A life in pictures: John Hurt
John Hurt, the legend of screen and stage whose prolific and varied career has spanned six decades, has died aged 77
Main image: John Hurt by Jane Bown Photograph: Jane Bown/The ObserverFri 27 Jan 2017 22.12 EST Last modified on Thu 13 Apr 2017 10.03 EDT
John Vincent Hurt was born on 22 January 1940 in Chesterfield in England. After attending St Martins School of Art in London, he won a scholarship to Rada in 1960 and his acting career began. His breakthrough role was as Richard Rich in the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons Photograph: www.ronaldgrantarchive.com
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPlaying the the wronged Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place, with Judy Geeson and Richard Attenborough, 1971 Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterHurt posing with Quentin Crisp, who he portrayed in The Naked Civil Servant, 1975 Photograph: REX/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Caligua, with Derek Jacobi as Claudius and George Baker as Tiberius, in the BBC series I, Claudius, 1976 Photograph: BBC
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterJohn Hurt photographed by the Observer’s Jane Bown in 1977 Photograph: Jane Bown/for the Observer
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Max in Midnight Express, with Brad Davis as Billy Hayes, 1978 Photograph: Columbia/Everett / Rex Feature
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterHurt playing Kane in the ‘chestburster’ scene in Alien, 1979 Photograph: www.ronaldgrantarchive.com
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPortraying John Merrick in The Elephant Man, 1980 Photograph: Brooksfilm/Sportsphoto/Allstar
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBob Champion and John Hurt with horses Aniece and Dinkie near Champion’s Wiltshire stables. Hurt played the jockey in the film Champions, in 1984 Photograph: Daily Mail/Rex/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterTim Roth, Terence Stamp and Hurt in Stephen Frears 1984 crime thriller, The Hit Photograph: Moviestore/Rex/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterNineteen Eighty-Four, made in 1984 Photograph: Moviestore/Rex/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterJohn Hurt as Stephen Ward, Bridget Fonda as Mandy Rice-Davies and Joanne Whalley as Christine Keeler in the 1989 film about the Profumo affair, Scandal Photograph: Palace Pictures/Rex/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterIn Rob Roy, 1995 Photograph: Moviestore/Rex/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPenelope Cruz and John Hurt in Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, 2001 Photograph: Moviestore/Rex/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterJohn Hurt as the wand seller Mr Ollivander in 2001’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Photograph: Alamy
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPlaying Alan Clark in the Alan Clark Diaries with Jenny Agutter as Clark’s wife Jane, 2004 Photograph: Mike Hogan/BBC
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterDoug Jones as Abe Sapien and Hurt as Trevor Bruttenholm in Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 movie Hellboy Photograph: www.ronaldgrantarchive.com
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterJohn Hurt receiving his CBE, with his wife, Anwen Rees Myers, and sons, Nicholas and Alexander, at Buckingham Palace in 2004 Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterV for Vendetta, 2005 Photograph: Everett/Rex/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterOnstage in Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape at the Barbican, 2006 Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterHurt as Old Man Peanut with Ian McShane as Meredith in the 2009 crime drama 44 Inch Chest Photograph: www.ronaldgrantarchive.com
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterHelen Mirren as Ida and John Hurt as Phil Corkery in Brighton Rock, 2010 Photograph: Publicity image from film company
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterTinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2011 Photograph: c.Focus/Everett/Rex Features
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterMatt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt during the 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, Day of the Doctor, 2013 Photograph: Adrian Rogers/BBC/PA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterSir John Hurt after being awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle in July 2015 Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterHurt in his final role as The Priest with Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in the 2016 film Jackie, which was released in the US the month before his death Photograph: 20th Century Fox/Rex/Shutterstock
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