JY LEES NOU Veelsydige Britse akteur verloor stryd teen kanker
Mr Ollivander van Harry Potter-faam het Vrydag sy stryd teen kanker verloor.
Die 77-jarige John Hurt, veral bekend vir sy rolle as John Merrick in The Elephant Man en stafmeester
John se loopbaan as akteur het vroeg in 1960 begin. Hy het groot lof ingeoes veral vir sy rolle in A Man For All Seasons en 10 Rillington Place.
Hy het onlangs sy laaste film The Good Night voltooi en was besig op die stel van Darkest Hour, waarin hy die rol van die Britse leier Neville Chamberlain vertolk, toe hy gesterf het.
John verskyn ook in die rol van ’n priester in die film Jackie met Natalie Portman.
John moes homself verlede jaar onttrek van Kenneth Branagh se toneelstuk The Entertainer toe hy noodgedwonge in die hospitaal opgeneem moes word vanweë ongesteldheid.
“Alhoewel ek aansienlik beter en op die pad na herstel is, het my dokters aanbeveel dat dit te gou is om lang en vermoeiende verhoogrolle te onderneem,” het die gewilde akteur destyds in ’n verklaring gesê.
“Dit is hoekom ek met groot hartseer en teleurstelling van The Entertainer moet onttrek.”
John is in Junie 2015 met kanker van die pankreas gediagnoseer. In Oktober dieselfde jaar het hy homself as op pad na herstel beskryf.
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Hy het in onder meer die volgende films verskyn: The Pied Piper, The Ghoul, Midnight Express, Night Crossing, The Hit, 1984, Scandal, The Field, Spaceballs, V For Vendetta, Indiana Jones en The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull asook Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
Sy stem was ook aangewend in die animasie-weergawe van Lord of the Rings, Plague Dogs en Watership Down.
John het ook die rol van Quentin Crisp in die televisiefliek The Naked Civil Servant en Caligula in die hoogs-aangeskrewe Britse televisiereeks I, Claudius vertolk.
Hy was twee keer vir ’n Oscar genomineer: The Elephant Man (1980) en Midnight Express (1978). In 2012 is hy vereer met ’n BAFTA-toekenning vir sy uitnemende bydrae tot film.
John het ook ’n BAFTA ontvang vir The Naked Civil Servant (1975), Midnight Express en The Elephant Man. © Cover Media
John Hurt. Midnight Express. Nothing better. Ever. — Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) January 28, 2017
John Hurt, British Actor Hailed for His Shape-Shifting Roles, Dies at 77 https://t.co/MLWYpEP9Pm — The New York Times (@nytimes) January 28, 2017
My deepest sympathies to John Hurt's family, friends and fans. He was a dear friend. — Kiefer Sutherland (@RealKiefer) January 28, 2017
Oh no. What terrible news. We've lost #JohnHurt as great on the stage, small screen and big. A great man & great friend of Norfolk & #NCFC — Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) January 28, 2017
Raise your wands for Ollivander. Rest in Peace John Hurt ? pic.twitter.com/mMWVSK6nHu — HarryPotterReactions (@PotterReacts) January 28, 2017
If I could have been one actor, I'd have chosen John Hurt. #RipJohnHurt pic.twitter.com/NxNwHCKQxb — Jacopo della Quercia (@Jacopo_della_Q) January 28, 2017
God speed to John Hurt, a legendary actor and good human being. — Sharon Stone (@sharonstone) January 28, 2017
RIP, John Hurt. Mr. Ollivander is now having tea with Professor Snape and Professor Dumbledore. ??? pic.twitter.com/0UifL66KA4 — Ro Menendez (@romenendez14) January 28, 2017
RIP John Hurt, an incredible actor (and doctor). His legacy shall live forever. pic.twitter.com/oiIEjaIUMq — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPix) January 28, 2017
Goodbye to the incomparable John Hurt. You will be missed dearly... #DoctorWho #JohnHurt pic.twitter.com/Ae6xgQWAGL — Doctor Who Today (@DoctorWho_Today) January 28, 2017
Cannot believe news of passing of my old friend. Goodnight Sweet Prince #JohnHurt #amanforallseasons #alien #elephantman #midnightexpress pic.twitter.com/mQ1sAZBTpT — Cary Elwes (@Cary_Elwes) January 28, 2017