Changes: John Hurt

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Sir John Vincent Hurt CBE was an acclaimed English character actor who provided the voice of Kilgharrah in the BBC series Merlin. He also served as the title narrator for the show as well, for which he was credited for all episodes even when the Great Dragon was absent.

Hurt's career dated back to the 1960s and has included appearances in many iconic films and TV series, including I, Claudius, the first Alien film, Watership Down, 1984, and V for Vendetta. He also played the War Doctor in the 50th anniversary celebration of Doctor Who. He played Mr. Ollivander in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and reprised the role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and 2 and Professor Oxley in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Trivia[]

He was the youngest of three brothers.
He trained to become a painter.
John was 1.75 metres tall.
He starred alongside Matt Smith and David Tennant in Day of the Doctor.

Gallery[]

Click "show" to see gallery.

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-{{Actor infobox|image = [[file:John Hurt.jpg|250px]]
+{{Actor infobox
+|image = [[file:Hurt4.jpg|250px]]
 |name = John Hurt
-||birthname = John Vincent Hurt
+|birthname = John Vincent Hurt
 |birth date = 22 January 1940
 |birth place = Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK
+|death date = 27 January 2017 (aged 77)
+|death place =
 |nationality = British
 |gender = Male
 |height = 5'9"
-|marital status = Annette Robertson (1962-1964) (divorced)<br>Donna Peacock (1984-1990) (divorced)<br>Jo Dalton (1990-1996) (divorced) 2 children<br>Ann Rees Meyers (since March 2005)
+|marital status = Annette Robertson (1962-1964) (divorced)<br />Donna Peacock (1984-1990) (divorced)<br />Jo Dalton (1990-1996) (divorced) 2 children<br />Ann Rees Meyers (since March 2005)
-|IMBd record = [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000457/ n°0000457]
+|IMBd record = [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000457/ John Hurt]
 |role = [[The Great Dragon]]
 |first = ''[[The Dragon's Call]]''
-|last = ''[[Love in the Time of Dragons]]''
+|last = ''[[The Diamond of the Day]]''
+|number = 52 (as the narrator), 24 (as [[Kilgharrah]]
-|number = 35
-|serie(s) = [[Season 1|1]], [[Season 2|2]] & [[Season 3|3]]}}
+|serie(s) = [[Series 1|1]], [[Series 2|2]], [[Series 3|3]], [[Series 4|4]] & [[Series 5|5]]}}
-'''[[wikipedia:John Hurt|John Vincent Hurt]]''' [[wikipedia:Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (''b. 22 January 1940'') is an acclaimed English character actor who provides the voice of [[The Great Dragon]] on ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]''. Although his character doesn't appear in some episodes he's been credited for voicing the title narration of all episodes up-to-date.
+'''[[wikipedia:John Hurt|Sir John Vincent Hurt]]''' [[wikipedia:Order of the British Empire|CBE]] was an acclaimed English character actor who provided the voice of [[Kilgharrah]] in the [[BBC One|BBC]] series ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]''. He also served as the title narrator for the show as well, for which he was credited for all episodes even when the Great Dragon was absent.
-Hurt's career dates back to the 1960s and has included appearances in many iconic films and TV series, including ''[[wikipedia:I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]'', the first ''[[wikipedia:Alien (film)|Alien]]'' film, ''[[wikipedia:Watership Down (film)|Watership Down]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Nineteen Eighty-Four (film)|1984]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:V for Vendetta (film)|V for Vendetta]]''. He also played [[w:c:harrypotter:Ollivander|Mr. Ollivander]] in ''[[w:c:harrypotter:Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' and reprised the role in ''[[w:c:harrypotter:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]: Part 1 and 2''Source
-[[Category:Actors|Hurt, John]]
+Hurt's career dated back to the 1960s and has included appearances in many iconic films and TV series, including ''[[wikipedia:I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]'', the first ''[[wikipedia:Alien (film)|Alien]]'' film, ''[[wikipedia:Watership Down (film)|Watership Down]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Nineteen Eighty-Four (film)|1984]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:V for Vendetta (film)|V for Vendetta]]''. He also played the [[wikipedia:War Doctor|War Doctor]] in the 50th anniversary celebration of Doctor Who. He played [[w:c:harrypotter:Ollivander|Mr. Ollivander]] in ''[[w:c:harrypotter:Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' and reprised the role in [[w:c:harrypotter:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]: Part 1 and 2 and [http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0087315/ Professor Oxley] in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Kingdom_of_the_Crystal_Skull Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]''.
-[[Category:Actors that have been in Merlin and Harry Potter]]
-[[Category:Main actor]]
+==Trivia==
+*He was the youngest of three brothers.
+*He trained to become a painter.
+*John was 1.75 metres tall.
+*He starred alongside Matt Smith and David Tennant in Day of the Doctor.
+==Gallery==
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+John Hurt Behind The Scenes.jpg
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+}}
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+[[Category:Male Actors]]
+[[Category:Series 5 Actors]]
+[[Category:Series 4 Actors]]
+[[Category:Series 3 Actors]]
+[[Category:Series 2 Actors]]
+[[Category:Series 1 Actors]]
+[[Category:Main Cast]]