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Hurts son Will confirmed his fathers death in a statement Sunday. It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday, the family said. He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time.
A three-time nominee for Best Actor at the Academy Awards, Hurt won an Oscar in the category for his role in 1985s Kiss of the Spider Woman. After first appearing on the big screen in the 1980 sci-fi horror film Altered States a role that earned him a Golden Globe nomination Hurt quickly became one of Eighties cinemas most versatile leading men, bouncing between neo-noirs (Body Heat, Eyewitness), romantic comedies (Broadcast News, The Accidental Tourist) and drama (Children of a Lesser God).
He can play any kind of part he wants, producer Alan Ladd Jr. said of Hurt for the actors 1981 Rolling Stone cover story. Hes a great character actor, but lets face it, hes a leading man.
https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/william-hurt-dead-obit-1320664/
dweller
(23,562 posts)with terminal prostate cancer that had progressed to the bones 😕
https://www.winknews.com/2018/05/16/actor-william-hurt-vouches-for-side-effect-free-cancer-therapy-at-unveiling/
RIP
✌🏻
MiniMe
(21,677 posts)Hurts son Will confirmed his fathers death in a statement Sunday. It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday, the family said. He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time.
resulting from disease or advanced age are considered natural causes.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,750 posts)cinematicdiversions
(1,969 posts)Way too young, of course.
underpants
(182,279 posts)A fantastic actor whos career tracks to my life. Loved his ability.
Boomerproud
(7,889 posts)had leading man looks. His role as Nick in The Big Chill was so honest and the deepest of the characters.
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)He did a movie with Sigourney Weaver in the 70s or 80s. Couldn't help but adore him.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,044 posts)Ilsa
(61,675 posts)canetoad
(17,090 posts)The Accidental Tourist.
AllyCat
(16,036 posts)gulliver
(13,142 posts)maxsolomon
(32,992 posts)My intro to his work - loved that flick.
DinahMoeHum
(21,737 posts)"You're so. . .deep"
hunter
(38,264 posts)It makes Eraserhead look like a comedy.
If I ever had to live in the "Big Chill" universe I'd want to be the dead guy, played by Kevin Costner.
highplainsdem
(48,731 posts)Celerity
(42,667 posts)AI, The Village, Robin Hood, The Good Shepherd, A History of Violence, etc. Did not see his first movies, maybe I will check some out. Body Heat looks interesting.
Superb actor.
Patterson
(1,525 posts)TeamProg
(5,788 posts)seen I don't think.
I thought he was good in about everything that I've seen him in but "Lost In Space" movie..
Altered States was my intro to him as well.
My father died from the very same thing, prostate cancer to bone cancer, at 88 though.