Post by Taxigirl on Oct 22, 2003 11:00:28 GMT
Birth name
John Vincent Hurt
Spouse
Jo Dalton (1990 - ?) 2 sons: Nicolas and Alexander
Donna Peacock (1984 - 1990) (divorced)
Annette Robertson (1962 - 1964) (divorced)
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Trivia
He lived with Marie-Lise Volpeliere-Pierrot from 1967-83, when she was killed in a riding accident.
Son of a clergyman.
Trained to become a painter at Grimsby Art School.
Studied at RADA.
He is an Associate of RADA.
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Personal quotes
"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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Biography from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia:
After giving up his training as a painter at London's St. Martin's School for Art, John Hurt made his London stage debut in 1962 as Knocker White in "Infanticide in the House of Fred Ginger," a performance that ensured his continuance of a career before the footlights. (The gifted young thespian went on to perform with the Royal Shakespeare Company and over the years, he appeared in numerous productions with them.) Hurt also made his film debut in 1962 with a role in The Wild and the Willing International recognition followed his vibrant performance in Fred Zinnemann's 1966 classic, A Man for All Seasons which won six Oscars. Hurt, a quiet, somewhat sinister looking fellow who's never as effective as when he's limning characters who dwell in their dark sides, alternated movie work with stage stints.
Hurt's films include Before Winter Comes, Sinful Davey (both 1969),10 Rillington Place (1970), The Pied Piper (1972), The Ghoul (1975), Spectre (1977), The Naked Civil Servant (1978; TV movie as Quentin Crisp), Midnight Express (1978, in an Oscar-nominated turn), Alien (1979), Heaven's Gate (1980), The Elephant Man (1980, again Oscar-nominated for his demanding role, rendered unrecognizable under heavy makeup, but still enormously affecting), History of the World-Part I (1981, as Jesus), Partners (1982), The Osterman Weekend (1983), The Hit, 1984 (both 1984), Jake Speed (1986), From the Hip (1987, singlehandedly making the film tolerable with his highly controlled performance as an arrogant murder suspect), Vincent (also 1987, as the voice of Vincent van Gogh), Spaceballs (also 1987, in a parody of his Alien role), Aria, White Mischief (both 1988, memorable in the latter as a dissipated Englishman in Africa), Scandal (1989, his best part in years, as social gadfly Stephen Ward, who becomes involved with British call girls Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies), The Field, Frankenstein Unbound (both 1990), King Ralph (1991), Great Moments in Aviation (1993) and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994).
