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Mr. Hurt in "Krapp's Last Tape" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Harvey Theater in 2011.
Richard Perry/The New York Times; thumbnail, Steve Parsons, 2015
John Hurt
Died on January 25, 2017 at age 77
A British character actor who vanished inside dozens of roles, Mr. Hurt was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of the title role in the 1980 film “The Elephant Man.”
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.