Sir John Vincent Hurt was an English actor. Regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation and described as having the "most distinctive voice in Britain", he was referred to by David Lynch as "simply the greatest actor in the world". In a career spanning more than five decades, he received numerous accolades, including four BAFTAs and a Golden Globe in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Henry Fonda for PresidentMovie | Self (archive footage) | 85 |
| 2024 | Doctor Who at the PromsMovie | The Doctor (War) (archive footage) | 84 |
| 2021 | Hannibal Hopkins & Sir AnthonyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 81 |
| 2017 | The JourneyMovie | Harry Patterson | 77 |
| 2017 | Damascus CoverMovie | Miki | 77 |
| 2017 | My Name Is LennyMovie | Leslie Salmon | 77 |
| 2016 | JackieMovie | The Priest | 76 |
| 2016 | ChickLitMovie | Francis Bonar | 76 |
| 2015 | The Last PanthersSeries | Tom | 75 |
| 2015 | The Alchemist's LetterMovie | The Alchemist (voice) | 75 |
| 2014 | HerculesMovie | Cotys | 74 |
| 2014 | Richard Attenborough: A Life in FilmMovie | Self | 74 |
| 2014 | Wimbledon The Official Film 2014Movie | Narrator | 74 |
| 2013 | SnowpiercerMovie | Gilliam | 73 |
| 2013 | Doctor Who Live: The AfterpartyMovie | Self | 73 |
| 2013 | Jayne Mansfield's CarMovie | Kingsley Bedford | 73 |
| 2013 | The Five(ish) Doctors RebootMovie | The War Doctor (archive voice) | 73 |
| 2013 | Muse of FireMovie | Self | 73 |
| 2013 | Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky TheatreMovie | The Voice of the Winter Palace / Self | 73 |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Night of the DoctorMovie | The War Doctor | 73 |
| 2013 | Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie PhillipsMovie | Self / Stephen Ward | 73 |
| 2013 | Doctor Who at the PromsMovie | The War Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) | 73 |
| 2012 | The Hollow CrownSeries | The Chorus | 72 |
| 2012 | Playhouse PresentsSeries | The Ministry (voice) | 72 |
| 2012 | LabyrinthSeries | Audric Baillard | 72 |
| 2012 | SightseersMovie | Jerusalem Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 72 |
| 2012 | More Than HoneyMovie | Narrator (english voice) | 72 |
| 2012 | The SnipistMovie | The Ministry | 72 |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Movie | Ollivander | 71 |
| 2011 | ImmortalsMovie | Old Zeus | 71 |
| 2011 | MelancholiaMovie | Dexter | 71 |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyMovie | Control | 71 |
| 2011 | The Gruffalo's ChildMovie | The Owl (voice) | 71 |
| 2011 | The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaMovie | Narrator | 71 |
| 2011 | On Borrowed TimeMovie | Self | 71 |
| 2011 | In Love with Alma CoganMovie | MC | 71 |
| 2011 | The ConfessionSeries | Priest | 71 |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Movie | Ollivander | 70 |
| 2010 | A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's AdventuresMovie | Grandpa Sammy (voice) | 70 |
| 2010 | Love at First SightMovie | Arthur | 70 |
| 2010 | Brighton RockMovie | Phil Corkery | 70 |
| 2010 | LouMovie | Doyle | 70 |
| 2009 | An Englishman in New YorkMovie | Quentin Crisp | 69 |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping BeautyMovie | The Horned King (voice) (archive footage) | 69 |
| 2009 | The GruffaloMovie | Owl (voice) | 69 |
| 2009 | Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the WorldMovie | Self (archive footage) | 69 |
| 2009 | 44 Inch ChestMovie | Old Man Peanut | 69 |
| 2008 | MerlinSeries | Kilgharrah (voice) | 68 |
| 2008 | OutlanderMovie | Rothgar | 68 |
| 2008 | New York, I Love YouMovie | Bellhop | 68 |
| 2008 | Verity Lambert: Drama QueenMovie | — | 68 |
| 2008 | Lecture 21Movie | Mondrian Kilroy | 68 |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullMovie | Professor Harold Oxley | 68 |
| 2008 | The Oxford MurdersMovie | Arthur Seldom | 68 |
| 2007 | The 50 Greatest Television DramasMovie | Self | 67 |
| 2007 | Hellboy Animated: Blood and IronMovie | Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm (voice) | 67 |
| 2006 | Perfume: The Story of a MurdererMovie | Narrator (voice) | 66 |
| 2006 | V for VendettaMovie | Adam Sutler | 66 |
| 2006 | Shooting DogsMovie | Christopher | 66 |
| 2006 | The Plot Against Harold WilsonMovie | Narrator (voice) | 66 |
| 2005 | Doctor WhoSeries | The Doctor | 65 |
| 2005 | The PropositionMovie | Jellon Lamb | 65 |
| 2005 | ValiantMovie | Felix (voice) | 65 |
| 2005 | Once Upon a HalloweenMovie | The Horned King (voice) (archive sound) | 65 |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are?Series | Self | 64 |
| 2004 | Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'Movie | Self | 64 |
| 2004 | HellboyMovie | Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm | 64 |
| 2004 | PrideMovie | Harry (voice) | 64 |
| 2004 | Shadowing the Third ManMovie | Narrator (voice) | 64 |
| 2004 | The Alan Clark DiariesSeries | Alan Clark | 64 |
| 2003 | DogvilleMovie | Narrator (voice) | 63 |
| 2003 | Owning MahownyMovie | Victor Foss | 63 |
| 2002 | The Alien SagaMovie | Narrator (voice) | 62 |
| 2002 | HypaSpaceSeries | Self | 62 |
| 2002 | MirandaMovie | Christian | 62 |
| 2002 | Crime and PunishmentMovie | Porfiry, chief investigator | 62 |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneMovie | Mr. Ollivander | 61 |
| 2001 | Captain Corelli's MandolinMovie | Dr. Iannis | 61 |
| 2001 | TabloidMovie | Vince | 61 |
| 2001 | The Hidden Wars of Desert StormMovie | Narrator (voice) | 61 |
| 2001 | The Terrible Elephant Man RevealedMovie | Self | 61 |
| 2000 | Lost SoulsMovie | Father Lareaux | 60 |
| 1999 | New BloodMovie | Alan White | 59 |
| 1999 | If... Dog... RabbitMovie | Sean Cooper | 59 |
| 1999 | You're Dead...Movie | Maitland | 59 |
| 1998 | Night TrainMovie | Michael Poole | 58 |
| 1998 | ParkinsonSeries | Self | 58 |
| 1998 | Love and Death on Long IslandMovie | Giles De'Ath | 58 |
| 1998 | The CommissionerMovie | James morton | 58 |
| 1997 | ContactMovie | S. R. Hadden | 57 |
| 1995 | Dead ManMovie | John Scholfield | 55 |
| 1995 | Rob RoyMovie | John Graham | 55 |
| 1995 | Wild BillMovie | Charley Prince | 55 |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors StudioSeries | Self | 54 |
| 1994 | The World of Jim HensonMovie | The Storyteller (archive footage) | 54 |
| 1994 | ThumbelinaMovie | Mr. Mole (voice) | 54 |
| 1994 | Even Cowgirls Get the BluesMovie | The Countess | 54 |
| 1994 | Second BestMovie | Uncle Turpin | 54 |
| 1993 | MonolithMovie | Villano | 53 |
| 1992 | Six Characters in Search of An AuthorMovie | The Father | 52 |
| 1991 | PerformanceSeries | The Father | 51 |
| 1991 | King RalphMovie | Graves | 51 |
| 1991 | I Dreamt I Woke UpMovie | Boorman's Alter Ego | 51 |
| 1991 | Journey to KnockMovie | Alfred | 51 |
| 1990 | The FieldMovie | Bird' O'Donnell | 50 |
| 1990 | Who Bombed Birmingham?Movie | Chris Mullin | 50 |
| 1990 | Frankenstein UnboundMovie | Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator (voice) | 50 |
| 1990 | Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David LynchMovie | Self | 50 |
| 1990 | Romeo.JulietMovie | La Dame aux Chats / Mercutio (voice) | 50 |
| 1989 | ScandalMovie | Stephen Ward | 49 |
| 1989 | Poison CandyMovie | Robert Burger | 49 |
| 1988 | DeadlineMovie | Granville Jones | 48 |
| 1988 | The StorytellerSeries | The Storyteller | 48 |
| 1988 | The Storyteller: A Story ShortMovie | The Storyteller | 48 |
| 1988 | The Bengali NightMovie | Lucien Metz | 48 |
| 1988 | The Storyteller: The Three RavensMovie | The Storyteller | 48 |
| 1988 | The Storyteller: Hans My HedgehogMovie | The Storyteller | 48 |
| 1988 | The Storyteller: The Luck ChildMovie | The Storyteller | 48 |
| 1988 | The Storyteller: The True BrideMovie | The Storyteller | 48 |
| 1987 | SpaceballsMovie | John Hurt | 47 |
| 1987 | AriaMovie | The Actor | 47 |
| 1987 | White MischiefMovie | Gilbert Colville | 47 |
| 1987 | From the HipMovie | Douglas Benoit | 47 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlaySeries | Alfred | 46 |
| 1986 | Jake SpeedMovie | Syd | 46 |
| 1986 | RocinanteMovie | Bill | 46 |
| 1985 | Live AidMovie | Self | 45 |
| 1985 | The Strange Case of Yukio MishimaMovie | Narrator (voice) | 45 |
| 1985 | The Black CauldronMovie | The Horned King (voice) | 45 |
| 1984 | ChampionsMovie | Bob Champion | 44 |
| 1984 | Success Is the Best RevengeMovie | Dino Montecurva | 44 |
| 1983 | Natural WorldSeries | Narrator | 43 |
| 1983 | The Osterman WeekendMovie | Lawrence Fassett | 43 |
| 1982 | The Plague DogsMovie | Snitter (voice) | 42 |
| 1982 | Night CrossingMovie | Peter Strelzyk | 42 |
| 1981 | History of the World: Part IMovie | Jesus - The Roman Empire | 41 |
| 1980 | The Elephant ManMovie | John Merrick | 40 |
| 1980 | Heaven's GateMovie | Billy Irvine | 40 |
| 1980 | An Evening with Quentin CrispMovie | Host | 40 |
| 1979 | AlienMovie | Kane | 39 |
| 1978 | Midnight ExpressMovie | Max | 38 |
| 1978 | The ShoutMovie | Anthony Fielding | 38 |
| 1978 | The Lord of the RingsMovie | Aragorn (voice) | 38 |
| 1978 | Watership DownMovie | Hazel (voice) | 38 |
| 1977 | The DisappearanceMovie | Atkinson | 37 |
| 1977 | The Sunday DramaSeries | Dave | 37 |
| 1977 | Three Dangerous LadiesMovie | Lt. George Simmonds | 37 |
| 1977 | East of Elephant RockMovie | Nash | 37 |
| 1976 | I, ClaudiusSeries | Caligula | 36 |
| 1976 | Stream LineMovie | Chandler | 36 |
| 1976 | The PeddlerMovie | Alec Cassell | 36 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | March Hare | 35 |
| 1975 | The SweeneySeries | Tony Grey | 35 |
| 1975 | The GhoulMovie | Tom Rawlings | 35 |
| 1975 | Ten from the TwentiesSeries | Philip Repton | 35 |
| 1975 | Shades of GreeneSeries | Fred | 35 |
| 1974 | NOVASeries | Narrator | 34 |
| 1973 | Wessex TalesSeries | Joshua Harlborough | 33 |
| 1972 | The Pied PiperMovie | Franz | 32 |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSeries | Narrator | 31 |
| 1971 | A Ghost Story for ChristmasSeries | James Parkin | 31 |
| 1971 | Film '72Series | Self | 31 |
| 1971 | Mr. Forbush and the PenguinsMovie | Richard Forbush | 31 |
| 1971 | 10 Rillington PlaceMovie | Timothy Evans | 31 |
| 1970 | Play for TodaySeries | Alec Cassell | 30 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries | Bob | 29 |
| 1969 | Sinful DaveyMovie | Davey Haggart | 29 |
| 1969 | Before Winter ComesMovie | Lieutenant Pilkington | 29 |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseSeries | Guy Beresford | 27 |
| 1967 | The Sailor from GibraltarMovie | John | 27 |
| 1966 | NET PlayhouseSeries | Peter Heywood | 26 |
| 1965 | Gideon's WaySeries | Freddy Tisdale | 25 |
| 1964 | This Is My StreetMovie | Charlie | 24 |
| 1964 | Thursday TheatreSeries | Orpheus | 24 |
| 1962 | The Wild and the WillingMovie | Phil Corbett | 22 |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67Series | Tom | 21 |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreSeries | Joe | 16 |