John Hurt

Amazing guitar playing

According to personal biography of his life John Hurt learn to love and appreciate music and guitar playing from William H Carson, a man infatuated with his teacher at the St. James School, located in Avalon, Mississippi. John Hurt stated, " I wasn't allowed to bother Mr. Carson's guitar. I would wait until he feel asleep at my house, then I would slip his guitar into my room and try to play. There I learned to play the guitar at the age of nine years old. After that, my mother bought me a ...

The brilliant, incomparable, and all round good geezer John Hurt speaks his mind in support for Amnesty International. Listen to this man.

Mississippi John Hurt on Rainbow Quest No. 36 with Pete Seeger, Hedy West, and Paul Cadwell

Mississippi John Hurt at Newport Folk Festival

Mississippi John Hurt playing Make Me a Pallet on the Floor.

John Hurt monologue (the proposition)

There are some places, you don't expect to see a face.

From the Elephant Man and Midnight Express, to Hellboy and Harry Potter, John Hurt has starred in more than 100 films, has been nominated for two Academy Awards and has won two Baftas and a Golden Globe. Now John is starring alongside Elijah Wood in The Oxford Murders and next month will be in the much anticipated blockbuster, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. John joins Sir David to talk about his current and future big projects.

Mississippi John Hurt playing Richland Woman Blues.