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William Hurt
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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".
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Captain America: Civil War
As Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
The Plague
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Incredible Hulk
As General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
Black Widow
As Secretary Ross
Into the Wild
As Walt McCandless
A History of Violence
As Richie Cusack
The Village
As Edward Walker
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
The Weight of the Cape: Inheriting a Legacy You Never Asked For
Before the multiverse had a use for her, Kara Zor-El's first outing wasn't framed as destiny, it was framed as a mistake to fix. She loses the Omegahedron, the...
8 films
When the World Catches Cold
From Contagion's clinical dread to the surreal end of days, a chain of films about outbreaks, science, and the fraying of society.
7 films
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Black Widow
2021 · Secretary Ross
The Last Full Measure
2020 · Tulley
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
Bonnie & Clyde
2013 · Frank Hamer
The Host
2013 · Jeb Stryder
Too Big to Fail
2011 · Henry Paulson
The Incredible Hulk
2008 · General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
Vantage Point
2008 · President Ashton
Into the Wild
2007 · Walt McCandless
Mr. Brooks
2007 · Marshall
The Good Shepherd
2006 · Philip Allen
Syriana
2005 · Stan
A History of Violence
2005 · Richie Cusack
Neverwas
2005 · Dr. Peter Reed
The Village
2004 · Edward Walker
Changing Lanes
2002 · Doyle's Sponsor
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 · Professor Hobby
Frank Herbert's Dune
2000 · Duke Leto Atreides
Lost in Space
1998 · Prof. John Robinson
Dark City
1998 · Inspector Frank Bumstead
Loved
1997 · K.D. Dietrickson
Smoke
1995 · Paul Benjamin
Second Best
1994 · Graham Holt
Mr. Wonderful
1993 · Tom
The Plague
1992 · Doctor Bernard Rieux
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
1990 · Steve Mills (voice)
The Big Chill
1983 · Nick Carlton
Body Heat
1981 · Ned Racine
Altered States
1980 · Professor Eddie Jessup