William Hurt

Deceased · Born: Mar 20, 1950 · Died: Mar 13, 2022

Personal Details

Born Mar 20, 1950 Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Spouse

Heidi Henderson
( Mar 5, 1989 to Aug 1, 1993 )
Mary Beth Hurt
( Dec 2, 1971 to Dec 9, 1982 )

Parents

Claire Isabel Hurt (McGill)
Alfred McChord Hurt

Biography

William Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American stage, film and television actor, trained at the Juilliard School, Manhattan, New York, USA. For his leading role in the feature film "Kiss of the Spider Woman", he received an Academy Award in 1986, followed by 3 more nominations for roles in the movies "Children of a Lesser God", "Broadcast News", and "A History of Violence".

Career

acting

2022

The King's Daughter

The King's Daughter as Pere La Chaise

2021

Black Widow as Secretary Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross

Mythic Quest as Peter Cromwell

2020

The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure as Tulley

2018

Trial of Midnight Rider: Railroaded in the Deep South

Trial of Midnight Rider: Railroaded in the Deep South as Gregg Allman

The Miracle Season

The Miracle Season as Ernie Found

Condor as Bob Partridge

2016

Race as Jeremiah Mahoney

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands as Hrothgar

Goliath as Donald Cooperman

2015

Humans as Dr. George Millican

2014

Winter's Tale as Isaac Penn

Days and Nights

Days and Nights as Herb

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them as Julian Rigby

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her as Julian Rigby

2013

The Challenger Disaster

The Challenger Disaster as Richard Feynman

The Host as Jeb Stryder

Bonnie & Clyde as Frank Hamer

2011

Hellgate as Warren Mills

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage)

Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail as Henry Paulson

Late Bloomers as Adam

Moby Dick as Captain Ahab

2010

The River Why as H2O

The Real Robin Hood

The Real Robin Hood as Narrator

Robin Hood as William Marshal

2009

The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief as Brett Hanson

The Countess as György Thurzó

Endgame as Professor Will Esterhuyse

Damages as Daniel Purcell

2008

Vantage Point as President Ashton

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross

2007

Mr. Brooks as Marshall

Noise as Mayor Schneer

Into the Wild as Walt McCandless

The Legend of Sasquatch

The Legend of Sasquatch

2006

The King as David

Beautiful Ohio as Simon Messerman

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd as Philip Allen

2005

Hunt for Justice

Hunt for Justice as General Mortimer

A History of Violence

A History of Violence as Richie Cusack

Syriana as Stan

Neverwas as Dr. Peter Reed

2004

The Blue Butterfly

The Blue Butterfly as Alan Osborne

The Village as Edward Walker

Frankenstein as Professor Waldman

2002

Changing Lanes as Doyle's Sponsor

Tuck Everlasting

Tuck Everlasting as Angus Tuck

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story as Robert P. Hanssen

2001

Varian's War: The Forgotten Hero

Varian's War: The Forgotten Hero as Varian Fry

The Simian Line

The Simian Line as Edward

Rare Birds as Dave

The Flamingo Rising

The Flamingo Rising as Turner Knight

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence as Prof. Hobby

The King of Queens

The King of Queens as Dr. Taber

2000

Contaminated Man

Contaminated Man as David R. Whitman

The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker as Jairus

Dune as Duke Leto Atreides

1999

The 4th Floor as Greg Harrison

Sunshine as Andor Knorr

Do Not Disturb as Walter Richmond

The Big Brass Ring

The Big Brass Ring as William Blake Pellarin

1998

Dark City as Inspector Frank Bumstead

One True Thing as George Gulden

Lost in Space as Prof. John Robinson

The Proposition

The Proposition as Arthur Barret

1997

Loved as K.D. Dietrickson

1996

Michael as Frank Quinlan

Jane Eyre as Rochester

A Couch in New York

A Couch in New York as Henry Harriston

1995

Smoke as Paul Benjamin

1994

Second Best as Graham Holt

Trial by Jury as Tommy Vesey

1993

Mr. Wonderful as Tom

1992

The Plague as Doctor Bernard Rieux

1991

The Doctor as Jack

Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World as Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee

1990

Alice as Doug Tate

I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death as Harlan James

1988

The Accidental Tourist

The Accidental Tourist as Macon Leary

A Time of Destiny

A Time of Destiny as Martin Larraneta

1987

Broadcast News as Tom Grunick

1986

Children of a Lesser God

Children of a Lesser God as James Leeds

1985

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman as Luis Molina

1983

Gorky Park as Arkady Renko

The Big Chill as Nick Carlton

1981

Body Heat as Ned Racine

Eyewitness as Daryll Deever

All the Way Home

All the Way Home as Jay Follet

1980

Altered States as Professor Eddie Jessup

1978

Great Performances

Great Performances as Walter

appearances

2020

2013

Fire in the Blood

Fire in the Blood

2010

2008

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

2005

Deconstructing 'the Village'

Deconstructing 'the Village'

1999

The Big Chill: A Reunion

The Big Chill: A Reunion

1998

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

Lost in Space Forever

Lost in Space Forever