Must admit my first reaction to hearing the news was "Wait, John Hurt was alive?" as for some reason I was sure he died a couple of years ago. I rewatched Alien only last week and clearly recall thinking what a shame it was that John was no longer with us, as he was awesome. Odd!
Brilliant Actor. So many wonderful roles, difficult to pin down a favourite. First time I saw him was in 10 Rillington place. He was the bright spot in Spaceballs (Mel Brooks' worst film). Let's not forget The Elephant Man as well. Oh, and Caligula in I, Claudius (I could go on)
A close friend Lt Ellen Ripley said "We had just sat down and were eating dinner when John complained of some slight abdominal discomfort. This appeared to get worse and there were some 'digestive issues' shall we say. Meanwhile my cat Jonesy has ran off and I have to go looking for him with a torch"
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