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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 20, 1950
Died
March 13, 2022
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Also Known As
- William McChord Hurt
- William M. Hurt
- ویلیام هارت
William Hurt
1.3 Popularity
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
8.0
Stephen Holstrom (voice)
Pantheon
2022
8.0
Stephen Holstrom (voice
Pantheon
2022
7.1
Pere La Chaise
The King's Daughter
2022
7.2
Secretary Ross
Black Widow
2021
7.2
Self
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
7.9
Luis Molina (archive footage)
Disclosure
2020
7.2
Peter Cromwell
Mythic Quest
2020
7.3
Tulley
The Last Full Measure
2020
8.2
Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
Avengers: Endgame
2019
7.0
Bob Partridge
Condor
2018
Credits
Pantheon
as Stephen Holstrom (voice)
2022
8.0
Pantheon
as Stephen Holstrom (voice
2022
8.0
The King's Daughter
as Pere La Chaise
2022
7.1
Black Widow
as Secretary Ross
2021
7.2
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self
2021
7.2
Disclosure
as Luis Molina (archive footage)
2020
7.9
Mythic Quest
as Peter Cromwell
2020
7.2
The Last Full Measure
as Tulley
2020
7.3
Avengers: Endgame
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
2019
8.2
Condor
as Bob Partridge
2018
7.0
Avengers: Infinity War
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
2018
8.2
The Miracle Season
as Ernie Found
2018
7.2
Goliath
as Donald Cooperman
2016
7.6
Captain America: Civil War
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
2016
7.4
Race
as Jeremiah Mahoney
2016
7.2
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
as Hrothgar
2016
5.5
Humans
as Dr. George Millican
2015
7.5
🎬
Men of Granite
2015
10.0
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
as Julian Rigby
2014
6.7
Days and Nights
as Herb
2014
4.5
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
as Julian Rigby
2014
6.2
Winter's Tale
as Isaac Penn
2014
6.3
Bonnie & Clyde
as Frank Hamer
2013
7.3
Fire in the Blood
as Self
2013
7.5
The Host
as Jeb Stryder
2013
6.3
The Challenger Disaster
as Richard Feynman
2013
7.2
Maddened by His Absence
as Jacques
2012
5.9
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
2012
9.0
Too Big to Fail
as Henry Paulson
2011
7.0
Hellgate
as Warren Mills
2011
4.7
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage)
2011
6.3
Late Bloomers
as Adam
2011
5.2
Moby Dick
as Captain Ahab
2011
5.7
Robin Hood
as William Marshal
2010
6.4
The Real Robin Hood
as Narrator (voice)
2010
5.7
The River Why
as H2O
2010
5.3
The Yellow Handkerchief
as Brett Hanson
2009
6.3
The Countess
as György Thurzó
2009
5.9
Endgame
as Professor Will Esterhuyse
2009
5.8
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Self
2008
8.5
The Incredible Hulk
as General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
2008
6.2
🎬
Alexander Technique
as Self
2008
5.0
Vantage Point
as President Ashton
2008
6.4
Noise
as Mayor Schneer
2007
5.8
Into the Wild
as Walt McCandless
2007
7.8
Damages
as Daniel Purcell
2007
7.5
Mr. Brooks
as Marshall
2007
6.9
The Legend of Sasquatch
as John Davis
2007
4.7
The Good Shepherd
as Philip Allen
2006
6.3
Beautiful Ohio
as Simon Messerman
2006
5.1
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
as Renshaw
2006
6.9
The King
as David
2006
6.1
Too Commercial for Cannes
as Self
2006
8.5
Syriana
as Stan
2005
6.4
A History of Violence
as Richie Cusack
2005
7.2
Neverwas
as Dr. Peter Reed
2005
6.4
Hunt for Justice
as General Mortimer
2005
6.0
Deconstructing 'The Village'
as Self
2005
4.7
Frankenstein
as Professor Waldman
2004
5.8
The Village
as Edward Walker
2004
6.5
The Blue Butterfly
as Alan Osborne
2004
6.8
Nearest to Heaven
as Matt
2002
5.3
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
as Robert P. Hanssen
2002
4.7
Tuck Everlasting
as Angus Tuck
2002
6.6
Changing Lanes
as Doyle's Sponsor
2002
6.3
The Simian Line
as Edward
2001
5.0
Rare Birds
as Dave
2001
5.4
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
as Prof. Hobby
2001
7.0
Varian's War
as Varian Fry
2001
6.1
The Flamingo Rising
as Turner Knight
2001
4.4
Contaminated Man
as David R. Whitman
2000
4.3
Frank Herbert's Dune
as Duke Leto Atreides
2000
6.9
The Miracle Maker
as Jairus (voice)
2000
5.9
Do Not Disturb
as Walter Richmond
1999
4.9
Sunshine
as Andor Knorr
1999
6.5
The 4th Floor
as Greg Harrison
1999
5.7
The Big Brass Ring
as William Blake Pellarin
1999
4.4
The Big Chill: A Reunion
as Self
1999
4.5
The King of Queens
as Dr. Taber
1998
7.1
One True Thing
as George Gulden
1998
6.5
Lost in Space
as Prof. John Robinson
1998
5.4
The Proposition
as Arthur Barret
1998
6.2
Dark City
as Inspector Frank Bumstead
1998
7.3
Lost In Space Forever
as Self (also archive footage)
1998
6.8
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
as Self
1998
0.0
Loved
as K.D. Dietrickson
1997
4.2
Elie Wiesel Goes Home
as Narrator (voice)
1997
0.0
Michael
as Frank Quinlan
1996
5.7
Secrets Shared with a Stranger
as The stranger
1996
1.0
A Couch in New York
as Henry Harriston
1996
5.8
Jane Eyre
as Rochester
1996
6.9
Smoke
as Paul Benjamin
1995
7.2
Second Best
as Graham Holt
1994
6.7
Trial by Jury
as Tommy Vesey
1994
5.4
Mr. Wonderful
as Tom
1993
5.7
The Plague
as Doctor Bernard Rieux
1992
5.7
🎬
Rabbit Ears - The Boy Who Drew Cats
as Narrator (voice)
1991
0.0
Until the End of the World
as Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee
1991
6.8
The Doctor
as Jack
1991
6.4
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
as Self
1990
0.0
Alice
as Doug Tate
1990
6.4
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
as Steve Mills (voice)
1990
0.0
I Love You to Death
as Harlan James
1990
6.4
The Accidental Tourist
as Macon Leary
1988
6.2
A Time of Destiny
as Martin Larraneta
1988
4.8
Broadcast News
as Tom Grunick
1987
6.7
Children of a Lesser God
as James Leeds
1986
6.9
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Oberon
1985
6.0
Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Luis Molina
1985
7.1
Gorky Park
as Arkady Renko
1983
6.3
The Big Chill
as Nick Carlton
1983
6.9
All the Way Home
as Jay Follet
1981
7.0
Body Heat
as Ned Racine
1981
7.0
Eyewitness
as Daryll Deever
1981
5.6
Altered States
as Professor Eddie Jessup
1980
6.7
Verna: USO Girl
as Walter
1978
0.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
6.9
Kojak
as Jake
1973
7.0
Great Performances
as Walter
1971
5.3
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.1
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee/Presenter
1956
5.1
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Turner Knight
1951
8.6
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
1944
7.0