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John Hurt
John Hurt was a
talented English actor, who gave the British entertainment industry some of the
most unforgettable movies and television shows. With a career spanning more
than six decades, Hurt first came into prominence for his supporting role in ‘A
Man for All Seasons’. Though one may think of him as a child prodigy, it would
be surprising to know that Hurt as a young boy wasn’t allowed to watch films or
pursue acting as a career. However, destiny steered Hurt towards his passion
and he made the most of it. Hurt jumped to fame with the TV series, ‘The Naked
Civil Servant’ as Quentin Crisp. His portrayal of the role of Quentin Crisp
earned him a lot of praise. In 1978, Hurt starred in the Alan Parker’s
American-British prison drama, ‘Midnight Express’. In it, he impersonated
the role of a tortured Turkish prison inmate who befriends Brad Davis. The film
garnered huge accolades, both commercially and critically. It also earned him
his first BAFTA and Golden Globe apart from an Academy Award nomination. In the
decades to follow, Hurt delivered some incredible performances. In addition to
acting, he also lent his voice to television shows and films.
Childhood & Early Life
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John Hurt was born on January 22, 1940 in Chesterfield,
Derbyshire to Phyllis and Arnould Herbert Hurt. His mother was an amateur
actress and engineer while his father was a mathematician who became a
clergyman for the Church of England. He even served as the Vicar of Shirebrook
and St John’s parish, Sunderland.
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When Hurt turned five, his family moved to South Derbyshire
where his father became the vicar of St. Stephen's Church in Woodville. Hurt
had a strict upbringing as a child. He wasn’t allowed to watch films nor was he
permitted to interact with local children, and thus lived a life of solitude.
He was bit by the acting bug while studying at the Anglican St Michael’s
Preparatory School in Otford, Kent.
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Hurt’s first ever performance on stage was that of a girl in the
school production, ‘The Bluebird’. At the age of 12, his family moved to
Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Therein, Hurt became a boarder at Lincoln School.
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Though Hurt was keen on taking up acting professionally in his
later years, his parents objected to the idea and instead proposed him to
become an art teacher. At 17 years of age, he enrolled at the Grimsby Art
School to study art.
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In 1959, Hurt won a scholarship that allowed him to study at
Saint Martin's School of Art in London for a diploma in arts. Not able to
attain yet another scholarship, Hurt turned to his first passion, acting. In
1960, Hurt won a scholarship to Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA). Therein
he trained for two years to become an actor.
Career
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Hurt’s first stint at acting was for a mainstream play,
‘Infanticide in the House of Fred Ginger’ in 1962. The same year, he made his
film debut in a supporting role for the ill-fated ‘The Wild and Willing’
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The dismissal career beginning did little to dampen the spirit
of Hurt who went ahead to take up roles in a number of plays including,
‘Inadmissible Evidence’, ‘Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs’
and so on.
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In 1966, Hurt got his first major role for the film, ‘A Man for
All Seasons’ as Richard Rich. The movie gained him widespread appreciation.
Following this, he featured in a number of theater plays including ‘Macbeth’,
‘Man and Superman’, ‘The Caretaker’, ‘The Dumb Waiter’and ‘Travesties’.
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In 1971, he capped the role of Timothy Evans in ’10 Rillington
Place’. In the film, his character was hanged for murders committed by his
landlord John Christie. His impeccable portrayal of the character of Evans
earned him a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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Though Hurt had created a name for himself in theatre as well as
films, his talent was not completely tapped. It was only when he entered small
screen that his potential as an actor was fully realised. He gained an
opportunity to bring to camera an entire range of his acting capabilities and
his magnitude as a performer.
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In 1975, Hurt hit jackpot with the television play, ‘The Naked
Civil Servant’. His portrayal of the character of Quentin Crisp, a tormented
gay writer and raconteur gained him widespread acclaim. His bold and unabashed
interpretation of the flamboyant and controversial gent earned him an Emmy and
British Academy TV Award. Hurt’s power-packed performance in the play made his
character an unforgettable one for viewers for years.
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His masterwork portrayal of the character of Crisp won him
appreciation in both television and films. Following his superlative success,
he was offered major roles in films and television. Hurt’s next outing was as
Roman Emperor Caligula in the BBC drama serial, ‘I, Claudius’. He excelled
playing the role of a strikingly disturbed cruel and crazed Roman emperor.
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Following the outstanding success in television, Hurt jumped
back to the big screen for the 1978’s intense drama, ‘Midnight Express’.
In it, he played the role of a tortured Turkish prison inmate who befriends
Brad Davis. The finesse with which he portrayed his role earned him a Golden
Globe and BAFTA Award in addition to an Academy Award nomination.
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In 1978, Hurt did two voice roles, one was as Aragorn in ‘The
Lord of the Rings’ and the other was as Hazel, the heroic rabbit leader of his
warren in the film adaptation of ‘Watership Down’. He also played the major
villain, General Woundwort, in the animated television series version.
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Hurt ended the decade of 1970s with yet another big hit ‘Alien’.
In the film, he capped the role of Kane, the first victim and a crew member
whose body becomes host to an unearthly predator. The same year, he starred as
Raskolnikov in the 1979 BBC TV miniseries adaptation of ‘Crime and Punishment’.
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Hurt started the 1980s decade with the film, ‘The Elephant Man’
in which he played the titular role of John Merrick, a pathetically disturbed
man. The film earned him his second BAFTA award and a nomination each in
Academy and Golden Globe awards.
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The decade of 1980s saw Hurt appear in an array of films,
including ‘The Osterman Weekend’, ‘King Lear’, ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’, ‘The
Black Cauldron’ and so on. He even appeared as an on-screen narrator in Jim
Henson’s TV series ‘The Story Teller’.
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Beginning 1990, Hurt played the supporting role as ‘Bird’
O'Donnell in Jim Sheridan's film ‘The Field’. An adaptation of George Orwell’s
landmark novel, his role in film garnered him another BAFTA nomination. Some
other prominent films of the 90s decade that Hurt featured in include ‘Rob
Roy’, ‘Love and Death on Long Island’ and ‘Contact’.
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Hurt was a part of the Harry Potter film franchise as well. He
played to perfection the small but important role of Mr Ollivander, the wand
merchant at Ollivander’s in the first film of the Potter series. He reprised
his role for the fourth film of the series, ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Fire’ and the final two films‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ – Part 1
and Part 2
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During the decade of 2000, Hurt did a couple of narratives in
various films including ‘Dogville’, ‘Pride’, ‘Valiant’, ‘Manderlay’, ‘Perfume:
The Story of a Murderer’ and so on. In 2006, he capped the role of Adam Sutler,
leader of the Norsefire fascist dictatorship for ‘V For Vendetta’.
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In 2008, he did the Steven Spielberg's film, ‘Indiana Jones and
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’, playing the character of Harold Oxley. The
same year, he reprised the role of Quentin Crisp in ‘An Englishman in New
York’, almost 33 years after ‘The Naked Civil Servant’ was released. In the
film, he depicted Crisp's later years in New York.
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In 2009, Hurt yet again reprised his role in Orwell’s ‘Nineteen
Eighty Four’ for Paper Zoo Theatre Company as Big Brother. He did three films
that year - ‘The Limits of Control’, ‘New York, I Love You’ and ’44 Inch Chest’
that latter of which earned him nomination at the London Film Critics’ Circle
Awards for Best Supporting Actor.
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In 2012, Hurt appeared as Kingsley Bedford in ‘Jayne Mansfield’s
Car’. The following year, he served as a narrator for ‘Charlie Countryman’,
‘More Than Honey’ and Benjamin Britten – Peace and Conflict. He also starred as
Marlowe in ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ and as Gilliam in ‘Snowpiercer’.
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In 2015, Hurt gave the voiceover for the main antagonist Sailor
John in the Thomas & Friends film ‘Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure’
along with Eddie Redmayne and Jamie Campbell Bower. In television, he last
appeared in the 2013 tele-series ‘Doctor Who’ for three episodes, ‘The Name of
the Doctor’, ‘The Night of the Doctor’, and ‘The Day of the Doctor’.
Major Works
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In his five decades and on-going career he gave some stellar
performances for various television series and films. His best however came
first for the television series, ‘The Naked Civil Servant’ in which he capped
the role of Quentin Crisp. Hurt's excellent portrayal of the character earned
him rave reviews. For the big screen, Hurt hit it big with ‘Midnight Express’,
‘Alien’, ‘The Elephant Man’ and ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’.
Awards & Achievements
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In 1978, Hurt received the prestigious
Golden Globe and BAFTA Award in the category Best Supporting Actor for ‘Midnight Express’.
He even received an Oscar nomination for the same.
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In 1980, Hurt won the BAFTA for Best
Actor in a Leading Role for ‘The Elephant Man’. For his outstanding portrayal
of the role, he eve received an Oscar and Golden Globe nomination.
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At the 65th British Academy Film Awards,
Hurt won the award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema.
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In 2004, Hurt was felicitated with the
Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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In 2012, he was appointed as the first
Chancellor of the Norwich University of the Arts.
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In 2014, he received the Will Award by
the Shakespeare Theatre Company.
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In 2015, he was knighted in the New Year
Honors for his relentless service in the field of drama. The same year, he
attended an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle where he was praised by
Queen Elizabeth II.
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Hurt received honorary degree from the
University of Derby and University of Lincoln. He even received an honorary
degree of Doctor of Letters from University of Hull.
Personal Life & Legacy
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Hurt married four times in his life. His
first marriage was to actress Annette Robertson in 1962. The couple divorced in
1964.
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In 1967, he went into a relationship
with French model Marie-Lise Volpeliere-Pierrot. For fifteen years, Hurt’s
relationship with Pierrot stayed strong. Just when the couple decided to seal
their love into marriage, a tragic accident took away Pierrot’s life.
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In 1984, Hurt married his old friend and
American actress, Donna Peacock. The couple moved to Kenya but divorced six
years later in 1990. The same year, he married American production
assistant Joan Dalton. He has two sons from the marriage, Alexander ‘Sasha’
John Vincent Hurt and Nicholas ‘Nick’ Hurt. This marriage too did not last long
and they separated in 1996.
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In 1996, he went into a seven-year
relationship with Dublin-born presenter and writer Sarah Owens. In 2005, he
finally married his fourth and last wife, advertising film producer, Anwen Rees
Meyers.
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In June 2015, Hurt publicly announced
that he had been diagnosed with early-stage pancreatic cancer. Later in October
2016, Hurt stated that his cancer was in remission.
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John Hurt's death was announced on 27
January 2017. While the exact cause of his death was not confirmed, it is
believed that a recurrence of pancreatic cancer may have caused his demise.
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