William Hurt

Actor Mar 20 (died age 71) Washington, D.C., USA 1951–2022 (71 year career)

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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

Film

Avengers: Infinity War

Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross

Film

Avengers: Endgame

Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross

Film

Captain America: Civil War

Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross

Film

Into the Wild

Walt McCandless

Film

Black Widow

Secretary Ross

Film

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Prof. Hobby

Film

Dark City

Inspector Frank Bumstead

Film

A History of Violence

Richie Cusack

Filmography

Acting (124)

Movies (102)

The King's Daughter

as Pere La Chaise

Black Widow

as Secretary Ross

Disclosure

as Luis Molina (archive footage)

7.8

The Last Full Measure

2020

as Tulley

7.3

Avengers: Endgame

2019

as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross

8.2

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross

8.2

The Miracle Season

2018

as Ernie Found

7.2

Captain America: Civil War

2016

as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross

Race

as Jeremiah Mahoney

Men of Granite

Winter's Tale

as Isaac Penn

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

2014

as Julian Rigby

6.2

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

as Julian Rigby

Days and Nights

as Herb

The Host

as Jeb Stryder

The Challenger Disaster

as Richard Feynman

Fire in the Blood

as Self

Close Up

as Self (archive footage)

9.5

Maddened by His Absence

2012

as Jacques

5.9

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

2011

as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage)

Too Big to Fail

as Henry Paulson

Hellgate

as Warren Mills

Late Bloomers

as Adam

Robin Hood

as William Marshal

The Real Robin Hood

as Narrator (voice)

The River Why

as H2O

Endgame

as Professor Will Esterhuyse

5.8

The Countess

2009

as György Thurzó

5.9

The Yellow Handkerchief

2009

as Brett Hanson

6.2

The Incredible Hulk

2008

as General 'Thunderbolt' Ross

6.2

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman

as Self

Vantage Point

as President Ashton

Alexander Technique

as Self

Into the Wild

as Walt McCandless

Mr. Brooks

as Marshall

The Legend of Sasquatch

as John Davis

Noise

as Mayor Schneer

The Good Shepherd

as Philip Allen

Beautiful Ohio

as Simon Messerman

The King

as David

Too Commercial for Cannes

2006

as Self

8.5

A History of Violence

as Richie Cusack

Syriana

as Stan

Neverwas

as Dr. Peter Reed

Deconstructing 'The Village'

as Self

Hunt for Justice

as General Mortimer

The Village

as Edward Walker

The Blue Butterfly

as Alan Osborne

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

as Robert P. Hanssen

Changing Lanes

as Doyle's Sponsor

Tuck Everlasting

as Angus Tuck

Nearest to Heaven

as Matt

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

as Prof. Hobby

Rare Birds

as Dave

Varian's War

as Varian Fry

The Flamingo Rising

as Turner Knight

The Simian Line

as Edward

The Miracle Maker

as Jairus (voice)

Contaminated Man

as David R. Whitman

Sunshine

as Andor Knorr

Do Not Disturb

as Walter Richmond

The 4th Floor

as Greg Harrison

The Big Brass Ring

as William Blake Pellarin

4.2

The Big Chill: A Reunion

1999

as Self

4.5

Dark City

1998

as Inspector Frank Bumstead

7.3

Lost in Space

1998

as Prof. John Robinson

5.4

One True Thing

1998

as George Gulden

6.5

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

1998

as Self

The Proposition

1998

as Arthur Barret

6.1

Lost In Space Forever

1998

as Self (also archive footage)

6.8

Loved

1997

as K.D. Dietrickson

4.2

Elie Wiesel Goes Home

1997

as Narrator (voice)

Jane Eyre

as Rochester

Michael

as Frank Quinlan

A Couch in New York

as Henry Harriston

Secrets Shared with a Stranger

as The stranger

Smoke

as Paul Benjamin

Second Best

as Graham Holt

Trial by Jury

as Tommy Vesey

Mr. Wonderful

as Tom

The Plague

as Doctor Bernard Rieux

5.7

Until the End of the World

1991

as Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee

6.8

The Doctor

1991

as Jack

6.5

Rabbit Ears - The Boy Who Drew Cats

1991

as Narrator (voice)

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

1990

as Self

Alice

as Doug Tate

I Love You to Death

as Harlan James

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School

1990

as Steve Mills (voice)

The Accidental Tourist

as Macon Leary

A Time of Destiny

as Martin Larraneta

Broadcast News

as Tom Grunick

Children of a Lesser God

1986

as James Leeds

6.9

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985

as Luis Molina

7.0

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Oberon

Gorky Park

as Arkady Renko

The Big Chill

as Nick Carlton

All the Way Home

as Jay Follet

Body Heat

as Ned Racine

Eyewitness

as Daryll Deever

Altered States

as Professor Eddie Jessup

6.7

Verna: USO Girl

1978

as Walter

Dark City Director's Cut

Television (22)

Pantheon

2022

as Stephen Holstrom (voice)

8.1

Marvel Studios Assembled

as Self

Mythic Quest

as Peter Cromwell

Condor

as Bob Partridge

Goliath

as Donald Cooperman

Goliath

as Donald Cooperman

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands

2016

as Hrothgar

5.4

Humans

2015

as Dr. George Millican

Bonnie & Clyde

as Frank Hamer

Moby Dick

as Captain Ahab

Damages

as Daniel Purcell

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

as Renshaw

Frankenstein

as Professor Waldman

Frank Herbert's Dune

as Duke Leto Atreides

The King of Queens

as Dr. Taber

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

Kojak

as Jake

Great Performances

as Walter

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee/Presenter

5.9

The Oscars

1953

as Self

7.0

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Turner Knight

Golden Globe Awards

as Self