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William McChord Hurt [1] [2] (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American actor. He is widely known for his performances on stage and screen, he received various awards including an Academy Award , BAFTA Award , and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor .
John Vincent Hurt was born on 22 January 1940, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, [9] [10] the son of Arnould Herbert Hurt (1904–1999) and Phyllis (née Massey; 1907–1975). His father had been a mathematician, but became a Church of England clergyman and served as vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Shirebrook, Derbyshire; his mother, a one-time actress, became "the first female draughtsman" at ...
What is known about Hurt's early life is that he came from a long line of devout anglicans. Two of his relatives (probably his uncles), Philemon and William Hurt, were also Anglican ministers before the American War of Independence. After the Continental Army's victory, Anglicans in the United States restructured the church.
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty for SBIFFOscar-winning actor William Hurt, the star of Broadcast News and Kiss of the Spider Woman, died Sunday at age 71 after fighting prostate cancer for several years ...
William Hurt, who died Sunday at 71, had a look and an aura that appeared, at first, to fit all too snugly into Hollywood’s conception of what a movie star should be. Tall and broad-shouldered ...
William Hurt, the Oscar-winning actor, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 71.The actor's son, Will, shared a statement, published by Deadline, announcing his father's passing."It is ...
William Hurt died Sunday at the age of 71 of natural causes. Before amassing a body of work spanning five decades, the actor swiftly accrued three Academy Award nominations and one best actor win ...
Hurt is the narrator of the 4 part series The Universe for Channel 4 International, released in 1999 and available on DVD. Hurt co-starred alongside Kiefer Sutherland in the 10 part web series The Confession. A line from the movie Nineteen Eighty-Four featuring the voice of Hurt can be heard as the introduction to the Manic Street Preachers ...