Tribute to WILLIAM HURT(1950 - 2022) | In Memoriam

#williamhurt #generalross
#body heat #thebigchill
#lostinspace #darkcity dark city
*Many apologies for both Body Heat & Children of a lesser god, not being including. Not forgotten
just had no clips on hand.
But both films are mentioned, as they are masterpieces.

William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022)
was an American actor.

He studied at the Juilliard School and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut in 1980 as a troubled scientist in Ken Russell's science-fiction feature Altered States, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year.

In 1981 he played a leading role, as a lawyer who succumbs to the temptations of a married woman played by Kathleen Turner, in the neo-noir Body Heat.Hurt garnered three consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, for Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), Children of a Lesser God (1986), and Broadcast News (1987), winning for the first of these.Hurt remained an active stage actor throughout the 1980s, appearing in Off-Broadway productions including Henry V, Fifth of July, Richard II and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Hurt received his first Tony Award nomination in 1985 for the Broadway production of Hurlyburly.

After a variety of character roles in the following decade, Hurt earned his fourth Academy Award nomination for his supporting performance in David Cronenberg's crime thriller A History of Violence (2005). His later career films roles include turns in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), The Village (2004), Syriana (2005), The Good Shepherd (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), Into the Wild (2007), Robin Hood (2010), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, in which he portrayed Thaddeus Ross.

It was announced in May 2018 that Hurt had terminal prostate cancer that had already metastasized to the bones.
Hurt died from complications of the disease on March 13, 2022, at the age of 71, at his home in Portland, Oregon.
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