{"id":102697,"date":"2017-01-30T00:34:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T05:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=102697"},"modified":"2017-01-30T00:34:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T05:34:45","slug":"veteran-actor-john-hurt-the-voice-of-aragorn-in-animated-lotr-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2017\/01\/30\/102697-veteran-actor-john-hurt-the-voice-of-aragorn-in-animated-lotr-has-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran actor John Hurt, the voice of Aragorn in animated LOTR, has died"},"content":{"rendered":"

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John Hurt, famous for a number of roles but unforgettable as the voice of Aragorn in Ralph Bakshi’s “The Lord of the Rings,” has died. He was 77.<\/p>\n

For many who love Tolkien’s works, the animated LOTR was the serious animated treatment of the masterpiece of J.R.R. Tolkien that was also frustrating because it was meant to have a sequel and was never properly finished. Hurt played Strider turned Aragorn as perhaps the most recognizable voice in the cast. Director Ralph Bakshi was left telling only part of the story but Hurt’s Aragorn, was majestic and powerful.<\/p>\n

Hurt shines in the voice role, playing a confident Aragorn, that before the live action LOTR films were announced, was for a generation, the embodiment of the hero who would return as King.<\/p>\n