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Incredibly versatile, Yet often had that same voice / accent


He was a truly wonderful actor, yet for a guy who is knkwn for a huge range, it's odd that there is a definite 'John Hurt' voice.

Like Sean Connery in all his movies.

Not insulting the guy, just unusual I think.

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Younger actors like Gary Oldman, Daniel Day Lewis and Johnny Depp were afforded the opportunity to play vastly different roles, but "versatility" wasn't a thing back when Hurt started to happen in movies. You had your screen persona and that was that (think Bogey, Stewart, Monroe). Hurt did very well within his given parameters: to compare him to Sean Connery is a joke.

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