John Hurt

Actor John Hurt, Star Of 'the Elephant Man', Dead At 77

... disfigured Victorian-era man struggling to project his humanity while enduring the indignities of life as a side-show freak. With his face obscured behind the character's deformity, Hurt's performance rested largely on the expression of the actor's signature raspy voice. His roles in both "The Elephant Man" and "Midnight Express" won him Britain's top film award, the BAFTA. He was bestowed an honorary BAFTA in 2012 for his outstanding contribution to cinema. Hurt also played a key role in the original 1979 sci-fi thriller "Alien". His character, Kane, became the first member of a space merchant vessel crew to fall victim to a fearsome life form, encountered on a distant moon, when a deadly parasitic creature burst from his chest. Other notable credits include supporting parts as a village doctor in Greece whose daughter falls in love with an ...

Frederick Used Music To Inspire Students At John L. Hurt Elementary School

... Students at John L. Hurt Elementary School. Melanie Frederick's passion for music and children have led the Pennsylvania native to start a school chorus at John L. Hurt Elementary School. Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 8:55 am | Updated: 9:14 am, Thu Jan 26, 2017. Frederick Used Music to Inspire Students at John L. Hurt Elementary School Local Schools Name Teachers of the Year __link__. Melanie Frederick has always loved music and children. It was almost as if a career path was ingrained in her being, taking away those nervous moments everyone stresses over as they decide what they want to be when they grow up. Frederick, a Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania native, never wondered, like many do, as to what her future held, only where her future would become reality. “It was a perfect fit,” she said of ...

John Hurt, Star Of 'the Elephant Man' And Harry Potter Films, Dies At Age 77

... 9, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images). John Hurt attends a photocall for "Hercules" at Trafalgar Square on July 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images). Actor John Hurt poses in the press room with the Oustanding British Contribution award during the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2012 at the Royal Opera House on February 12, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images). Actor John Hurt attends 'Snowpiercer' Premiere during The 8 th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on November 8, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images). Actor John Hurt talks to Kerry Gold for interview at the Vancouver International Film Festival, Oct. 3, 1997. (Ian Lindsay/Vancouver Sun/Postmedia Network). British actor John Hurt arrives for a reception for the British Film Industry held by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of ...

Anwen Rees-myers, John Hurt’s Wife

... films. Here’s a look at Rees-Myers’ career and her relationship with Hurt. 1. Rees-Myers Said it Was ‘Love at First Sight’ When She Met Hurt. John Hurt with Anwen Rees-Myers and his two sons from his previous marriage, Nicholas and Alexander, in 2004. (Getty). In an interview with Wales Online before their wedding, the 60-year-old Rees-Myers said it was love at first sight with Hurt. The two met at a London restaurant, where they were dining out in different parties. “It was very close to being love at first sight,” she said. “Obviously I had known a lot about him for a long time – John the icon. We went out only a couple of times before we realized it was special. We’ve both been married before so we took it slowly and wanted to get it right.”. 2. Rees-Myers Was Married Twice Before Tying the Knot With Hurt. The couple in 2015. (Getty). According to Wales Online , this was Rees-Myers’ third marriage. She was a singer and actress, but decided to become a producer instead. She produced commercials and music videos for Mad Cow Films. “I will never get used to people saying, ‘Can I shake your hand you mean so much to me,’ and that’s wonderful. It’s the best ...

Acclaimed Actor John Hurt Dies At 77 Following Battle With Cancer

... 1966 Oscar-winning movie “A Man For All Seasons” as the British clerk Richard Rich. He would go on to be nominated for two Academy Awards and win three BAFTAs and a Golden Globe. He was also knighted in 2015 for “services to drama.”. In "I, Claudius," released in 1976, Hurt gave a terrifying portrayal of the Roman emperor Caligula, a mad degenerate who fancies himself a god. Two years later, Hurt received his first Oscar nomination, for his supporting role in "Midnight Express" as an English junkie abused by guards in a Turkish jail. New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael praised Hurt's performance in "Midnight Express," saying he demonstrated "such inner force that he can play the most passive of roles, as he does here (he barely moves a muscle), and still transfix the audience. He's an almost burned-out light bulb with just a few dim flashes of the filament left. Yet he's the most moving ...

Elephant Man,' Harry Potter Actor John Hurt Dead At 77

... in New York. Hurt recently completed his last film "The Good Night" and was filming "Darkest Hour," in which he was cast as former British leader Neville Chamberlain, at the time of his death. He also appeared as a priest in Natalie Portman's current movie "Jackie.". He was twice nominated for an Oscar - for "The Elephant Man" (1980) and "Midnight Express" (1978), and was honored with a BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in 2012. He also won BAFTAs for "The Naked Civil Servant" (1975), "Midnight Express," and "The Elephant Man.". Hurt pulled out of Kenneth Branagh's play "The Entertainer" last year to recover from an intestinal complaint, which forced him into hospital. "Although I am much improved and on the road to a full recovery, my doctors have advised that it is too soon for me to undertake a lengthy and arduous ...

Famous Faces Who Have Died In 2017

... of our best known and well-loved figures - from George Michael and Carrie Fisher to Prince and David Bowie. And the losses have continued into 2017 with the sad news that Graham Taylor had passed away, followed by Gorden Kaye and John Hurt. Here's a look at all of the celebrities we've lost in 2017 so far who have inspired generations. John Hurt in The Last Panthers. The actor John Hurt has died aged 77 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He played roles in a number of blockbuster films, including Elephant Man, Alien and Harry Potter. He also appears in the biopic Jackie, about the widow of John F Kennedy, which is currently in cinemas. Read More. Mary Tyler Moore (Photo: Getty Images). American actress Mary Tyler Moore died on 25 January at the age of 80. Moore shot to stardom as a suburban housewife in 1960 s comedy The Dick Van Dyke Show. She went on to play the role as Mary Richards on 'The Mary Tyler Moore' show from 1970 to 1977. The TV icon had a long battle with diabetes. Read More. Gorden Kaye. 'Allo 'Allo! star Gorden Kaye passed away aged 75 on 23 January in a care home. The actor - who is best known for his role as Rene Artois in the ...

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Award Winning Actor Sir John Hurt Dies Aged 77

... despite warnings that he would be typecast as a gay man after the role. He said: “It was really The Naked Civil Servant in 1975 that put me on the radar. It was so autre, as Quentin would say. “Everyone told me not to do it. It will wreck your career. You’re going too far. You will be typecast as a homosexual after this. At the time it was considered so outrageous. The mailbag I got after making that?… The people?…'”. Of whether he received homophobia for his role, he said: “No. Gratitude. It changed people’s lives. It was fascinating for me to find out how all these men had been living with this secrecy.”. Back in 2015, speaking of his battle with cancer, he said he did not believe in an afterlife. He said: “I hope I shall have the courage to say, ‘Vroom! Here we go! Let’s become different molecules!”. “I can’t say I worry about mortality, but it’s impossible to get to my age and not have a little ...

Actor John Hurt Dies At 77

... on the stage in the early 1960 s. John Hurt at the Garrick Theatre in February 1966. His first film role came in the "angry young man" drama "Young and Willing" in 1962 and his first major role in "A Man for All Seasons" in 1966, IMDb said. His big break came when he portrayed the gay writer and raconteur Quentin Crisp in the mid-1970 s television play "The Naked Civil Servant," which was adapted from Crisp's autobiography, IMDb said. The good roles kept coming. He went on to play a Turkish prison inmate in "Midnight Express" in 1978 and the gentle, disfigured John Merrick in "The Elephant Man" in 1980. Those roles earned him Oscar nominations and he won a Golden Globe for best supporting actor in "Midnight Express.". He usually played characters with problems, and IMDb said he died 47 times on screen. But Hurt also also had comic roles, such as Jesus in Mel Brooks' "History of the World: Part I" in 1981, which he took on because he'd just done two serious roles and wanted to have some fun, IMDb said. John Hurt at a premiere of "Snowpierce" in 2013. Hurt appeared in the first two Harry Potter ...