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British actor
Sir John Vincent Hurt CBE was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. He came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons and gained BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayals of Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place and Quentin Crisp in television film The Naked Civil Servant – winning his first BAFTA for the latter.Wikipedia
| Born | January 22, 1940 |
| Hometown | Chesterfield, England |
| Net worth | $30 million |
| Height | 5'9" (1.75m) |
| Spouse | Anwen Rees-Myers (m 2005 - 2017) , Joan Dalton (m 1990 - 1996) , Donna Peacock (m 1984 - 1990) , Annette Robertson (m 1962 - 1964) |
| Children | Sasha John Vincent Hurt , Nick Hurt |
| Parents | Arnould Herbert Hurt , Phyllis Massey |
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- A neat quirk of The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (ITV) is that Anne Darwin (played here by Monica Dolan) was incarcerated at HM Prison Low Newton in County Durham at the same time as serial killer Rose West (also portrayed by Dolan, unforgettably, in the superlative 2011 ITV drama Appropriate Adult). Writer Chris Lang, wisely, chose to leave that gossipy detail out - the two women once bumped into each other in the gym, apparently - but Darwin and West are now bound together in pub-quiz immorta
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Video uses voices of celebrities who died of pancreatic cancer to raise awareness
The animation uses the voices of famous faces including Patrick Swayze, Sir John Hurt and Alan Rickman who all sadly died of the illness.
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS
Simon Marsden's Haunted Life in Pictures
2019
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
1h 3min
2015
A.K.A Nadia
1h 55min
2015
Planet Earth: Human Planet
2014
Benjamin Britten - Peace And Conflict
2012
The Confession
2011
Planet Dinosaur
3h
2011
Harry's Arctic Heroes
1h
2011
AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Leading Actor | Nominated | |
| 1991 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Actor in a Supporting Role | The Field | Nominated |
| 1981 | Academy Award | Actor in a Leading Role | The Elephant Man | Nominated |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | The Elephant Man | Nominated |
| 1980 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Actor | The Elephant Man | Winner |