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William Hurt
Highest Rated: 100% Second Best (1994)
Lowest Rated: Not Available
Birthday: Mar 20, 1950
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA
The textbook model of the sensitive leading man, Oscar-winning actor William Hurt was a major player in 1980s cinema who was typically cast as a detached intellectual type and easily at his best playing characters who were physically or emotionally damaged. Hurt first came to attention opposite Kathleen Turner in the steamy "Body Heat" (1981), before standing out in the ensemble cast of Lawrence Kasdan's classic drama "The Big Chill" (1983). Following his breakthrough role as a gay window dresser in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985), Hurt was vaulted to the upper tier of Hollywood leading men. He earned more critical acclaim for "Children of a Lesser God" (1986) and "Broadcast News" (1987) before falling off the radar for a time with supporting roles in projects like "I Love You to Death" (1990), "Mr. Wonderful" (1993) and "Michael" (1996). Hurt also had a brief, but Oscar-nominated, performance in "A History of Violence" (2005). With his wounded portrayal of a scientist grieving the murder of his wife on the second season of "Damages" (FX, 2007-2010) and his portrayal of Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson in "Too Big to Fail" (HBO, 2011), Hurt cemented his reputation as a passionate artist more concerned with creating great roles than with straightforward leading-man roles. Hurt's performance was hailed by critics and earned the decorated actor an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. William Hurt died on March 13, 2022 at the age of 71.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21% | 80% | The King's Daughter | Pere La Chaise (Character) | $1.5M | 2022 |
| 79% | 91% | Black Widow | Thaddeus Ross (Character) | $183.6M | 2021 |
| 60% | 96% | The Last Full Measure | Tulley (Character) | $2.9M | 2019 |
| 85% | 92% | Avengers: Infinity War | Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross (Character) | $678.8M | 2018 |
| 52% | 82% | The Miracle Season | Ernie Found (Character) | $10.2M | 2018 |
| 91% | 89% | Captain America: Civil War | General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (Character) | $408.1M | 2016 |
| 63% | 77% | Race | Jeremiah Mahoney (Character) | $19.1M | 2016 |
| 13% | 44% | Winter's Tale | Isaac Penn (Character) | $12.6M | 2014 |
| 92% | 83% | The Challenger Disaster | Richard Feynman (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 61% | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her | Eleanor's Father (Character) | $585.6K | 2013 |
| 0% | 36% | Days and Nights | Herb (Character) | $6.0K | 2013 |
| 65% | 51% | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby | Eleanor's Father (Character) | $511.7K | 2013 |
| 10% | 50% | The Host | Uncle Jeb (Character) | $26.6M | 2013 |
| 90% | 88% | Fire in the Blood | Narrator | $28.9K | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | J'enrage de son absence | Jacques (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hellgate | Warren Mills (Character) | - | 2012 |
| 77% | 75% | Too Big to Fail | Henry Paulson (Character) | - | 2011 |
| 44% | 34% | Late Bloomers | Adam (Character) | - | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 35% | Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant | General 'Thunderbolt' Ross (Character) | - | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 34% | The River Why | H2O (Character) | - | 2010 |
| 44% | 58% | Robin Hood | Sir William Marshal (Character) | $105.2M | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 41% | The Countess | Gyorgy Thurzo (Character) | - | 2009 |
| 71% | 58% | Endgame | Prof. Will Esterhuyse (Character) | - | 2009 |
| 65% | 60% | The Yellow Handkerchief | Brett Hanson (Character) | $317.0K | 2008 |
| 67% | 69% | The Incredible Hulk | Gen. Thunderbolt Ross (Character) | $134.5M | 2008 |
| 59% | 60% | Noise | Mayor Schneer (Character) | $16.2K | 2008 |
| 34% | 57% | Vantage Point | President Ashton (Character) | $72.3M | 2008 |
| 83% | 89% | Into the Wild | Walt McCandless (Character) | $18.4M | 2007 |
| 55% | 76% | Mr. Brooks | Marshall (Character) | $28.5M | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 27% | Beautiful Ohio | Simon Messerman (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 27% | The Legend of Sasquatch | John Davis (Voice) | - | 2006 |
| 56% | 51% | The Good Shepherd | Philip Allen (Character) | $59.9M | 2006 |
| 14% | 65% | Neverwas | Dr. Peter Reed (Character) | - | 2005 |
| 58% | 66% | The King | Pastor David Sandow (Character) | $281.3K | 2005 |
| 88% | 76% | A History of Violence | Richie Cusack (Character) | $31.5M | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 55% | Hunt for Justice: The Louise Arbour Story | General Mortimer (Character) | - | 2005 |
| 44% | 64% | The Blue Butterfly | Alan Osborne (Character) | - | 2004 |
| 44% | 57% | The Village | Edward Walker (Character) | $114.2M | 2004 |
| 60% | 70% | Tuck Everlasting | Angus Tuck (Character) | $19.2M | 2002 |
| 78% | 53% | Changing Lanes | Doyle's Sponsor (Character) | $66.8M | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 18% | Nearest to Heaven | Matt (Character) | - | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
| 54% | 69% | Rare Birds | Dave Purcell (Character) | $17.8K | 2001 |
| 76% | 64% | A.I.: Artificial Intelligence | Professor Hobby (Character) | $78.6M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 47% | Varian's War | Varian Fry (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | The Flamingo Rising | Turner Knight (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 86% | The Miracle Maker | Jairus (Voice) | - | 2000 |
| 22% | 71% | The Simian Line | Edward (Character) | $18.6K | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | Contaminated Man | David R. Whitman (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 42% | The 4th Floor | Greg Harrison (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 57% | 17% | The Big Brass Ring | Blake (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 74% | 80% | Sunshine | Andor Knorr (Character) | $6.1M | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | Do Not Disturb | Walter Richmond (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 11% | 50% | The Proposition | Arthur Barret (Character) | $121.9K | 1998 |
| 88% | 71% | One True Thing | George Gulden (Character) | $23.3M | 1998 |
| 27% | 24% | Lost in Space | Mission Commander Professor John Robinson, Ph. D. (Character) | $69.1M | 1998 |
| 76% | 85% | Dark City | Inspector Frank Bumstead (Character) | $14.3M | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | Loved | K.D. Dietrickson (Character) | - | 1997 |
| 36% | 45% | Michael | Frank Quinlan (Character) | $95.3M | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 75% | Jane Eyre | Rochester (Character) | $5.2M | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Speak About the Unspeakable: The Message of Elie Wiesel | Narrator | - | 1996 |
| 75% | 68% | Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre | Unknown (Character) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 36% | A Couch in New York | Henry Harriston (Character) | - | 1996 |
| 88% | 89% | Smoke | Paul Benjamin (Character) | $8.3M | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Secrets Shared With a Stranger | The stranger (Character) | - | 1995 |
| 100% | 79% | Second Best | Graham Holt (Character) | $68.5K | 1994 |
| 8% | 29% | Trial by Jury | Tommy Vesey (Character) | $6.8M | 1994 |
| 52% | 41% | Mr. Wonderful | Tom (Character) | $2.1M | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | 29% | The Plague | Dr. Bernard Rieux (Character) | - | 1992 |
| 83% | 72% | The Doctor | Dr. Jack MacKee (Character) | $38.1M | 1991 |
| 89% | 89% | Until the End of the World | Sam Farber (Character) | $662.2K | 1991 |
| 58% | 62% | I Love You to Death | Harlan James (Character) | $14.9M | 1990 |
| 71% | 57% | Alice | Doug (Character) | $6.8M | 1990 |
| 82% | 60% | The Accidental Tourist | Macon Leary (Character) | $30.3M | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Time of Destiny | Martin Larraneta (Character) | $886.6K | 1988 |
| 98% | 79% | Broadcast News | Tom Grunick (Character) | $49.2M | 1987 |
| 81% | 78% | Children of a Lesser God | James Leeds (Character) | $26.8M | 1986 |
| 86% | 81% | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Luis Molina (Character) | $13.2M | 1985 |
| 71% | 77% | The Big Chill | Nick (Character) | $57.0K | 1983 |
| 78% | 59% | Gorky Park | Arkady Renko (Character) | - | 1983 |
| 75% | 41% | Eyewitness | Daryll Deever (Character) | - | 1981 |
| 96% | 81% | Body Heat | Ned Racine (Character) | - | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All the Way Home | Unknown (Character) | - | 1981 |
| 86% | 71% | Altered States | Professor Eddie Jessup (Character) | - | 1980 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | 92% | Pantheon | Stephen Holstrom (Guest Voice) | 2022 |
| 87% | 77% | Condor | Bob Partridge (Character) | 2019-2020 |
| 94% | 85% | Humans | George Millican (Character) | 2015-2016 2018 |
| 86% | 70% | Goliath | Donald Cooper (Character) | 2016 |
| 58% | 66% | Beowulf | Hrothgar (Character) | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 10% | The View | Guest | 2015 |
| 91% | 88% | Damages | Daniel Purcell (Character) | 2007 2009-2010 |
| 85% | No Score Yet | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Unknown (Character) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 81% | The King of Queens | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 75% | Dune | Unknown (Character) | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | EPIX FREE: Condor | Bob Partridge (Character) |