Press J to jump to the feed. He married his third wife Jo Dalton in 1990 and they had two sons. The star, one of Britain's most treasured actors, died aged 77 at his home in Norfolk after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, it was revealed today. 'He was simply the most brilliant complete actor. William Hurt: His 10 Best Roles - Rolling Stone In 2018, it was revealed William Hurt had terminal prostate cancer that had spread to his bones. [62], In 2014, Hurt designed a Paddington Bear statue which was placed outside the British Museum. Fans are mourning after award-winning actor William Hurt, best known for his roles in Marvel movies and Kiss Of The Spider Woman, passed away. John Hurt, who was born in the UK, had two siblings, Anselm and Monica. David Lindley, Multi-Instrumentalist Who Shaped the Sound of Soft Rock, Dead at 78 [63], In January 2002, Hurt received an honorary degree from the University of Derby. In other news, No, EddieVR is not dead age 30: YouTube gamer falls victim to death hoax, The Amazing Spider-Man | No.1 Trailer | Marvel Comics, https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6URY_NBGmQA/hqdefault.jpg. ._3oeM4kc-2-4z-A0RTQLg0I{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between} The British actor was best known for his roles in the Harry Potter franchise and 1980 movie The Elephant Man. He had a supporting role as "Bird" O'Donnell in Jim Sheridan's film The Field (1990), which garnered him another BAFTA nomination and was cast as the reclusive tycoon S.R. In The Good Night, Hurt plays a once-famous screen-writer in his seventies who is desperate to fix his relationship with his son and make sure he is not a burden to his wife before he dies. Due to their shared surnames, some fans have connected William Hurt with actor John Hurt, who died in 2017. (Rich Fury/Invision/AP) A Saint John thespian is remembering the time he spent with award-winning actor William Hurt, who died on Sunday at the age of 71. Any time you see this question it's almost always the same answer: drugs and alcohol. But the industry has also changed immeasurably. Were William Hurt and John Hurt related? ''Our marriage was over in 1978.'' It was actually his second marriage after wedding actress Annette Robertson in 1962, which lasted just two years before the pair got divorced. Believe, Concessions. Ten years later he wed Anwen Rees-Myers, who has remained at his side for the last decade. 12:23 GMT 28 Jan 2017 Hurt will also star in Damascus Cover, alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers, a movie about an undercover mission in Syria, set for release at some point this year. 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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. [20] Around the same time, he lent his voice to Ralph Bakshi's animated film adaptation of Lord of the Rings, playing the role of Aragorn. [19], The following year, Hurt appeared as Anthony John Grey, a crooked computer programming expert in The Sweeney episode Tomorrow Man. A great man & great friend of Norfolk & NCFC', the Norwich City Football Club. Are John Hurt And William Hurt Related? The judge reserved decision yesterday after testimony in the trial concluded. Leonardo DiCaprio won a best actor Oscar in his 40's and at 47 today DiCaprio still has no trouble securing leading roles in good films.It just seems strange to me that Hurt had such a great run of movies and opportunities in the 80's, but for some reason that didn't carry over into the next decade and beyond for him. 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He immigrated to Pennsylvania, United States in 1768. He was 83. 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 . John Heard was a very talented actor who established himself as a respected thespian in the late 1970s and early '80s, though he is perhaps better known for his turn as Peter McCallister, Kevin McCallister's (Macaulay Culkin) father in the Home Alone (1990) movies.John was born in Washington, D.C., to Helen (Sperling), who acted in community theatre, and John Heard, who worked for the U.S . Dr. Hurt had been in good health until he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia days before his death. His portrayal of Quentin Crisp in the TV play The Naked Civil Servant (1975) gave him prominence and earned him the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. Today we remember actor William Hurt, who died Sunday at the age of 71. "[45] Following treatment, he stated that his cancer was in remission on 12 October 2015. 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. In fact, Hurts famous temper is often a result of his complex, sometimes close to insane need to inhabit his character. March 13, 2022 2:16pm. The John Hurt Centre opened in September 2016 and is an education and exhibition space located at Cinema City, Norwich. All Rights reserved. " He won further acclaim for his bravura performance as the Roman emperor Caligula in the BBC drama serial I, Claudius. William Hurt's son, Will, posted today that his father has died. [27] He returned to Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, playing the on-screen Big Brother for the Paper Zoo Theatre Company's stage adaptation of the novel in June 2009. His widow, Anwen Hurt, today said it will be 'a strange world' with out the actor, whose death has prompted an outpouring of grief from the showbusiness industry, with director Mel Brooks and J K Rowling among those paying tribute. He won a Golden Globe in the same category for Midnight Express, where he played the character Max. Now he gets to pop up in Marvel movies once every few years for a nice chunk of change. He was born in 1971 in Chatham, Virginia. Sadly, he is not a living legend. Submissions should be for the purpose of informing or initiating a discussion, not just to entertain readers. Daniel Day Lewis is famously picky about what roles he takes. He will be a great loss to the children in this country.'. The couple moved to County Wicklow, where they settled close to their friends, director John Boorman and Claddagh Records founder and Guinness heir Garech Browne. Hurt first rose to fame in A Man For All Seasons in 1966 and later clinched a BAFTA for best supporting actor, along with an Oscar nomination, for playing a drug addict in Midnight Express. [47][48], In 2004, Hurt was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. [53][54], In 2014, he received the Will Award, presented by the Shakespeare Theatre Company, along with Stacy Keach and Dame Diana Rigg. Or, perhaps the kindness he showed us all allowed his nobility to radiate even beneath the layers of grimey makeup and tattered clothes. In 2000 classic movie Gladiator, Oliver Reed died unexpectedly of a heart attack during filming so the filmmakers used the footage already shot and a few scenes featured a CGI version of the star. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. In 2013, Hurt appeared in Doctor Who as a 'forgotten' incarnation of the Doctor, known as the War Doctor. In 1962, Hurt married actress Annette Robertson. His parents disliked his later acting ambitions and encouraged him to become an art teacher instead. Hurt's son, Will, confirmed his father's passing in a statement, reported by Deadline: "It is with great sadness the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar . NO.William Hurt born, William McChord Hurt (born March 20, 1950) in Washington, D.C., the son. 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