William Hurt

Marvel has led tributes to William Hurt as "an amazing talent" following the Academy Award-winning actor's death aged 71. The actor died a week before his ...

Author Stephen King said on Twitter: "Very sorry to hear about the passing of William Hurt. He was a fine actor, an Academy Award winner. "Then he went and guested on The King Of Queens and was so deadpan, low-key hilarious. And I'm not a cake guy.' RIP." he wrote. "He sought me out when he arrived on set. "Watch his movies if you can and see a different kind of movie star, for whom the work was more important than status. He made a huge impact on both of us," Stiller tweeted.

The actress worked with Hurt on James L. Brooks' 1987 comedy Broadcast News, for which both she and Hurt received Oscar nominations. “Well, Bill was like my ...

“Bill Hurt, in a singular way, was, at his core, loveable,” tweeted Brooks after his death. It was a rare thing to see someone approach work with that vibe. It was sacred to Bill. And that sacredness, I loved that.

Brooks' comedy-drama, Broadcast News. It would be easy to get lost or overshadowed in a starry cast that includes Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, Joan Cusack, and ...

Hurt was one of the first, playing General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross – an uncompromising, humorless man who does bad deeds out of patriotism and with an eye toward the greater good – in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, and reprising the role in Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and most recently, Black Widow. Ross’s actions resulted in the creation of the Hulk and Abomination, and later, as U.S. Secretary of State, it was his proposed Sokovia Accords that caused the epic Avengers split. Hurt’s character, Nick Carlton, a psychologist, is the most disaffected. Steven Spielberg took on the sci-fi drama AI following the death of his friend, iconic filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, who’d originally planned to adapt the Brian Aldiss short story, Supertoys Last All Summer Long. Hurt appears as Allen Hobby, a professor who creates David (Haley Joel Osment), a Mecha child with the capacity to think, feel, and love. William Hurt, who passed away on March 13 at the age of 71, left behind a hell of an acting legacy. By the 2000s, Hurt had made the shift from leading man to supporting actor, called upon to lend projects name recognition and dramatic heft. He was as likely to turn up in an indie film that hardly anyone saw, but that he loved making, as he was to appear in a Disney/Marvel blockbuster.

M. Night Shyamalan, Mark Ruffalo, and more stars remember William Hurt: 'A master of his acting craft'. Read the tributes to the late Oscar winner, who died ...

Antonio Banderas also paid homage to the "great actor." Reactions from celebrities and Hurt's former costars and colleagues have since poured in, celebrating the Oscar winner's life and legacy. Patton Oswalt paid tribute to the "brilliant" and "low-key hilarious" star.

Mr. Hurt was a versatile performer who performed regularly Off Broadway between stints as a successful character actor in Hollywood. From 1977 to to 1989, he was a member of the Circle Repertory Company. While a member of the company, Mr. Hurt received an ...

Mr. Hurt 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 film (and the source novel it was based on) were adapted into a musical by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally in 1993. Mr. Hurt was a versatile performer who performed regularly Off Broadway between stints as a successful character actor in Hollywood. From 1977 to to 1989, he was a member of the Circle Repertory Company. While a member of the company, Mr. Hurt received an Obie Award for his appearance in Corinne Jacker's My Life, and won a 1978 Theatre World Award for his collective performances in Fifth of July, Ulysses in Traction, and Lulu. In 1979, Mr. Hurt played Hamlet opposite Lindsay Crouse and Beatrice Straight, before finding film stardom in the neo-noir film Body Heat. wActor William Hurt passed away March 13, at the age of 71.

During the filming of “The Challenger Disaster”, I had rare opportunity to be in a few scenes with William Hurt. We were all exceptionally nervous having to ...

William Hurt won the Academy Award for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ (1986) and also received nominations for his roles in ‘Children of a Lesser God’, ‘A History of Violence’ and Broadcast News. He starred in over 100 productions, including The Big Chill, Body Heat, Avengers: Endgame (and the Endgame movie about SA), The Incredible Hulk and several other notable films. She said it was my calling and duty to counsel him and maybe our paths had crossed for this very purpose. I decided to take a chance and explained that sparrows often fly into buildings, but they normally manage to fly out eventually. I was really distressed as I was standing right next to him, and we were alone. About the third day I had to do a scene with him where we came bursting through the glass double doors to interrupt a gathering that was in progress. He looked quite broken, and I could not know what personal burdens he was bearing. To prepare for the “grand entrance” we had to wait outside in the stairwell for our cue. William Hurt suddenly put his head upright, straightened his shoulders, took his tie off and smilingly beckoned me to approach him. A little sparrow that had flown in and could not get out started to flap around us. We ended the scene without me having a chance to continue our conversation. The first day he arrived on set there was a discernible awkwardness in the air. writes Mike Browne who was part of the cast of the 2013 movie, filmed in South Africa.