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John Hurt
Sir John Vincent Hurt was an English actor. Regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation and described as having the "most distinctive voice in Britain", he was referred to by David Lynch as "simply the greatest actor in the world". In a career spanning more than five decades, he received numerous accolades, including four BAFTAs and a Golden Globe in addition to nominations for two Acad…
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Born 22 January 1940 · Died 25 January 2017 · Q200405
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2026· 1 entry
2024· 2 entries
The Clarion-Ledger: Mississippi John Hurt marker stolen in Valley Store break-in over week after museum fire
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Democracy Now: Fire Burns Down Mississippi John Hurt Museum
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2022· 1 entry
collider: John Hurt's Best Performances From Harry Potter to Midnight Express
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2018· 3 entries
The Guardian: That Good Night review – a workmanlike swansong for John Hurt
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The Guardian: That Good Night review – John Hurt shines in final lead role
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The Guardian: John Hurt, by his final director: 'Impish, unsentimental – and as generous as Julie Andrews'
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2017· 6 entries
The Guardian: John Hurt remembered by John Boorman
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The Guardian: John Hurt remembered at Oscars ceremony
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brooklynvegan: prolific actor John Hurt, RIP
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WhatsOnStage: John Hurt dies aged 77
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The Arts Desk: John Hurt: 'If I’ve been anything I’ve been adventurous'
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Died 2017-01-25.
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2016· 1 entry
Hurt announced he was in favour of the United Kingdom voting to remain in the EU
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2015· 1 entry
Hurt guest stars as the voice of Sailor John, the main antagonist in the Thomas & Friends film Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure along with Eddie Redmayne (Ryan) and Jamie Campbell Bower (Skiff)
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2014· 3 entries
Awarded Knight Bachelor (2014).
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Hurt designed a Paddington Bear statue which was placed outside the British Museum
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Received the Will Award, presented by the Shakespeare Theatre Company, along with Stacy Keach and Dame Diana Rigg
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2013· 2 entries
Hurt first appeared in the Doctor Who episode "The Name of the Doctor" as an unplaced incarnation of the Doctor
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Was given an Honorary Doctor of Arts (Hon
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2012· 3 entries
Awarded BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award (2012).
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Was appointed provost of Norwich University College of the Arts, and became its first chancellor when the college became a full university in 2013
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Was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his album cover for the Beatles' Sgt
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2011· 1 entry
Narrated the BBC documentary Planet Dinosaur, a dinosaur-centered documentary completely shown through CGI
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2009· 1 entry
“I think Paper Zoo thought it would be quite ironic to have the person who played Winston having risen in the party. From the Chestnut Tree Cafe, he”
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2007· 1 entry
Hurt took part in the BBC genealogical television series Who Do You Think You Are
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2006· 1 entry
Received an Honorary Doctor of Letters (Hon
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2004).
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded British Independent Film Award – The Richard Harris Award (2003).
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1997· 1 entry
Starred in Richard Kwietniowski's Love and Death on Long Island for which he was nominated for the BIFA for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
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1996· 1 entry
And was followed by a seven-year relationship with Sarah Owens, a Dublin-born presenter and writer
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1983· 1 entry
On 26 January 1983, Hurt and Volpeliere-Pierrot went horse riding early in the morning near their house in Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire; Volpeliere-Pierrot was thrown from her horse.
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1981· 2 entries
Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Elephant Man (1981).
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Starred in Delbert Mann's thriller Night Crossing (1981)
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1980· 1 entry
Portrayed the deformed Joseph Merrick in David Lynch's biographical drama film The Elephant Man (1980)
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1979· 2 entries
Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Midnight Express (1979).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Midnight Express (1979).
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1976· 1 entry
Awarded British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for The Naked Civil Servant (1976).
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1975· 3 entries
And his father died in 1999 at the age of 95
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“At the time it was a huge gamble. Some people told me not to do it, because after I had done it I would probably never work again.”
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Hurt's mother died in 1975, and his father died in 1999 at the age of 95.
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1967· 1 entry
Began his longest relationship with Marie-Lise Volpeliere-Pierrot, a French model
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1963· 1 entry
Acted in the Kitchen sink drama This Is My Street
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1962· 3 entries
Hurt's father left his parish in Cleethorpes to become headmaster of St Michael's College in the Central American country of British Honduras
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Hurt married actress Annette Robertson
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Studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1962).
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1960· 1 entry
Won a scholarship to Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he trained for two years, graduating in 1962 with an Acting (RADA Diploma)
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1959· 1 entry
Won a scholarship allowing him to study for an Art Teacher's Diploma at Saint Martin's School of Art in London
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1952· 1 entry
Hurt's father moved to St Aidan's Church in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
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1940· 1 entry
Born 1940-01-22.
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1937· 1 entry
Hurt's father moved his family to Derbyshire, where he became Perpetual Curate of Holy Trinity Church
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