Popular Actor John Hurt Dies At 77 After Battling Cancer

A good man is good! Sir John Hurt, the two-time Oscar nominated star of the Elephant Man, has died at the age of 77, his agent confirmed this morning.

Tributes poured in from the world of showbiz with the director Mel Brooks hailing him as a 'truly magnificent talent'.

He first rose to fame in A Man For All Seasons in 1966 and clinched a BAFTA for best supporting actor, along with an Oscar nomination, for playing a drug addict in Midnight Express.

Hurt picked up yet another BAFTA just two years later in 1980 - this time as a leading actor in David Lynch's Elephant Man. May his soul rest in peace. Amen!