William Hurt

Known for: Acting

Born: 1950-03-20 – 2022-03-13 (aged 71)

From: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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 (124)

TV★ 8.1
Pantheon
2022
as Stephen Holstrom (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The King's Daughter
2022
as Pere La Chaise
MOVIE★ 7.2
Black Widow
2021
as Secretary Ross
TV★ 7.2
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.8
Disclosure
2020
as Luis Molina (archive footage)
TV★ 7.2
Mythic Quest
2020
as Peter Cromwell
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Last Full Measure
2020
as Tulley
MOVIE★ 8.2
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
TV★ 7.0
Condor
2018
as Bob Partridge
MOVIE★ 8.2
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Miracle Season
2018
as Ernie Found
TV★ 7.6
Goliath
2016
as Donald Cooperman
MOVIE★ 7.4
Captain America: Civil War
2016
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
MOVIE★ 7.3
Race
2016
as Jeremiah Mahoney
TV★ 5.4
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
2016
as Hrothgar
TV★ 7.5
Humans
2015
as Dr. George Millican
MOVIE★ 10.0
Men of Granite
2015
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014
as Julian Rigby
MOVIE★ 4.5
Days and Nights
2014
as Herb
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2014
as Julian Rigby
MOVIE★ 6.3
Winter's Tale
2014
as Isaac Penn
TV★ 7.3
Bonnie & Clyde
2013
as Frank Hamer
MOVIE★ 7.5
Fire in the Blood
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Host
2013
as Jeb Stryder
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Challenger Disaster
2013
as Richard Feynman
MOVIE★ 5.9
Maddened by His Absence
2012
as Jacques
MOVIE★ 9.5
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Henry Paulson
MOVIE★ 4.8
Hellgate
2011
as Warren Mills
MOVIE★ 6.3
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
2011
as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Late Bloomers
2011
as Adam
TV★ 5.7
Moby Dick
2011
as Captain Ahab
MOVIE★ 6.4
Robin Hood
2010
as William Marshal
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Real Robin Hood
2010
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.3
The River Why
2010
as H2O
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Yellow Handkerchief
2009
as Brett Hanson
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Countess
2009
as György Thurzó
MOVIE★ 5.9
Endgame
2009
as Professor Will Esterhuyse
MOVIE
The Making of 'the Incredible Hulk'
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.5
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Incredible Hulk
2008
as General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
MOVIE★ 5.0
Alexander Technique
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Vantage Point
2008
as President Ashton
MOVIE★ 5.8
Noise
2007
as Mayor Schneer
MOVIE★ 7.8
Into the Wild
2007
as Walt McCandless
TV★ 7.4
Damages
2007
as Daniel Purcell
MOVIE★ 6.9
Mr. Brooks
2007
as Marshall
MOVIE★ 4.7
The Legend of Sasquatch
2007
as John Davis
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Good Shepherd
2006
as Philip Allen
MOVIE★ 5.1
Beautiful Ohio
2006
as Simon Messerman
TV★ 7.0
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
2006
as Jason Renshaw
MOVIE★ 6.0
The King
2006
as Pastor David Sandow
MOVIE★ 8.5
Too Commercial for Cannes
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Syriana
2005
as Stan
MOVIE★ 7.2
A History of Violence
2005
as Richie Cusack
MOVIE★ 6.4
Neverwas
2005
as Dr. Peter Reed
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hunt for Justice
2005
as General Mortimer
MOVIE★ 4.7
Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Frankenstein
2004
as Professor Waldman
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Village
2004
as Edward Walker
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Blue Butterfly
2004
as Alan Osborne
MOVIE★ 5.1
Nearest to Heaven
2002
as Matt
MOVIE★ 4.8
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002
as Robert P. Hanssen
TV
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002
as Robert P. Hanssen
MOVIE★ 6.7
Tuck Everlasting
2002
as Angus Tuck
MOVIE★ 6.3
Changing Lanes
2002
as Doyle's Sponsor
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Simian Line
2001
as Edward
MOVIE★ 5.3
Rare Birds
2001
as Dave
MOVIE★ 7.1
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
as Prof. Hobby
MOVIE★ 6.4
Varian's War
2001
as Varian Fry
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Flamingo Rising
2001
as Turner Knight
MOVIE★ 4.4
Contaminated Man
2000
as David R. Whitman
TV★ 6.8
Frank Herbert's Dune
2000
as Duke Leto Atreides
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Miracle Maker
2000
as Jairus (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Do Not Disturb
1999
as Walter Richmond
MOVIE★ 6.4
Sunshine
1999
as Andor Knorr
MOVIE★ 5.7
The 4th Floor
1999
as Greg Harrison
MOVIE★ 4.6
The Big Brass Ring
1999
as William Blake Pellarin
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Big Chill: A Reunion
1999
as Self
TV★ 7.1
The King of Queens
1998
as Dr. Taber
MOVIE★ 6.5
One True Thing
1998
as George Gulden
MOVIE★ 5.4
Lost in Space
1998
as Prof. John Robinson
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Proposition
1998
as Arthur Barret
MOVIE★ 7.3
Dark City
1998
as Inspector Frank Bumstead
MOVIE★ 6.8
Lost In Space Forever
1998
as Self (also archive footage)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
1998
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.4
Loved
1997
as K.D. Dietrickson
MOVIE★ 9.0
Elie Wiesel Goes Home
1997
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Michael
1996
as Frank Quinlan
MOVIE★ 3.3
Secrets Shared with a Stranger
1996
as The stranger
MOVIE★ 5.9
A Couch in New York
1996
as Henry Harriston
MOVIE★ 6.9
Jane Eyre
1996
as Rochester
MOVIE★ 7.2
Smoke
1995
as Paul Benjamin
MOVIE★ 6.8
Second Best
1994
as Graham Holt
MOVIE★ 5.4
Trial by Jury
1994
as Tommy Vesey
MOVIE★ 5.7
Mr. Wonderful
1993
as Tom
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Plague
1992
as Doctor Bernard Rieux
MOVIE
Rabbit Ears - The Boy Who Drew Cats
1991
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Until the End of the World
1991
as Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Doctor
1991
as Jack
MOVIE★ 7.0
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Alice
1990
as Doug Tate
MOVIE★ 7.5
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
1990
as Steve Mills (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.4
I Love You to Death
1990
as Harlan James
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Accidental Tourist
1988
as Macon Leary
MOVIE★ 5.4
A Time of Destiny
1988
as Martin Larraneta
MOVIE★ 6.8
Broadcast News
1987
as Tom Grunick
MOVIE★ 6.9
Children of a Lesser God
1986
as James Leeds
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1985
as Oberon
MOVIE★ 7.0
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985
as Luis Molina
MOVIE★ 6.3
Gorky Park
1983
as Arkady Renko
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Big Chill
1983
as Nick Carlton
MOVIE★ 7.0
All the Way Home
1981
as Jay Follet
MOVIE★ 7.0
Body Heat
1981
as Ned Racine
MOVIE★ 5.6
Eyewitness
1981
as Daryll Deever
MOVIE★ 6.7
Altered States
1980
as Professor Eddie Jessup
MOVIE
Verna: USO Girl
1978
as Walter
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
TV★ 7.2
Kojak
1973
as Jake
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Walter
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Turner Knight
TV★ 7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self