John Hurt



First NameJohn
Last NameHurt
Full Name at BirthJohn Vincent Hurt
Age72
Date of BirthJanuary 22, 1940
BirthplaceChesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Height5' 9" (175 cm)
BuildSlim
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper
Star SignAquarius
EthnicityWhite
NationalityEnglish
High SchoolThe Lincoln School
UniversitySt. Martin`s School for Art, London
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameAlien

John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940) is an English actor, known for his leading roles as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Braddock in The Hit, Stephen Ward in Scandal and Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant, Caligula in the television series, I, Claudius, and An Englishman in New York. Recognizable for his distinctive rich voice, he has also enjoyed a successful voice acting career, starring in films such as Watership Down, The Lord of the Rings and Dogville, as well as BBC television series Merlin.


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Filmography

Selected John Hurt film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2013
Jayne Mansfield's Car
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2012
Untitled Jim Jarmusch Project
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2012
Labyrinth
Audric Baillard

2011
Old Zeus

2011
In Love with Alma Cogan
Master of Ceremonies

2011
Priest

2011
Arthur Crew Inman

2011
Sailcloth
Man

2011
23 Degrees, 5 Minutes
Professor Orit

2010
Antonio Argenti

2010
Lou
Doyle

2010
Phil Corkery

2010
Love at First Sight
Arthur

2010
Whistle and I'll come to You
James Parkin

2009
Old Man Peanut

2009
Bellhop

2009
Guitar

2009
Quentin Crisp

2009
Owl

2008
Professor Broom

2008
Mondrian Kilroy

2008
Hrothgar

2008
Arthur Seldom

2008
Warren Christopher

2008
The Dragon

2007
Le père de Fanny

2007
Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm

2005
Christopher

2005
Felix

2005
Narrator

2005
Jellon Lamb

2005
Ben Devereaux

2005
Adam Sutler

2005
Felix

2005
Narrator

2004
Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm

2004
Vince

2004
Harry

2004
The Alan Clark Diaries
Alan Clark

2003
Narrator

2003
Victor Foss

2003
Regret Not Speaking
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2003
Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill
Man from Maybury Hill

2002
Porfiry, chief investigator

2002
Christian

2002
Bait
Jack Blake

2001
Dr. Iannis

2000
Father Lareaux

2000
Narrator

2000
Krapp's Last Tape
Krapp

1999
Le château des singes
Sebastian

1999
Sean Cooper

1999
Alan White

1999
You're Dead...
Maitland

1999
General Woundwort

1998
Mr. Summers

1998
Michael Poole

1998
Chuck Langer

1998
James Morton

1997
Babits

1997
S.R. Hadden

1997
Giles De'Ath

1995
John Scholfield

1995
Montrose

1995
Charley Prince

1995
Two Nudes Bathing
Marquis de Prey

1995
Saigon Baby
Jack Lee

1994
Uncle Turpin

1994
Mr. Mole

1994
Picture Windows
Le Compte

1993
The Countess

1993
Monolith
Villano

1993
Kölcsönkapott idö
Sean

1993
Rex Goodyear

1992
Conrad Farmer

1992
Anthony/Le Marquis

1992
Six Characters in Search of an Author
The Father

1991
Lord Percival Graves

1991
I Dreamt I Woke Up
Boorman's Alter Ego

1991
Red Fox
Archie Carpenter

1990
Dr. Joe Buchanan, Narrator

1990
Romeo.Juliet
La Dame aux Chats, Mercutio

1990
Bird' O'Donnell

1990
Windprints
Charles Rutherford

1990
The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing
Chris Mullin

1989
Little Sweetheart
Robert Burger

1989
Stephen Ward

1989
The Jim Henson Hour
Storyteller

1988
Lucien Metz

1988
Gilbert Colvile

1988
The Storyteller

1988
Deadline
Granville Jones

1988
David Macaulay: Pyramid
Khufu, Second French Explorer

1988
A Dinner of Herbs
Verse reader

1987
The Actor

1987
Douglas Benoit

1987
Kane

1987
The Hunting of the Snark
The Narrator

1987
-

1987
Rocinante
Bill

1986
Sid

1986
Screenplay
Alfred

1985
Peter Hunningford

1985
The Horned King

1984
Bob Champion

1984
Winston Smith

1984
Success Is the Best Revenge
Dino Montecurva

1984
Braddock

1983
Lawrence Fassett

1983
The Fool

1982
Kerwin

1982
Snitter

1981
Jesus - The Roman Empire

1981
Peter Strelzyk

1980
Billy Irvine

1980
John Merrick

1979
Kane

1979
Raskolnikov

1978
Max

1978
Anthony Fielding

1978
Hazel

1977
Atkinson

1977
Mitri Cyon

1977
East of Elephant Rock
Nash

1977
Three Dangerous Ladies
Lt. Simmonds

1976
Caligula

1976
La linea del fiume
Chandler

1975
Tom Rawlings

1975
The Naked Civil Servant
Quentin Crisp

1975
March Hare

1975
The Sweeney
Tony Grey

1975
Shades of Greene
Fred

1974
Little Malcolm
Malcolm Scrawdyke

1974
The Playboy of the Western World
Christopher Mahon

1973
Wessex Tales
Joshua Harlborough

1972
Franz

1971
Timothy John Evans

1971
Cry of the Penguins
Richard Forbush

1970
Play for Today
Alec Cassell

1969
Lieutenant Pilkington

1969
Daniel

1969
Davey Haggart

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Bob

1967
ITV Playhouse
Guy

1965
Gideon C.I.D.
Freddy Tinsdale

1964
This Is My Street
Charlie

1964
Thursday Theatre
Orpheus

1963
Love Story
Harry Eddows

1963
First Night
Desmond, Garry

1963
Once Aboard the Lugger...
Jobey Todd

1962
Phil Corbett

1962
James Hogan

1961
Drama 61-67
Private Briggs, Tom

1959
Probation Officer
Johnny Seton, Norman Bailey

1956
Armchair Theatre
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1955
ITV Play of the Week
Dave, Terry

Soundtrack Credits

1999
Le château des singes
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