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