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John Hurt

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1940Born, Chesterfield
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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. His BAFTA-nominated portrayal of…

Known for

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Ollivander
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Ollivander
SnowpiercerGilliam
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullProfessor Harold Oxley
Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyTrevor Bruttenholm

Filmography

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2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality WarThe Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
2024Doctor Who at the PromsThe Doctor (War) (archive footage)Movie
2018AyaméNarrator (voice)Movie
2017Damascus CoverMikiMovie
2017That Good NightRalphMovie
2017My Name Is LennyLeslie SalmonMovie
2017The JourneyHarry PattersonMovie
2016JackieThe PriestMovie
2016The Pity of War: The Loves and Lives of the War PoetsSiegfried SassoonMovie
2016Back to UtopiaProfessor Peter Panludic (voice)Movie
2016ChickLitFrancis BonarMovie
2015Doctor Who: The Husbands of River SongThe Doctor (War) (picture) (uncredited)Movie
2015The Last PanthersTom · 6 episodesShow
2015Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The MovieSailor John (voice)Movie
2015A.K.A Nadia347Movie
2015BreakJackMovie
2015The Alchemist's LetterThe Alchemist (voice)Movie
2015Dmitri Shostakovich: A Man of Many FacesNaratorMovie
2014Wimbledon The Official Film 2014NarratorMovie
2014HerculesCotysMovie
2013Only Lovers Left AliveChristopher MarloweMovie
2013The Day of the Doctor: Cinema IntroThe War DoctorMovie
2013The Five(ish) Doctors RebootThe War Doctor (archive voice)Movie
2013Doctor Who: The Night of the DoctorThe War DoctorMovie
2013Doctor Who at the PromsThe War Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
2013SnowpiercerGilliamMovie
2013Jayne Mansfield's CarKingsley BedfordMovie
2013Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky TheatreThe Voice of the Winter Palace / SelfMovie
2013Benjamin Britten: Peace and ConflictNarrator (voice)Movie
2012SightseersJerusalem Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Movie
2012LabyrinthAudric Baillard · 2 episodesShow
2012Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate KillersNarrator (voice)Movie
2012More Than HoneyNarrator (english voice)Movie
2012The Hollow CrownThe Chorus · 1 episodeShow
2012The SnipistThe MinistryMovie
2012Playhouse PresentsThe Ministry (voice) · 1 episodeShow
2011The Gruffalo's ChildThe Owl (voice)Movie
2011ImmortalsOld ZeusMovie
2011In Love with Alma CoganMCMovie
2011Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyControlMovie
2011Planet DinosaurNarrator · 6 episodesShow
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2OllivanderMovie
201123 Degrees, 5 MinutesProfessor OritMovie
2011The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaNarratorMovie
2011The ConfessionPriestMovie
2011The ConfessionPriest · 10 episodesShow
2011MelancholiaDexterMovie
2011Human PlanetNarrator (voice) · 8 episodesShow
2011SailclothManMovie
2010Whistle and I'll Come to YouJames ParkinMovie
2010Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 MovieCarnakMovie
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1OllivanderMovie
2010Love at First SightArthurMovie
2010Brighton RockPhil CorkeryMovie
2010A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's AdventuresGrandpa Sammy (voice)Movie
2010LouDoyleMovie
2010Waking Sleeping BeautyThe Horned King (voice) (archive footage)Movie
2009The GruffaloOwl (voice)Movie
200944 Inch ChestOld Man PeanutMovie
2009RemembranceBellhopMovie
2009The Limits of ControlGuitarMovie
2009An Englishman in New YorkQuentin CrispMovie
2009Centenary: The BP StoryNarrator (voice)Movie
2008Lecture 21Mondrian KilroyMovie
2008MerlinKilgharrah (voice) · 65 episodesShow
2008New York, I Love YouBellhopMovie
2008Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyTrevor BruttenholmMovie
2008RecountWarren ChristopherMovie
2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullProfessor Harold OxleyMovie
2008OutlanderRothgarMovie
2008Verity Lambert: Drama QueenMovie
2008The Oxford MurdersArthur SeldomMovie
2007Masters of Science FictionSamswope · 1 episodeShow
2007BoxesFanny's fatherMovie
2007Hellboy Animated: Blood and IronProfessor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm (voice)Movie
2006Perfume: The Story of a MurdererNarrator (voice)Movie
2006The Plot Against Harold WilsonNarrator (voice)Movie
2006V for Vendetta: UnmaskedAdam SutlerMovie
2006Shooting DogsChristopherMovie

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