William Hurt

March 20, 1950 - March 13, 2022 Washington, D.C., USA

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".

His titles like The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: Civil War, and Into the Wild - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 15, 2026

Watched: 0/90

Weighted avg: 6.52 /10

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The Incredible Hulk

2008June 2008 by Louis Leterrier

Supporting as General 'Thunderbolt' Ross

Supporting as General 'Thunderbolt' Ross

5.77 Okay+
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2

Captain America: Civil War

2016April 2016 by Joe Russo

Minor role as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross

Minor role as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross

7.08 Good++
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3

Into the Wild

2007September 2007 by Sean Penn

Starring as Walt McCandless

Starring as Walt McCandless

7.46 Excellent-
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4

Black Widow

2021July 2021 by Cate Shortland

Minor role as Secretary Ross

Minor role as Secretary Ross

6.76 Good
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5

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001June 2001 by Steven Spielberg

Supporting as Prof. Hobby

Supporting as Prof. Hobby

6.66 Good
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6

Robin Hood

2010May 2010 by Ridley Scott

Supporting as William Marshal

Supporting as William Marshal

5.93 Okay++
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7

The Village

2004July 2004 by M. Night Shyamalan

Supporting as Edward Walker

Supporting as Edward Walker

6.04 Okay++
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8

Dark City

1998February 1998 by Alex Proyas

Starring as Inspector Frank Bumstead

Starring as Inspector Frank Bumstead

6.93 Good+
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9

A History of Violence

2005September 2005 by David Cronenberg

Supporting as Richie Cusack

Supporting as Richie Cusack

6.76 Good
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10

The Host

2013March 2013 by Andrew Niccol

Supporting as Jeb Stryder

Supporting as Jeb Stryder

5.82 Okay+
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11

Lost in Space

1998April 1998 by Stephen Hopkins

Lead role as Prof. John Robinson

Lead role as Prof. John Robinson

4.95 Mediocre++
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12

Vantage Point

2008February 2008 by Pete Travis

Supporting as President Ashton

Supporting as President Ashton

5.95 Okay++
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13

Mr. Brooks

2007May 2007 by Bruce A. Evans

Supporting as Marshall

Supporting as Marshall

6.49 Good-
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14

Altered States

1980December 1980 by Ken Russell

Lead role as Professor Eddie Jessup

Lead role as Professor Eddie Jessup

6.27 Good--
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15

Winter's Tale

2014February 2014 by Akiva Goldsman

Supporting as Isaac Penn

Supporting as Isaac Penn

5.80 Okay+
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16

Body Heat

1981August 1981 by Lawrence Kasdan

Lead role as Ned Racine

Lead role as Ned Racine

6.53 Good-
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17

Race

2016February 2016 by Stephen Hopkins

Supporting as Jeremiah Mahoney

Supporting as Jeremiah Mahoney

6.89 Good+
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18

Syriana

2005November 2005 by Stephen Gaghan

Supporting as Stan

Supporting as Stan

5.95 Okay++
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19

The Good Shepherd

2006December 2006 by Robert De Niro

Supporting as Philip Allen

Supporting as Philip Allen

5.89 Okay+
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Changing Lanes

2002April 2002 by Roger Michell

Supporting as Doyle's Sponsor

Supporting as Doyle's Sponsor

5.81 Okay+
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Michael

1996December 1996 by Nora Ephron

Starring as Frank Quinlan

Starring as Frank Quinlan

5.25 Okay-
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Smoke

1995June 1995 by Wayne Wang

Starring as Paul Benjamin

Starring as Paul Benjamin

6.74 Good
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23

The King's Daughter

2022January 2022 by Sean McNamara

Supporting as Pere La Chaise

Supporting as Pere La Chaise

6.53 Good-
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24

Tuck Everlasting

2002October 2002 by Jay Russell

Starring as Angus Tuck

Starring as Angus Tuck

6.23 Good--
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25

Children of a Lesser God

1986September 1986 by Randa Haines

Lead role as James Leeds

Lead role as James Leeds

6.45 Good-
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26

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985July 1985 by Héctor Babenco

Lead role as Luis Molina

Lead role as Luis Molina

6.49 Good-
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27

Gorky Park

1983December 1983 by Michael Apted

Lead role as Arkady Renko

Lead role as Arkady Renko

5.86 Okay+
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28

Broadcast News

1987December 1987 by James L. Brooks

Starring as Tom Grunick

Starring as Tom Grunick

6.33 Good-
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The Big Chill

1983September 1983 by Lawrence Kasdan

Supporting as Nick Carlton

Supporting as Nick Carlton

6.37 Good-
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30

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant

2011September 2011 by Leythum

Supporting as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage)

Supporting as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage)

5.85 Okay+
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31

The Last Full Measure

2020January 2020 by Todd Robinson

Starring as Tulley

Starring as Tulley

6.80 Good+
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32

The Accidental Tourist

1988December 1988 by Lawrence Kasdan

Lead role as Macon Leary

Lead role as Macon Leary

5.83 Okay+
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Jane Eyre

1996January 1996 by Franco Zeffirelli

Lead role as Rochester

Lead role as Rochester

6.40 Good-
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34

Alice

1990December 1990 by Woody Allen

Starring as Doug Tate

Starring as Doug Tate

5.90 Okay++
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35

Frank Herbert's Dune

2000 by John Harrison

Supporting as Duke Leto Atreides

Supporting as Duke Leto Atreides

5.81 Okay+
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36

Until the End of the World

1991September 1991 by Wim Wenders

Starring as Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee

Starring as Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee

6.22 Good--
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37

The Miracle Season

2018April 2018 by Sean McNamara

Supporting as Ernie Found

Supporting as Ernie Found

6.68 Good
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38

The Yellow Handkerchief

2009November 2009 by Udayan Prasad

Lead role as Brett Hanson

Lead role as Brett Hanson

5.83 Okay+
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39

Too Big to Fail

2011November 2011 by Curtis Hanson

Starring as Henry Paulson

Starring as Henry Paulson

6.44 Good-
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40

I Love You to Death

1990April 1990 by Lawrence Kasdan

Supporting as Harlan James

Supporting as Harlan James

5.94 Okay++
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41

The Challenger Disaster

2013March 2013 by James Hawes

Lead role as Richard Feynman

Lead role as Richard Feynman

6.66 Good
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42

Eyewitness

1981February 1981 by Peter Yates

Lead role as Daryll Deever

Lead role as Daryll Deever

5.33 Okay-
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43

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

2014October 2014 by Ned Benson

Supporting as Julian Rigby

Supporting as Julian Rigby

6.17 Good--
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44

The Countess

2009March 2009 by Julie Delpy

Starring as György Thurzó

Starring as György Thurzó

5.53 Okay
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45

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

2014May 2014 by Ned Benson

Minor role as Julian Rigby

Minor role as Julian Rigby

5.72 Okay+
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46

The 4th Floor

1999July 1999 by Josh Klausner

Starring as Greg Harrison

Starring as Greg Harrison

5.42 Okay-
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47

The Doctor

1991July 1991 by Randa Haines

Lead role as Jack

Lead role as Jack

6.02 Okay++
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48

The River Why

2010April 2010 by Matthew Leutwyler

Lead role as H2O

Lead role as H2O

5.21 Okay--
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49

One True Thing

1998September 1998 by Carl Franklin

Starring as George Gulden

Starring as George Gulden

6.03 Okay++
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50

Bonnie & Clyde

2013

Supporting as Frank Hamer

Supporting as Frank Hamer

6.27 Good--
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51

Sunshine

1999September 1999 by István Szabó

Supporting as Andor Knorr

Supporting as Andor Knorr

5.95 Okay++
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52

Neverwas

2005September 2005 by Joshua Michael Stern

Supporting as Dr. Peter Reed

Supporting as Dr. Peter Reed

5.95 Okay++
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53

Trial by Jury

1994September 1994 by Heywood Gould

Lead role as Tommy Vesey

Lead role as Tommy Vesey

5.41 Okay-
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54

Endgame

2009January 2009 by Pete Travis

Lead role as Professor Will Esterhuyse

Lead role as Professor Will Esterhuyse

5.68 Okay+
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55

The King

2006May 2006 by James Marsh

Starring as Pastor David Sandow

Starring as Pastor David Sandow

5.78 Okay+
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56

Noise

2007November 2007 by Henry Bean

Starring as Mayor Schneer

Starring as Mayor Schneer

5.55 Okay
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57

Moby Dick

2011 by Mike Barker

Lead role as Captain Ahab

Lead role as Captain Ahab

5.32 Okay-
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58

Second Best

1994September 1994 by Chris Menges

Lead role as Graham Holt

Lead role as Graham Holt

6.15 Good--
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59

Do Not Disturb

1999November 1999 by Dick Maas

Lead role as Walter Richmond

Lead role as Walter Richmond

5.35 Okay-
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60

A Couch in New York

1996February 1996 by Chantal Akerman

Starring as Henry Harriston

Starring as Henry Harriston

5.73 Okay+
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61

Frankenstein

2004 by Kevin Connor

Starring as Professor Waldman

Starring as Professor Waldman

5.42 Okay-
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62

Rare Birds

2001September 2001 by Sturla Gunnarsson

Lead role as Dave

Lead role as Dave

5.55 Okay
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63

The Plague

1992August 1992 by Luis Puenzo

Lead role as Doctor Bernard Rieux

Lead role as Doctor Bernard Rieux

5.74 Okay+
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64

Hellgate

2011November 2011 by John Penney

Lead role as Warren Mills

Lead role as Warren Mills

5.41 Okay-
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65

Mr. Wonderful

1993October 1993 by Anthony Minghella

Supporting as Tom

Supporting as Tom

5.55 Okay
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66

The Proposition

1998March 1998 by Lesli Linka Glatter

Starring as Arthur Barret

Starring as Arthur Barret

5.75 Okay+
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67

Contaminated Man

2000December 2000 by Anthony Hickox

Lead role as David R. Whitman

Lead role as David R. Whitman

5.34 Okay-
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68

The Blue Butterfly

2004February 2004 by Léa Pool

Starring as Alan Osborne

Starring as Alan Osborne

6.26 Good--
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69

Late Bloomers

2011July 2011 by Julie Gavras

Lead role as Adam

Lead role as Adam

5.62 Okay
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70

The Miracle Maker

2000March 2000 by Stanislav Sokolov

Supporting as Jairus (voice)

Supporting as Jairus (voice)

5.81 Okay+
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71

Beautiful Ohio

2006November 2006 by Chad Lowe

Lead role as Simon Messerman

Lead role as Simon Messerman

5.68 Okay+
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72

The Big Brass Ring

1999April 1999 by George Hickenlooper

Lead role as William Blake Pellarin

Lead role as William Blake Pellarin

5.58 Okay
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73

Loved

1997October 1997 by Erin Dignam

Starring as K.D. Dietrickson

Starring as K.D. Dietrickson

5.40 Okay-
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74

Maddened by His Absence

2012October 2012 by Sandrine Bonnaire

Lead role as Jacques

Lead role as Jacques

5.88 Okay+
75

75

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

2002November 2002 by Lawrence Schiller

Lead role as Robert P. Hanssen

Lead role as Robert P. Hanssen

5.64 Okay
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76

Nearest to Heaven

2002November 2002 by Tonie Marshall

Starring as Matt

Starring as Matt

5.65 Okay
77

77

Days and Nights

2014September 2014 by Christian Camargo

Supporting as Herb

Supporting as Herb

5.39 Okay-
78

78

Fire in the Blood

2013September 2013 by Dylan Mohan Gray

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

6.32 Good--
79

79

A Time of Destiny

1988April 1988 by Gregory Nava

Lead role as Martin Larraneta

Lead role as Martin Larraneta

Needs more reviews
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80

Varian's War

2001June 2001 by Lionel Chetwynd

Lead role as Varian Fry

Lead role as Varian Fry

Needs more reviews
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81

The Flamingo Rising

2001February 2001 by Martha Coolidge

Lead role as Turner Knight

Lead role as Turner Knight

Needs more reviews
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82

Lost In Space Forever

1998January 1998 by Kevin Burns

Supporting as Self (also archive footage)

Supporting as Self (also archive footage)

6.09 Okay++
83

83

The Legend of Sasquatch

2007February 2007 by Thomas Callicoat

Lead role as John Davis

Lead role as John Davis

Needs more reviews
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84

The Simian Line

2001November 2001 by Linda Yellen

Supporting as Edward

Supporting as Edward

Needs more reviews
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85

Secrets Shared with a Stranger

1996June 1996 by Georges Bardawil

Starring as The stranger

Starring as The stranger

Needs more reviews
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86

Hunt for Justice

2005June 2005 by Charles Binamé

Starring as General Mortimer

Starring as General Mortimer

Needs more reviews
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87

The Real Robin Hood

2010May 2010 by M. David Melvin

Supporting as Narrator (voice)

Supporting as Narrator (voice)

Needs more reviews
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88

The Big Chill: A Reunion

1999January 1999 by Laurent Bouzereau

Starring as Self

Starring as Self

Needs more reviews
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89

Too Commercial for Cannes

2006March 2006 by Carolyn Cronenberg

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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90

Deconstructing 'The Village'

2005January 2005 by Laurent Bouzereau

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

Needs more reviews