“It’s not right that my privacy is invaded to the extent that it is,” Hurt said at the time. He also resented the spotlight that he was thrust into away from the camera, telling the New York Times in 1989 that he felt his privacy was not being respected. Hurt lamented to People magazine in 1985 that he was “a character actor in a leading-man’s body.” His first big role was in Ken Russell’s “Altered States.” More recently, Hurt appeared as Marvel Comics character General Thaddeus Ross in “The Incredible Hulk,” “Captain America: Civil War,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Avengers: Endgame” and “Black Widow.”īorn in Washington, DC, Hurt attended Tufts University and eventually the Juilliard School. He also was famous for his roles in movies such as “Body Heat” and “Gorky Park.’’ In 2009, Hurt was nominated for an Emmy Award for playing scientist Daniel Purcell on the second season of FX’s “Damages,” and received another nomination two years later for portraying former US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in Curtis Hanson‘s HBO telefilm “Too Big to Fail.”
Hurt revived his career and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Richie Cusack in David Cronenberg’s 2005 film “A History of Violence,” despite only appearing for a few minutes of screen time. The only other actors to have three consecutive Best Actor nods are Paul Muni, Spencer Tracy, Gregory Peck, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Russell Crowe, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He won the coveted trophy in 1985 for his role as a gay convict sharing the same cell as a political prisoner in South America in “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” In the 1980s, the handsome, lanky blond star was nominated three years in a row for an Academy Award for best actor. Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage William Hurt in “Broadcast News.” Getty Images Hurt in “The Incredible Hulk” in 2008. The family requests privacy at this time.”Īctor William Hurt has reportedly passed away at the age of 71. “He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. “It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday,’’ the actor’s son William said in a statement. The actor suffered from prostate cancer that spread to the bone in 2018. Hurt, who starred in hit flicks from “The Big Chill’’ to “Broadcast News’’ and “Children of a Lesser God,’’ was 71. Oscar-winning actor William Hurt - whose classic good looks and erudite persona made him one of the most recognizable male leads in the 1980s - died Sunday, his family said. ‘The Shining’ actor dead at 94: Joe Turkel also starred in ‘Blade Runner’ ‘Breakin’ star Bruno ‘Pop N Taco’ Falcon dead: Michael Jackson dancer was 58ĭaughter of Wu-Tang’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard says she & siblings have received no money since his death
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