[PAR] [TLE] War Doctor [SEP] The War Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme "Doctor Who".  He was portrayed by the English actor John Hurt.  Although he precedes Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor in the show's fictional chronology, his first onscreen appearance came eight years after Eccleston's; the War Doctor was retroactively created by showrunner Steven Moffat for productions celebrating the show's 50th anniversary. [PAR] [TLE] John Hurt [SEP] Sir John Vincent Hurt, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose screen and stage career spanned more than 50 years.  Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors; director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in the world".
[PAR] [TLE] War Doctor [ SEP ] The War Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme " Doctor Who " . He was portrayed by the English actor John Hurt . Although he precedes Christopher Eccleston 's Ninth Doctor in the show 's fictional chronology , his first onscreen appearance came eight years after Eccleston 's ; the War Doctor was retroactively created by showrunner Steven Moffat for productions celebrating the show 's 50th anniversary . [PAR] [TLE] John Hurt [ SEP ] Sir John Vincent Hurt , { ' 1 ' : " , ' 2 ' : " , ' 3 ' : " , ' 4 ' : " } ( 22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017 ) was an English actor whose screen and stage career spanned more than 50 years . Hurt was regarded as one of Britain 's finest actors ; director David Lynch described him as " simply the greatest actor in the world " .
When was the actor who played the War Doctor born?
When was the actor who played the War Doctor born ?
22 January 1940
22 January 1940