For the very first time, I realized I had been abused. William Hurt was considered one of the most talented and prestigious actors in the 1980's. Marlee Matlin received an nomination and won an Oscar on her first movie. The marriage ended in 1964. He picked up yet another BAFTA just two years later in 1980 - this time as a leading actor in David Lynch's Elephant Man. [55], Since 2003, Hurt was a patron of the Proteus Syndrome Foundation, both in the United Kingdom and in the US. William Hurt, the Oscar-winning US actor whose roles ranged from acclaimed 1980s dramas to Marvel films, has died at the age of 71, US media say. He played Caligula in the BBC TV series I, Claudius (1976). Were William Hurt and John Hurt related? He became more of a character actor in the 90s and thats fine. Oscar-winning actor William Hurt has died, aged 71. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. [42], In 2016, Hurt announced he was in favour of the United Kingdom voting to remain in the EU. I only had to visit the ER once. William Hurt, who became a top leading man in the 1980s, winning an Oscar for 1985's "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and starring in "The Big Chill" and "Body Heat," died Sunday of . Hurthad been filming for movie the Darkest Hour, in which he was to play the Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in the early days of World War Two. One fan tweeted: So sad to hear about William Hurts passing., Another wrote: RIP William Hurt, loved him in the Marvel movies!. But our relationship quickly morphed into a different cycle, Kaz writes. Selena Gomez vs. Hailey Bieber: Why Everyone Thinks They Need to Pick a Side, I wonder about all the folks who Google-search their abusers, waiting for the day when they will no longer exist. Hurt and Jennings met in Saratoga Springs, NY, in 1981, where he was about to appear in a play, and Jennings was performing with . However, his declining health and eventual death led the project to be cancelled yet again; he was eventually replaced by Jonathan Pryce. He carried that film into cinematic immortality. ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} Maybe he wanted a laid back decade . Dr. Hurt had been in good health until he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia days before his death. The only concession you can make is to what you believe is right. Prior to the programme, Hurt had harboured a love of Ireland and was enamoured of a "deeply beguiling" family legend that suggested his great-grandmother had been the illegitimate daughter of a Marquess of Sligo. Hurt voiced Hazel, the heroic rabbit leader of his warren in the film adaptation of Watership Down (both 1978) and later played the major villain, General Woundwort, in the animated television series version. Coupled with the fact that he was ageing (look at the hairline) and difficult behind-the-scenes, and it is clear why directors would move onto, The next generation of actors (Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicholas Cage, Sean Penn, Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton), Box office stars (Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Kevin Costner, Tom Cruise, Richard Gere, John Travolta, Mel Gibson, Samuel L Jackson), Audience favorites (Robert Redford, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Robert Duvall). .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. He was still working up to his death, having been attached to World War II drama Darkest Hour, which saw him playing besieged PM Neville Chamberlain alongside Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill and Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI. He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes.. But living his life so publicly and those days of heavy drinking have helped him with such an illustrious career, he believes. He returned for the adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, though his scenes in that film were cut. ._2cHgYGbfV9EZMSThqLt2tx{margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{width:75%;height:24px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-,._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{background:var(--newCommunityTheme-field);background-size:200%;margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-{width:100%;height:46px} Hurt plays Leslie Salmon after stepping in from the now retired Michael Gambon as the character of Leslie Salmon in the movie set for release in February and starring real-life prize fighter Michael Bisping. 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Their marriage ended in 1982, after seven years. I think an argument can be made that in terms of critical acclaim he had the most successful acting career in the 1980's. However, the two stars were unrelated. Ever.'. Yep, I remember a quote saying his idea of a cocktail was "vodka and lithium". He will be a great loss to the children in this country.'. He did a few big budget films and got some nice pay days. James Dunn For Mailonline, Television icon Mary Tyler Moore dies aged 80 after 'being on a respirator for more than a week at a Connecticut hospital', Betrayal of a true English hero: A tiny man, he was a giant of our 1966 World Cup winning team. They had been together for 17 years. William Hurt, a leading man of 1980s Hollywood who rose to stardom as a cocky but indolent lawyer in "Body Heat," won an Oscar for playing a gay man jailed under a South American dictatorship . 'There's political correctness as well. Men who abuse women get a pass in our society, and their victims have nowhere to. William Hurt, March 20, 1950-March 13, 2022. wActor William Hurt passed away March 13, at the age of 71. The judge reserved decision yesterday after testimony in the trial concluded. ._1QwShihKKlyRXyQSlqYaWW{height:16px;width:16px;vertical-align:bottom}._2X6EB3ZhEeXCh1eIVA64XM{margin-left:3px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;padding:0 4px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;margin-left:0;padding:0 4px}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:14px;padding:0 4px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH,._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{display:inline-block;height:16px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-body);border-radius:50%;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;width:16px}._2cvySYWkqJfynvXFOpNc5L{height:10px;width:10px}.aJrgrewN9C8x1Fusdx4hh{padding:2px 8px}._1wj6zoMi6hRP5YhJ8nXWXE{font-size:14px;padding:7px 12px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y{border-radius:20px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:hover{opacity:.85}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:active{transform:scale(.95)} William Hurt, (born March 20, 1950, Washington, D.C., U.S.died March 13, 2022, Portland, Oregon), American actor who transitioned from roles as a leading man to a series of distinctive character roles in the latter portion of his career. [52], In 2012, he was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his album cover for the Beatles' Sgt. Early life. (My own recollection is that we both apologized and both did a great deal to heal our lives, Hurt said in a statement at the time.). Hurt once told the British film critic Geoff Andrew: 'The only way I can describe it is that I put everything I can into the mulberry of my mind and hope that it is going to ferment and make a decent wine. Mel Brooks hailed him as a 'truly magnificent talent' while Harry Potter author JK Rowling called him 'immensely talented and deeply beloved'. March 13, 2022 2:16pm. Despite the all-clear, Sir John continued to endure periods of ill health. 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In the 2006 film V for Vendetta, he played the role of Adam Sutler, leader of the Norsefire fascist dictatorship and in Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) he appeared as Harold Oxley. Death humanizes people. The all-star cast also included Gary Oldman as Churchill, Kirstin Scott Thomas as Churchill's wife Clementine and Lily James as Elizabeth Nell. [56] Proteus syndrome is the condition that Joseph Merrick, who Hurt played (renamed as John Merrick) in The Elephant Man, is thought to have suffered from, although Merrick's exact condition is still not known with certainty. However, watching theatre was considered "fine" and encouraged particularly by his mother, who took him regularly to the repertory theatre in Cleethorpes. Places Lived: San Diego CA. The four-time Academy Award nominee William Hurt, who died Sunday at 71, left behind a bulging filmography over 100 appearances in movies and television in the 45 years between his first (on a . At the time, the actor was living with Sandra Jennings, who was already pregnant. 'I was in awe of him because he always looked regal even though we played unwashed rebels in a post apocalyptic film. RIP Mr Hurt and thank you for that special memory. [22], Hurt voiced Snitter in The Plague Dogs, played Winston Smith in the film adaptation of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) and starred in Disney's The Black Cauldron (1985), voicing the film's main antagonist, the Horned King. 'We're all just passing time, and occupy our chair very briefly,' he said. Like actress Marlee Matlin who accused Hurt of abuse in a memoir Donna Kaz also penned a memoir, Un/Masked, Memoirs of a Guerrilla Girl On Tour, that detailed her relationship with the actor, which began in 1977 when Hurt was a theater actor in New York. Some might say he lived a long life, but many believe that his life was over too soon . ''I told him,'Marry her, Bill,' '' Ms. Hurt testified in a small, hushed courtroom at 111 Centre Street in Manhattan. He did a few big budget films and got some nice pay days. In fact, Hurts famous temper is often a result of his complex, sometimes close to insane need to inhabit his character. 'To wile the time away on set, Luca Pasqualino Jamie Bell Tilda Swinton and I would play a crazy card game called s***head. Hurt, professor emeritus of history and former history department chairperson, died Jan. 15, 2022. By Anselm (born Michael), a Roman Catholic convert who became a monk and writer at Glenstal Abbey; Hurt had contributed to his brother's books. He died on Wednesday, January 25, but had been working on a number of films set for release this year. Hell, there's still folks in Hollywood who publicly support Roman Polanski to this day. I agree with all of them. Rest among the stars now, good sir. RIP https://t.co/aKu8NWLgaz, Rest In Peace to an amazing talent William Hurt, beloved Thaddeus Thunderbolt Ross in our Marvel Cinematic Universe. Today we remember actor William Hurt, who died Sunday at the age of 71. Mary Beth Hurt testified yesterday that she had urged her ex-husband, the actor William Hurt, to marry the former ballet dancer he was living with in 1982 but that he had refused. Goddam, RIP, that's so young.I can't believe William Hurt, John Hurt, and John Heard all passed away recently, none making it past 77.Life is so short you guys https://t.co/PgvmDHdIru. Read our extensive list of rules for more information on other types of posts like fan-art and self-promotion, or message the moderators if you have any questions. He received an academy award for Kiss of the Spider-Woman and received three best actor oscar nominations in a row. Thinking, People, Acting. He played the lead role in his first film (Altered States). 'Maybe it was the way he held his cigarette, or that English accent. R. I. P.', Queen guitarist Dr Brian May also paid tribute, writing: 'What a fabulous actor, splendid voice and venerable human being. It was an honour and a great joy to work with him on Snowpiercer. I wonder who instigated that? His death was. John Hurt will give the world a glimpse of his own experience battling terminal illness in one of his final roles, set for release after his death. ._1sDtEhccxFpHDn2RUhxmSq{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-flow:row nowrap;flex-flow:row nowrap}._1d4NeAxWOiy0JPz7aXRI64{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}.icon._3tMM22A0evCEmrIk-8z4zO{margin:-2px 8px 0 0} He gave up smoking and drinking during his fourth marriage. His son, Will, . Children of The Elder HURT WILLIAM are: 4.i. Yeah, he had a rep as being hard to deal with. 21 Copy quote. St. John's actor Andy Jones starred alongside Hurt in Rare Birds, a 2001 independent film based on local writer Edward Riche's novel of the same name. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/IdCard.ea0ac1df4e6491a16d39_.css.map*/._2JU2WQDzn5pAlpxqChbxr7{height:16px;margin-right:8px;width:16px}._3E45je-29yDjfFqFcLCXyH{margin-top:16px}._13YtS_rCnVZG1ns2xaCalg{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._1m5fPZN4q3vKVg9SgU43u2{margin-top:12px}._17A-IdW3j1_fI_pN-8tMV-{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:8px;margin-right:5px}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY{border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0;line-height:16px;padding:3px 10px;text-transform:none}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY:focus{outline:unset} Nothing better. Being Happy, Best Work, Committed. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a28b73aaefbc196 Hurt won the best actor Oscar in 1986 for. Sir John Vincent Hurt CBE (22 January 1940 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. "Latent humidity . Thinking, People, Sometimes. Treasured actor Sir John Hurt was once a world-famous hell-raiser when his life descended into hedonism and alcohol after the tragic death of his fiancee. "[17], Hurt's father moved to St Aidan's Church in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. Saddened to hear of the passing of actor William Hurt. Starring alongside the likes of Orsen Welles and Robert Shaw in the period piece about Thomas Moore, Hurt made waves in Hollywood. "It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar-winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday. Tributes from fans and celebrities flooded social media on Sunday following the news that Oscar-winning actor William Hurt has died at age 71. I don't understand how someone can go from that to mostly having supporting roles while still in his prime. He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Broadcast News (1987). 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I723) in order to have been the father of a son born not later than 1680, must . .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} William Hurt was a theatrically trained actor who valued rehearsal; at times that made him an intense coworker. I worked with him many times. Trending He said that several of the women in the film, including Ms. Tilly, Glenn Close, Jo Beth Williams and May Kay Place, had organized a baby shower for Ms. Jennings and that Mr. Hurt had attended. Other films include Alien (1979), Heaven's Gate (1980), Champions (1984), 1984 (1984), The Hit (1984), Scandal (1989), The Field (1990) and Rob Roy (1995).[6]. [39], In September 1984, Hurt married his old friend, Donna Peacock, an American actress, at a local Register Office. In a Guardian interview Hurt states the family lived in a vicarage opposite a cinema, but he was not allowed to go there, as films were "frowned upon." The star was best known for his work on Kiss Of The Spider Woman, The Good Shepherd and, to younger audiences, his role as Marvels Thaddeus Ross. 'From then on he never turned us down, he spoke at events for us, telling stories of some of the children we had helped, and took part in carol services for us. William Hurt is dying of terminal prostate cancer which has now infected his bones so I dont want to trash the man but from all reports he was truly awful to Marlee Matlin. She revealed she had spent three days with Sir John at a Doctor Who convention in Los Angeles last year in one of his last public appearances. John Hurt, the fourth generation of my line to have lived in this country, was a son of William the Elder. The Oscar-winning legend known for the 1985 film Kiss Of The Spider Woman passed away Sunday, March 13, 2022. 'What was so touching and lovely about John was that this wasn't an actor talking to fans, this was a person talking to a person. Hurt, whose father was an Anglican minister, grew up in northern England. 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', British actor Alfred Molina said Sir John was 'a gloriously talented actor, one of the best, of this or any era. John Hurt. Related Articles 'Good Times' Actor Johnny Brown Dead at 84 'Hardy Boys' and 'My Three Sons . Wand shopping won't be the same without you.'. Related Stories William Hurt, Star of 'Body Heat' and . Sir John Hurt obituary Versatile actor who starred in the television film The Naked Civil Servant, the 1980 classic The Elephant Man and the BBC TV series I, Claudius John Hurt, hugely. Stephen Tobias, who is now the. Speaking to the Radio Times, he said: 'I can't say I worry about mortality, but it's impossible to get to my age and not have a little contemplation of it. Advertisements. Except for us, they are also boyfriends, lovers, spouses who tried to change the course of our lives, leaving behind brutal remnants of themselves that we will never forget., In Matlins 2009 memoir, the actress wrote about being violently sexually assaulted by her much-older then-boyfriend Hurt. The marriage was followed by a seven-year relationship with Dublin-born presenter and writer Sarah Owens. Remarkable human being. The son of a vicar and an engineer, Hurtspent what he described as a lonely childhood at an Anglo-Catholic prep school before he enrolled at a boarding school in Lincoln. ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} No relation to Sir John Hurt ( Alien (1979), The Elephant Man (1980)), despite a popular misconception. Tom Sizemore, Heat and Saving Private Ryan Actor, Dead at 61 Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life that he most admired. Hurt is the son of Henry C. Hurt, an investigative journalist and former Reader's Digest editor, and Margaret Nolting Williams. In 1967, he began his longest relationship with Marie-Lise Volpeliere-Pierrot, a French model. William Hurt reportedly died Sunday of natural causes, surrounded by family, according to a social media statement from his son Will Hurt . We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Despite revealing that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the summer of 2015, Hurt wasmatter-of-fact about his mortality. How sad to lose him. He beat the disease but was left with health problems, although he continued to work and has a number of projects set for release even after his death. ', Richard E Grant wrote: 'So so sad to have lost such an extraordinary talent and friend. 5 Copy quote. Hurt gained further prominence portraying Mr. Ollivander in the Harry Potter film series (200111), and starring in the Hellboy films (2004 and 2008), V for Vendetta (2005), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), Outlander (2008), and Snowpiercer (2013).
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