British actor John Hurt, a two-time Oscar nominee who played
a wide variety of roles on film, TV and in theater, has died aged 77 from
pancreatic cancer, family members confirmed Saturday.
The actor, who was critically acclaimed for his portrayal of
Caligula in the highly regarded TV series "I Claudius", as well as
John Merrick in David Lynch's "The Elephant Man" and wand expert Mr
Ollivander in the "Harry Potter" films, was a character actor with a
distinctive, smoky voice, who worked on both sides of the Atlantic in small,
independent films as well as blockbusters.
He was widely praised for his role in Samuel Beckett's
"Krapp's Last Tape" in 2013, performed at Dublin's Gate Theater. His
breakthrough role was that of the flamboyant Quentin Crisp in "The Naked
Civil Servant" in 1975, a groundbreaking production that was credited with
pushing the acceptance of the gay community in Britain.
He was nominated for a supporting actor Oscar for his role
in Alan Parker's "Midnight Express" and for best lead actor in "The
Elephant Man." He is also known for playing Kane in the sci-fi hit
"Alien" and the famous scene in which the alien creature bursts out
of his stomach.
Twitter lit up with
tributes to an actor who starred in more than 200 films, won four Baftas and
who was knighted in 2014.
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