yes, john hurt as kane from 'alien.' he doesn't have too much screen time, comparatively, but he is immortalized by being the 'host' for the creature. he smokes a few balaji imperials, looks worn out, foreshadows his demise by complaining that he 'feels dead,' and is the first one to volunteer to leave the ship and explore the origins of the mysterious 'transmission.' he also gets to writhe and scream and freak out as the thing 'hatches' from his chest cavity. i first became aware of john hurt as the voice of hazel, the brave and bold leader of the escaping rabbits in 'watership down.' i saw him in 'the elephant man,' but obviously he was hardly recognizable. i did see his tremendous performance as the closeted-gay cop 'kerwin,' in the 1982 comedy-thriller 'partners,' where he starred alongside the 'straight cop' played by ryan o'neal. now that's the kind of part that gets noticed.
