Actor
John Hurt
January 22, 1940 · 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.
Notable work
7.9Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
as Mr Ollivander
8.1Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
as Ollivander
7.7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
as Ollivander
8.2Alien (1979)
as Kane
7.9V for Vendetta (2006)
as Adam Sutler
6.9Snowpiercer (2013)
as Gilliam
6Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
as Professor Harold Oxley and as Self
6.7Hellboy (2004)
as Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm
6.8Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
as Trevor Bruttenholm
7.4Contact (1997)
as S. R. Hadden
7.4Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
5.8Hercules (2014)
as Cotys
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