John Hurt

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RECENT CREDITS

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (FILM) Dec. 9, 2011

Immortals (FILM) Nov. 11, 2011

Melancholia (FILM) Nov. 11, 2011

Brighton Rock (FILM) Aug. 26, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow... (FILM) Jul. 15, 2011

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HIGHLIGHTS

His father was an Anglican Vicar and his brother was a monk.

Quentin Crisp was a model at the art school Hurt attended. Hurt later played Crisp in the 1975 TV-movie The Naked Civil Servant.

Breakthrough film role was as Richard Rich in Fred Zinnemann's A Man for All Seasons (1966).

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 2011 -Mr. Ollivander

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 2010 -Mr. Ollivander

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Melancholia 2011 -Dexter

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Brighton Rock 2011 -Phil Corkery

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Outlander 2009 -King Rothgar

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 -Professor Oxley

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Beyond the Gates 2007 -Father Christopher

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The Pied Piper 2007 -Franz, Baron's Son

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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 2006 -Narrator

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The Proposition 2006 -Jellon Lamb

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V for Vendetta 2006 -Adam Sutler

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Manderlay 2006 -Narrator

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Valiant 2005 -Felix

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The Skeleton Key 2005 -Ben Devereaux

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Hellboy 2004 -Prof. Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm

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Dogville 2004 -Narrator

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Owning Mahowny 2003 -Victor Foss

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 -Mr. Ollivander

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Captain Corelli's Mandolin 2001 -Dr. Iannis

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A Monkey's Tale 2001 -Chancellor Sebastian

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Lost Souls 2000 -Father Lareaux

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The Tigger Movie 2000 -Narrator

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All The Little Animals 1999 -Mr. Summers

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King Ralph 1991 -Lord Percival Graves

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The Field 1990 -"Bird" O'Donnell

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Frankenstein Unbound 1990 -Dr. Joseph Buchanan

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Scandal 1989 -Stephen Ward

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White Mischief 1988 -Gilbert Colvile

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Aria 1988 -Garuso, the Actor

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Witness in the War Zone 1987

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From the Hip 1987 -Douglas Benoit

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Spaceballs 1987 -Himself

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Jake Speed 1986 -Sid

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Alien 1979 -Kane

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La Linea del Fiume 1976 -Chandler

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Lou -Doyle

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Bait -Jack

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I, Claudius -Caligula

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Jim Henson Hour -The Storyteller

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Masters of Science Fiction -Samswope

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The Discarded (2007) -Samswope

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TV Episode

Recount -Warren Christopher

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The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing

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Universe 2001: Beyond the Millennium

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The Gruffalo

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The Oxford Murders 2010 -Arthur Seldom

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44 Inch Chest 2010 -Old Man Peanut

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New York, I Love You 2009 -Bellhop (Shekhar Kapur segment)

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Short Order 2008

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Champions 2005 -Bob Champion

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Miranda 2002 -Christian

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Hidden Wars of Desert Storm 2001 -Narrator

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Brute 1999

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You're Dead ... 1999 -Michael Maitland

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Love and Death on Long Island 1998 -Giles De'Ath

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Night Train 1998 -Michael Poole

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Contact 1997 -S.R. Hadden

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Dead Man 1996 -John Scholfield

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Wild Bill 1995 -Charley Prince

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Rob Roy 1995 -Montrose

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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 1994 -The Countess

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I Dreamt I Woke Up 1991 -Boorman's Alter Ego

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Vincent: The Life & Death of Vincent Van Gogh 1988 -Voice of Vincent

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The Black Cauldron 1985 -Horned King

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The Hit 1985 -Braddock

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1984 1984 -Winston Smith

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Success Is the Best Revenge 1984 -Dino Montecurva

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The Plague Dogs 1983 -Snitter

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The Osterman Weekend 1983 -Lawrence Fassett

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History of the World -- Part I 1981 -Jesus Christ

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Heaven's Gate 1980 -Billy Irvine

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The Elephant Man 1980 -John Merrick

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The Shout 1979 -Anthony Fielding

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Watership Down 1978 -Hazel

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Midnight Express 1978 -Max

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The Lord of the Rings 1978 -Aragorn

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10 Rillington Place 1970 -Timothy John Evans

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Sinful Davey 1969 -Davey Haggart

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The Sailor from Gibraltar 1967 -John

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A Man for All Seasons 1966 -Richard Rich

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After Darkness -Peter Huninger

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An Englishman in New York -Quentin Crisp

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Forrderi -Narrator

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East of Elephant Rock

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Escape to Watership Down -Woundwort

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Deadline

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Crime and Punishment -Porfiry

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Cry of the Penguins -Forbush

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D-Day in Color -Narrator

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Bait -Jack Blake

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Before Winter Comes -Lt. Francis Pilkington

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Boxes -Fanny's Father

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Mémoire Traquée -Conrad Farmer

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Monolith -Villano

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New Blood -Alan White

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Night Crossing -Peter Strelzyks

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Krapp's Last Tape -Krapp

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L'Oeil Qui Ment -Anthony/The Marquis

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Lecture 21

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Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs -Malcolm Scrawdyke

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Little Sweetheart -Robert Burger

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Hellboy: Blood and Iron

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I, Claudius -Caligula

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In Search of Gregory -Daniel

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Journey to Watership Down

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King Lear -The Fool

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The Naked Civil Servant -Quentin Crisp

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This Is My Street -Charlie

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Thumbelina -Mr. Mole

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Who Bombed Birmingham? -Chris Mullin

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Wildlife on the Prowl: Untamed Africa, Vol. 1 - The Great Migration Begins -Narrator

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Wildlife on the Prowl: Untamed Africa, Vol. 2 - Survival on the Savannah -Narrator

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Windprints

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Young and Willing -Phil

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Zulu Wars: Blood River -Narrator

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Zulu Wars: Red Coat, Black Blood -Narrator

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Zulu Wars: Shaka - King of the Zulu -Narrator

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Two Nudes Bathing -Marquis de Prey

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Six Characters in Search of an Author -The Father

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Second Best -Uncle Turpin

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Shades of Fear -Rex Goodyear

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Rocinante -Bill

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Romeo - Juliet

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Saigon Baby -Jack Lee

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One Last Score

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Partners -Kerwin

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Pride -Harry

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Rabbit Ears: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp -Narrator

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Recount -Warren Christopher

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Tender Loving Care (An Interactive Movie) -Dr. Turner

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The Alien Saga -Narrator

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The Bengali Night -Lucien Metz

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The Climb -Chuck Langer

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The Commissioner -James Morton

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The Disappearance -Atkinson

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The Island

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Spectre

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The Ghoul -Tom

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 2011 -Control

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Immortals 2011 -Old Zeus

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The Limits of Control 2009 -Guitar

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Highlights

His father was an Anglican Vicar and his brother was a monk.

Quentin Crisp was a model at the art school Hurt attended. Hurt later played Crisp in the 1975 TV-movie The Naked Civil Servant.

Breakthrough film role was as Richard Rich in Fred Zinnemann's A Man for All Seasons (1966).

Announced the death of Richard Burton in 1984. That same year, they had worked together in 1984, Burton's final feature.

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