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