January 2017 is being no kinder to losing screen icons than December of last year, and with the passing of John Hurt - just three days after his 77th birthday - film lovers lost one of the most versatile actors ever to grace the big screen, and his 50+-year career proves it.
His versatility as an actor was astounding; I still remember how blown away I was as a teenager, sitting in a dark theater watching The Elephant Man and how - as John Merrick - Hurt's pathos and powerful talent came right through the heavy prosthetic makeup to give Merrick heart and soul; he won universal critical claim and an Oscar nomination for his work in the film, which today remains a master class in acting. From indie films to big franchises like the films of Indiana Jones or Harry Potter, no matter what you were watching, if John Hurt was in it you were guaranteed to be enthralled while he was on-screen.
He was, simply put, extraordinary.
How we will miss you, Sir John.
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