John Hurt Overview:

Legendary actor, John Hurt, was born John Vincent Hurt on Jan 22, 1940 in Chesterfield, England. Hurt died at the age of 77 on Jan 25, 2017 in Cromer, England .

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Serious, slightly-built British leading man and offbeat character star who can play sneering or sensitive and has certainly mixed triumph with disaster in no uncertain fashion in a sporadic film career. At his best he can give very moving performances; his standing rose dramatically after his Oscar nomination for The Elephant Man, and his strained features were put through the mill in other demanding roles. Also nominated for an Oscar in Midnight Express, he now plays mainly cynical or corrupt character roles.

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HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Hurt was nominated for two Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1978Best Supporting ActorMidnight Express (1978)MaxNominated
1980Best ActorThe Elephant Man (1980)John MerrickNominated
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John Hurt Quotes:

Davey Haggart: [looking at his "Wanted" poster, disappointed] Is that all a man is worth?


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Was not the first choice for the role of "Kane" in Alien (1979). He was brought in on the second day of filming after Jon Finch, the original actor cast for the role, was diagnosed with a severe case of diabetes and taken to hospital.

He did the film History of the World: Part I (1981) because he had just gotten through doing two seriously dramatic films and said that he wanted to have fun and do a comedy.

He lived with Marie-Lise Volpeliere-Pierrot from 1967-83, when she was killed in a riding accident.

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