John Hurt's biography

John Vincent Hurt is 77 years old television actor born at Chesterfield. John was born on Monday 22nd of January 1940. He is often nicknamed as Sir John Vincent Hurt, Cbe, Sir John Hurt. According to year of birth 1940 John belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 22nd of January means John is Aquarius. Aquarius is an Airy sign. They are smart thinkers, social, communicative, independent and intelligent people.

He is white british. He is citizen of United Kingdom. He is agnostic. His primary profession is to be television actor. You can know him also as film actor, explorer, voice actor, character actor. He is recently known as stage actor.

John Hurt's schools

We found 5 schools John attended. Complete list of schools: Saint Martin's School of Art, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, St Michael's Preparatory School, Otford, Central Saint Martins, Lincoln Christ's Hospital School.

Detailed informations about his schools

He studied high school - The Lincoln School.

John studied university - St. Martin`s School for Art, London, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

John Hurt's career

His main focus is to be television actor. John is famous thanks to 10 Rillington Place, The Elephant Man, Alien. You could see John also in The Naked Civil Servant, Midnight Express.

Is John Hurt gay ?

He is known to be straight.

How did John Hurt die

John died on on Wednesday 25th of January 2017 when he was 77 years old at Norfolk. John Hurts death was caused by pancreatic cancer. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

John Hurt's Awards

John received award for British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for work The Naked Civil Servant in 1976
John received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for work Midnight Express in 1978
He received award for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for work Midnight Express in 1979
John received award for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for work The Elephant Man in 1981

John Hurt's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Midnight Express in 1978
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for work Midnight Express in 1978
He was nominated for Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for work Melancholia in 2012
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work The Elephant Man in 1980
He was nominated for British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for work The Naked Civil Servant in 1976
He was nominated for British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for work An Englishman in New York in 2010
John was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for work The Field in 1991
John was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for work 10 Rillington Place in 1972
He was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for work Midnight Express in 1979
John was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for work Alien in 1980
He was nominated for BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film for work Love and Death on Long Island in 1998
He was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for work The Elephant Man in 1981
He was nominated for AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for work The Proposition in 2005

What else you don't know about John Hurt ?

His middle name is Vincent.

What John Hurt has done for a first time

He was not the first choice for the role of Gilbert Kane in Alien (1979). He was brought in on the second day of filming after Jon Finch, the original actor cast for the role, was diagnosed with a severe case of diabetes and taken to hospital.

John Hurt's quotes

I've done some stinkers in the cinema. You can't regret it; there are always reasons for doing something, even if it's just the location.
Someone once asked me, "Is there anything you regret?" and I said, "Everything!" Whatever you do, there was always a better choice.
"If" and "only" are the two words in the English language that should never be put together.
You know, I've never guided my life. I've just been whipped along by the waves I'm sitting in. I don't make plans at all. Plans are what make God laugh. You can make plans, you can make so many plans, but they never go right, do they?
Also, the wonderful thing about film, you can see light at the end of the tunnel. You did realize that it is going to come to an end at some stage.
I first decided that I wanted to act when I was 9. And I was at a very bizarre prep school at the time, to say high Anglo-Catholic would be a real English understatement.
Now if I could be David Niven, I'd be content. He knows how to live life. He's charming, he's amusing, he's so up. An up man! I'm sure he's also complicated, but he never lays it on you.
[on his drinking] I wasn't like Oliver Reed. He was a competitive drinker. He would say, "I can drink you under the fucking table". And I'd say: "I'm sure you could, Oliver. But where's the fun in that?".
[on playing gay characters] It's a big deal for some actors, and for some people. But I understand it. I was away at school, you know?
[on making Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)] I don't suppose we could talk about the lack of enjoyment in making it?
[on the themes of V for Vendetta (2005)] It's more like 1984 (1984) meets Alien (1979), if you want to do one of those modern meetings, than it is Orwellian in that sense. It's borrowed a bit from Orwell.
Well, I would say that if you could manage to get to the end of The Elephant Man (1980) without being moved... I don't think you would be someone I'd want to know.
[2011, on V for Vendetta (2005)] We shot it in Berlin, so it was strange behaving like Hitler in the middle of that city. Some of the locations were exactly where Hitler gave speeches.
[on Downton Abbey (2010)] I just think it is poxy! I mean, I'm sorry, but it is rotten writing and rotten acting. And he [Julian Fellowes] is on the board of the Smith committee!
I had no idea that Doctor Who (2005) had got so huge; I just thought, "Brilliant, I'll be a Doctor!" I was suddenly - what do they call it? You start "trending". This is all new to me!
I'm horribly self critical. I destroyed all the early stuff, mistakenly probably.
I've stopped drinking... It wasn't serving me, and the climate has changed. People don't do it any more.
I can't say I worry about mortality, but it's impossible to get to my age and not have a little contemplation of it. We're all just passing time, and occupy our chair very briefly.
I've lived publicly and never hidden behind closed doors. Therefore, if I have gone over the top sometimes, it has been visible. But it was not a way of life. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the CV I've got, would I?
We were crawling away from the war and the two essentials were respectability and security. I didn't want to teach. I wanted to act. It was quite a long and difficult road to get there but very thrilling when I did.
[on acting] The only way I can describe it is that I put everything I can into the mulberry of my mind and hope that it is going to ferment and make a decent wine. How that process happens, I'm sorry to tell you I can't describe.

John Hurt's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how John Hurt looks. We will focus on John´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 5' 9" (175 cm). Body build is slim. John´s eyes are tinted brown - dark. His hair is shade of salt and pepper.

John Hurt