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John Vincent Hurt, CBE is an English actor. Hurt initially came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the 1966 film ''[[A Man for All Seasons]]'', and has since retained a career as a lead and supporting actor of many popular motion pictures.▼
▲'''Sir John Vincent Hurt''', CBE
His filmography includes but is not limited to: ''[[Watership Down]]'', ''Midnight Express'', ''[[Alien (Film)|Alien]]'', ''[[The Elephant Man]]'' (in the title role, no less), [[The Caligula|Caligula]] in ''[[I Claudius]]'', ''[[Nineteen Eighty Four]]'', ''[[Rob Roy]]'', Contact, Mr. Ollivander in ''[[Harry Potter (Film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' and both parts of ''[[Harry Potter (Film)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', ''[[V for Vendetta]]'', ''[[Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull (Film)|Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull]]'' and [[The Obi Wan|Professor Bruttenholm]] in the ''[[Hellboy (Film)|Hellboy]]'' film series. He also voiced Aragorn in [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s animated version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Animation)|The Lord of the Rings]]''. Hurt is one of England's best-known, most prolific and sought-after actors, and has had a versatile film career spanning five 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, as well as two Academy Award nominations. His character's demise in ''Alien'' is generally regarded as one of the most memorable scenes in cinematic history.▼
▲His filmography includes but is not limited to: ''[[Watership Down]]'', ''Midnight Express'', ''[[Alien (
Hurt was one of England's best-known, most prolific and sought-after actors, and has had a versatile film career spanning six decades. He was also known for his many Shakespearean roles. Hurt received multiple awards and honours throughout his career including four BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe, as well as two [[Academy Award]] nominations. He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama.
On 16 June 2015, Hurt publicly announced that he had been diagnosed with early-stage pancreatic cancer. Following treatment, Hurt stated that his cancer was in remission on 12 October 2015. Hurt died on 25 January 2017, three days after his 77th birthday.
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* [[Awesome, Dear Boy]]: When the production team of ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' offered him the role of the Great Dragon, they didn't actually expect him to agree to be part of a small show with a cast of unknowns. His response to the offer, though, has been paraphrased as "hell, yeah, I want to be a dragon."
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: His character's demise in ''Alien'' (by way of [[Chest Burster]]) is generally regarded as one of the most memorable scenes in cinematic history.
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