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