Died british actor John Hurt at the age of 77 years – Daily News – Lisbon

Was the Elephant Man and was the first to die in the saga Alien. John Hurt has appeared in more than 200 films and television series over six decades of career

The british John Hurt died at age 77 after a long fight against cancer, reported today by representatives of the actor.

John Hurt, who has appeared in more than 200 films and television series over six decades of his career, he is known by the roles in The Midnight Express and The Elephant Man, which earned him nominations for the Oscars.

he also Had a key role in the science fiction classic Alien – The Eighth Passenger, starring one of the scenes in the film that mark the history of cinema.

The younger generations may recognize him also for his participation in the Harry Potter saga, as the eccentric Mr. Ollivander.

In July of 2015, John Hurt, nominated twice for Oscars, he received the title of “Knight” by queen Elizabeth II grants the citizens of great importance.

In Fantasporto 1985, he was awarded best actor for their work in 1984, the film by Michael Radford, which adapts the novel of George Orwell. Hurt received the Golden Bear of Berlin, by An Englishman in New York in 2009.

In the film That Good Night, by Eric Styles, shot mostly in Portugal, in the Algarve, in 2015, plays the role of an old writer, who is ill, in the terminal phase, with only two concerns: to reconcile with the son and ensure that it does not burden the woman, to choose “that good night”.

The film, already completed, but yet to debut, joins the other two in post-production stage, “My Name Is Lenny”, Ron Scalpello, and “Damascus Cover”, Daniel Zelik Berk, who also have Hurt, among the main actors.

“Darkest Hour”, Joe Wright, centred in the early days of World War II, left the ultimate participation of the Hurt in the cinema, in the role of former british prime minister Neville Chamberlain, the predecessor of Winston Churchill.

Hurt was born on the 22nd of January in the English town of Derbyshire. Had revealed in 2015, which had suffered from cancer of the pancreas but said at the time that it intended to continue the work, which he did until almost the end.

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