BREAKING NEWS: John Hurt Dies At 77

Veteran British Actor named John Hurt has reportedly died at the age of 77. This was confirmed by his agent, Charles McDonald on Saturday saying he died on Friday in London.

John Hurt reportedly died on Friday in London. He reportedly died peacefully at his home at age 77 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

 Some of his works includes the role he played as Mr. Ollivander in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone", he starred in the movie adaptation of George Orwell's novel "1984" and played the role of Kane in "Alien", who dies when the creature dramatically burst from his chest in one of the most memorable death scenes in movie history.

 Hurt was nominated twice for an Oscar, in the best supporting actor category for his performance in the 1978 film "Midnight Express" as Max, a British man imprisoned in Turkey, and for his starring role two years later in "Elephant Man" which is about a severely deformed man in 19th century London.

 He also received a BAFTA award for "Midnight Express" as well as Golden Globe in the best actor in a supporting role category.

 John Hurt was born on January 22, 1940 in Chesterfield Central England, and he is survived by his wife Anwen Rees Meyers and two sons, Alexander and Nicholas.

 Many of his fans would be really sad right now...