William Hurt
Acting
Biography
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".
Born: March 20, 1950
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., USA
Known For
Close Up
More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and 2002. Presented the first time in 2012 (ten years after the last shooting) in Napoli Film Festival and in 2013 at the Art Institute of California in Santa Ana. An anthropological experiment on the facial expressions of famous people showing the human being aspect. All original footage from Mel Gibson to Peter Jackson, from George Lucas to Catherine Deneuve, from Michael Douglas to Giancarlo Giannini and many others.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
Rare documents and details of the film's story. From its initial option to its critical reception and legacy. Director David Weisman, who also produced "Kiss of the Spider Woman", comes off as rightful creative force behind the production, as it was his true passion. Very detailed comments from all the participants, from the author of the book to the lawyer for the production company, the actors, director, writers, producer, and crew members.
Too Commercial for Cannes
A day in a life tour diary with David Cronenberg, as he brings his film "A History of Violence" to the Cannes Film Festival (2005) for its first public screening.
Avengers: Endgame
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
Avengers: Infinity War
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.
Pantheon
A bullied teen receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David, whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud following an experimental destructive brain scan. David is the first of a new kind of being – an “Uploaded Intelligence” or “UI” – but he will not be the last, as a global conspiracy unfolds that threatens to trigger a new kind of world war.
Into the Wild
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Disclosure
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.
Goliath
Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.
Filmography
as Stephen Holstrom (voice)
as Pere La Chaise
as Secretary Ross
as Self
as Luis Molina (archive footage)
as Peter Cromwell
as Tulley
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
as Bob Partridge
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
as Ernie Found
as Donald Cooperman
as Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
as Jeremiah Mahoney
as Hrothgar
as Dr. George Millican
as Julian Rigby
as Herb
as Julian Rigby
as Isaac Penn
as Frank Hamer
as Self
as Jeb Stryder
as Richard Feynman
as Jacques
as Self (archive footage)
as Henry Paulson
as Warren Mills
as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage)
as Adam
as Captain Ahab
as William Marshal
as Narrator (voice)
as H2O
as Brett Hanson
as György Thurzó
as Professor Will Esterhuyse
as General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
as President Ashton
as Mayor Schneer
as Walt McCandless
as Daniel Purcell
as Marshall
as John Davis
as Philip Allen
as Simon Messerman
as David
as Self
as Stan
as Richie Cusack
as Dr. Peter Reed
as General Mortimer
as Self
as Professor Waldman
as Edward Walker
as Alan Osborne
as Matt
as Robert P. Hanssen
as Angus Tuck
as Doyle's Sponsor
as Edward
as Dave
as Prof. Hobby
as Varian Fry
as Turner Knight
as David R. Whitman
as Duke Leto Atreides
as Jairus (voice)
as Walter Richmond
as Andor Knorr
as Greg Harrison
as William Blake Pellarin
as Self
as Dr. Taber
as George Gulden
as Prof. John Robinson
as Arthur Barret
as Inspector Frank Bumstead
as Self (also archive footage)
as K.D. Dietrickson
as Narrator (voice)
as Frank Quinlan
as The stranger
as Henry Harriston
as Rochester
as Paul Benjamin
as Graham Holt
as Tommy Vesey
as Tom
as Doctor Bernard Rieux
as Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee
as Jack
as Self
as Doug Tate
as Steve Mills (voice)
as Harlan James
as Macon Leary
as Martin Larraneta
as Tom Grunick
as James Leeds
as Oberon
as Luis Molina
as Arkady Renko
as Nick Carlton
as Jay Follet
as Ned Racine
as Daryll Deever
as Professor Eddie Jessup
as Walter
as Self (uncredited)
as Jake
as Walter
as Self
as Turner Knight
as Self