The versatile actor Sir John Hurt , who could move audiences to tears in “The Elephant Man,” terrified them in “Alien,” and spoofed that very same scene in “Spaceballs,” has died. He was 77. Twice nominated for an Oscar for playing the tortured John Merrick in David Lynch’s “The Elephant Man” and for his role as the heroin addict Max in “Midnight Express,” Hurt’s career spanned more than 50 years.