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