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William Hurt

Age: 59
Height: 6' 2"

Birth Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Born: Mar. 20th, 1950

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William Hurt's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Dune	Duke Leto Atr&hellip
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King	Jason Renshaw
Frankenstein	Professor Wal&hellip

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Twenty years ago, William Hurt seemed destined for a career as a screen legend, as one of those actors like Spencer Tracy, Marlon Brando, and Jack Nicholson who were movie stars who could also act. Though he won a Best Actor Oscar for Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and appeared in many interesting films in the 1980s, Hurt never lived up to his promise.

Unable or unwilling to consolidate his claim as a leading-man, he failed to establish himself as either a character-lead or a character actor. After eight years of building up an A-List career, from his appearance in Ken Russell (I)/Paddy Chayefsky's Altered States (1980) through The Accidental Tourist (1988), his light failed.

He had three straight Best Actor nominations from 1986 through 1988, winning on his first nod for "Spider Woman," then racking up kudos for Children of a Lesser God (1986) and Broadcast News (1987). Eighteen years passed before he got another Oscar nomination, for Best Supporting Actor for a small character role in A History of Violence (2005).

TRIVIA:

Recipient of the first Spencer Tracy Award in 1988 for outstanding screen performances.
He is an avid private pilot with taildragger experience.
Turned down lead role in _Misery (1990)_ (qv)
He waived his salary for _Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)_ (qv) so that the film could be made within its budget.
Graduate of Tufts University, 1972. Also studied at Juilliard.
Lived with _Children of a Lesser God (1986)_ (qv) actress 'Marlee Matlin' (qv) for some years in the 80's.
(2004) Lives in Oregon with his two sons, Willie and Sam from his marriage to Heidi Henderson.
Has 4 children: Daughter Jeanne Bonnaire-Hurt (born February 1, 1994) with 'Sandrine Bonnaire' (qv), Son, Alexander Devon Hurt (born 1983) with Sandra Jennings and sons, Samuel Hurt (born August 7, 1989) and William Hurt (born 1991) with ex-wife, Heidi Henderson.