It was nominated for eight Oscars (and was unlucky not to win Best Actor for John Hurt, who richly deserved ... fart jokes in cinema go on to make The Elephant Man?” The choice of director ...

John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940) is an English actor, known for his leading roles as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Braddock in The Hit ...