John Hurt passed away today, I think. I remember him best as Kane in Alien, but always found a certain irony that he played Winston Smith in 1984, and Adam Sutler in V for Vendetta.
Another good one gone.
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John Hurt passed away today, I think. I remember him best as Kane in Alien, but always found a certain irony that he played Winston Smith in 1984, and Adam Sutler in V for Vendetta.
Another good one gone.
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Too bad. I never saw him give a bad performance.
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Another one gone. Apart from those already cited, his portrayal of the war doctor in Dr Who was outstanding. Cheers
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I remember seeing him for the first time as the drug addict in "Midnight Express" in 78. He was certainly a gem and will be missed.
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Agreed, great actor - for me one of his best was The Elephant Man
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The above are all good roles and performances by John. I first discovered his work through his role in, "The Naked Civil Servant." Followed his work ever since.
He will be missed.
Shawn
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He was certainly talented!
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
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I first saw him as Caligula in the PBS Mini Series, I Claudius - in 1976.
Good series. I should download it and watch it again.
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Ooh I forgot about that one! Race you to Netflix...
Shawn
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