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John Vincent Hurt was born on 22 January 1940, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, [9] [10] the son of Arnould Herbert Hurt (1904–1999) and Phyllis (née Massey; 1907–1975). His father had been a mathematician, but became a Church of England clergyman and served as vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Shirebrook, Derbyshire; his mother, a one-time actress, became "the first female draughtsman" at ...
John Hurt took on the supporting role of expert wandmaker Garrick Ollivander in the first and final two "Harry Potter" movies. In 2017, the actor died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 77.
McCartney explains in the video commentary section of The McCartney Years DVD (for the song 'Take it Away') that Hurt himself was a friend of the Beatles and Brian Epstein, and that the Beatles had watched Hurt act in the mid-'60s and thought him a fine actor. Hurt is the narrator of the 1995 Discovery Channel documentary On Jupiter. [10] [11]
Daniel Radcliffe, who portrayed the series' title character, Harry Potter, was the icon of the film series from the release of the first film in 2001. This is a list of Harry Potter cast members who portrayed or voiced characters appearing in the film series. The list below is sorted by film and the character's surname, as some characters have been portrayed by multiple actors. Overview Dozens ...
John Hurt (Garrick Ollivander) in 2017. Alan Rickman (Professor Snape) in 2016. Dave Legeno (Fenrir Greyback) in 2014. ... Harry Potter actor’s most iconic scene as Professor McGonagall.
John Hurt, the wiry English actor who played a drug addict in “Midnight Express,” and the title character in “The Elephant Man,” has died. John Hurt, the wiry English actor who played a ...
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and produced by David Heyman from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. It is based on the 1997 novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling.
The actor reunited with many of his "Harry Potter" costars for HBO's 20th-anniversary "Return to Hogwarts" reunion special in 2021, and he starred in "The Lost City" (2022) and "Weird: The Al ...