William Hurt

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William Hurt, Oscar-Winning Leading Man of the 1980s, Dies at 71 (unknown)

A four-time Academy Award nominee, he starred in such films as “Body Heat,” “The Big Chill,” “Children of a Lesser God” and “Broadcast News.”

While he can create a powerful character when he wants to (as he did with Kenneth Talley in the original production of “Fifth of July”), he’s prepared to be fascinating without any help from a playwright.” “Maybe William Hurt has now been discovered by Hollywood (‘Altered States,’ ‘Eyewitness’), but he hasn’t lost any of that crazy intensity that makes him a joy to watch in the theater,” Mr. Rich’s review began. In 1981, Frank Rich, reviewing “Childe Byron” at Circle Rep for The Times, singled him out.

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Oscar winner William Hurt dies aged 71 (RTE.ie)

The death has been announced of William Hurt, the Oscar-winning American actor best known for his roles in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Broadcast News, ...

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Oscar-winning actor William Hurt dies aged 71 (Irish Examiner)

Hurt won the best actor Oscar in 1985 for Kiss of the Spider Woman, in which he had played a gay man who shares a cell with a with a political prisoner in ...

said that a family friend confirmed the news.said that a family friend confirmed the news. He received further Oscar nominations for best actor for Children of a Lesser God and Broadcast News. reported an announcement by Hurt’s son Will: “It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar-winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday.reported an announcement by Hurt’s son Will: “It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar-winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday.

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Marvel star and Oscar winning actor William Hurt has died (Q102)

The Oscar winner and highly respected actor has died only one week before his 72nd birthday. Hurt, who won an Oscar for Kiss Of The Spider Woman in 1986 was ...

On Robin Hood, I was aware of his reputation for asking character based questions, so I had compiled a file on the life of William Marshall. He sought me out when he arrived on set. On Robin Hood, I was aware of his reputation for asking character based questions, so I had compiled a file on the life of William Marshall. He sought me out when he arrived on set. While fellow actor Russell Crowe tweeted "William Hurt has passed. Every take was new and revealing.— M. Night Shyamalan ⌛ (@MNightShyamalan) #rip March 13, 2022 #rip" Every take was new and revealing.

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William Hurt, Oscar-winning American actor with troubled personal ... (The Irish Times)

His career ranged from an Oscar win to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

He received a fourth Oscar nod for David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence in 2005. He could easily have received a fourth for The Accidental Tourist in 1988. “Of course, I did and do apologise for any pain I caused. He could also be seen in Stephen Gagham’s Syriana and Sean Penn’s Into the Wild. He was married to Mary Beth Hurt from 1971 until 1982. Hurt was born into a comfortable Washington DC home.

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(Undated) — Actor William Hurt is dead at the age of 71. Hurt is best known for Oscar winning performance in “Kiss of the Spider Woman.

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