William Hurt Passes Away at Age 71

Written by Mosa Dawas  
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The news hit the internet yesterday, 13th March.

William Hurt 1950-2022. Oscar winner.

William Hurt is an actor with an illustrious background in film. He was nominated for an Oscar a total of 4 times (1986, 1987, 1988 and 2006). He won his first nomination in 1986 for Best Actor in a Leading Role because of his performance in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (1985). His 1987 nomination was for CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (1986) in the same category; his third and last nomination until 2006, was for BROADCAST NEWS (1987) in the same category at the 1988 ceremony. Jumping to 2006, he was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (2005). Throughout his career, Hurt has been nominated for a total of 29 awards - many of them prestigious - and has won 17 of those 29. From Oscars, Emmys, BAFTAs, to Cannes Film Festival, SAG, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, London Critics Circle Film Awards, National Board of Review, Utah Film Critics Association Awards and Yoga Awards where he won 3 awards for Worst Foreign Actor in 1999 (DARK CITY, LOST IN SPACE and THE PROPOSITION).

He has acted in films such as: A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (2001), CHANGING LANES (2002), MR. BROOKS (2007), INTO THE WILD (2007), ROBING HOOD (2010) and THE COUNTESS (2009). William Hurt was also a prominent cast memeber for the first series of British television show, HUMANS (2015) as Dr. George Millican. He appeared for 14 episodes in Amazon Studios' legal drama, GOLIATH (2016).

In recent years, he may be more recogniseable from portraying Thaddeus Ross in the MCU.

In 2008, Marvel Studios launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Two films on the schedule that year: IRON MAN and THE INCREDIBLE HULK. William Hurt was there at the start with the likes of Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jon Favreau. At the beginning, Ross was a General on the hunt for Bruce Banner/Hulk. Since then, he had become Secretary of State as we come into paths with him again in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016). Hurt returns again as Secretary Ross in the epic conclusion to the Infinity Saga, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018) and AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019). His last MCU appearence was in Black Widow (2021). You can learn more about Thaddeus Ross in the MCU here.

William Hurt 1950-2022. Secretary Ross MCU.
William Hurt
Born: 20th March, 1950
Died: 13th March, 2022 (aged 71)

Here are some tribute tweets.

Mosa