William Hurt
Known for acting · Born 20 March 1950 · Died 13 March 2022 · aged 71 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
124 credits
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
Into the Wild
2007
Dark City
1998
The Incredible Hulk
2008
Lost in Space
1998
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
Robin Hood
2010
The Village
2004
Altered States
1980
The Host
2013
A History of Violence
2005
Body Heat
1981
Michael
1996
Acting (124)
2022The King's DaughterPere La ChaiseFilm
2022PantheonStephen Holstrom (voice) · 8 episodesSeries
2021Black WidowSecretary RossFilm
2021Marvel Studios AssembledSelfSeries
2020The Last Full MeasureTulleyFilm
2020Mythic QuestPeter CromwellSeries
2020DisclosureLuis Molina (archive footage)Film
2019Avengers: EndgameSecretary of State Thaddeus RossFilm
2018Avengers: Infinity WarSecretary of State Thaddeus RossFilm
2018The Miracle SeasonErnie FoundFilm
2018CondorBob Partridge · 10 episodesSeries
2016Captain America: Civil WarSecretary of State Thaddeus RossFilm
2016RaceJeremiah MahoneyFilm
2016GoliathDonald Cooperman · 14 episodesSeries
2016Beowulf: Return to the ShieldlandsHrothgar · 5 episodesSeries
2015HumansDr. George Millican · 8 episodesSeries
2015Men of GraniteFilm
2014Winter's TaleIsaac PennFilm
2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: ThemJulian RigbyFilm
2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: HerJulian RigbyFilm
2014Days and NightsHerbFilm
2013The HostJeb StryderFilm
2013Bonnie & ClydeFrank Hamer · 2 episodesSeries
2013The Challenger DisasterRichard FeynmanFilm
2013Fire in the BloodSelfFilm
2012Maddened by His AbsenceJacquesFilm
2012Close UpSelf (archive footage)Film
2011Marvel One-Shot: The ConsultantThaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage)Film
2011Too Big to FailHenry PaulsonFilm
2011Moby DickCaptain Ahab · 4 episodesSeries
2011HellgateWarren MillsFilm
2011Late BloomersAdamFilm
2010Robin HoodWilliam MarshalFilm
2010The River WhyH2OFilm
2010The Real Robin HoodNarrator (voice)Film
2009The CountessGyörgy ThurzóFilm
2009The Yellow HandkerchiefBrett HansonFilm
2009EndgameProfessor Will EsterhuyseFilm
2008The Incredible HulkGeneral 'Thunderbolt' RossFilm
2008Vantage PointPresident AshtonFilm
2008Alexander TechniqueSelfFilm
2008Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider WomanSelfFilm
2008The Making of 'The Incredible Hulk'SelfFilm
2007Into the WildWalt McCandlessFilm
2007Mr. BrooksMarshallFilm
2007DamagesDaniel Purcell · 13 episodesSeries
2007NoiseMayor SchneerFilm
2007The Legend of SasquatchJohn DavisFilm
2006The Good ShepherdPhilip AllenFilm
2006Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen KingJason RenshawSeries
2006The KingPastor David SandowFilm
2006Beautiful OhioSimon MessermanFilm
2006Too Commercial for CannesSelfFilm
2005A History of ViolenceRichie CusackFilm
2005SyrianaStanFilm
2005NeverwasDr. Peter ReedFilm
2005Hunt for JusticeGeneral MortimerFilm
2005Deconstructing 'The Village'SelfFilm
2004The VillageEdward WalkerFilm
2004FrankensteinProfessor Waldman · 2 episodesSeries
2004The Blue ButterflyAlan OsborneFilm
2002Changing LanesDoyle's SponsorFilm
2002Tuck EverlastingAngus TuckFilm
2002Nearest to HeavenMattFilm
2002Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen StoryRobert P. HanssenFilm
2002Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen StoryRobert P. Hanssen · 2 episodesSeries
2001A.I. Artificial IntelligenceProfessor HobbyFilm
2001Rare BirdsDaveFilm
2001Varian's WarVarian FryFilm
2001The Simian LineEdwardFilm
2001The Flamingo RisingTurner KnightFilm
2000Frank Herbert's DuneDuke Leto Atreides · 3 episodesSeries
2000The Miracle MakerJairus (voice)Film
2000Contaminated ManDavid R. WhitmanFilm
1999SunshineAndor KnorrFilm
1999The 4th FloorGreg HarrisonFilm
1999Do Not DisturbWalter RichmondFilm
1999The Big Brass RingWilliam Blake PellarinFilm
1999The Big Chill: A ReunionSelfFilm
1998Dark CityInspector Frank BumsteadFilm
1998Lost in SpaceProf. John RobinsonFilm
1998The King of QueensDr. TaberSeries
1998One True ThingGeorge GuldenFilm
1998The PropositionArthur BarretFilm
1998Lost in Space ForeverSelf (also archive footage)Film
1998Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John BoormanSelfFilm
1997LovedK.D. DietricksonFilm
1997Elie Wiesel Goes HomeNarrator (voice)Film
1996MichaelFrank QuinlanFilm
1996Jane EyreRochesterFilm
1996A Couch in New YorkHenry HarristonFilm
1996Secrets Shared with a StrangerThe strangerFilm
1995SmokePaul BenjaminFilm
1994Trial by JuryTommy VeseyFilm
1994Second BestGraham HoltFilm
1993Mr. WonderfulTomFilm
1992The PlagueDoctor Bernard RieuxFilm
1991Until the End of the WorldSam Farber, alias Trevor McPheeFilm
1991The DoctorJackFilm
1991Rabbit Ears - The Boy Who Drew CatsNarrator (voice)Film
1990AliceDoug TateFilm
1990I Love You to DeathHarlan JamesFilm
1990Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm SchoolSteve Mills (voice)Film
1990Wim Wenders in TokyoSelfFilm
1988The Accidental TouristMacon LearyFilm
1988A Time of DestinyMartin LarranetaFilm
1987Broadcast NewsTom GrunickFilm
1986Children of a Lesser GodJames LeedsFilm
1985Kiss of the Spider WomanLuis MolinaFilm
1985A Midsummer Night's DreamOberonFilm
1983The Big ChillNick CarltonFilm
1983Gorky ParkArkady RenkoFilm
1981Body HeatNed RacineFilm
1981EyewitnessDaryll DeeverFilm
1981All the Way HomeJay FolletFilm
1980Altered StatesProfessor Eddie JessupFilm
1978Verna: USO GirlWalterFilm
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited)Series
1973KojakJake · 2 episodesSeries
1971Great PerformancesWalterSeries
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Presenter · 3 episodesSeries
1953The OscarsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameTurner KnightSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf · 3 episodesSeries