Hurt in April 2009

Sir John Hurt, CBE (1940–2017) was an English actor and voice actor whose career spanned six decades. He had roles in over 130 films with dozens of television roles.[1]

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
1962 The Wild and the Willing Phil Corbett Ralph Thomas
1963 The Contact Max Philip Wrestler Short film
1964 This Is My Street Charlie Sidney Hayers
1966 A Man for All Seasons Richard Rich[2] Fred Zinnemann
1967 The Sailor from Gibraltar John[2] Tony Richardson
1969 Sinful Davey Davey Haggart[2] John Huston
Before Winter Comes Lieutenant Pilkington[2] J. Lee Thompson
In Search of Gregory Daniel[2] Peter Wood
1971 10 Rillington Place Timothy John Evans[2] Richard Fleischer Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins Richard Forbush[2] Roy Boulting, Arne Sucksdorff, & Alfred Viola
1972 The Pied Piper Franz[2] Jacques Demy
1974 Little Malcolm Malcolm Scrawdyke[2] Stuart Cooper
1975 The Ghoul Tom Rawlings[2] Freddie Francis
La Linea del fiume Chandler[2] Aldo Scavarda
1977 The Disappearance Atkinson[2] Stuart Cooper
Three Dangerous Ladies Lieutenant Simmonds Robert Fuest Segment: "The Island"
Paperback Unknown David Bailey
East of Elephant Rock Nash[2] Don Boyd
1978 Midnight Express Max[2] Alan Parker Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
The Shout Anthony Fielding[2] Jerzy Skolimowski
Watership Down Hazel[2] Martin Rosen Voice
The Lord of the Rings Aragorn[2] Ralph Bakshi Voice
1979 Alien Gilbert Kane, Executive Officer[2] Ridley Scott Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1980 The Elephant Man John Merrick[2] David Lynch BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Heaven's Gate William C. Irvine[2] Michael Cimino
1981 History of the World, Part I Jesus Christ[2] Mel Brooks
Night Crossing Peter Strelzyk[2] Delbert Mann
1982 Partners Kerwin[2] James Burrows
The Plague Dogs Snitter[2] Martin Rosen Voice
1983 The Osterman Weekend Lawrence Fassett[2] Sam Peckinpah
1984 Champions Bob Champion[2] John Irvin Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor
Success Is the Best Revenge Dino Montecurva[2] Jerzy Skolimowski
The Hit Mitchell Braddock[2] Stephen Frears Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor
Nineteen Eighty-Four Winston Smith[2] Michael Radford Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor
Fantasporto for Best Actor (tied with Eddy Mitchell)
Valladolid International Film Festival for Best Actor (tied with Richard Burton)
1985 After Darkness Peter Hunningford[2] Dominique Othenin-Girard & Sergio Guerraz
The Black Cauldron The Horned King[2] Ted Berman & Richard Rich Voice
1986 Jake Speed Sid[2] Andrew Lane
1987 The Hunting of the Snark Narrator Mike Batt Voice
Rocinante Bill[2] Ann Guedes, Eduardo Guedes
White Mischief Gilbert Colvile[2] Michael Radford
From the Hip Douglas Benoit[2] Bob Clark
Aria The Actor[2] Bill Bryden Segment: "Pagliacci"
Spaceballs Kane[2] Mel Brooks Cameo
Vincent Narrator[2] Paul Cox Voice
1988 The Bengali Night Lucien Metz[2] Nicolas Klotz
1989 Scandal Stephen Ward[2] Michael Caton-Jones
Little Sweetheart Robert Burger[2] Anthony Simmons
1990 Windprints Charles Rutherford[2] David Wicht
Romeo.Juliet La Dame aux Chats
Mercutio[2] 		Armondo Linus Acosta
The Field Bird O'Donnell[2] Jim Sheridan Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Frankenstein Unbound Joe Buchanan
The Narrator[2] 		Roger Corman
1991 King Ralph Lord Percival Graves[2] David S. Ward
I Dreamt I Woke Up John Boorman's Alter Ego[2] John Boorman
1992 Lapse of Memory Conrad Farmer[2] Patrick Dewolf
1993 L'Oeil qui ment Anthony / Le Marquis[2] Raúl Ruiz
Kölcsönkapott idő Sean István Poór
Monolith Villano[2] John Eyres
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues The Countess[2] Gus Van Sant
1994 Rabbit Ears: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp Storyteller C.W. Rogers Voice
Direct-to-video
Thumbelina Mr. Mole[2] Don Bluth & Gary Goldman Voice
Great Moments in Aviation Rex Goodyear Beeban Kidron
Second Best Uncle Turpin[2] Chris Menges
1995 Rob Roy John Graham, Marquis of Montrose[2] Michael Caton-Jones
Dead Man John Scholfield[2] Jim Jarmusch
Wild Bill Charley Prince[2] Walter Hill
Two Nudes Bathing Marquis de Prey[2] John Boorman Short film
Episode of Picture Windows miniseries
1997 Love and Death on Long Island Giles De'Ath[2] Richard Kwietniowski FIPRESCI Prize – Special Mention of Chicago International Film Festival (shared with: Richard Kwietniowski)
Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by a British Actor in an Independent Film
Contact S.R. Hadden[2] Robert Zemeckis
The Climb Chuck Langer[2] Bob Swaim
Bandyta Babits Maciej Dejczer
Tender Loving Care Dr Turner David Wheeler Direct-to-video
1998 The Commissioner James Morton George Sluizer
Night Train Michael Poole[2] John Lynch
All the Little Animals Mr Summers[2] Jeremy Thomas
1999 A Monkey's Tale Sebastian[2] Jean-François Laguionie English dub
If... Dog... Rabbit... Sean Cooper Matthew Modine
You're Dead Maitland[2] Andy Hurst
2000 The Tigger Movie Narrator[2] Jun Falkenstein Voice
New Blood Alan White Michael Hurst
Lost Souls Father Lareaux[2] Janusz Kamiński
2001 Tabloid Vince David Blair
Captain Corelli's Mandolin Dr Yiannis[2] John Madden
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Garrick Ollivander[2] Chris Columbus
2002 Miranda Christian[2] Marc Munden
Crime and Punishment Porfiry Menahem Golan
2003 Owning Mahowny Victor Foss[2] Richard Kwietniowski
Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill Man from Maybury Hill Anthony Byrne Short film
Dogville Narrator[2] Lars Von Trier Voice
2004 Hellboy Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm Guillermo del Toro
Pride Harry John Downer Voice
2005 Short Order Felix Anthony Byrne
Valiant Felix[2] Gary Chapman Voice
Manderlay Narrator[2] Lars Von Trier
The Skeleton Key Ben Devereaux[2] Iain Softley
Shooting Dogs Christopher Michael Caton-Jones
The Proposition Jellon Lamb[2] John Hillcoat Nominated – Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2006 V for Vendetta Adam Sutler[2]
"Fake Sutler" actors 		James McTeigue
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Narrator[2] Tom Tykwer Voice
2007 Boxes Le père de Fanny[2] Jane Birkin
Hellboy: Blood and Iron Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm Victor Cook & Tad Stones Voice
Direct-to-DVD
2008 The Oxford Murders Arthur Seldom[2] Álex de la Iglesia
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Professor Harold 'Ox' Oxley[2] Steven Spielberg
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm[2] Guillermo del Toro Cameo
Outlander Hrothgar[2] Howard McCain
Lecture 21 Mondrian Kilroy[2] Alessandro Baricco
New York, I Love You Bellhop Shekhar Kapur Segment "Shekhar Kapur"
2009 An Englishman in New York Quentin Crisp Richard Laxton
The Limits of Control Guitar[2] Jim Jarmusch
44 Inch Chest Old Man Peanut[2] Malcolm Venville Nominated – London Film Critics' Circle Award for Supporting Actor of the Year
2010 Lou Doyle[2] Belinda Chayko
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures Grandpa Sammy Ben Stassen Voice
Brighton Rock Phil Corkery[2] Rowan Joffé
Ultramarines: The Movie Carnak Martyn Pick Voice
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Garrick Ollivander[2] David Yates
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Regret Not Speaking Richard Kwietniowski
Melancholia Dexter[2] Lars Von Trier
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Control Tomas Alfredson
Immortals Old Man / Narrator[2] Tarsem Singh
2012 Jayne Mansfield's Car Kingsley Bedford[2] Billy Bob Thornton
In Love with Alma Cogan Master of Ceremonies Tony Britten
Sightseers Narrator – Blake's "Jerusalem" Ben Wheatley Uncredited voice
2013 Charlie Countryman Narrator Fredrik Bond Voice
Deleted scenes[3][4][5]
Only Lovers Left Alive Christopher Marlowe[2] Jim Jarmusch
Swan Lake 3D – Live from the Mariinsky Theatre Winter Palace / Himself Ross MacGibbon Voice
Snowpiercer Gilliam[2] Bong Joon-ho
More Than Honey Narrator Markus Imhoof Voice
Documentary
Benjamin Britten – Peace and Conflict Narrator Tony Britten
2014 Hercules Cotys[2] Brett Ratner
2015 A.K.A Nadia 347 Tova Asher [he]
The Absinthe Drinkers Antonio Argenti John Jopson
Break Jack[6] Nicholas Moss Short film
Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure Sailor John David Stoten Voice
2016 ChickLit Francis Bonar Tony Britten
The Journey Harry Patterson[2] Nick Hamm
Jackie The Priest[2] Pablo Larraín
Back to Utopia Peter Panludic Fabio Wuytack Voice; posthumous international release
2017 My Name Is Lenny Leslie Salmon Ron Scalpello Posthumous release
That Good Night Ralph Eric Styles
2018 Damascus Cover Miki Daniel Zelik Berk

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1961 Drama 61-67 Private Briggs Episode: "Drama '61: Local Incident"
1962 Z-Cars James Hogan Episode: "Assault"
1963 First Night Garry Episode: "Menace"
1964 Armchair Theatre Unknown Episode: "A Jug of Bread"
Thursday Theatre Orpheus Episode: "Point of Departure"
Gideon's Way Freddy Tinsdale Episode: "The Tin God"
1964–65 ITV Play of the Week Various characters 3 episodes
1973 Wessex Tales Joshua Harlborough Episode: "A Tragedy of Two Ambitions"
1974 The Playboy of the Western World Christopher 'Christy' Mahon Television film
1975 The Naked Civil Servant Quentin Crisp Television film
British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
1976 Shades of Greene Fred Episode: "A Drive in the Country"
Play for Today Alec Cassell Episode: "The Peddler"
The Sweeney Tony Grey Episode: "Tomorrow Man"
I, Claudius Caligula 5 episodes
1977 Spectre Mitri Cyon Television film
1979 Crime and Punishment Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov 3 episodes
1983 King Lear The Fool Television film
1988 Deadline Granville Jones
1987–88 The Storyteller The Storyteller 9 episodes
1990 The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing Chris Mullin Television film
1991 Journey to Knock Alfred
Red Fox Archie Carpenter 2 episodes
1992 Six Characters in Search of an Author The Father Television film
1993 Great Moments in Aviation Rex Goodyear
1994 Picture Windows Le Compte Episode: "Two Nudes Bathing"
1995 Prisoners in Time Eric Lomax Episode: "Everyman"
Screen Two Jack Lee Episode: "Saigon Baby"
1999–2000 Watership Down General Woundwort Voice
7 episodes
2001 Beckett on Film – Krapp's Last Tape Krapp Television film
2002 Bait Jack Blake
2004 The Alan Clark Diaries Alan Clark 6 episodes
Pride Harry Voice
Television film
2005 Hiroshima Narrator Voice
Documentary
2007 Masters of Science Fiction Samswope Episode: "The Discarded"
2008 Recount Warren Christopher Television film
2008–2012 Merlin The Great Dragon Voice
64 episodes
2009 The Gruffalo Owl Voice
Television film
An Englishman in New York Quentin Crisp Television film
Berlin International Film Festival – Teddy Award
Nominated – British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
2010 Whistle and I'll Come to You James Parkin Television film
2011 Human Planet Narrator Voice
Documentary
Harry's Arctic Heroes
Planet Dinosaur
The Gruffalo's Child[7] Owl Voice
Television film
2012 Labyrinth Audric Baillard 2 episodes
The Hollow Crown: Henry V The Chorus Television film
Playhouse Presents The Ministry Voice
Episode: "The Snipist"
2013 Doctor Who War Doctor 3 episodes
2014 The Strain Professor Abraham Setrakian Unaired pilot
2015 The Last Panthers Tom Kendle 6 episodes
2016 The Pity of War: The Loves and Lives of the War Poets Siegfried Sassoon Television film [8]

Audio

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri 3 episodes
2015-2017 The War Doctor War Doctor 12 episodes; last three episodes released posthumously. Series revived in 2021 with Jonathon Carley in the role
2015 War and Peace Prince Bolkonsky 10 episodes
2017 The Invisible Man Griffin Posthumous release

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Privateer 2: The Darkening Joe the Bartender
1998 Tender Loving Care Dr Turner
Cracking the Conspiracy
2015 LEGO Dimensions War Doctor Archive audio

Other projects and contributions

References

  1. ^ John Hurt filmography, Turner Classic Movies
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr "Filmography for John Hurt".
  3. ^ Bilge Ebiri (15 November 2013). "Ebiri on Charlie Countryman: A Death Haunted Shia LaBeouf Goes East". Vulture. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  4. ^ Justin Lowe (22 January 2013). "Charlie Countryman". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  5. ^ Kevin Yeoman (29 January 2014). "Charlie Countryman Blu-ray Review". High Def Digest. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Sydney Indie film festival Short Films: Break (UK)". sydneyindiefilmfestival.com. 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. ^ "The Gruffalo's Child". BBC One. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  8. ^ Jim White (14 November 2016). "The Pity of War: the Loves and Lives of the War Poets: a poignant reminder of Wilfred Owen's reportage: review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  9. ^ ""On Jupiter" on the Discovery Channel". jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  10. ^ Wilford, John (3 December 1995). "COVER STORY; Jupiter Is a Nice Place to Visit . . . But You Wouldn't Want to Live There – Page 2". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Benjamin Britten – Peace and Conflict" Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, benjaminbrittenfilm.co.uk, accessed 27 May 2013
  12. ^ "BBC Radio 5 live – The Day We Won Wimbledon". BBC.
  13. ^ IF... 20 November 2014.
  14. ^ IF... 21 April 2015.
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