The screen star considered his art just as serious as his acting, says his wife Anwen, Lady Hurt. The show, John Hurt as artist, launches at the Auden Theatre in Holt, Norfolk (21-29 July) as part ...

John Hurt, the Oscar-nominated British actor who starred in films like 'The Elephant Man,' 'Midnight Express' and 'Alien,' died Friday at the age of 77.

Eight hours in the makeup chair and grueling shoots exhausted actor John Hurt, who was later rewarded with an Oscar nomination. Everett Collection In 1979, Jonathan Sanger, a young film producer ...

“JOHN HURT. Simply an inspiration to all of us artists,” wrote Vincent D’Onofrio, along with four images of Hurt.

The enigmatic John Smith Hurt, shown in 1966, was a pioneer of the vital American art form known as Mississippi Delta blues. Charmian Reading / ©Family of Charmian Reading / NPG, SI ...