John Hurt passes away at the age of 77

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Less than a week after celebrating his 77^th birthday, it makes us sad to say here at Cinema Wave that award-winning actor John Hurt has passed away. He passed away late last night after a battle against pancreatic cancer in which he was diagnosed back in 2015.

            Hurt began acting in 1962 at the age of 22 but it was the 70s in which his career really took off. He starred in a mini-series I, Claudius and landed an Oscar nomination just two years later for Midnight Express. It was after that where Hurt became more of a known actor for appearing in Ridley Scott’s horror classic, Alien and then getting a second Oscar nomination for playing John Merrick in David Lynch’s The Elephant Man. As the years went on, Hurt continued to have massive roles in big-time movies throughout the remainder of his career appearing in films like 1984, Contact, Hellboy, V for Vendetta, the Harry Potter franchise, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Snowpiercer.

            John Hurt’s final roles include That Good Night, Damascus Cover, My Name Is Lenny and Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour, in which he’ll play Neville Chamberlain opposite Gary Oldman’s Winston Churchill.

            Rest in Peace to John Hurt, a fantastic 2-time Oscar nominated actor. Our deepest condolences go out to her family, friends and other loved ones during this tragic time.