William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American stage, film and television actor, trained at the Juilliard School, Manhattan, New York, USA. For his leading role in the feature film "Kiss of the Spider Woman", he received an Academy Award in 1986, followed by 3 more nominations for roles in the movies "Children of a Lesser God", "Broadcast News", and "A History of Violence".

Filmography

• Pantheon — Stephen Holstrom (voice)
• 2022The King's Daughter — Pere La Chaise
• 2021Black Widow — Secretary Ross
• 2020Disclosure — Luis Molina (archive footage)
• Mythic Quest — Peter Cromwell
• 2020The Last Full Measure — Tulley
• 2019Avengers: Endgame — Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
• 2018Avengers: Infinity War — Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
• Condor — Bob Partridge
• 2018The Miracle Season — Ernie Found
• Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands — Hrothgar
• 2016Captain America: Civil War — Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
• Goliath — Donald Cooperman
• 2016Race — Jeremiah Mahoney
• Humans — Dr. George Millican
• 2015Men of Granite
• 2014Days and Nights — Herb
• 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her — Julian Rigby
• 2014The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them — Julian Rigby
• 2014Winter's Tale — Isaac Penn
• Bonnie & Clyde — Frank Hamer
• 2013The Challenger Disaster — Richard Feynman
• 2013The Host — Jeb Stryder
• 2012Maddened by His Absence — Jacques
• 2011Hellgate — Warren Mills
• 2011Late Bloomers — Adam
• 2011Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant — Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage)
• Moby Dick — Captain Ahab
• 2011Too Big to Fail — Henry Paulson
• 2010Robin Hood — William Marshal
• 2010The Real Robin Hood — Narrator (voice)
• 2010The River Why — H2O
• 2009Endgame — Professor Will Esterhuyse
• 2009The Countess — György Thurzó
• 2009The Yellow Handkerchief — Brett Hanson
• 2008The Incredible Hulk — General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
• 2008Vantage Point — President Ashton
• Damages — Daniel Purcell
• 2007Into the Wild — Walt McCandless
• 2007Mr. Brooks — Marshall
• 2007Noise — Mayor Schneer
• 2007The Legend of Sasquatch — John Davis
• 2006Beautiful Ohio — Simon Messerman
• Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King — Jason Renshaw
• 2006The Good Shepherd — Philip Allen
• 2006The King — Pastor David Sandow
• 2005A History of Violence — Richie Cusack
• 2005Hunt for Justice — General Mortimer
• 2005Neverwas — Dr. Peter Reed
• 2005Syriana — Stan
• Frankenstein — Professor Waldman
• 2004The Blue Butterfly — Alan Osborne
• 2004The Village — Edward Walker
• 2002Changing Lanes — Doyle's Sponsor
• 2002Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story — Robert P. Hanssen
• Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story — Robert P. Hanssen
• 2002Nearest to Heaven — Matt
• 2002Tuck Everlasting — Angus Tuck
• 2001A.I. Artificial Intelligence — Professor Hobby
• 2001Rare Birds — Dave
• 2001The Flamingo Rising — Turner Knight
• 2001The Simian Line — Edward
• 2001Varian's War — Varian Fry
• 2000Contaminated Man — David R. Whitman
• Frank Herbert's Dune — Duke Leto Atreides
• 2000The Miracle Maker — Jairus (voice)
• 1999Do Not Disturb — Walter Richmond
• 1999Sunshine — Andor Knorr
• 1999The 4th Floor — Greg Harrison
• 1999The Big Brass Ring — William Blake Pellarin
• 1998Dark City — Inspector Frank Bumstead
• 1998Lost in Space — Prof. John Robinson
• 1998One True Thing — George Gulden
• The King of Queens — Dr. Taber
• 1998The Proposition — Arthur Barret
• 1997Elie Wiesel Goes Home — Narrator (voice)
• 1997Loved — K.D. Dietrickson
• 1996A Couch in New York — Henry Harriston
• 1996Jane Eyre — Rochester
• 1996Michael — Frank Quinlan
• 1996Secrets Shared with a Stranger — The stranger
• 1995Smoke — Paul Benjamin
• 1994Second Best — Graham Holt
• 1994Trial by Jury — Tommy Vesey
• 1993Mr. Wonderful — Tom
• 1992The Plague — Doctor Bernard Rieux
• 1991Rabbit Ears - The Boy Who Drew Cats — Narrator (voice)
• 1991The Doctor — Jack
• 1991Until the End of the World — Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee
• 1990Alice — Doug Tate
• 1990I Love You to Death — Harlan James
• 1990Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School — Steve Mills (voice)
• 1988A Time of Destiny — Martin Larraneta
• 1988The Accidental Tourist — Macon Leary
• 1987Broadcast News — Tom Grunick
• 1986Children of a Lesser God — James Leeds
• 1985A Midsummer Night's Dream — Oberon
• 1985Kiss of the Spider Woman — Luis Molina
• 1983Gorky Park — Arkady Renko
• 1983The Big Chill — Nick Carlton
• 1981All the Way Home — Jay Follet
• 1981Body Heat — Ned Racine
• 1981Eyewitness — Daryll Deever
• 1980Altered States — Professor Eddie Jessup
• 1978Verna: USO Girl — Walter
• Kojak — Jake
• Great Performances — Walter
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Turner Knight

Appearances as themselves (16)

• Marvel Studios Assembled — Self
• 2013Fire in the Blood — Self
• 2012Close Up — Self (archive footage)
• 2008Alexander Technique — Self
• 2008Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman — Self
• 2008The Making of 'The Incredible Hulk' — Self
• 2006Too Commercial for Cannes — Self
• 2005Deconstructing 'The Village' — Self
• 1999The Big Chill: A Reunion — Self
• 1998Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman — Self
• 1998Lost in Space Forever — Self (also archive footage)
• 1990Wim Wenders in Tokyo — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self (uncredited)
• Tony Awards — Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Presenter
• The Oscars — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self