John Hurt's Most Memorable Roles
John Hurt has died at age 77. Here's a look back at some of his best performances.
By EW Staff Updated January 28, 2017 at 03:18 PM EST
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John Hurt (1940-2017)
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John Hurt died Wednesday at the age of 77. The English actor, shown here in the 1979 sci-fi classic Alien, had more than 200 acting credits to his name. Here's a look back at some of his most memorable performances, in film and on television.
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Before Winter Comes (1969)
BEFORE WINTER COMES, John Hurt, 1969
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In Search of Gregory (1969)
IN SEARCH OF GREGORY, from left, Julie Christie, John Hurt, 1969
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Sinful Davey (1969)
SINFUL DAVEY, from left: Fidelma Murphy, Ronald Fraser, John Hurt, 1969
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10 Rillington Place (1971)
10, RILLINGTON PLACE
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I, Claudius (1976)
I, CLAUDIUS, John Hurt, 1976
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East of Elephant Rock (1978)
EAST OF ELEPHANT ROCK, John Hurt, 1977
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Midnight Express (1978)
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS, John Hurt, 1978, ©Columbia/Courtesy: Everett Collection
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Heaven's Gate (1980)
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The Elephant Man (1980)
THE ELEPHANT MAN, Anthony Hopkins, 1980, © Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection
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Night Crossing (1982)
NIGHT CROSSING, from left: Jane Alexander, John Hurt, 1982, © Buena Vista/courtesy Everett Collectio
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
1984, Richard Burton, John Hurt, 1984, (c) Atlantic Releasing/courtesy Everett Collection
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Roger Corman's Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND, John Hurt, 1990.
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The Field (1990)
THE FIELD, John Hurt, 1990, (c) Avenue Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, 1993
EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES, John Hurt, Angie Dickinson, 1993, (c)Fine Line Features/courtesy Everet
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Rob Roy (1995)
ROB ROY, John Hurt, Tim Roth, 1995, (c)United Artists/courtesy Everett Collection
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Love and Death on Long Island, 1997
LOVE AND DEATH ON LONG ISLAND, John Hurt, Jason Priestley, 1997.
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You're Dead... (1999)
YOU'RE DEAD..., John Hurt, 1999, ©Trident Releasing/courtesy Everett Collection
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
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Hellboy (2004)
HELLBOY, Doug Jones, John Hurt, 2004, (c) Columbia/courtesy Everett Collection
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The Proposition (2005)
THE PROPOSITION, John Hurt, Danny Huston, 2005, ©First Look Features/Everett Collection
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V for Vendetta (2005)
V FOR VENDETTA, Hugo Weaving, John Hurt, 2006, (c) Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection
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Beyond the Gates (2005)
SHOOTING DOGS, (aka IN EVERY HUMAN HEART, aka BEYOND THE GATES), John Hurt, 2005. ©IFC Films/courtes
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The Oxford Murders (2008)
THE OXFORD MURDERS, Elijah Wood, John Hurt, 2008. ©Think Film/courtesy Everett Collection
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Immortals (2011)
IMMORTALS, John Hurt, 2011, ph: Jan Thijs/©Relativity Media/courtesy Everett Collection
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, John Hurt, 2011. ph: Jack English/©Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collec
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Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)
DOCTOR WHO: THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, l-r: Matt Smith, David Tennant, John
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The Last Panthers (2015)
THE LAST PANTHERS, John Hurt, (Season 1, ep. 104, aired May 4, 2016). photo: Stephane Remael
Credit: Everett Collection
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Jackie (2016)
JACKIE (2016) John Hurt, Natalie Portman CR: Bruno Calvo
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By EW Staff