RIP Sir John Hurt

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RIP Sir John Hurt

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A wonderful actor - with an unmistakable voice.

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I wonder if they finished filming Darkest Hour? Hurt was down to play Neville Chamberlain...

Let's hope so.
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He had the most famous case of heartburn in 1979('ish).
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He had the most famous case of heartburn in 1979('ish).
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RIP [:(]

And he dies now that 1984 is just around the corner: "alternative facts" A wise guy.
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Elephant Man and playing Quentin Crisp in a UK TV series - plus Alien, of course - are what I remember him for most of all. Just a damned good actor!
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Elephant Man and playing Quentin Crisp in a UK TV series - plus Alien, of course - are what I remember him for most of all. Just a damned good actor!
Plus Dr. Who and Caligula in I, Claudius.
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Great actor. RIP.
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ORIGINAL: AndyG1

Elephant Man and playing Quentin Crisp in a UK TV series - plus Alien, of course - are what I remember him for most of all. Just a damned good actor!
Plus Dr. Who and Caligula in I, Claudius.
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Do not forget King Ralph [:D]

I first recall seeing him in 10 Rillington Place where he was superb at playing the vulnerable (and ultimately tragic) Timothy Evans [&o]

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Awesome actor, loved him.
People have already mentioned some of his best screen work - 10 Rillington place, the naked civil servant, I Claudius and 1984.
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Caligula and a priest in Africa. I can't remember the second movie. but as usual he was excellent. I forgot Richard Rich.
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Rest in Peace, John...a wonderful talent!
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Marvelous voice. Even his TV adds sounded good. Brilliant Caligula and Elephant Man. A gentleman. RIP.

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RIP.

I have seen him in many movies. The link said he was 79. I always thought that he looked so old in the movies, and that he was much older.
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RIP The best Caligula ever

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RIP
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I see that he was in Rob Roy as well.
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He was a great actor. Terrible loss.
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The man was a great actor and played some iconic roles such as Kane, Joseph Merrick, Winston Smith and Quentin Crisp. I watched Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull again recently and I always forget he is in that movie.

He was also probably the last of the great hell-raising actors these islands have produced.

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Go in peace, John Hurt, you were truly one of the all time greats.
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