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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: Menomale on January 28, 2017, 11:39:33 AM

Title: John Hurt is dead
Post by: Menomale on January 28, 2017, 11:39:33 AM

Great actor, R.I.P.

Title: Re: John Hurt is dead
Post by: Dancinggirl on January 28, 2017, 12:26:36 PM

Great actor - very sad.  RIP  DG x

Title: Re: John Hurt is dead
Post by: babyjane on January 28, 2017, 12:46:11 PM

Yes I don't normally dwell on celebrity deaths much but I felt this morning that the world is a poorer place without this fine actor.  Rest at peace John Hurt.

Title: Re: John Hurt is dead
Post by: CLKD on January 28, 2017, 02:01:10 PM

I've no idea what he was in  ::)

Title: Re: John Hurt is dead
Post by: Two hoots on January 28, 2017, 02:35:00 PM

Yes I liked him too, he did a series years ago called The Storyteller, where he read fairy stories or fables from around Europe, anyone else remember.  He was a classy actor and if he was in it, it was usually good.

Title: Re: John Hurt is dead
Post by: Elizabethrose on January 28, 2017, 03:29:35 PM

A brilliant actor both on stage and in film but also someone who gave his time very generously to charities. So sad especially as, if I remember correctly, it had been thought that he'd beaten his cancer. My thoughts are with his family and friends.

Title: Re: John Hurt is dead
Post by: babyjane on January 29, 2017, 04:07:48 PM

Quote from: CLKD on January 28, 2017, 02:01:10 PM

I've no idea what he was in  ::)

More a case of what he wasn't in  :)

Among many many others I saw him in I Claudius, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Alien, The Elephant Man, Champions, The Naked Civil Servant, An Englishman in New York, Captain Corelli''s Mandolin

I believe he is in Jackie, the new release about Jackie Onassis.

An exceptional talent.

Title: Re: John Hurt is dead
Post by: CLKD on January 29, 2017, 04:29:17 PM

I Claudius - can't remember that far back  ::).  Kind of watched Harry Potter .... none of the others!

Title: Re: John Hurt is dead
Post by: Elizabethrose on January 29, 2017, 04:31:44 PM

An exceptional talent Babyjane, check this out, and this only scratches the surface.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/john-hurt-dead-the-elephant-man-best-roles-alien-harry-potter-doctor-who-a7550586.html

Title: Re: John Hurt is dead
Post by: Menomale on January 30, 2017, 12:26:09 AM

Amazing retrospective of a true talent, thanks ER.