Sir John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born January 22, 1940 - January 25, 2017) was a English actor whose many roles included providing the voice of Aragorn in the Ralph Bakshi animated film The Lord of the Rings.[1] One of his most notable acting credits is portraying the character of Garrick Ollivander in three of the Harry Potter films.
He was awarded a CBE in 2004, and was later made a Knight Bachelor in 2015 for services to drama.
He passed away only three days after his 77th birthday.
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- He appeared in the 1979 film Alien, which also featured Ian Holm.
- He appeared in the 1980 film Heaven's Gate, which also featured Brad Dourif.
- He appeared in the 1984 film Nineteen Eighty-Four, which also featured Annie Lennox.
- He appeared in the 1989 film Scandal, which also featured Ian McKellen.
- He appeared in the 1990 film The Field, which also featured Sean Bean.
- He had a voice role in the 2004 film Pride, which also featured the voices of Sean Bean and Martin Freeman.
- He appeared in the 2005 film The Proposition, which also featured David Wenham.
- He appeared in the 2005 film V for Vendetta, which also featured Hugo Weaving and Stephen Fry.
- He appeared in the 2008 film The Oxford Murders, which also featured Elijah Wood.
- He appeared in the 2008 film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which also featured Cate Blanchett.
- The film is part of the Indiana Jones franchise, which has also featured John Rhys-Davies, Christopher Lee, James Nesbitt, Philip Stone and Anthony Daniels.
- He appeared in the 2008 anthology film New York, I Love You, which also featured Orlando Bloom.
- He appeared in the 2010 film Brighton Rock, which also featured Andy Serkis.
- He appeared in the 2011 film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which also featured Benedict Cumberbatch.
- He appeared in the 2011 film Immortals, which also featured Luke Evans.
- In 2013, he appeared in two episodes of Doctor Who as the War Doctor, an incarnation of the show's title character, the Doctor. Sylvester McCoy had previously played another incarnation of the Doctor (the Seventh Doctor) from 1987-1989.
