| William Hurt | |
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| Born | William M. The Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF) is a publicly-attended Film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hurt March 20, 1950 Washington, D.C |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Beth Hurt (1971-1981) Heidi Henderson (1989-1992) |
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Biography
Early life
Hurt was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Claire Isabel (née McGill), who worked at Time, Inc.,[1] and Alfred McCord Hurt, who worked for the U. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Time Inc is a major subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner, the company formed by the 1990 S. State Department. His mother re-married Henry Luce III (the son of the founder of Time Magazine) during Hurt's childhood. Henry Robinson Luce ( April 3, 1898 &ndash February 28, 1967) was an influential American publisher Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Hurt graduated from Middlesex School in 1968 where he was the Vice President of the Dramatics Club and had the lead role in several of the school plays. His high school yearbook predicted, "With characteristics such as these, you might even see him on Broadway. " Hurt attended Tufts University and studied theology, but turned instead to acting and joined the Juilliard Drama School studying alongside Christopher Reeve. Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. Christopher D'Olier Reeve ( September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American Actor, director,
Career
Hurt appeared first on stage, only later turning to film. His first major role was in the sci-fi hit Altered States (1980) which gave him wide recognition for playing an obsessed scientist. Altered States is a 1980 Science fiction Film adaptation of a novel by the same name by playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky He received the Best Male Performance Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Actor for Kiss of the Spider Woman in 1985. The Best Actor Award ( French: Prix d'interprétation masculine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Kiss of the Spider Woman ( O Beijo da Mulher Aranha) is a 1985 Brazilian American Drama film He received three additional Oscar nominations; one for Children of a Lesser God (1986), one for Broadcast News (1987) and one (for Best Supporting Actor) in A History Of Violence (2005). Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 film that tells the story of a speech teacher at a school for Deaf students who falls in love with a deaf woman who Broadcast News is a 1987 Romantic comedy film written produced and directed by James L A History of Violence is an Academy Award nominated 2005 crime thriller Film directed by David Cronenberg
Often cast as an intellectual, Hurt has put this to good use in many films like Lost in Space and The Big Chill, but he is also effective in other kinds of roles like I Love You to Death, and David Cronenberg's psychological drama A History of Violence (2005), wherein, with less than 10 minutes of screen time, he plays the creepy mob boss Richie Cusack. Lost in Space is a 1998 feature-length motion picture produced by New Line Cinema, starring William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Heather The Big Chill is a 1983 film that uses the story of Baby boomer college friends who reunite after many years and end up exploring the aftermath of the 1960s I Love You to Death is a 1990 Dark comedy film directed by Lawrence Kasdan. A History of Violence is an Academy Award nominated 2005 crime thriller Film directed by David Cronenberg That same year, Hurt could be seen as a mysterious government operative in Stephen Gaghan's ensemble drama about the politics of Big Oil, Syriana. The term supermajor illustrates the six largest non state-owned energy companies as seen in popular financial mediums around the world Syriana is a 2005 geopolitical thriller Film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, and executive produced by George
Hurt has been seen in the mini-series adaptation of Stephen King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes, in a piece entitled Battleground; he plays "Renshaw", a hitman who receives a package from the widow of a toymaker he killed, unaware of what is waiting inside for him. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, Nightmares and Dreamscapes From the Stories of Stephen King is an 8-episode Anthology series on TNT based on short stories written by Battleground is a short story by Stephen King, first published in September 1972 issue of Cavalier and later collected in King's 1978 anthology He is currently in the cast of "Vanya", an adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya playing in the Artist Repertoire Theatre in Portland, Oregon. Uncle Vanya ( Russian: Дядя Ваня — "Dyadya Vanya" is a Tragicomedy by the Russian Playwright Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers
He recently appeared in Sean Penn's critically acclaimed film Into the Wild, the true story of Christopher McCandless and his life changing adventures. Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor Into the Wild is a 2007 Film based on the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer about the adventures Christopher Johnson McCandless ( February 12, 1968 &ndash August 18, 1992) was an American wanderer who hiked into the Alaskan
Hurt will next appear as General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross in The Incredible Hulk alongside Edward Norton, Liv Tyler and Tim Roth. General Thaddeus E "Thunderbolt" Ross is a Fictional character of Marvel Comics. The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 Superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Liv Rundgren Tyler She is the first born daughter of Bebe Buell, a model singer and former Playboy Playmate (Miss November 1974 and Steven Tyler, the lead Tim Roth (born Timothy Simon Smith; 14 May 1961 is an English film Actor and director.
William is not to be confused with fellow actor John Hurt. John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940 is an English Actor.
Personal life
Fluent in French, Hurt maintains a home outside Paris. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He has a daughter with actress Sandrine Bonnaire and a son, Alex, with Sandra Jennings, who sued Hurt in the late 1980s claiming she was his common-law wife. Sandrine Bonnaire (born 31 May 1967 is an internationally famous French Actress. Hurt won the case. He was previously married to Mary Beth Hurt from 1971 to 1982 and lived with Marlee Matlin for a period of time in 1986. Mary Beth Hurt (born September 26, 1946) is a critically acclaimed American stage and screen actress This is about the actress For the political professional see Mary Matalin. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Hurt has two sons, named Sam and William Hurt, from his 1989-92 marriage to Heidi Henderson.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1978 | Verna: U.S.O. Girl | Walter | |
| 1980 | Altered States | Professor Edward Jessup | Nominated Golden Globe |
| 1981 | Eyewitness | Daryll Deever | |
| Body Heat | Ned Racine | ||
| 1983 | The Big Chill | Nick | |
| Gorky Park | Arkady Renko | ||
| 1985 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Luis Alberto Molina | Academy Award for Best Actor; BAFTA Award; Nominated Golden Globe |
| 1986 | Children of a Lesser God | James Leeds | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor; Nominated Golden Globe |
| 1987 | Broadcast News | Tom Grunick | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor; Nominated Golden Globe |
| 1988 | A Time of Destiny | Martin Larraneta | |
| The Accidental Tourist | Macon Leary | ||
| 1990 | I Love You to Death | Harlan James | |
| Alice | Doug Tate | ||
| 1991 | Until the End of the World | Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee | |
| The Doctor | Dr. Verna USO Girl is a teleplay by Albert Innaurato. Based on a Paul Gallico story it focuses on untalented singer-dancer Verna Vain who Altered States is a 1980 Science fiction Film adaptation of a novel by the same name by playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Body Heat is a 1981 Neo-noir film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. The Big Chill is a 1983 film that uses the story of Baby boomer college friends who reunite after many years and end up exploring the aftermath of the 1960s Gorky Park, the 1983 movie based on the novel Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith, was directed by Michael Apted from Kiss of the Spider Woman ( O Beijo da Mulher Aranha) is a 1985 Brazilian American Drama film Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 film that tells the story of a speech teacher at a school for Deaf students who falls in love with a deaf woman who Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Broadcast News is a 1987 Romantic comedy film written produced and directed by James L Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner A Time of Destiny ( 1988) is an American Drama film directed by Gregory Nava and written by Nava and Anna Thomas. The Accidental Tourist is a 1988 American Drama film. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, with an Academy Award nominated I Love You to Death is a 1990 Dark comedy film directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Alice is a 1990 Film directed by Woody Allen and starring Joe Mantegna, Mia Farrow and Alec Baldwin. Until the End of the World ( Bis ans Ende der Welt) is a 1991 Film by the German film director Wim Wenders; the Screenplay The Doctor is a 1991 American Film directed by Randa Haines and starring William Hurt as a doctor who undergoes Jack MacKee | ||
| 1993 | The Plague | ||
| 1994 | Second Best | Graham Holt | |
| 1995 | Smoke | Paul Benjamin | |
| 1996 | A Couch in New York | Henry Harriston | |
| Michael | Frank Quinlan | ||
| Jane Eyre | Rochester | ||
| 1998 | Lost in Space | Professor John Robinson | |
| Dark City | Inspector Frank Bumstead | ||
| One True Thing | George Guldon | ||
| 1999 | The 4th Floor | Greg Harrison | |
| Sunshine | Andor Knorr | ||
| 2000 | Contaminated Man | David R. The Plague ( Fr. La Peste) is a Novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947, that tells the story Second Best is a 1994 film produced by Sarah Radclyffe and directed by Chris Menges. Smoke is an American Independent film released in 1995. It was produced by Bob and Harvey Weinstein and directed by A Couch in New York (French Un divan à New York) is a 1996 Film about an anonymous exchange of apartments between a successful New York Michael is the title of an American fantasy motion picture released in 1996. Jane Eyre is a 1996 film adaption of Charlotte Brontë 's 1847 novel of the same name. Lost in Space is a 1998 feature-length motion picture produced by New Line Cinema, starring William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Heather Dark City is a 1998 science fiction Film noir written by Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs and David S One True Thing is a 1998 American Drama film directed by Carl Franklin. The 4th Floor is a 1999 film, written and directed by Josh Klausner. Sunshine is an award-winning 1999 Historical film directed written and produced by István Szabó. Whitman | |
| Frank Herbert's Dune | Duke Leto Atreides | ||
| 2001 | Rare Birds | Restaurateur | |
| A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Professor Allen Hobby | ||
| The Simian Line | Edward | ||
| Varian's War | Varian Fry | ||
| 2002 | King of Queens, episode 120: Shrink Wrap | Dr. Frank Herbert's Dune is a three-part Miniseries based on the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert. Duke Leto Atreides I (10140-10191 AG is a fictional character in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Rare Birds is a 2001 Canadian comedy / Drama film. It was directed by Sturla Gunnarsson and written The Simian Line is an American Improvisational film released in NY / LA in 2001 The King of Queens is an Emmy -nominated American Sitcom that ran for nine seasons from 1998 to 2007 Taber | TV |
| Tuck Everlasting | Angus Tuck | ||
| Changing Lanes | Doyle Gipson's AA Sponsor | ||
| Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story | Robert Hanssen | TV | |
| Nearest to Heaven (Au Plus Près du Paradis) | Matt | ||
| 2004 | The Village | Edward Walker | |
| 2005 | The King | David | |
| A History of Violence | Richie Cusack | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| Syriana | Stan Goff | ||
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | CIA Director Philip Allen | |
| The Legend of Sasquatch | John Davis (voice) | producer | |
| 2007 | Mr. Brooks | Marshall | |
| Beautiful Ohio | Simon Messerman | ||
| Noise | Mayor Schneer | ||
| Into the Wild | Walt McCandless | ||
| 2008 | Vantage Point | President Ashton | |
| Yellow Handkerchief | TBA | ||
| The Incredible Hulk | General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross | awaiting release | |
| Endgame | TBA | filming | |
| 2009 | The Countess | Gyorgy Thurzo | post-production |
| Preceded by Alfredo Landa and Francisco Rabal for Los santos inocentes |
Award for Best Actor – Cannes Film Festival 1985 for Kiss of the Spider Woman |
Succeeded by Michel Blanc for Ménage and Bob Hoskins for Mona Lisa |
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Tuck Everlasting is a 2002 film based on the Children's book of the same title by Natalie Babbitt published in 1975 Changing Lanes is a 2002 drama / Thriller film directed by Roger Michell. Robert Philip Hanssen (born April 18, 1944) is a former American FBI agent who spied for the Russian KGB against the United The Village is a 2004 film written and directed by M Night Shyamalan that explores the dynamics of an insular turn-of-the-20th-century Village and The King is a 2005 co-produced UK and American Drama about a troubled man recently discharged from the Navy who goes to Corpus Christi, A History of Violence is an Academy Award nominated 2005 crime thriller Film directed by David Cronenberg Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Syriana is a 2005 geopolitical thriller Film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, and executive produced by George The Legend of Sasquatch is a 2006 computer-animated independent film released by Gorilla Pictures that stars William Hurt and John Rhys-Davies. Mr Brooks is a 2007 thriller film directed by Bruce A Evans and starring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, and Beautiful Ohio is a 2006 American film directed by Chad Lowe and starring William Hurt, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Julianna Into the Wild is a 2007 Film based on the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer about the adventures Vantage Point is a 2008 Mystery thriller Film from Columbia Pictures, written by Barry Levy and directed by Pete Travis The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 Superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character General Thaddeus E "Thunderbolt" Ross is a Fictional character of Marvel Comics. Endgame is a British Television film directed by Pete Travis from a script adapted by Paula Milne from Robert Harvey 's The Countess is an upcoming film about Elizabeth Báthory. It is the third directorial effort by Julie Delpy, who also stars as Bathory Alfredo Landa Areitio ( March 3, 1933) is a Spanish actor He was born in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. Francisco Rabal ( March 8 1926 - August 29 2001) perhaps better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor born in Águilas Los santos inocentes or The Holy Innocents is a Spanish Drama film directed by Mario Camus, based on famous Miguel Delibes ' same title The Best Actor Award ( French: Prix d'interprétation masculine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Kiss of the Spider Woman ( O Beijo da Mulher Aranha) is a 1985 Brazilian American Drama film Michel Blanc (born 16 April 1952 in Courbevoie, France) is a French Actor and director who is noted for his roles of Losers Ménage (also known as Tenue de soirée) is a 1986 French Comedy-drama film directed by Bertrand Blier. Robert William "Bob" Hoskins Jr (born 26 October 1942 is an English Actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters and Mona Lisa is a 1986 British film about a petty criminal who becomes entangled in the dangerous life of a high-class Call girl. Yahoo! Movies, provided by the Yahoo! network is home to a large collection of information on movies past and new releases trailers and clips Box officeDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic