William Hurt
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William McChord Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
He studied at the Juilliard School and began performing on stage in the 1970s.
Hurt made his film debut in 1980 as a struggling scientist in Ken Russell's science fiction film Altered States, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for New Star of the Year.
In 1981, he was a leading role as a prosecutor who succumbs to Kathleen Turner's temptations in the neo-noir Body Heat.
In Gorky Park (1983), he appeared in another leading role, as Arkady Renko. Hurt's Kiss of the Spider Woman earned critical acclaim and several acting awards in 1985, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.
He has been nominated for his lead roles in Children of a Lesser God (1986) and Broadcast News (1987).
Hurt starred in Off-Broadway plays including Henry V, Fifth of July, Richard II, and A Midsummer Night's Dream during the 1980s.
Hurt received his first Tony Award nomination in 1985 for the Broadway revival of Hurlyburly. Hurt received his fourth Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in David Cronenberg's crime thriller A History of Violence (2004).
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Early life and education
Hurt was born in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 1950, to Claire Isabel (née McGill), 1923-1992), and Alfred McChord Hurt (1910–1996), both of the United States Agency for International Development and the State Department. He had two brothers. He and his father lived in Lahore, Mogadishu, and Khartoum. His parents divorced, and Henry Luce III (1925–2005), the son of publisher Henry Luce, was married by his mother.
Hurt attended Middlesex University, where he was vice president of the Dramatics Club and played a leading role in numerous school productions. "You might even see him on Broadway," he predicted when he graduated in 1968 and his yearbook predicted. Hurt studied theology at Tufts University, but he went back to acting and joined Juilliard School, 1972-1976).
Personal life and death
Hurt was married from 1971 to 1982, then to Heidi Henderson from 1989 to 1993. Hurt had four children, one with Sandra Jennings, two with Henderson, and one with French actor, film director, and screenwriter Sandrine Bonnaire.
Hurt and Jennings began a life in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1981, when he was still married. Jennings became pregnant in 1982, which resulted in Hurt's divorce from Mary Beth Hurt. Hurt and Jennings later moved to South Carolina, where non-ceremonial common law marriages were permitted.
Hurt and Jennings never married and then divorced. Jennings suing him in New York for recognizing their relationship as a common-law marriage under South Carolina law. Hurt and Jennings' union did not qualify as a common-law marriage under South Carolina law, according to Hurt's decision that no marriage existed. Jennings said Hurt subjected her to physical and verbal abuse, "smashed her across the face" five days after her son's birth. He denied ever beating her over a speaker.
He dated Marlee Matlin for a year, and the two couples married for two years. Matlin's book I'll Scream Later, Matlin said that Hurt's marriage involved a lot of drug use and physical assault, as well as a rape. Hurt's repentance appeared on CNN on April 13, 2009, but Hurt's spokesperson refused to comment, but Hurt released a statement the next day saying, "I'm sorry and both did a great deal to restore our lives." Well, I did and did apologise for any pain I caused. And I know we've both grown. Marlee and her families deserve nothing but good," I wish Marlee and her family.
Author Donna Kaz wrote about dating Hurt in their 20s, from 1977 to 1980 in a Variety essay. Hurt accused him of domestic violence in a 2016 memoir; she made no mention of the allegations in her book.
Hurt, the private pilot and owner of a Beechcraft Bonanza, was a private pilot and a trainer. He was fluent in French and lived in a house outside of Paris.
Hurt had terminal prostate cancer that had metastasized to his bones in May 2018. On March 13, 2022, aged 71, he died as a result of the disease at his house in Portland, Oregon. Many paid tribute to Hurt, including Ben Stiller, Russell Crowe, Patton Oswalt, Albert Brooks, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jonathan Frakes, Mark Ruffalo, and Topher Grace.
Career
Hurt started his career as a stage actor. He worked for Circle Repertory Company from 1977 to 1989. He received an Obie Award for his debut appearance in Corinne Jacker's My Life, as well as a 1978 Theatre World Award for his appearances in Ulysses in Traction, and Lulu. Hurt appeared in Hamlet under the direction of Marshall W. Mason opposite Lindsay Crouse and Beatrice Straight in 1979.
His first major film role came in the 1980 film Altered States, where his work as an obsessive scientist gained him a lot of attention. Hurt's role in Lawrence Kasdan's neo-noir film Body Heat (1981) brought him to prominence. Kasdan and he became regular collaborators: Hurt co-starred in Kasdan's critically acclaimed comedy-dramas The Big Chill (1983) and The Accidental Tourist (1988), both of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and he appeared in the ensemble comedy I Love You to Death (1990).
Hurt appeared in the thriller Gorky Park (1983) opposite Lee Marvin. In Hector Babenco's film "Body in the Spider Woman," he received the Best Male Performance Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as a prisoner. He has received three more Oscar nominations: Best Actor for Children of a Lesser God (1986), and Broadcast News (1987); he was then nominated for Best Actor for three years in a row; and Best Support Actor for A History of Violence (2005). Broadcast News, a James L. Brooks-directed romantic comedy, is possibly Hurt's most celebrated film and is included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Hurt began to play more often in supporting roles after this stretch of relatively prominent roles in the 1980s. A.I. : His notable roles include appearances in Dark City (1998), Lost in Space (1998), Sunshine (1999), A.I. Intelligence (2001), Tuck Everlasting (2001), A History of Violence (2004), The Village (2004), A History of Violence (2005), and Syriana (2005). Hurt's role in A History of Violence received special recognition, despite less than ten minutes of television time, he was nominated for an Academy Award.
Hurt will appear in the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk alongside Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, and Tim Roth. Hurt reprised his role in four other Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films: Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2019), and Black Widow (2021).
Into the Wild (2007), Mr. Brooks (2007), Vantage Point (2008), The Yellow Handkerchief (2008), and Robin Hood (2010) were among the later film roles.
Hurt appeared in television and theatre. Hurt appeared in Frank Herbert's Dune, a Sci Fi Channel miniseries starring Duke Leto Atreides; it was one of Syfy's highest-rated series ever. In a piece called Battleground, Stephen King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes was he was embedded in Stephen King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes. At the Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland, Oregon, he appeared in the cast of Vanya, Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. Hurt appeared on FX's Damages as a corporate whistleblower opposite Glenn Close and Marcia Gay Harden in 2009. He received a 2009 Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his role in the series "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" category. In September 2010, Hurt appeared in the HBO film Too Big to Fail, an adaptation of Andrew Ross Sorkin's book. In the 2011 television version of Herman Melville's book Moby-Dick, he appeared as Captain Ahab.
Hurt was the lead in The Coldest Game (2019), but Bill Pullman replaced him after being injured in an off-set crash. Hurt appeared in a standalone episode of Mythic Quest in 2021, opposite F. Murray Abraham in one of his final roles. Hurt was supposed to appear in the series Pantheon and films The Fence, Men of Granite, and Edward Enderby before his death in March 2022, but he had only appeared in Pantheon.