William McChord Hurt
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William McChord Hurt 🇺🇸

William Hurt (Known as "William Hurt")
["actor","stage_actor","film_actor","oscar_winner"]
Born Mar 20, 1950 🇺🇸 Washington, D.C., United States
Passed Away Mar 13, 2022 Portland, Oregon, United States
Lifespan 71 years old
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"Acting is not about self-display; it's about sharing the truth of what it means to be a vulnerable human being."

Archival Overview

Celebrated American actor of cerebral intensity and emotional complexity who became the first performer to receive three consecutive Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in the 1980s, winning for Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Biographical Record

William McChord Hurt was born in Washington, D.C., and trained at the Juilliard School's Drama Division alongside Christopher Reeve and Robin Williams. Beginning his career with the Circle Repertory Company in New York, he made his screen debut in Ken Russell's psychedelic sci-fi thriller Altered States (1980) and achieved stardom opposite Kathleen Turner in Lawrence Kasdan's steamy neo-noir Body Heat (1981).

In the 1980s, Hurt delivered peerless, nuanced leading performances, earning three consecutive Oscar nominations for Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985, winning Best Actor as imprisoned gay window dresser Luis Molina), Children of a Lesser God (1986), and Broadcast News (1987). Later in his career, he earned another Oscar nomination for David Cronenberg's A History of Violence (2005) and played General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Key Life Milestones

March 24, 1986

Academy Award for Best Actor

Won the Oscar for Best Actor for his moving portrayal of Luis Molina in Hector Babenco's Kiss of the Spider Woman.

December 16, 1987

Broadcast News Release

Starred as handsome news anchor Tom Grumick in James L. Brooks's acclaimed satirical drama, receiving his third straight Oscar nomination.

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Portland, Oregon, United States
GPS: 45.5152, -122.6784
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