Mine is Winston Smith.

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greeny-12 — 17 years ago(March 26, 2009 12:27 AM)

Caligula.
The dance. Omg, the Dance!

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pizza_cheese — 16 years ago(July 21, 2009 03:04 AM)

Quentin Crisp for now.

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elijahhicks39 — 16 years ago(October 19, 2009 01:25 PM)

Marquess of Montrose in "Rob Roy" and Hazel in "Watership Down".

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victoria-everglot — 16 years ago(November 10, 2009 03:47 PM)

Caligula
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Edward_de_Vere — 16 years ago(January 04, 2010 08:27 AM)

One of his best performances was as Max in MIDNIGHT EXPRESS.

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theninthgate — 16 years ago(January 05, 2010 07:48 AM)

Giles D'eath in "Love and Death on Long Island."

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Edward_de_Vere — 16 years ago(January 11, 2010 09:08 AM)

Giles D'eath in "Love and Death on Long Island."
That's also one of his best performances, especially how he makes an otherwise pathetic character (a celebrity stalker, basically) completely sympathetic and likeable.

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MrsAlSwearengen — 16 years ago(January 11, 2010 10:12 AM)

I loved Giles D'eath, too - one of the most interesting characters I've ever seen on film. John Hurt did a beautiful job of creating him.
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theninthgate — 16 years ago(January 11, 2010 01:29 PM)

He is fantastic, isn't he? I was so looking forward to "No One Gets Off In This Town," in which Richard Kwietniowski was supposed to work with John Hurt again (the rest of the cast planned sounds fabulous, too). Alas, that project will probably die a development-hell death, because, apparently, Kwietniowski is not working on this film anymore, and the producers are incapable of financing it.

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hachmom-1 — 16 years ago(February 12, 2010 10:03 AM)

1 John Merrick
2 Caligula
3 Quentin Crisp
4 The Fool in Olivier's Lear
5 Winston Smith
and just for kicks and giggles i love his cameo in History of the World
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theninthgate — 16 years ago(March 07, 2010 08:09 AM)

And an update on "No One Gets Off In This Town": dead as a movie project, but the producers claim it will be rewritten for a two parter TV project. I have no idea whether John Hurt is still attached, though.

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Mr_Beale — 16 years ago(February 12, 2010 08:48 PM)

John Merrick
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Frumious_Bandersnatch_46 — 16 years ago(March 01, 2010 01:59 PM)

I'll have to agree with
JHOverkill
and say "Too many to pick from and so very many of them excellent performances."

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naillon-2 — 16 years ago(March 05, 2010 03:01 AM)

I agree - he's sheer brilliance, and I've never seen him give a bad performance, an indifferent one, or an awkward one. He's always the best.
Among my favorites are:
Max (Midnight Express)
John (really Joseph) Merrick (The Elephant Man)
Richard Rich (A Man for all Seasons)
Marquis of Montrose (Rob Roy)

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juglettee — 16 years ago(March 14, 2010 03:20 PM)

I liked Winston the best. He looked like a working drudge in that movie.
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am_buglet_82 — 15 years ago(August 11, 2010 12:54 AM)

"The Elephant Man" is my favorite John Hurt movie, followed closely by "The Naked Civil Servant".
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chinesemonk12 — 15 years ago(November 25, 2010 02:51 AM)

I don't know how you've guys left out Braddock in "The Hit".
He is such a cold and interesting killer.

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SGJan81 — 14 years ago(July 19, 2011 02:28 PM)

I just re-watched "10 Rillington Place". He deserved an Oscar for his portrayal of the pitiful "Evans".
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