Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sigourney Weaver became a horror icon with her performance in Alien. (20th Century Studios/Brandywine Productions/Alamy) But back ...

Aside from being the fact that he's a tremendously talented actor, John Hurt will forever be remembered by Alien fans as the poor sod that had an Alien burst through his chest in a fountain of crimson ...