William Hurt

Acting

William Hurt

Born March 20, 1950Washington, D.C., USA123 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

Pantheon
8.1

Pantheon

TV

2022

The King's Daughter
7.0

The King's Daughter

Movie

2022

Black Widow
7.2

Black Widow

Movie

2021

Marvel Studios Assembled
7.2

Marvel Studios Assembled

TV

2021

Disclosure
7.8

Disclosure

Movie

2020

Mythic Quest
7.3

Mythic Quest

TV

2020

Filmography

Pantheon
2022Pantheonas Stephen Holstrom (voice)TV
The King's Daughter
2022The King's Daughteras Pere La ChaiseMovie
Black Widow
2021Black Widowas Secretary RossMovie
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021Marvel Studios Assembledas SelfTV
Disclosure
2020Disclosureas Luis Molina (archive footage)Movie
Mythic Quest
2020Mythic Questas Peter CromwellTV
The Last Full Measure
2020The Last Full Measureas TulleyMovie
Avengers: Endgame
2019Avengers: Endgameas Secretary of State Thaddeus RossMovie
Condor
2018Condoras Bob PartridgeTV
Avengers: Infinity War
2018Avengers: Infinity Waras Secretary of State Thaddeus RossMovie
The Miracle Season
2018The Miracle Seasonas Ernie FoundMovie
Goliath
2016Goliathas Donald CoopermanTV
Captain America: Civil War
2016Captain America: Civil Waras Secretary of State Thaddeus RossMovie
Race
2016Raceas Jeremiah MahoneyMovie
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
2016Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlandsas HrothgarTV
Humans
2015Humansas Dr. George MillicanTV
M
2015Men of GraniteMovie
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Heras Julian RigbyMovie
Days and Nights
2014Days and Nightsas HerbMovie
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Themas Julian RigbyMovie
Winter's Tale
2014Winter's Taleas Isaac PennMovie
Bonnie & Clyde
2013Bonnie & Clydeas Frank HamerTV
Fire in the Blood
2013Fire in the Bloodas SelfMovie
The Host
2013The Hostas Jeb StryderMovie
The Challenger Disaster
2013The Challenger Disasteras Richard FeynmanMovie
Maddened by His Absence
2012Maddened by His Absenceas JacquesMovie
Close Up
2012Close Upas Self (archive footage)Movie
Too Big to Fail
2011Too Big to Failas Henry PaulsonMovie
Hellgate
2011Hellgateas Warren MillsMovie
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
2011Marvel One-Shot: The Consultantas Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage)Movie
Late Bloomers
2011Late Bloomersas AdamMovie
Moby Dick
2011Moby Dickas Captain AhabTV
Robin Hood
2010Robin Hoodas William MarshalMovie
The Real Robin Hood
2010The Real Robin Hoodas Narrator (voice)Movie
The River Why
2010The River Whyas H2OMovie
The Yellow Handkerchief
2009The Yellow Handkerchiefas Brett HansonMovie
The Countess
2009The Countessas György ThurzóMovie
Endgame
2009Endgameas Professor Will EsterhuyseMovie
The Making of 'the Incredible Hulk'
2008The Making of 'the Incredible Hulk'as SelfMovie
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
2008Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Womanas SelfMovie
The Incredible Hulk
2008The Incredible Hulkas General 'Thunderbolt' RossMovie
A
2008Alexander Techniqueas SelfMovie
Vantage Point
2008Vantage Pointas President AshtonMovie
Noise
2007Noiseas Mayor SchneerMovie
Into the Wild
2007Into the Wildas Walt McCandlessMovie
Damages
2007Damagesas Daniel PurcellTV
Mr. Brooks
2007Mr. Brooksas MarshallMovie
The Legend of Sasquatch
2007The Legend of Sasquatchas John DavisMovie
The Good Shepherd
2006The Good Shepherdas Philip AllenMovie
Beautiful Ohio
2006Beautiful Ohioas Simon MessermanMovie
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
2006Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen Kingas RenshawTV
The King
2006The Kingas DavidMovie
Too Commercial for Cannes
2006Too Commercial for Cannesas SelfMovie
Syriana
2005Syrianaas StanMovie
A History of Violence
2005A History of Violenceas Richie CusackMovie
Neverwas
2005Neverwasas Dr. Peter ReedMovie
Hunt for Justice
2005Hunt for Justiceas General MortimerMovie
Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005Deconstructing 'The Village'as SelfMovie
Frankenstein
2004Frankensteinas Professor WaldmanTV
The Village
2004The Villageas Edward WalkerMovie
The Blue Butterfly
2004The Blue Butterflyas Alan OsborneMovie
Nearest to Heaven
2002Nearest to Heavenas MattMovie
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Storyas Robert P. HanssenMovie
Tuck Everlasting
2002Tuck Everlastingas Angus TuckMovie
Changing Lanes
2002Changing Lanesas Doyle's SponsorMovie
The Simian Line
2001The Simian Lineas EdwardMovie
Rare Birds
2001Rare Birdsas DaveMovie
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001A.I. Artificial Intelligenceas Prof. HobbyMovie
Varian's War
2001Varian's Waras Varian FryMovie
The Flamingo Rising
2001The Flamingo Risingas Turner KnightMovie
Contaminated Man
2000Contaminated Manas David R. WhitmanMovie
Frank Herbert's Dune
2000Frank Herbert's Duneas Duke Leto AtreidesTV
The Miracle Maker
2000The Miracle Makeras Jairus (voice)Movie
Do Not Disturb
1999Do Not Disturbas Walter RichmondMovie
Sunshine
1999Sunshineas Andor KnorrMovie
The 4th Floor
1999The 4th Flooras Greg HarrisonMovie
The Big Brass Ring
1999The Big Brass Ringas William Blake PellarinMovie
The Big Chill: A Reunion
1999The Big Chill: A Reunionas SelfMovie
The King of Queens
1998The King of Queensas Dr. TaberTV
One True Thing
1998One True Thingas George GuldenMovie
Lost in Space
1998Lost in Spaceas Prof. John RobinsonMovie
The Proposition
1998The Propositionas Arthur BarretMovie
Dark City
1998Dark Cityas Inspector Frank BumsteadMovie
Lost In Space Forever
1998Lost In Space Foreveras Self (also archive footage)Movie
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
1998Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boormanas SelfMovie
Loved
1997Lovedas K.D. DietricksonMovie
Elie Wiesel Goes Home
1997Elie Wiesel Goes Homeas Narrator (voice)Movie
Michael
1996Michaelas Frank QuinlanMovie
Secrets Shared with a Stranger
1996Secrets Shared with a Strangeras The strangerMovie
A Couch in New York
1996A Couch in New Yorkas Henry HarristonMovie
Jane Eyre
1996Jane Eyreas RochesterMovie
Smoke
1995Smokeas Paul BenjaminMovie
Second Best
1994Second Bestas Graham HoltMovie
Trial by Jury
1994Trial by Juryas Tommy VeseyMovie
Mr. Wonderful
1993Mr. Wonderfulas TomMovie
The Plague
1992The Plagueas Doctor Bernard RieuxMovie
R
1991Rabbit Ears - The Boy Who Drew Catsas Narrator (voice)Movie
Until the End of the World
1991Until the End of the Worldas Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPheeMovie
The Doctor
1991The Doctoras JackMovie
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990Wim Wenders in Tokyoas SelfMovie
Alice
1990Aliceas Doug TateMovie
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
1990Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm Schoolas Steve Mills (voice)Movie
I Love You to Death
1990I Love You to Deathas Harlan JamesMovie
The Accidental Tourist
1988The Accidental Touristas Macon LearyMovie
A Time of Destiny
1988A Time of Destinyas Martin LarranetaMovie
Broadcast News
1987Broadcast Newsas Tom GrunickMovie
Children of a Lesser God
1986Children of a Lesser Godas James LeedsMovie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1985A Midsummer Night's Dreamas OberonMovie
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985Kiss of the Spider Womanas Luis MolinaMovie
Gorky Park
1983Gorky Parkas Arkady RenkoMovie
The Big Chill
1983The Big Chillas Nick CarltonMovie
All the Way Home
1981All the Way Homeas Jay FolletMovie
Body Heat
1981Body Heatas Ned RacineMovie
Eyewitness
1981Eyewitnessas Daryll DeeverMovie
Altered States
1980Altered Statesas Professor Eddie JessupMovie
Verna: USO Girl
1978Verna: USO Girlas WalterMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self (uncredited)TV
Kojak
1973Kojakas JakeTV
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas WalterTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - Nominee / PresenterTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Turner KnightTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas SelfTV