British actor John Hurt (77) deceased

london - British actor John Hurt, best known for roles in the Harry Potter film series and The Elephant Man, is deceased at the age of 77. That report different British media.

The Hurt career spanned more than sixty years. In 2014 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth. Twice he received an Oscar nomination: for the film Midnight Express 1978 and The Elephant Man from 1980.

Hurt learned in 2015 that he had cancer, but said to be of the disease cured.

In 2016, he played alongside Natalie Portman in the film nominated for an Oscar Jackie, the US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.