William Hurt

William Hurt

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".

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Known For

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

2018 • as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross

The King of Queens

The King of Queens

1998 • as Dr. Taber

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

2019 • as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross

Goliath

Goliath

2016 • as Donald Cooperman

Mythic Quest

Mythic Quest

2020 • as Peter Cromwell

Filmography

2022

The King's Daughter
The King's Daughter
as Pere La Chaise
Movie - Released: 1/21/2022
Pantheon
Pantheon
as Stephen Holstrom (voice)
TV - Released: 9/1/2022
Pantheon
Pantheon
as Stephen Holstrom (voice
TV - Released: 9/1/2022

2021

Black Widow
Black Widow
as Secretary Ross
Movie - Released: 7/7/2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self
TV - Released: 3/12/2021

2020

Disclosure
Disclosure
as Luis Molina (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/19/2020
The Last Full Measure
The Last Full Measure
as Tulley
Movie - Released: 1/23/2020
Mythic Quest
Mythic Quest
as Peter Cromwell
TV - Released: 2/7/2020

2019

Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
Movie - Released: 4/24/2019

2018

The Miracle Season
The Miracle Season
as Ernie Found
Movie - Released: 4/13/2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
Movie - Released: 4/25/2018
Condor
Condor
as Bob Partridge
TV - Released: 6/6/2018

2016

Race
Race
as Jeremiah Mahoney
Movie - Released: 2/19/2016
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
Movie - Released: 4/27/2016
Goliath
Goliath
as Donald Cooperman
TV - Released: 10/13/2016
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
as Hrothgar
TV - Released: 1/3/2016

2015

Movie
Men of Granite
Movie - Released: 2/6/2015
Humans
Humans
as Dr. George Millican
TV - Released: 6/14/2015

2014

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
as Julian Rigby
Movie - Released: 5/14/2014
Winter's Tale
Winter's Tale
as Isaac Penn
Movie - Released: 2/13/2014
Days and Nights
Days and Nights
as Herb
Movie - Released: 9/26/2014
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
as Julian Rigby
Movie - Released: 10/10/2014

2013

The Host
The Host
as Jeb Stryder
Movie - Released: 3/22/2013
Fire in the Blood
Fire in the Blood
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/6/2013
The Challenger Disaster
The Challenger Disaster
as Richard Feynman
Movie - Released: 3/18/2013
Bonnie & Clyde
Bonnie & Clyde
as Frank Hamer
TV - Released: 12/8/2013

2012

Close Up
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/30/2012
Maddened by His Absence
Maddened by His Absence
as Jacques
Movie - Released: 10/31/2012

2011

Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail
as Henry Paulson
Movie - Released: 11/25/2011
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/13/2011
Late Bloomers
Late Bloomers
as Adam
Movie - Released: 7/13/2011
Hellgate
Hellgate
as Warren Mills
Movie - Released: 11/5/2011
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
as Captain Ahab
TV - Released: 5/8/2011

2010

Robin Hood
Robin Hood
as William Marshal
Movie - Released: 5/12/2010
The River Why
The River Why
as H2O
Movie - Released: 4/9/2010
The Real Robin Hood
The Real Robin Hood
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/11/2010

2009

The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief
as Brett Hanson
Movie - Released: 11/19/2009
The Countess
The Countess
as György Thurzó
Movie - Released: 3/13/2009
Endgame
Endgame
as Professor Will Esterhuyse
Movie - Released: 1/18/2009

2008

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
as General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
Movie - Released: 6/12/2008
Vantage Point
Vantage Point
as President Ashton
Movie - Released: 2/1/2008
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/25/2008
Movie
Alexander Technique
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/30/2008

2007

Mr. Brooks
Mr. Brooks
as Marshall
Movie - Released: 6/1/2007
Into the Wild
Into the Wild
as Walt McCandless
Movie - Released: 9/21/2007
Noise
Noise
as Mayor Schneer
Movie - Released: 11/6/2007
The Legend of Sasquatch
The Legend of Sasquatch
as John Davis
Movie - Released: 2/3/2007
Damages
Damages
as Daniel Purcell
TV - Released: 7/24/2007

2006

The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd
as Philip Allen
Movie - Released: 12/11/2006
The King
The King
as David
Movie - Released: 5/5/2006
Beautiful Ohio
Beautiful Ohio
as Simon Messerman
Movie - Released: 11/10/2006
Too Commercial for Cannes
Too Commercial for Cannes
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/17/2006
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
as Renshaw
TV - Released: 7/12/2006

2005

A History of Violence
A History of Violence
as Richie Cusack
Movie - Released: 9/23/2005
Syriana
Syriana
as Stan
Movie - Released: 11/23/2005
Neverwas
Neverwas
as Dr. Peter Reed
Movie - Released: 9/9/2005
Hunt for Justice
Hunt for Justice
as General Mortimer
Movie - Released: 6/6/2005
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Deconstructing 'The Village'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/11/2005

2004

The Village
The Village
as Edward Walker
Movie - Released: 7/30/2004
The Blue Butterfly
The Blue Butterfly
as Alan Osborne
Movie - Released: 2/20/2004
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
as Professor Waldman
TV - Released: 10/5/2004

2002

Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes
as Doyle's Sponsor
Movie - Released: 4/7/2002
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting
as Angus Tuck
Movie - Released: 10/11/2002
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
as Robert P. Hanssen
Movie - Released: 11/10/2002
Nearest to Heaven
Nearest to Heaven
as Matt
Movie - Released: 11/20/2002

2001

A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
as Prof. Hobby
Movie - Released: 6/29/2001
Varian's War
Varian's War
as Varian Fry
Movie - Released: 6/14/2001
Rare Birds
Rare Birds
as Dave
Movie - Released: 9/9/2001
The Simian Line
The Simian Line
as Edward
Movie - Released: 11/16/2001
The Flamingo Rising
The Flamingo Rising
as Turner Knight
Movie - Released: 2/4/2001

2000

The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker
as Jairus (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/31/2000
Contaminated Man
Contaminated Man
as David R. Whitman
Movie - Released: 12/17/2000
Frank Herbert's Dune
Frank Herbert's Dune
as Duke Leto Atreides
TV - Released: 12/3/2000

1999

Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb
as Walter Richmond
Movie - Released: 11/4/1999
The Big Brass Ring
The Big Brass Ring
as William Blake Pellarin
Movie - Released: 4/20/1999
Sunshine
Sunshine
as Andor Knorr
Movie - Released: 9/13/1999
The 4th Floor
The 4th Floor
as Greg Harrison
Movie - Released: 7/31/1999
The Big Chill: A Reunion
The Big Chill: A Reunion
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/26/1999

1998

Lost in Space
Lost in Space
as Prof. John Robinson
Movie - Released: 4/3/1998
Dark City
Dark City
as Inspector Frank Bumstead
Movie - Released: 2/27/1998
One True Thing
One True Thing
as George Gulden
Movie - Released: 9/18/1998
Lost In Space Forever
Lost In Space Forever
as Self (also archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
The Proposition
The Proposition
as Arthur Barret
Movie - Released: 3/26/1998
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
The King of Queens
The King of Queens
as Dr. Taber
TV - Released: 9/21/1998

1997

Loved
Loved
as K.D. Dietrickson
Movie - Released: 10/31/1997
Elie Wiesel Goes Home
Elie Wiesel Goes Home
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/12/1997

1996

Michael
Michael
as Frank Quinlan
Movie - Released: 12/25/1996
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
as Rochester
Movie - Released: 1/20/1996
A Couch in New York
A Couch in New York
as Henry Harriston
Movie - Released: 2/21/1996
Secrets Shared with a Stranger
Secrets Shared with a Stranger
as The stranger
Movie - Released: 6/14/1996

1995

Smoke
Smoke
as Paul Benjamin
Movie - Released: 6/9/1995

1994

Trial by Jury
Trial by Jury
as Tommy Vesey
Movie - Released: 9/9/1994
Second Best
Second Best
as Graham Holt
Movie - Released: 9/30/1994

1993

Mr. Wonderful
Mr. Wonderful
as Tom
Movie - Released: 10/15/1993

1992

The Plague
The Plague
as Doctor Bernard Rieux
Movie - Released: 8/26/1992

1991

Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World
as Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee
Movie - Released: 9/12/1991
The Doctor
The Doctor
as Jack
Movie - Released: 7/24/1991
Movie
Rabbit Ears - The Boy Who Drew Cats
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/14/1991

1990

I Love You to Death
I Love You to Death
as Harlan James
Movie - Released: 4/6/1990
Alice
Alice
as Doug Tate
Movie - Released: 12/25/1990
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
as Steve Mills (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/1/1990
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/1990

1988

The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist
as Macon Leary
Movie - Released: 12/23/1988
A Time of Destiny
A Time of Destiny
as Martin Larraneta
Movie - Released: 4/22/1988

1987

Broadcast News
Broadcast News
as Tom Grunick
Movie - Released: 12/16/1987

1986

Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God
as James Leeds
Movie - Released: 9/13/1986

1985

Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Luis Molina
Movie - Released: 7/26/1985
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Oberon
Movie - Released: 12/19/1985

1983

Gorky Park
Gorky Park
as Arkady Renko
Movie - Released: 12/15/1983
The Big Chill
The Big Chill
as Nick Carlton
Movie - Released: 9/30/1983

1981

Eyewitness
Eyewitness
as Daryll Deever
Movie - Released: 2/13/1981
Body Heat
Body Heat
as Ned Racine
Movie - Released: 8/28/1981
All the Way Home
All the Way Home
as Jay Follet
Movie - Released: 12/21/1981

1980

Altered States
Altered States
as Professor Eddie Jessup
Movie - Released: 12/25/1980

1978

Verna: USO Girl
Verna: USO Girl
as Walter
Movie - Released: 1/25/1978

1975

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1973

Kojak
Kojak
as Jake
TV - Released: 10/24/1973

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Walter
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee/Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Turner Knight
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 1/20/1944