TODAY we remember actor, JOHN HURT. Hurts career spanned six decades. He initially came to prominence for his supporting role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons (1966). He played leading roles as Quentin Crisp in the film The Naked Civil Servant (1975), John Merrick in David Lynch's biopic The Elephant Man (1980), Winston Smith in the dystopian drama Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984), Mr. Braddock in the Stephen Frears drama The Hit (1984), and Stephen Ward in the drama depicting the Profumo affair, Scandal (1989). He is also known for his television roles such as Caligula in I, Claudius (1976), and the War Doctor in Doctor Who. Seventy Seven seems no age to leave us these days. I think there will always be a very sizeable space, left behind now that Hurt is no longer with us...it would take a very considerable talent and skill, to even approach even the sides of that space... 😉 We Remember John Hurt today . .
John Hurt Alan Bates and Susannah York in THE SHOUT (1978)
IT'S ONLY MY OPINION but, I have always thought, for an actor, a man with
such an instantly recognisable face, Hurt did an incredible job in his
characters. He wasn't really an actor who used false noses, teeth and
other aids. His portrayals come form within, the heart. He truly did
play from the inside out. There will always be 'The Elephant Man' and
one or two others, where the addition of prosthetics were used.
JOHN HURT as THE WAR DOCTOR in DOCTOR WHO
BUT FOR ME, the roles that stand out, are the ones were it was, him vanishing by
his skill. From very early on, in a film like The Ghoul, that face,
those eyes...it's John Hurt! There after, he could be anyone, he chose. I
only know one other actor today, who comes anywhere near that ability,
and that is Gary Oldman . .
JOHN HURT as KANE ALIEN (1979)
JOHN HURT as KANE from iconic scene from ALIEN (1979) appearing in spoof SPACE BALLS (1987)
REMEMBER! IF YOU LIKE what you see here at our website, you'll love our daily themed posts at our PCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE. Just click that blue LINK and click LIKE when you get there, and help us . . Keep The Memory Alive!. The Peter Cushing Appreciation Society website, facebook fan page and youtube channel are managed, edited and written by Marcus Brooks, PCAS coordinator since 1979. PCAS is based in the UK and USA
I greatly miss John Hurt. One of our most wonderful actors. But - I think you'll find that in the quote attributed to him, beginning "We are all..."that the word 'interlectual' should be spelled "intellectual". :)
ReplyDelete