Actor William Hurt has died of natural causes one week shy of his 72nd birthday. Hurt had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018.
A classmate of Christopher Reeve and Robin Williams at Julliard, Hurt appeared in many successful films during the 1980's including Altered States, Body Heat, The Big Chill and Gorky Park before winning the Oscar for Best Actor in Kiss of the Spider Woman. Hurt would earn two successive Best Actor nominations for Children of a Lesser God and Broadcast News.
In the 1990's, Hurt would also earn a Best Supporting Actor nomination for A History of Violence. In this century, Hurt received Emmy nominations for performances in the TV series Damages starring his Big Chill co-star Glenn Close and for his portrayal of Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson in the TV movie Too Big to Fail. Younger viewers will likely remember Hurt's portrayal of Thaddeus Ross in various Marvel movies including The Incredible Hulk, Captain America and The Avengers.
I leave you with Hurt telling a rather condescending British interviewer why he accepted the role in Kiss of the Spider Woman. R.I.P.
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