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Hurt always stayed busy, working more than six decades in television, movies and voice work in England and the United States.
“I’m very much of the opinion that to work is better than not to work,” he said, according to his IMDb bio.
Actor Kiefer Sutherland tweeted: “My deepest sympathies to John Hurt’s family, friends and fans. He was a dear friend.”
Actor Elijah Wood tweeted: “Very sad to hear of John Hurt’s passing. It was such an honor to have watched you work, sir.”
Hurt was born in Shirebrook, a coal mining village in Derbyshire, England, the son of an an engineer and one-time actress and an Anglican clergyman and mathematician, IMDb said.
His first film role came in the “Angry young man” drama “Young and Willing” in 1962 and his first major role in “A Man for All Seasons” in 1966, IMDb said.
Hurt appeared in the first two Harry Potter movies, playing wand maker Garrick Ollivander, and did voice work and narration in movies like “Watership Down,” “The Plague Dogs,” and “Thumbelina.”
Hurt was married four times and was married to Anwen Rees-Myers when he died.
Hurt was an alcoholic for years but said he quit drinking in 2005, according to IMDb.