William Hurt
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1950-03-20
- Died
- 2022-03-13
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Also known as
- William McChord Hurt · William M. Hurt · Bill Hurt
Biography
William McChord 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".
Known For
TV Shows (21)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
The King of Queens
1998
as Dr. Taber
Great Performances
1971
as Walter
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Presenter / Self - Presenter
Damages
2007
as Daniel Purcell
Goliath
2016
as Donald Cooperman
Kojak
1973
as Jake
Pantheon
2022
as Stephen Holstrom (voice)
Mythic Quest
2020
as Peter Cromwell
Humans
2015
as Dr. George Millican
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Condor
2018
as Bob Partridge
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Self
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
2016
as Hrothgar
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
2006
as Renshaw
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Turner Knight
Frank Herbert's Dune
2000
as Duke Leto Atreides
Bonnie & Clyde
2013
as Frank Hamer
Frankenstein
2004
as Professor Waldman
Moby Dick
2011
as Captain Ahab
Movies (102)
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
Captain America: Civil War
2016
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
The Incredible Hulk
2008
as General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
Black Widow
2021
as Secretary Ross
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
as Prof. Hobby
Dark City
1998
as Inspector Frank Bumstead
Into the Wild
2007
as Walt McCandless
Robin Hood
2010
as William Marshal
Vantage Point
2008
as President Ashton
A History of Violence
2005
as Richie Cusack
Body Heat
1981
as Ned Racine
The Host
2013
as Jeb Stryder
The King's Daughter
2022
as Pere La Chaise
Disclosure
2020
as Luis Molina (archive footage)
The Village
2004
as Edward Walker
Syriana
2005
as Stan
Race
2016
as Jeremiah Mahoney
Sunshine
1999
as Andor Knorr
Michael
1996
as Frank Quinlan
Lost in Space
1998
as Prof. John Robinson
The Good Shepherd
2006
as Philip Allen
Gorky Park
1983
as Arkady Renko
Broadcast News
1987
as Tom Grunick
Changing Lanes
2002
as Doyle's Sponsor
Winter's Tale
2014
as Isaac Penn
Mr. Brooks
2007
as Marshall
Jane Eyre
1996
as Rochester
Endgame
2009
as Professor Will Esterhuyse
The King
2006
as Pastor David Sandow
The Big Chill
1983
as Nick Carlton
Altered States
1980
as Professor Eddie Jessup
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
2011
as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage)
Mr. Wonderful
1993
as Tom
Loved
1997
as K.D. Dietrickson
Smoke
1995
as Paul Benjamin
The Plague
1992
as Doctor Bernard Rieux
The Doctor
1991
as Jack
Tuck Everlasting
2002
as Angus Tuck
Until the End of the World
1991
as Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Henry Paulson
The Last Full Measure
2020
as Tulley
I Love You to Death
1990
as Harlan James
Children of a Lesser God
1986
as James Leeds
Alice
1990
as Doug Tate
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985
as Luis Molina
The Yellow Handkerchief
2009
as Brett Hanson
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014
as Julian Rigby
The Proposition
1998
as Arthur Barret
The Miracle Season
2018
as Ernie Found
Eyewitness
1981
as Daryll Deever
The Countess
2009
as György Thurzó
The Miracle Maker
2000
as Jairus (voice)
Neverwas
2005
as Dr. Peter Reed
The River Why
2010
as H2O
The Accidental Tourist
1988
as Macon Leary
One True Thing
1998
as George Gulden
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2014
as Julian Rigby
Beautiful Ohio
2006
as Simon Messerman
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Sasquatch
2007
as John Davis
A Couch in New York
1996
as Henry Harriston
Men of Granite
2015
The Challenger Disaster
2013
as Richard Feynman
The 4th Floor
1999
as Greg Harrison
Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005
as Self
The Big Chill: A Reunion
1999
as Self
A Time of Destiny
1988
as Martin Larraneta
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
1998
as Self
Trial by Jury
1994
as Tommy Vesey
Hellgate
2011
as Warren Mills
Noise
2007
as Mayor Schneer
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002
as Robert P. Hanssen
Varian's War
2001
as Varian Fry
The Real Robin Hood
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Second Best
1994
as Graham Holt
Contaminated Man
2000
as David R. Whitman
The Simian Line
2001
as Edward
Nearest to Heaven
2002
as Matt
Lost In Space Forever
1998
as Self (also archive footage)
Maddened by His Absence
2012
as Jacques
Days and Nights
2014
as Herb
Late Bloomers
2011
as Adam
The Blue Butterfly
2004
as Alan Osborne
All the Way Home
1981
as Jay Follet
Rare Birds
2001
as Dave
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990
as Self
Secrets Shared with a Stranger
1996
as The stranger
The Big Brass Ring
1999
as William Blake Pellarin
Fire in the Blood
2013
as Self
The Flamingo Rising
2001
as Turner Knight
Hunt for Justice
2005
as General Mortimer
Do Not Disturb
1999
as Walter Richmond
Verna: USO Girl
1978
as Walter
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1985
as Oberon
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
1990
as Steve Mills (voice)
Elie Wiesel Goes Home
1997
as Narrator (voice)
Too Commercial for Cannes
2006
as Self
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008
as Self
The Making of 'the Incredible Hulk'
2008
as Self
Alexander Technique
2008
as Self
Rabbit Ears - The Boy Who Drew Cats
1991
as Narrator (voice)
About William Hurt
William McChord 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". With 123 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, William Hurt has appeared in 102 films and 21 TV shows.
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- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) — as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
- Captain America: Civil War (2016) — as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
- The Incredible Hulk (2008) — as General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
- Black Widow (2021) — as Secretary Ross
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