Difference between revisions of "John Hurt"

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John Hurt (1940–2017) with a Astra A-50 as Braddock in The Hit.

John Hurt (1940–2017) was a British actor well known for his role as the ill-fated crewman Kane in the 1979 film Alien. In addition, his six decade career included acting roles in such films as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, V for Vendetta, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and The Elephant Man, a film for which he received his second Academy Award nomination.

John Hurt can be seen using the following weapons in the following films:

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Laser pistol	Kane	Alien	Visually modified Rexim-Favor, holstered in theatrical cut, briefly unholstered in Director's Cut	1979
Astra A-50	Braddock	The Hit		1984
Llama Comanche	Braddock	The Hit		1984
Star Model C	Braddock	The Hit	white grips	1984

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 [[Image:TheHit_JHurt.jpg|thumb|right|400px|{{PAGENAME}} (1940–2017) with a [[Astra A-50]] as Braddock in ''[[The Hit (1984)|The Hit]]''.]]
-{{PAGENAME}} (1940–2017) was a British actor well known for his role as the ill-fated crewman Kane in the 1979 film ''[[Alien]]''.  In addition, his long career has included acting roles in such films as ''[[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]'', ''[[V for Vendetta]]'',  ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' and ''The Elephant Man'', a film for which he received his second Academy Award nomination.
+{{PAGENAME}} (1940–2017) was a British actor well known for his role as the ill-fated crewman Kane in the 1979 film ''[[Alien]]''.  In addition, his six decade career included acting roles in such films as ''[[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]'', ''[[V for Vendetta]]'',  ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' and ''The Elephant Man'', a film for which he received his second Academy Award nomination.