
Known for
Acting
Born
January 22, 1940
Birthplace
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died
January 25, 2017 (aged 77)
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 astro...
2025
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
as Self (archive footage)
2024
as The Doctor (War) (archive footage)
2021
as Self (archive footage)
2018
as Narrator (voice)
2017
as Miki
2017
as Ralph
2017
as Leslie Salmon
2017
as Harry Patterson
2016
as The Priest
2016
as Siegfried Sassoon
2016
as Professor Peter Panludic (voice)
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
as Francis Bonar
2015
as The Doctor (War) (picture) (uncredited)
2015
2015
as Sailor John (voice)
2015
as 347
2015
as Jack
2015
as The Alchemist (voice)
2015
as Narator
2014
as Narrator
2014
2014
as Cotys
2013
as Christopher Marlowe