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News John Hurt Has Died
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R.I.P. Mr. Hurt. You leave behind a great body of work.
As an aside, I can't believe he was only 39 when he made 'Alien'; he was of those actors who looked older than they really were.
As an aside, I can't believe he was only 39 when he made 'Alien'; he was of those actors who looked older than they really were.
Sad news indeed. RIP
He was a true genre stalwart, amongst other things. It's easy to forget that he appeared as Winston Smith in 1984, or the High Chancellor in V For Vendetta, or a vampiric Christopher Marlowe in Only Lovers Left Alive, or Professor Bruttenholm (pron. "Broom") in Hellboy, or as the Storyteller on TV in Jim Henson's The Storyteller, or that he voiced Aragorn in Ralph Bakshi's The Lord Of The Rings....
... or even his roles as Kane and the Doctor.
It's like a somewhat eccentric honorary uncle has died. So a proverbial fond farewell to a distinctive voice and a friendly presence.
... or even his roles as Kane and the Doctor.
It's like a somewhat eccentric honorary uncle has died. So a proverbial fond farewell to a distinctive voice and a friendly presence.
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May the great John Hurt rest in peace.
His top ten performances according to WatchMojo:
I was thinking about Frankenstein Unbound the other day where he plays a time traveller with a talking car and um, Frankenstein. Weird Corman movie but another SF&F contribution.
As I get older we lose more people that I grew up with and that's hard. When I was younger it was easier to abstract myself from those before my time. RIP
As I get older we lose more people that I grew up with and that's hard. When I was younger it was easier to abstract myself from those before my time. RIP
Well, not easy to forget if one is obsessed with either of those films...
I would add that he also voiced the Horned King in The Black Cauldron.
I largely agree with that list but it's a pity Hazel in Watership Down didn't get a shout out at all.
RIP Mr. Hurt
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