The "Elephant Man", "Kane" of Alien is dead

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27 Jan 2017, 8:50 pm

Decorated actor John Hurt dead at 77

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28 Jan 2017, 4:30 pm

A truly talented actor. He will be missed.

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28 Jan 2017, 6:18 pm

Hurt's death was like a famous monument just disappearing. I have seen John Hurt in over a dozen roles. He completely submerges his own persona in the role and plays the role in a masterful fashion. The man never ever turned in a substandard performance.

One by one, they vanish.

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28 Jan 2017, 6:26 pm

RIP John Hurt!

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