William Hurt
William Hurt was an acclaimed American actor known for his powerful performances in both drama and action films. He gained prominence with roles in movies like 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' and 'The Big Chill.' Over his career, Hurt earned numerous awards, including an Academy... Read More
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
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| 2022 |
PantheonA bullied teen receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David,... |
Stephen Holstrom (voice) | |
| 2022 |
The King's DaughterKing Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is... |
Pere La Chaise | |
| 2021 |
Black WidowNatasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties... |
Secretary Ross | |
| 2021 |
Marvel Studios AssembledGo behind the scenes of the shows and movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following the filmmakers, cast and crew,... |
Self | |
| 2020 |
DisclosureAn investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people... |
Luis Molina (archive footage) | |
| 2020 |
Mythic QuestMeet the team behind the biggest multiplayer video game of all time. But in a workplace focused on building worlds,... |
Peter Cromwell | |
| 2020 |
The Last Full MeasureThe incredible true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen medic who personally saved... |
Tulley | |
| 2019 |
Avengers: EndgameAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad... |
Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross | |
| 2018 |
CondorYoung CIA analyst Joe Turner has his idealism tested when he learns that the CIA has been using an algorithm... |
Bob Partridge | |
| 2018 |
Avengers: Infinity WarAs the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero... |
Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross | |
| 2018 |
The Miracle SeasonAfter the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band... |
Ernie Found | |
| 2016 |
GoliathOnce a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than... |
Donald Cooperman | |
| 2016 |
Captain America: Civil WarFollowing the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all... |
Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross | |
| 2016 |
RaceBased on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in... |
Jeremiah Mahoney | |
| 2016 |
Beowulf: Return to the ShieldlandsBeowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall... |
Hrothgar | |
| 2015 |
HumansIn a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic... |
Dr. George Millican | |
| 2015 |
Men of GraniteA group of poor immigrant high school boys in Granite, Illinois defy all odds and go on to win the... |
Unknown character | |
| 2014 |
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: HerTold from the woman's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew... |
Julian Rigby | |
| 2014 |
Days and NightsReckless desire wreaks havoc over Memorial Day weekend as a family confronts the volatile and fragile nature of love. A... |
Herb | |
| 2014 |
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: ThemA New York couple's relationship is tested after the loss of their child. This film is the wide-released combination of... |
Julian Rigby | |
| 2014 |
Winter's TaleA burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift... |
Isaac Penn | |
| 2013 |
Bonnie & ClydeClyde Barrow, a charismatic convicted armed robber, sweeps Bonnie Parker, an impressionable, petite, small-town waitress, off her feet, and the... |
Frank Hamer | |
| 2013 |
Fire in the BloodAn intricate tale of "medicine, monopoly and malice", Fire in the Blood tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies... |
Self | |
| 2013 |
The HostA parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of... |
Jeb Stryder | |
| 2013 |
The Challenger DisasterWhen the space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986, it was the most shocking event in the history of American... |
Richard Feynman | |
| 2012 |
Maddened by His AbsenceAfter ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in... |
Jacques | |
| 2012 |
Close UpMore than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin,... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2011 |
Too Big to FailAn intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate... |
Henry Paulson | |
| 2011 |
HellgateA western businessman, his Thai wife and son experience a horrible accident while visiting Bangkok. In the aftermath, they find... |
Warren Mills | |
| 2011 |
Marvel One-Shot: The ConsultantAgent Coulson informs Agent Sitwell that the World Security Council wishes Emil Blonsky to be released from prison to join... |
Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage) | |
| 2011 |
Late BloomersLate Bloomers stars Isabella Rossellini and William Hurt as a married couple pulled apart by the threat of old age.... |
Adam | |
| 2011 |
Moby DickThe sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white... |
Captain Ahab | |
| 2010 |
Robin HoodWhen soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family... |
William Marshal | |
| 2010 |
The Real Robin HoodWas there really a Robin Hood? Did he steal from the rich and give to the poor? This History Channel... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2010 |
The River WhyA young man abandons his family for a solitary life of fly-fishing. His goal was to find his own way... |
H2O | |
| 2009 |
The Yellow HandkerchiefA road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness. |
Brett Hanson | |
| 2009 |
The CountessKingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she... |
György Thurzó | |
| 2009 |
EndgameThe time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging... |
Professor Will Esterhuyse | |
| 2008 |
The Making of 'the Incredible Hulk'How to portray the Hulk and Bruce Banner in a new presentation of The Hulk. Choosing the director and Marvel... |
Self | |
| 2008 |
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider WomanRare documents and details of the film's story. From its initial option to its critical reception and legacy. Director David... |
Self | |
| 2008 |
The Incredible HulkScientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But... |
General 'Thunderbolt' Ross | |
| 2008 |
Alexander TechniqueFeature film. |
Self | |
| 2008 |
Vantage PointDuring an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the President of the United States is struck down by an assassin's bullet.... |
President Ashton | |
| 2007 |
NoiseA man who is being driven crazy by the noise in New York City decides to take vigilante action against... |
Mayor Schneer | |
| 2007 |
Into the WildAfter graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000... |
Walt McCandless | |
| 2007 |
DamagesDamages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers... |
Daniel Purcell | |
| 2007 |
Mr. BrooksA psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego. |
Marshall | |
| 2007 |
The Legend of SasquatchThe Davis Family - John, Khristy and Maggie - move in to a secluded log cabin in the mountains above... |
John Davis | |
| 2006 |
The Good ShepherdEdward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student... |
Philip Allen | |
| 2006 |
Beautiful OhioA quietly provocative coming-of-age drama about two brothers — Clive and William — growing up in the unconventional household of... |
Simon Messerman | |
| 2006 |
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen KingAn anthology based on eight short stories by Stephen King in his 1993 collection of the same name. |
Jason Renshaw | |
| 2006 |
The KingWhen Elvis Valderez is honourably discharged from the Navy, he heads to the small Texas town of Corpus Christi, where... |
Pastor David Sandow | |
| 2006 |
Too Commercial for CannesA day in a life tour diary with David Cronenberg, as he brings his film "A History of Violence" to... |
Self | |
| 2005 |
SyrianaThe Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday... |
Stan | |
| 2005 |
A History of ViolenceAn average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner. |
Richie Cusack | |
| 2005 |
NeverwasZach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the... |
Dr. Peter Reed | |
| 2005 |
Hunt for JusticeThe heroic struggle of Canadian Louise Arbour, Chief War Crimes Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia,... |
General Mortimer | |
| 2005 |
Deconstructing 'The Village'In this making-of documentary, we see movie snippets, shots from the set, and interviews. We get notes from the crew... |
Self | |
| 2004 |
FrankensteinA scientist brings life to a creature fashioned from corpses and various body parts. |
Professor Waldman | |
| 2004 |
The VillageWhen a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of... |
Edward Walker | |
| 2004 |
The Blue ButterflyBased on a true story, The Blue Butterfly tells the story of a terminally ill 10-year-old boy whose dream is... |
Alan Osborne | |
| 2002 |
Nearest to HeavenPeople and life can be cruel, and in their face, Fannette is cool: toward an old acquaintance, to her daughter,... |
Matt | |
| 2002 |
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen StoryTrue story about the cat and mouse game between the FBI trying to find a Soviet mole in their ranks... |
Robert P. Hanssen | |
| 2002 |
Tuck EverlastingTeenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but overprotective parents, but... |
Angus Tuck | |
| 2002 |
Changing LanesA rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that... |
Doyle's Sponsor | |
| 2001 |
The Simian LineThe Simian Line is an American improvisational film, released in 2001. When Katharine throws a party on Halloween, a psychic... |
Edward | |
| 2001 |
Rare BirdsA down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure bird watchers to their small Newfoundland town and increase... |
Dave | |
| 2001 |
A.I. Artificial IntelligenceDavid, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee... |
Prof. Hobby | |
| 2001 |
Varian's WarVarian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II. |
Varian Fry | |
| 2001 |
The Flamingo RisingWhen Hubert Lee decides to open the world's largest drive-in movie theater across the street from a funeral parlor, a... |
Turner Knight | |
| 2000 |
Contaminated ManDavid Whitman is a chemist who lost his wife and child in a freak accident and is trying to rebuild... |
David R. Whitman | |
| 2000 |
Frank Herbert's DuneIn the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The... |
Duke Leto Atreides | |
| 2000 |
The Miracle MakerA mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus,... |
Jairus (voice) | |
| 1999 |
Do Not DisturbCombining a family vacation with business, Walter Richmond takes his wife and their 10-year-old, mute daughter, Melissa , to the... |
Walter Richmond | |
| 1999 |
SunshineThe fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century. |
Andor Knorr | |
| 1999 |
The 4th FloorA woman inherits a rent-controlled apartment and is terrorized by a neighbor. |
Greg Harrison | |
| 1999 |
The Big Brass RingBlake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become president of the United States. While making a stop in St.... |
William Blake Pellarin | |
| 1999 |
The Big Chill: A ReunionA look back at the making of the film "The Big Chill" (1983) with cast and crew. |
Self | |
| 1998 |
The King of QueensLife’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie.... |
Dr. Taber | |
| 1998 |
One True ThingA career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother. |
George Gulden | |
| 1998 |
Lost in SpaceThe prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space... |
Prof. John Robinson | |
| 1998 |
The PropositionFather Michael McKinnon goes from the UK to Boston circa 1935. For unknown reasons, he avoids at all costs the... |
Arthur Barret | |
| 1998 |
Dark CityA man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no... |
Inspector Frank Bumstead | |
| 1998 |
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John BoormanJohn Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up... |
Self | |
| 1998 |
Lost In Space ForeverHost John Larroquette takes viewers on a nostalgic trip through the 1965-1968 sci-fi comedy series. The disc's rare footage include... |
Self (also archive footage) | |
| 1997 |
LovedAfter a man is accused of driving his third wife to suicide, his first wife Hedda, a troubled woman who... |
K.D. Dietrickson | |
| 1997 |
Elie Wiesel Goes HomeA documentary chronicling the adolescent years of Elie Wiesel and the history of his sufferings. Eliezer was fifteen when Fascism... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 1996 |
MichaelTabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an... |
Frank Quinlan | |
| 1996 |
Secrets Shared with a StrangerIn Russia, in 1907, a rich lenient husband of a loose unfaithful woman is brutally murdered. She and her two... |
The stranger | |
| 1996 |
A Couch in New YorkA burnt-out New York psychoanalyst exchanges apartments with a Parisian woman. When his patients arrive, they talk to her and... |
Henry Harriston | |
| 1996 |
Jane EyreAfter a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in... |
Rochester | |
| 1995 |
SmokeWriter Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves... |
Paul Benjamin | |
| 1994 |
Second BestThe difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son. |
Graham Holt | |
| 1994 |
Trial by JuryValerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has... |
Tommy Vesey | |
| 1993 |
Mr. WonderfulElectrician Gus gets the chance to fulfil a childhood dream by buying an old bowling-alley with some of his friends,... |
Tom | |
| 1992 |
The PlagueIn a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and the military... |
Doctor Bernard Rieux | |
| 1991 |
Rabbit Ears - The Boy Who Drew CatsThis is the story of a small Japanese boy whose only interest is drawing pictures of cats...even while everyone else... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 1991 |
Until the End of the WorldIn 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist... |
Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee | |
| 1991 |
The DoctorJack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he is... |
Jack | |
| 1990 |
Wim Wenders in TokyoA documentary which follows director Wim Wenders and Sean Naughton, the high-definition-video designer on UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD,... |
Self | |
| 1990 |
AliceAlice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe.... |
Doug Tate | |
| 1990 |
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm SchoolWorse than having your glove stolen, worse than Chinese water torture, even worse than the earth spinning off its axis... |
Steve Mills (voice) | |
| 1990 |
I Love You to DeathJoey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers... |
Harlan James | |
| 1988 |
The Accidental TouristAfter the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife is... |
Macon Leary | |
| 1988 |
A Time of DestinyWorld War II provides the setting for a melodramatic tale of love and revenge. |
Martin Larraneta | |
| 1987 |
Broadcast NewsA high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming news... |
Tom Grunick | |
| 1986 |
Children of a Lesser GodStarting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman,... |
James Leeds | |
| 1985 |
A Midsummer Night's DreamTheseus has defeated Hippolyta in battle, and now claims her as his bride. But before the nuptials begin, a pair... |
Oberon | |
| 1985 |
Kiss of the Spider WomanThe story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist... |
Luis Molina | |
| 1983 |
Gorky ParkPolice Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but finds his attempts... |
Arkady Renko | |
| 1983 |
The Big ChillSeven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own. |
Nick Carlton | |
| 1981 |
All the Way HomeA wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their... |
Jay Follet | |
| 1981 |
Body HeatDuring an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder... |
Ned Racine | |
| 1981 |
EyewitnessNYC custodian Daryll Deever is a big fan of local news reporter Tony Sokolow, so he is intrigued when she... |
Daryll Deever | |
| 1980 |
Altered StatesA research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of human consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from Native American... |
Professor Eddie Jessup | |
| 1978 |
Verna: USO GirlAn untalented singer-dancer, Verna Vane, fervently believes that a U.S.O. tour overseas will put her on the road to superstardom.... |
Walter | |
| 1975 |
Saturday Night LiveA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary... |
Self (uncredited) | |
| 1973 |
KojakA bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City. |
Jake | |
| 1971 |
Great PerformancesThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical... |
Walter | |
| 1956 |
Tony AwardsThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway... |
Self - Nominee / Presenter | |
| 1956 |
Tony AwardsThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway... |
Self - Presenter | |
| 1953 |
The OscarsAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy... |
Self | |
| 1951 |
Hallmark Hall of FameLong-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards,... |
Turner Knight | |
| 1944 |
Golden Globe AwardsAn annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press... |
Self |
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Got a question about William Hurt?
William Hurt is best known for his roles in 'Kiss of the Spider Woman,' 'The Big Chill,' and 'Broadcast News.' These films showcased his range and earned him critical acclaim.
Yes, William Hurt won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' and received multiple nominations throughout his career.
William Hurt's first film was 'Altered States' released in 1980, where he played the lead role of Edward Jessup, marking the beginning of his film career.
William Hurt had three children: Alexander, Jean, and Samuel. They are from his relationships during his lifetime.
William Hurt's estimated net worth is around $8 million, reflecting his successful career in film and television.
A major milestone in William Hurt's filmography was winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' in 1986.
William Hurt primarily acted in drama and thriller genres, often portraying complex characters that showcased his depth as an actor.
William Hurt had a significant impact on cinema with his innovative performances and ability to convey deep emotional truths, influencing a generation of actors.