John Hurt: Career in pictures

Actor John Hurt in 2012 at the Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey. He died Friday at age 77.

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John Hurt, left, at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival in May 1978.

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Billy Bob Thornton, right, and John Hurt at the news conference for the movie “Jayne Mansfield’s Car” during the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012.

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