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
• Smoke as Paul Benjamin
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence as Prof. Hobby
• Children of a Lesser God as James Leeds
• Dark City as Inspector Frank Bumstead
• Into the Wild as Walt McCandless
• Kiss of the Spider Woman as Luis Molina
• Body Heat as Ned Racine
• Too Big to Fail as Henry Paulson
• The King's Daughter as Pere La Chaise

TV

• Pantheon as Stephen Holstrom (voice)
• Kojak as Jake
• The King of Queens as Dr. Taber
• Damages as Daniel Purcell
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Turner Knight
• Mythic Quest as Peter Cromwell
• Frank Herbert's Dune as Duke Leto Atreides
• The Oscars as Self
• Moby Dick as Captain Ahab
• Frankenstein as Professor Waldman