John Hurt was 70 in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy when he played the character 'Control'.
That was over 13 years ago in 2011.
In 2017 he died aged 77, starring in 192 films in his career, 34 of those after Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was first released. If he were alive today he would be 84.
In Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, I think John Hurt looks: