William Hurt

Biography

Born 03/20/1950

The textbook model of “sensitive leading man,” Oscar-winning actor William Hurt was a major player in 1980s cinema. Usually cast as the detached intellectual type, Hurt was easily at his best when playing characters who were damaged, either physically or emotionally. Reputed for his mercurial...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2005, received New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
In 2005, received Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
In 1985, received Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Actor

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Premiere Photos

William Hurt, The Village (2004)

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Highlights

In 2009, Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
In 2009, Joined the second season of FX's "Damages" as the new client of attorney Patty Hewes (Glenn Close); earned an Emmy nomination in 2009 for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
In 2008, Cast as the U.S. president in the Rashomon-style assassination thriller "Vantage Point"

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Family & Companions

Glenn Close: had brief relationship
Marlee Matlin: starred in "Children of a Lesser God" (1986); lived together with Hurt in 1986
Sandra Jennings: together 1981-84; born c. 1956; was formerly with the New York City Ballet; met Hurt during the summer stock season at Saratoga Springs in 1981; filed much-publicized palimony and child custody suit against Hurt in 1989; in February 1991 NY Court of Appeals upheld a decision that Hurt did not have a common-law marriage with Jennings; trial testimony revealed that Hurt paid Jennings $64,000 annually

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