He married actressAnnette Robertson at the age of 22, and the two divorced in the 1960s. But the industry has also changed immeasurably. [19], His other roles in the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s included Kane, the first victim of the title creature in the film Alien (1979, a role which he reprised as a parody in Spaceballs); would-be art school radical Scrawdyke in Little Malcolm (1974); and also had a starring role in Sam Peckinpah's critically panned but moderately successful final film, The Osterman Weekend (1983). Brilliant actor. I don't agree that that's why; according to Wikipedia, that didn't come to light until 2009, and besides, it's not like that was really cause to stop giving someone work in Hollywood at that time. Children of The Elder HURT WILLIAM are: 4.i. WILLIAM HURT'S DIVORCE DRAMA. In more recent years the actor has made star turns in the likes of the blockbuster Harry Potter series, playing the wandmaker Ollivander from 2001-2011. Daniel Day Lewis is famously picky about what roles he takes. Actress Clare Higgins, who worked with Sir John on Doctor Who, said he was 'the perfect actor' and a 'beautiful gentleman'. Except for us, they are also boyfriends, lovers, spouses who tried to change the course of our lives, leaving behind brutal remnants of themselves that we will never forget., In Matlins 2009 memoir, the actress wrote about being violently sexually assaulted by her much-older then-boyfriend Hurt. Ten years later he wed Anwen Rees-Myers, who has remained at his side for the last decade. In 2009, Hurt compared his process to, of all things, the weather. I don't understand how someone can go from that to mostly having supporting roles while still in his prime. The couple had planned to get married after 15 years together. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. A generous, funny and intelligent man. John Hurt born, John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940) is an English actor. 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And in that moment there was sorrow, regret, anger and a dream of reconciliation that will never be, Kaz added. So it tickled my fancy, and of course I looked up Paper Zoo, and they seem to me to be the sort of company that's essential in the country as we know it, and doing a lot of really good stuff. Soon after they began dating, Kaz accompanied Hurt to Los Angeles, where he filmed his big screen debut Altered States. 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', Another British film star, Richard E Grant, wrote on Twitter: 'So so sad to have lost such an extraordinary talent and friend. Leonardo DiCaprio won a best actor Oscar in his 40's and at 47 today DiCaprio still has no trouble securing leading roles in good films.It just seems strange to me that Hurt had such a great run of movies and opportunities in the 80's, but for some reason that didn't carry over into the next decade and beyond for him. U will be missed.'. R. I. P.', Queen guitarist Dr Brian May also paid tribute, writing: 'What a fabulous actor, splendid voice and venerable human being. He married his third wife Jo Dalton in 1990 and they had two sons. And though he has always boasted that he has lived his life in public and has 'never hidden behind closed doors', he has never spoken of the actual tragedy. 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However, the two stars were. John J. Hurt first rose to fame in A Man For All Seasons in 1966 and later clinched a BAFTA for best supporting actor, along with an Oscar nomination, for playing a drug addict in Midnight Express. Hurt won the best actor Oscar in 1986 for. 'Maybe it was the way he held his cigarette, or that English accent. Hurt's son, Will, said in a statement that Hurt died Sunday of natural causes. Eternal.'. Prior to writing her memoir, Kaz opened up about being a domestic abuse victim during a CNN interview following the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson. Hurt plays Leslie Salmon after stepping in from the now retired Michael Gambon as the character of Leslie Salmon in the movie set for release in February and starring real-life prize fighter Michael Bisping. I feel lucky that I survived and overcame him. He had a supporting role as "Bird" O'Donnell in Jim Sheridan's film The Field (1990), which garnered him another BAFTA nomination and was cast as the reclusive tycoon S.R. The English actor, born in Derbyshire in 1940, became a critical and commercial success in films like Midnight Express, Alien and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. [41], In 2007, Hurt took part in the BBC genealogical television series Who Do You Think You Are?, which investigated part of his family history. Fans are mourning after award-winning actor William Hurt, best known for his roles in Marvel movies and Kiss Of The Spider Woman, passed away. He suffered intestinal complaints and was forced to withdraw from a West End production of The Entertainer last July. His acting talents in The Elephant Man, where he plays Londoner John Merrick, saw him nominated for a Golden Globe in the US in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama category. He was still working up to his death, having been attached to World War II drama Darkest Hour, which saw him playing besieged PM Neville Chamberlain alongside Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill and Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Maybe he wanted a laid back decade . He portrayed the War Doctor in the BBC TV series Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor", in 2013. Sara WEBBER. He had appeared in 1984, a movie about George Orwell's book, the year after the death of his fiancee, which was praised by the critics. Campus community remembers professor emeritus, history department chairperson. John Hurt, who was born in the UK, had two siblings, Anselm and Monica. 'If I have gone over the top sometimes, it has been visible. Hurt earned Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for Midnight Express (1978), and Best Actor for The Elephant Man (1980). Sir John Hurt obituary Versatile actor who starred in the television film The Naked Civil Servant, the 1980 classic The Elephant Man and the BBC TV series I, Claudius John Hurt, hugely. He was 71 years old. Hurt has had four marriages and a number of colourful relationships, but his longest was with French model Marie-Lise Volpeliere-Pierrot, who he met in 1967. [36] At the time of his death he had completed filming That Good Night, in which he played a terminally ill writer. In a Guardian interview Hurt states the family lived in a vicarage opposite a cinema, but he was not allowed to go there, as films were "frowned upon." Such a finding by Justice Jacqueline Silberman presumably would enable Ms. Jennings to claim a share of the $10 million that Mr. Hurt is estimated to have earned since 1981, when she first began living with him. 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