John Vincent Hurt CBE (Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 22 de gener de 1940 - Cromer, Norfolk, 25 de gener de 2017) fou un actor anglès. Accedeix a la celebritat encarnant el paper de Joseph Merrick a la pel·lícula "L'home elefant", que li val una nominació a l'oscar al millor actor el 1981, i a la televisió el de Calígula en la sèrie "Jo, Claudi" (1976).

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 astronaut Kane, in the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), notably included a scene where an alien creature burst out of his chest, named by several publications as one of the most memorable moments in cinema history.

Hurt earned his third competitive BAFTA, along with his second Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as Joseph Merrick in David Lynch's biopic The Elephant Man (1980). Other significant roles during the 1980s included Bob Champion in biopic Champions (1984), Mr. Braddock in the Stephen Frears drama The Hit (1984), Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) and Stephen Ward in the drama depicting the Profumo affair, Scandal (1989). Hurt was again BAFTA-nominated for his work in Irish drama The Field (1990) and played the primary villain, James Graham, in the epic adventure Rob Roy (1995). His later films include the Harry Potter film series (2001–11), the Hellboy films (2004 and 2008), supernatural thriller The Skeleton Key (2005), western The Proposition (2005), political thriller V for Vendetta (2005), action adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), sci-fi action Outlander (2008) and the Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). Hurt reprised his role as Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York (2009), which brought his seventh BAFTA nomination. He portrayed the War Doctor in the BBC TV series Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor", in 2013.

Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors; director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in the world". He possessed what was described as the "most distinctive voice in Britain", likened by The Observer to "nicotine sieved through dirty, moonlit gravel". His voice acting career encompassed films such as Watership Down (1978), The Lord of the Rings (1978), The Plague Dogs (1982), The Black Cauldron (1985), Dogville (2003) and Planet Dinosaur (2011) as well as BBC TV series Merlin (2008–2012). In 2012, he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement BAFTA Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to cinema". He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama.

John Hurt est un acteur britannique né le 22 janvier 1940 à Chesterfield.

Sir John Vincent Hurt, Kt CBE (* 22. Januar 1940 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire; † 25. Januar 2017 in Cromer, Norfolk), war ein britischer Theater- und Filmschauspieler sowie Synchronsprecher. Hurt zählte seit Mitte der 1970er Jahre zu den profiliertesten britischen Charakterdarstellern. 1979 wurde er für sein Mitwirken in Alan Parkers Filmdrama 12 Uhr nachts – Midnight Express als bester Nebendarsteller mit einem Golden Globe ausgezeichnet.

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Sir John Vincent Hurt, Kt CBE (* 22. Januar 1940 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire; † 25. Januar 2017 in Cromer, Norfolk), war ein britischer Theater- und Filmschauspieler sowie Synchronsprecher. Hurt zählte seit Mitte der 1970er Jahre zu den profiliertesten britischen Charakterdarstellern. 1979 wurde er für sein Mitwirken in Alan Parkers Filmdrama 12 Uhr nachts – Midnight Express als bester Nebendarsteller mit einem Golden Globe ausgezeichnet.

Ο Σερ Τζον Βίνσεντ Χερτ, CBE ήταν Άγγλος ηθοποιός. Η σταδιοδρομία του Χερτ καλύπτει έξι δεκαετίες, όμως, αρχικά, έγινε γνωστός για τον δευτερεύοντα ρόλο του, ως Ριχάρδου Ρίτς, στο Ένας άνθρωπος για όλες τις εποχές, το 1966.

Jest jednym z najwybitniejszych współczesnych aktorów brytyjskich a także jednym z nielicznych Europejczyków, którzy odnieśli sukces również w Hollywood. Na scenie teatralnej zadebiutował w roku 1962 r. W tym samym roku wystąpił po raz pierwszy przed kamerami w jednej z ról w filmie "The Wild and the Willing". Cztery lata później zyskał sobie uznanie krytyki dzięki kreacji, którą stworzył w głośnym obrazie Freda Zinnemanna "A Man for All Seasons". John Hurt jest laureatem wielu prestiżowych nagród m.in. Złotego Globu za rolę w "Midnight Express", był również dwukrotnie nominowany do Oscara.

John Vincent Hurt, (Chesterfield, 22 de janeiro de 1940 - Cromer, 25 de janeiro de 2017) foi um ator britânico. Hurt foi considerado um dos melhores atores da Grã-Bretanha; o diretor David Lynch o descreveu como "simplesmente o maior ator do mundo". Ele possuía o que foi descrito como a "voz mais distinta da Grã-Bretanha", comparada pelo The Observer a "nicotina peneirada em cascalho sujo e iluminado pela lua". Sua carreira de dublador abrangeu filmes como Watership Down (1978), O Senhor dos Anéis (1978), The Plague Dogs (1982), Dogville (2003) Morreu em 25 de janeiro de 2017, por complicação de um câncer de pâncreas.