Movie Actor

John Hurt, R.I.P. – Cause of Death, Date of Death, Age and Birthday

The movie actor John Hurt passed away at age 77, this age of death has to be considered respectable. What was the cause of death? Below is all you want to know regarding the death of John Hurt and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Longtime British actor who became well known for his voiceover work in the animated version of The Lord of The Rings. He starred as Krapp in Krapp’s Last Tape, Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four, and John Merrick in The Elephant Man. He also appeared in the 2014 film Hercules and the 2016 film The Legend of Tarzan.

His older brother, Br. Anselm, became a monk and a writer at Glenstal Abbey. He was married four times. He had two sons named Nick and Sasha.

How did John Hurt die?

John Hurt's death was caused by pancreatic cancer.

Information about the death of John Hurt
Cause of deathPancreatic Cancer
Age of death77 years
ProfessionMovie Actor
BirthdayJanuary 22, 1940
Death dateJanuary 27, 2017
Place of deathCromer, United Kingdom
Place of burialN/A

Quotes by John Hurt

I mark a script like an exam, and I try not to do anything under 50 per cent. Similarly with the part. And also film is a peculiar thing, parts don’t necessarily read in script form anything like as well as they can do when it comes to materialising.

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There’s an awful lot of hanging around when you’re doing science fiction. Going down and waiting for them to set up, being told to go back to your dressing room while they change the track and the lighting and so on.

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I’ve never guided my life. I’ve just been whipped along by the waves I’m sitting in. I don’t make plans at all. Plans are what make God laugh. You can make plans, you can make so many plans, but they never go right, do they?

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I first decided that I wanted to act when I was 9. And I was at a very bizarre prep school at the time; to say ‘high Anglo-Catholic’ would be a real English understatement.

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The most difficult thing about painting is the self-discipline. When I finish a job, I give myself a few days, but then I have to discipline myself quite fiercely if I want to do some painting that’s worthwhile. Otherwise, you’re just doodling. It’s much easier when you’re just told what you have to do.

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