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01-28-2017, 07:55 AM | #1 |
Gruesome Spectre
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John Hurt Dead At 77
Though he of course had scads of other great roles, I'm partial to his reading of Aragorn in Bakshi's LOTR.
Farewell, sir.
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01-28-2017, 10:03 AM | #2 |
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/removes hat
We seem to be losing a lot of good ones lately.
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02-01-2017, 09:05 AM | #3 |
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A great actor
RIP Sir John Hurt.
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02-01-2017, 07:35 PM | #4 |
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A chameleon of an actor. Loved his roles in A Man For All Seasons, Midnight Express and Elephant Man.
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02-02-2017, 06:42 AM | #5 |
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My favorites were his roles as the Marquess of Montrose in "Rob Roy" and as Winston Smith in "1984".
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05-24-2017, 04:32 AM | #6 |
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Caligula & The War Doctor.
John Hurt was such a great and versatile actor! I loved his portrayal of Caligula in 'I Claudius', and as the 'War Doctor' of Dr Who. The roles already mentioned were epic as well! Rest in Peace John.
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05-24-2017, 08:08 AM | #7 |
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1984 and Champions are the ones I remember best. I had forgotten about the Bakshi film..
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05-24-2017, 08:28 AM | #8 |
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In many respects, who could blame you.
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05-24-2017, 08:31 AM | #9 |
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I'd watch it over the PJ films any day.
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05-24-2017, 09:05 AM | #10 |
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05-24-2017, 05:38 PM | #11 |
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It was weird to see this John Hurt thread pop up this morning. I though he had died again.
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