William Hurt



First NameWilliam
Last NameHurt
Full Name at BirthWilliam M. Hurt
Age61
Date of BirthMarch 20, 1950
BirthplaceWashington, D.C
Height6' 2" (188 cm)
BuildAverage
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorBlonde
Star SignPisces
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolMiddlesex School, Concord, Massachusetts
UniversityTufts University
Juilliard Drama School
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameChildren of a Lesser God, The Big Chill, Lost in Space

William M. Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an American actor. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School, and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut as a troubled scientist in the science-fiction feature Altered States (1980), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. He subsequently played the leading role of a sleazy lawyer in the well-received film noir Body Heat (1981).


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Filmography

Selected William Hurt film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2012
J'enrage de son absence
Jacques

2011
Adam

2011
Henry Paulson

2010
William Marshal

2010
H2O

2010
Shadows
Warren Mills

2010
Moby Dick
Captain Ahab

2009
Gyorgy Thurzo

2009
Professor Willie Esterhuyse

2008
General 'Thunderbolt' Ross

2008
President Ashton

2008
Brett Hanson

2007
Walt McCandless

2007
Marshall

2007
Mayor Schneer

2007
Daniel Purcell

2006
Mr. Messerman

2006
Philip Allen

2006
John Davis

2005
Richie Cusack

2005
Dr. Peter Reed

2005
Stan

2005
David

2005
Hunt for Justice
General Mortimer

2004
Alan Osborn

2004
Edward Walker

2004
Professor Waldman

2002
Doyle's Sponsor

2002
Matt

2002
Angus Tuck

2002
Robert P. Hanssen

2001
Prof. Hobby

2001
Dave

2001
Turner Knight

2001
Varian's War
Varian Fry

2001
Rivière-des-Jérémie
G. Adam Davidson aka Gad

2000
David R. Whitman

2000
Jairus

2000
Edward

2000
Duke Leto Atreides

1999
Walter Richmond

1999
Andor Knorr

1999
Greg Harrison

1999
Blake

1998
Prof. John Robinson

1998
George Gulden

1998
Arthur Barret

1998
Dr. Taber

1997
Loved
K.D. Dietrickson

1996
Henry Harriston

1996
Frank Quinlan

1995
Paul Benjamin

1995
The stranger

1995
A. Einstein: How I See the World
Narrator

1994
Graham Holt

1994
Tommy Vesey

1993
Tom

1992
Doctor Bernard Rieux

1991
Dr. Jack MacKee

1991
Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee

1990
Doug Tate

1990
Harlan James

1990
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
Steve Mills

1988
Martin Larraneta

1987
Tom Grunick

1986
James Leeds

1985
Luis Molina

1983
Arkady Renko

1983
Nick Carlton

1983
Narrator

1982
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Oberon

1981
Daryll Deever

1981
All the Way Home
Jay Follet

1980
Eddie Jessup

1978
Verna: USO Girl
Walter

1977
The Best of Families
James Lathrop

1973
Jake

Producer Credits