974 |
50% |
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The Pied Piper | Franz (Character) | - | 1972 |
64% |
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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 |
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Before Winter Comes | Lieutenant Pilkington (Character) | - | 1969 |
43% |
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Sinful Davey | Davey Haggart (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sailor From Gibraltar | John (Character) | - | 1967 |
89% |
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A Man for All Seasons | Richard Rich (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | This Is My Street | Charlie (Character) | - | 1964 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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88% | 53% | The Last Panthers | Tom (Character) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Unknown (Character) | 2013 |
90% | 64% | 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% | 90% | I, Claudius | Caligula (Character) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wessex Tales | Joshua Harlborough (Character) | 1973 |