This one really burns me.

It is with great regret that I report the passing of actor John Hurt, aged 77.

Hurt was in many film that were favourites of mine, including Alien and the Elephant Man, not to mention the role of Olivander in the Harry Potter series.

Most recently he played one of the Doctor’s non-Doctor incarnations in the TV series Doctor Who, my favourite TV show of all time.

The To Watch Pile would like to pass on their condolences to his family. Cinema lost a great one today.