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Actor William Hurt dead at age 71
Oscar-winning actor William Hurt — whose classic good looks and erudite persona made him one of the most recognizable male leads in the 1980s — died Sunday, his family said.
Hurt, who starred in hit flicks from “The Big Chill’’ to “Broadcast News’’ and “Children of a Lesser God,’’ was 71.
The actor suffered from prostate cancer that spread to the bone in 2018.
“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,’’ the actor’s son William said in a statement.
“He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time.’’
In the 1980s, the handsome lanky blond star was nominated three years in a row for an Academy Award for best actor. He won the coveted trophy in 1985 for his role as a gay convict sharing the same cell as a political prisoner in South America in “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”
He also was famous for his roles in movies such as “Body Heat” and “Gorky Park.’’
More recently, Hurt appeared as Marvel Comics character General Thaddeus Ross in “The Incredible Hulk,” “Captain America: Civil War,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Avengers: Endgame” and “Black Widow.”
Born in Washington, DC, Hurt attended Tufts University and eventually the Juilliard School. His first big role was in Ken Russell’s “Altered States.”
Hurt lamented to People magazine in 1985 that he was “a character actor in a leading-man’s body.”
He also resented the spotlight that he was thrust in away from the camera, telling the New York Times in 1989 that he felt his privacy was not being respected.
“It’s not right that my privacy is invaded to the extent that it is,” Hurt said at the time. “I’m a very private man, and I have the right to be. I never said that because I was an actor you can have my privacy, you can steal my soul. You can’t.”
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Actor William Hurt dead at age 71
Oscar-winning actor William Hurt — whose classic good looks and erudite persona made him one of the most recognizable male leads in the 1980s — died Sunday, his family said.
Hurt, who starred in hit flicks from “The Big Chill’’ to “Broadcast News’’ and “Children of a Lesser God,’’ was 71.
The actor suffered from prostate cancer that spread to the bone in 2018.
“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,’’ the actor’s son William said in a statement.
“He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time.’’
In the 1980s, the handsome lanky blond star was nominated three years in a row for an Academy Award for best actor. He won the coveted trophy in 1985 for his role as a gay convict sharing the same cell as a political prisoner in South America in “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”
He also was famous for his roles in movies such as “Body Heat” and “Gorky Park.’’
More recently, Hurt appeared as Marvel Comics character General Thaddeus Ross in “The Incredible Hulk,” “Captain America: Civil War,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Avengers: Endgame” and “Black Widow.”
Born in Washington, DC, Hurt attended Tufts University and eventually the Juilliard School. His first big role was in Ken Russell’s “Altered States.”
Hurt lamented to People magazine in 1985 that he was “a character actor in a leading-man’s body.”
He also resented the spotlight that he was thrust in away from the camera, telling the New York Times in 1989 that he felt his privacy was not being respected.
“It’s not right that my privacy is invaded to the extent that it is,” Hurt said at the time. “I’m a very private man, and I have the right to be. I never said that because I was an actor you can have my privacy, you can steal my soul. You can’t.”
Actor William Hurt dead: ‘Big Chill’ and ‘Body Heat’ star was 71
Oscar-winning actor William Hurt — whose classic good looks and erudite persona made him one of the most recognizable male leads in the 1980s — died Sunday, his family said. Hurt, who starred in hi…
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