John Hurt, Oscar-Nominated Star of 'The Elephant Man,' Dies at 77

John Hurt, the wiry English actor who played a drug addict in “Midnight Express,” Kane in “Alien,” the title character in “The Elephant Man,” and Winston Smith in “1984” has died, his publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 77. Hurt had disclosed in 2015 that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Mel Brooks, executive...