William Hurt

William Hurt

Known for
Acting
Born
March 20, 1950
Died
March 13, 2022 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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

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Filmography

2022
The King's Daughter poster

The King's Daughter

Movie · as Pere La Chaise

2022
Pantheon poster

Pantheon

TV · as Stephen Holstrom (voice) · 8 eps

2021
Black Widow poster

Black Widow

Movie · as Secretary Ross

2021
Marvel Studios Assembled poster

Marvel Studios Assembled

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Disclosure poster

Disclosure

Movie · as Luis Molina (archive footage)

2020
The Last Full Measure poster

The Last Full Measure

Movie · as Tulley

2020
Mythic Quest poster

Mythic Quest

TV · as Peter Cromwell · 1 ep

2019
Avengers: Endgame poster

Avengers: Endgame

Movie · as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross

2018
The Miracle Season poster

The Miracle Season

Movie · as Ernie Found

2018
Avengers: Infinity War poster

Avengers: Infinity War

Movie · as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross

2018
Condor poster

Condor

TV · as Bob Partridge · 10 eps

2016
Race poster

Race

Movie · as Jeremiah Mahoney

2016
Captain America: Civil War poster

Captain America: Civil War

Movie · as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross

2016
Goliath poster

Goliath

TV · as Donald Cooperman · 14 eps

2016
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands poster

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands

TV · as Hrothgar · 5 eps

2015
Men of Granite

Men of Granite

Movie

2015
Humans poster

Humans

TV · as Dr. George Millican · 8 eps

2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them poster

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

Movie · as Julian Rigby

2014
Winter's Tale poster

Winter's Tale

Movie · as Isaac Penn

2014
Days and Nights poster

Days and Nights

Movie · as Herb

2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her poster

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

Movie · as Julian Rigby

2013
The Host poster

The Host

Movie · as Jeb Stryder

2013
Fire in the Blood poster

Fire in the Blood

Movie · as Self

2013
The Challenger Disaster poster

The Challenger Disaster

Movie · as Richard Feynman

2013
Bonnie & Clyde poster

Bonnie & Clyde

TV · as Frank Hamer · 2 eps

2012
Close Up poster

Close Up

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2012
Maddened by His Absence poster

Maddened by His Absence

Movie · as Jacques

2011
Too Big to Fail poster

Too Big to Fail

Movie · as Henry Paulson

2011
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant poster

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

Movie · as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage)

2011
Late Bloomers poster

Late Bloomers

Movie · as Adam

2011
Hellgate poster

Hellgate

Movie · as Warren Mills

2011
Moby Dick poster

Moby Dick

TV · as Captain Ahab · 4 eps

2010
Robin Hood poster

Robin Hood

Movie · as William Marshal

2010
The River Why poster

The River Why

Movie · as H2O

2010
The Real Robin Hood poster

The Real Robin Hood

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2009
The Yellow Handkerchief poster

The Yellow Handkerchief

Movie · as Brett Hanson

2009
The Countess poster

The Countess

Movie · as György Thurzó

2009
Endgame poster

Endgame

Movie · as Professor Will Esterhuyse

2008
The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk

Movie · as General 'Thunderbolt' Ross

2008
Vantage Point poster

Vantage Point

Movie · as President Ashton

2008
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman poster

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

Movie · as Self

2008
Alexander Technique

Alexander Technique

Movie · as Self

2008
The Making of 'The Incredible Hulk' poster

The Making of 'The Incredible Hulk'

Movie · as Self

2007
Mr. Brooks poster

Mr. Brooks

Movie · as Marshall

2007
Into the Wild poster

Into the Wild

Movie · as Walt McCandless

2007
Noise poster

Noise

Movie · as Mayor Schneer

2007
The Legend of Sasquatch poster

The Legend of Sasquatch

Movie · as John Davis

2007
Damages poster

Damages

TV · as Daniel Purcell · 13 eps

2006
The Good Shepherd poster

The Good Shepherd

Movie · as Philip Allen

2006
The King poster

The King

Movie · as Pastor David Sandow

2006
Beautiful Ohio poster

Beautiful Ohio

Movie · as Simon Messerman

2006
Too Commercial for Cannes poster

Too Commercial for Cannes

Movie · as Self

2006
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King poster

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

TV · as Jason Renshaw · 1 ep

2005
A History of Violence poster

A History of Violence

Movie · as Richie Cusack

2005
Syriana poster

Syriana

Movie · as Stan

2005
Neverwas poster

Neverwas

Movie · as Dr. Peter Reed

2005
Hunt for Justice poster

Hunt for Justice

Movie · as General Mortimer

2005
Deconstructing 'The Village' poster

Deconstructing 'The Village'

Movie · as Self

2004
The Village poster

The Village

Movie · as Edward Walker

2004
The Blue Butterfly poster

The Blue Butterfly

Movie · as Alan Osborne

2004
Frankenstein poster

Frankenstein

TV · as Professor Waldman · 2 eps

2002
Changing Lanes poster

Changing Lanes

Movie · as Doyle's Sponsor

2002
Tuck Everlasting poster

Tuck Everlasting

Movie · as Angus Tuck

2002
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story poster

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

Movie · as Robert P. Hanssen

2002
Nearest to Heaven poster

Nearest to Heaven

Movie · as Matt

2002
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story poster

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

TV · as Robert P. Hanssen · 2 eps

2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence poster

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Movie · as Professor Hobby

2001
Varian's War poster

Varian's War

Movie · as Varian Fry

2001
Rare Birds poster

Rare Birds

Movie · as Dave

2001
The Simian Line poster

The Simian Line

Movie · as Edward

2001
The Flamingo Rising poster

The Flamingo Rising

Movie · as Turner Knight

2000
The Miracle Maker poster

The Miracle Maker

Movie · as Jairus (voice)

2000
Contaminated Man poster

Contaminated Man

Movie · as David R. Whitman

2000
Frank Herbert's Dune poster

Frank Herbert's Dune

TV · as Duke Leto Atreides · 3 eps

1999
Do Not Disturb poster

Do Not Disturb

Movie · as Walter Richmond

1999
The Big Brass Ring poster

The Big Brass Ring

Movie · as William Blake Pellarin

1999
Sunshine poster

Sunshine

Movie · as Andor Knorr

1999
The 4th Floor poster

The 4th Floor

Movie · as Greg Harrison

1999
The Big Chill: A Reunion poster

The Big Chill: A Reunion

Movie · as Self

1998
Lost in Space poster

Lost in Space

Movie · as Prof. John Robinson

1998
Dark City poster

Dark City

Movie · as Inspector Frank Bumstead

1998
One True Thing poster

One True Thing

Movie · as George Gulden

1998
Lost in Space Forever poster

Lost in Space Forever

Movie · as Self (also archive footage)

1998
The Proposition poster

The Proposition

Movie · as Arthur Barret

1998
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman poster

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

Movie · as Self

1998
The King of Queens poster

The King of Queens

TV · as Dr. Taber · 1 ep

1997
Loved poster

Loved

Movie · as K.D. Dietrickson

1997
Elie Wiesel Goes Home poster

Elie Wiesel Goes Home

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1996
Michael poster

Michael

Movie · as Frank Quinlan

1996
Jane Eyre poster

Jane Eyre

Movie · as Rochester

1996
A Couch in New York poster

A Couch in New York

Movie · as Henry Harriston

1996
Secrets Shared with a Stranger poster

Secrets Shared with a Stranger

Movie · as The stranger

1995
Smoke poster

Smoke

Movie · as Paul Benjamin

1994
Trial by Jury poster

Trial by Jury

Movie · as Tommy Vesey

1994
Second Best poster

Second Best

Movie · as Graham Holt

1993
Mr. Wonderful poster

Mr. Wonderful

Movie · as Tom

1992
The Plague poster

The Plague

Movie · as Doctor Bernard Rieux

1991
Until the End of the World poster

Until the End of the World

Movie · as Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee

1991
The Doctor poster

The Doctor

Movie · as Jack

1991
Rabbit Ears - The Boy Who Drew Cats

Rabbit Ears - The Boy Who Drew Cats

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1990
I Love You to Death poster

I Love You to Death

Movie · as Harlan James

1990
Alice poster

Alice

Movie · as Doug Tate

1990
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School poster

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School

Movie · as Steve Mills (voice)

1990
Wim Wenders in Tokyo poster

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

Movie · as Self

1988
The Accidental Tourist poster

The Accidental Tourist

Movie · as Macon Leary

1988
A Time of Destiny poster

A Time of Destiny

Movie · as Martin Larraneta

1987
Broadcast News poster

Broadcast News

Movie · as Tom Grunick

1986
Children of a Lesser God poster

Children of a Lesser God

Movie · as James Leeds

1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman poster

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Movie · as Luis Molina

1985
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · as Oberon

1983
Gorky Park poster

Gorky Park

Movie · as Arkady Renko

1983
The Big Chill poster

The Big Chill

Movie · as Nick Carlton

1981
Eyewitness poster

Eyewitness

Movie · as Daryll Deever

1981
Body Heat poster

Body Heat

Movie · as Ned Racine

1981
All the Way Home poster

All the Way Home

Movie · as Jay Follet

1980
Altered States poster

Altered States

Movie · as Professor Eddie Jessup

1978
Verna: USO Girl poster

Verna: USO Girl

Movie · as Walter

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Jake · 2 eps

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Walter · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Turner Knight · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self · 3 eps