John Hurt
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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 (TV series), 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.
Hurt initially came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons, and has since appeared in such popular motion pictures as: Alien, Midnight Express, Rob Roy, V for Vendetta, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the Harry Potter film series and the Hellboy film series. Hurt is one of England's best-known, most prolific and sought-after actors, and has had a versatile film career spanning six decades. He is also known for his many Shakespearean roles. Hurt has received multiple awards and honours throughout his career including three BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award, with six and two nominations respectively, as well as two Academy Award nominations. His character's final scene in Alien is consistently named as one of the most memorable in cinematic history.
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1984 | Winston Smith | 1984 |
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Night Crossing | Peter Strelzyk | 1982 |
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Champions | 1984 | |
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Sinful Davey | 1969 | |
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The Plague Dogs | Snitter | 1982 |
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Watership Down | Hazel (voice) | 1978 |
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Human Planet - Grasslands - The Roots Of Power | Narrator | 0000 |
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The Confession | Priest | 2011 |
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10 Rillington Place | Timothy Evans | 1971 |
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Love and Death on Long Island | Giles De'Ath | 1997 |
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The Oxford Murders | Arthur Seldom | 2008 |
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Rob Roy | John Graham (Marquis of Montrose) | 1995 |
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The Elephant Man | John Merrick | 1980 |
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Labyrinth | Audric Baillard | 2012 |
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Snowpiercer | 2013 | |
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Owning Mahowny | Victor Foss | 2003 |
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Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron | Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm | 2007 |
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Heaven's Gate | Billy Irvine | 1980 |
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The Lord of the Rings | Aragorn | 1978 |
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The Disappearance | 1977 | |
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The Skeleton Key | Ben Devereaux | 2005 |
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Hellboy | Prof. Bruttenholm | 2004 |
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Yo Claudius | Caligula | 0000 |
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Trevor Bruttenholm | 2008 |
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Alien | Kane | 1979 |
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V for Vendetta | Chancellor Adam Sutler | 2005 |
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Contact | S. R. Hadden | 1997 |
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Outlander | Rothgar | 2008 |
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Narrator (voice) | 2006 |
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Melancholia | Dexter | 2011 |
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Midnight Express | Max | 1978 |
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Ox | 2008 |
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The Proposition | Jellon Lamb | 2005 |
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Immortals | Old Zeus | 2011 |
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Valiant | Felix (voice) | 2005 |
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White Mischief | Gilbert Colville | 1987 |
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A Man for All Seasons | Richard Rich | 1966 |
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Dead Man | John Scholfield | 1995 |
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Control | 2011 |
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Spaceballs | Kane | 1987 |
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Mr. Ollivander | 2001 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Mr. Ollivander | 2010 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Mr. Ollivander | 2011 |
