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Biography

John Hurt was born in the village of Shirebrook in Derbyshire. He was the second son of the local parson and his wife. He…more

Born

1/22/1940, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK

Birth Name

John Vincent Hurt

Gender

Male

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Star (9)

Role
- Masters of Science Fiction
  Samswope
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Discarded
    8/25/07
- Hellboy: Sword of Storms
  Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm
  - S 1: Ep 1 Hellboy: Sword of Storms
    10/28/06
- The Alan Clark Diaries
  Alan Clark
  - S 1: Ep 6 Leaving Home
    2/19/04
  - S 1: Ep 5 Into the Wilderness
    2/12/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Defence of the Realm
    2/2/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Foreign Parts
    1/29/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Lady
    1/22/04
  - + 1 More Credits
- Watership Down
  (voice) Woundwort
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Last Battle
    12/4/01
  - S 3: Ep 12 Hannah's Big Achievement
    11/27/01
  - S 3: Ep 11 Campion's Betrayal
    11/20/01
  - S 3: Ep 10 The Spy
    11/13/01
  - S 3: Ep 9 An Unfair Due
    11/6/01
  - + 18 More Credits
- Watership Down
  (voice) Hazel
  - S 2: Ep 12 Bigwig's Way
    10/19/00
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Invasion
    10/12/00
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Mysterious Visitors
    10/5/00
  - S 2: Ep 9 Christmas on Watership Down (2)
    9/28/00
  - S 2: Ep 8 Christmas on Watership Down (1)
    9/21/00
  - + 10 More Credits
- Watership Down
  Woundwort
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Great Water
    8/24/00
- The Jim Henson Hour
  "The Storyteller" Host
  - S 1: Ep 9 Garbage
    7/30/89
  - S 1: Ep 8 Musicians
    7/23/89
  - S 1: Ep 7 Health and Fitness
    7/16/89
  - S 1: Ep 6 Monster Maker
    7/9/89
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Ratings Game
    5/14/89
  - + 9 More Credits
- Jim Henson's the Storyteller
  The Storyteller
  - S 1: Ep 9 The True Bride
    7/10/88
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Heartless Giant
    7/3/88
  - S 1: Ep 7 Sapsorrow
    6/26/88
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Three Ravens
    6/19/88
  - S 1: Ep 5 Hans My Hedgehog
    6/12/88
  - + 4 More Credits
- I, Claudius
  Caligula
  - S 1: Ep 13 Old King Log
    12/6/76
  - S 1: Ep 10 Hail Who?
    11/15/76
  - S 1: Ep 9 Zeus, By Jove!
    11/8/76
  - S 1: Ep 8 Reign of Terror
    11/1/76
  - S 1: Ep 7 Queen of Heaven
    10/25/76
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Merlin
  Voice of the Great Dragon
  - S 4: Ep 13 The Sword In The Stone Part 2
    12/24/11
  - S 4: Ep 12 The Sword In The Stone Part 1
    12/17/11
  - S 4: Ep 11 The Hunter's Heart
    12/10/11
  - S 4: Ep 10 A Herald Of The New Age
    12/3/11
  - S 4: Ep 9 Lancelot Du Lac
    11/26/11
  - + 30 More Credits
- Merlin
  Voice of the Dragon
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Coming Of Arthur, Part 2
    12/4/10
  - S 3: Ep 12 The Coming Of Arthur, Part 1
    11/27/10
  - S 3: Ep 11 The Sorcerer's Shadow
    11/20/10
  - S 3: Ep 10 Queen Of Hearts
    11/13/10
  - S 3: Ep 9 Love In The Time Of Dragons
    11/6/10
  - + 13 More Credits
Guest Star (24)

Role
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 64 Episode 64 [2 Shows To Go!]
    12/17/09
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 12 John Hurt, Catherine Tate, David Tennant, Nigel Marven, Radiohead.
    4/4/08
  - S 6: Ep 2 John Hurt, Martin Freeman, Shane Richie, Amy Winehouse, The Libertines.
    3/19/04
- Who Do You Think You Are? (UK)
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 2 John Hurt
    9/13/07
- The Andrew Marr Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 28 2nd April, 2006
    4/2/06
- Richard & Judy
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 108 Tuesday 21st March
    3/21/06
- Essential Poems
  Reader
  - S 2: Ep 1 Essential Poems For Britain
    10/9/03
- Parkinson (1998)
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 9 John Hurt, Ulrika Jonsson, Alistair McGowan
    4/13/01
- NOVA
  Narrator
  - S 27: Ep 4 Island of the Spirits
    11/2/99
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 10 John Hurt
    5/23/99
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 18 Steve Buscemi/Third Eye Blind
    4/4/98
- Aspel & Company
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 6 Dawn French, John Hurt, Status Quo
    2/16/91
  - S 6: Ep 9 John Hurt, Helen Mirren
    1/14/89
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 47 Show #1132
    4/26/89
  - S 9: Ep 149 Show #1416
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 53: Ep 1 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/31/81
  - S 51: Ep 1 The 51st Annual Academy Awards
    4/9/79
- Masterpiece Theatre
  Raskolnikov
  - S 10: Ep 1 Crime and Punishment (1)
    9/28/80
- Masterpiece Theatre
  Caligula
  - S 7: Ep 11 I, Claudius (1)
    11/6/77
- The Sweeney
  Tony Grey
  - S 3: Ep 4 Tomorrow Man
    9/27/76
- Play for Today
  Alec Cassell
  - S 6: Ep 22 The Peddler
    3/23/76
- Omnibus (UK)
  Nijinsky
  - S 9: Ep 10 Nijinsky: God Of The Dance
    4/6/75
- Wessex Tales
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 3 A Tragedy of Two Ambitions
    11/21/73
- Picture Windows
  Count de Chevrolet
  - S 1: Ep 5 Two Nudes Bathing
- Gideon's Way
  Freddy Tisdale
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Tin God
    11/7/64
- First Night
  Desmond
  - S 1: Ep 18 All Things Bright and Beautiful
    1/18/64
- First Night
  Garry
  - S 1: Ep 12 Menace
    12/8/63
- Z Cars
  James Hogan
  - S 1: Ep 29 Assault
    7/17/62

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- John married Ann Rees Meyers in March of 2005. They are currently still together.
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- John was married to Jo Dalton from 1990 until their divorce in 1996. They had two children together.
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- John was married to Donna Peacock from 1984 until their divorce in 1990.
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- John Hurt: People like us, who turn ourselves inside out for a living, we get into an emotional tussle rather than a marriage. It's fire I'm playing with and it isn't surprising I'm not the ideal companion on a daily basis. But it takes two. I mean, Christ, I haven't forced anybody.
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- John Hurt: We are all racing towards death. No matter how many great, intellectual conclusions we draw during our lives, we know they're all only man-made, like God. I begin to wonder where it all leads. What can you do, except do what you can do as best you know how.
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- John Hurt: I've done some stinkers in the cinema. You can't regret it; there are always reasons for doing something, even if it's just the location.
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