William Hurt

Acting · Born 1950-03-20 in Washington, D.C., USA

Biography

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

• A History of Violence as Richie Cusack
• Syriana as Stan
• The Good Shepherd as Philip Allen
• Smoke as Paul Benjamin
• Changing Lanes as Doyle's Sponsor
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence as Prof. Hobby
• Lost in Space as Prof. John Robinson
• The Incredible Hulk as General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
• I Love You to Death as Harlan James
• Children of a Lesser God as James Leeds