John Hurt Biography
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John Vincent Hurt CBE (born January 22,
1940) is a British actor.
Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Hurt
studied art at the St. Martin's School for Art, but turned to the stage
in 1962. He performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and is a
member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
His first film was 1962's The Wild and the
Willing, but his first major role was as Richard Rich in 1966's A Man
for All Seasons. However, it was his portrayal of the outrageous Quentin
Crisp in the 1975 TV play, The Naked Civil Servant, that shot him to
fame, earning the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in the
process. The following year, Hurt gave a memorable performance as the
emperor Caligula in the major BBC drama serial, I, Claudius. He
subsequently developed a successful film career, with his best known
roles including the memorable first victim of the title creature in the
film Alien and as "John" Merrick in the Joseph Merrick biography The
Elephant Man.
Hurt was awarded the CBE in June 2004.
Selected Filmography
Tekken (2006)
V for Vendetta (2006)
The Skeleton Key (2005)
The Proposition (2005)
Manderlay (2005) (TV)
Valiant (2005) (voice)
Pride (2004) (TV) (voice)
Hellboy (2004)
Dogville (2003) (voice)
Owning Mahowny (2003)
Crime and Punishment (2002)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(2001)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
The Tigger Movie (2000) (voice)
All the Little Animals (1998)
Contact (1997)
Love and Death on Long Island (1997)
Dead Man (1995)
Rob Roy (1995)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
Six Characters in Search of an Author
(1992) (TV)
King Ralph (1991)
The Field (1990)
Scandal (1989)
The Jim Henson Hour (1989) (TV series)
Spaceballs (1987)
White Mischief (1987)
The Black Cauldron (1985) (voice)
Champions (1984)
Nineteen Eight-Four (1984)
King Lear (1984) (TV)
The Osterman Weekend (1983)
The Plague Dogs (1982) (voice)
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Heaven's Gate (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980) (nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Actor)
Alien (1979)
The Lord of the Rings (1978) (voice)
Midnight Express (1978) (nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor)
Watership Down (1978) (voice)
I, Claudius (1977) (miniseries)
The Naked Civil Servant (1975) (TV)
Mr Forbush and the Penguins (1971)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
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