The Elephant Man

Christopher Tucker obituary

Makeup artist who created John Hurt’s prosthetics for The Elephant Man and Michael Crawford’s mask in The Phantom of the Opera

Anthony Hayward

30, Dec, 2022 @3:40 PM

Anthony Hopkins’ 20 best film performances – ranked!

Anthony Hopkins has been nominated for a Bafta and an Oscar for his role in The Father. But how does it compare with his performances as Hannibal Lecter, CS Lewis, Odin and an ageing Zorro?

Anne Billson

08, Apr, 2021 @1:01 PM

The Elephant Man review – David Lynch's tragic tale of compassion

Four decades on, John Hurt’s performance gives this biopic a poignancy that marks it apart from the rest of director’s work

Peter Bradshaw

12, Mar, 2020 @11:00 AM

Freddie Jones, film actor and Emmerdale's Sandy Thomas, dies age 91

Much-loved performer and father of Toby Jones was stalwart of British TV as well as a regular in David Lynch films

Andrew Pulver

10, Jul, 2019 @2:55 PM

Room to Dream review – a remarkable insight into David Lynch

This hybrid biography cuts between essays from Kristine McKenna and reflections from the great auteur

PD Smith

21, Jul, 2018 @9:00 AM

Amy Schumer and Hollywood’s ‘inner-beauty’ problem

The comic’s new film I Feel Pretty follows the likes of Shallow Hal and Never Been Kissed in its ugly definitions of physical attraction

Steve Rose

08, May, 2018 @9:00 AM

John Hurt remembered at Oscars ceremony

The late actor, star of Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Elephant Man, was honoured by the Academy in their annual In Memoriam montage

Andrew Pulver

27, Feb, 2017 @4:22 AM

John Hurt, widely admired stage and screen actor, dies aged 77

Distinctive-voiced actor was Oscar nominated for Midnight Express and the Elephant Man, as well as being the victim of the notorious ‘chestburster’ in Alien

Andrew Pulver

28, Jan, 2017 @12:33 PM

Peter Bradshaw on John Hurt: 'A virtual folk memory of wisdom and style'

In his staggeringly productive screen career, Hurt’s performances brought depth and texture to everything he was in, from science fiction to Roman epic

Peter Bradshaw

28, Jan, 2017 @11:14 AM

John Hurt: 10 key performances from Alien to Doctor Who

John Hurt, who died on Friday, was a brilliant and versatile actor who made memorable film appearances over five decades. Here we look at ten of the best

Andrew Pulver

28, Jan, 2017 @10:06 AM