William M. Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He won both the
AcademyThe Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is...
and BAFTA Awards for his work in
Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Hurt was born in
Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...
, the son of Claire Isabel (
néeA married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage, and in speaking of the many cultures where the practice is traditional for women, the maiden name is the family name that the married name replaces....
McGill), who worked at Time, Inc., and Alfred McCord Hurt, who worked for the U.S. State Department. His parents divorced, and his mother married
Henry LuceHenry Robinson Luce was an influential American publisher.-Biography:Luce, known to his friends as "Father Time," was born in Penglai City, China, the son of Elizabeth Middleton and Henry Winters Luce, who was a Presbyterian missionary...
III (the son of the founder of
Time Magazine) during Hurt's childhood.
William M. Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He won both the
AcademyThe Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is...
and BAFTA Awards for his work in
Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Early life
Hurt was born in
Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...
, the son of Claire Isabel (
néeA married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage, and in speaking of the many cultures where the practice is traditional for women, the maiden name is the family name that the married name replaces....
McGill), who worked at Time, Inc., and Alfred McCord Hurt, who worked for the U.S. State Department. His parents divorced, and his mother married
Henry LuceHenry Robinson Luce was an influential American publisher.-Biography:Luce, known to his friends as "Father Time," was born in Penglai City, China, the son of Elizabeth Middleton and Henry Winters Luce, who was a Presbyterian missionary...
III (the son of the founder of
Time Magazine) during Hurt's childhood. Hurt graduated from
Middlesex SchoolMiddlesex School is an independent preparatory school for grades 9 - 12 located in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. It was founded in 1901 by Frederick Winsor, who headed the school until 1937. Formerly an all-boys' school, Middlesex became coeducational in 1974. The school was named for the county...
in 1968 where he was vice president of the Dramatics Club and had the lead role in several of the school plays. His high school yearbook predicted, "With characteristics such as these, you might even see him on Broadway." Hurt attended
Tufts UniversityTufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The university is home to the nation's oldest graduate school of international relations, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy....
and studied
theologyThe term "theology" literally means the study of God, deriving from the Greek word theos, meaning 'God', and the suffix -ology from the Greek word logos meaning "discourse", "theory", or "reasoning"...
, but turned instead to acting and joined the Juilliard Drama School studying alongside
Christopher ReeveChristopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. He achieved stardom for his acting achievements, including his notable motion picture portrayal of the fictional character Superman.On May 27, 1995 Reeve became a quadriplegic after being thrown from his...
. He has received the nickname "bojangles" from several of his classmates at Juilliard.
Career
Hurt appeared first on stage, only later turning to film. His first major role was in the sci-fi hit
Altered StatesAltered States is a 1980 science fiction film adaptation of a novel by the same name by playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky. It was the only novel that Chayefsky ever wrote, as well as his final film. Both the novel and the film are based on John C...
which gave him wide recognition for playing an obsessed scientist. His performance with
Richard CrennaRichard Donald Crenna was an American film, television and radio actor. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, Rambo , Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid...
,
Ted DansonEdward Bridge “Ted” Danson III is an American actor best known for his role as central character Sam Malone in the sitcom Cheers, and his role as Dr. John Becker on the series Becker. He is currently a regular on Larry David's HBO sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm and starred alongside Glenn Close in...
, and newcomer
Kathleen TurnerMary Kathleen Turner is an American actress. She came to fame during the 1980s, after roles in the Hollywood films Body Heat, Peggy Sue Got Married, Romancing the Stone, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Prizzi's Honor....
in
Lawrence KasdanLawrence Kasdan is an American movie producer, director and screenwriter. Raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, where he graduated from Morgantown High School in 1966, he went on to attend the University of Michigan as an education major.-Biography:Kasdan was born in Miami, Florida...
's neo-noir classic
Body HeatBody Heat is a 1981 neo-noir film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. It stars William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J.A. Preston and Mickey Rourke...
elevated Hurt to stardom. He received the Best Male Performance Prize at the
Cannes Film FestivalThe Cannes Film Festival , founded in 1946, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious film festivals. The private festival is held annually at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of France.The 62nd edition started 13 May and ended 24 May 2009...
and the
Academy Award for Best ActorPerformance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
for
Kiss of the Spider Woman for 1985. He has received three additional Oscar nominations; one for
Children of a Lesser GodChildren of a Lesser God is a 1986 film that tells the story of a speech teacher at a school for deaf students who falls in love with a deaf woman who also works there...
, one for
Broadcast NewsBroadcast News is a 1987 romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks. The film concerns a virtuoso television news producer , who has daily emotional breakdowns, a brilliant yet prickly reporter and his charismatic but far less seasoned rival...
and one (for Best Supporting Actor) in
A History Of ViolenceA History of Violence is a 2005 American crime/thriller film directed by David Cronenberg, and written by Josh Olson, based on the graphic novel of the same name by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film features Viggo Mortensen as the owner of a diner who is thrust into the spotlight after killing...
.
Often cast as an intellectual, Hurt has put this to good use in many films like
Lost in SpaceLost in Space is a 1998 feature-length motion picture produced by New Line Cinema, starring William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Oldman, Jack Johnson, and Lacey Chabert, and is an adaptation of the 1965–1968 CBS television series Lost In Space.The film opened at #1; the...
and
The Big ChillThe Big Chill is a 1983 film about a group of baby boomer college friends who reunite after many years and explore the aftermath of the 1960s. It stars Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams. Kevin Costner was cast as the...
, but he is also effective in other kinds of roles, such as those in
I Love You to DeathI Love You to Death is a 1990 dark comedy film, directed by Lawrence Kasdan. It is loosely based on an attempted murder that happened in 1984, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where Frances Toto repeatedly tried to kill her husband Anthony Toto...
, and
David CronenbergDavid Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection...
's psychological drama
A History of ViolenceA History of Violence is a 2005 American crime/thriller film directed by David Cronenberg, and written by Josh Olson, based on the graphic novel of the same name by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film features Viggo Mortensen as the owner of a diner who is thrust into the spotlight after killing...
(2005), wherein, with less than 10 minutes of screen time, he plays the creepy mob boss Richie Cusack. That same year, Hurt could be seen as a mysterious government operative in
Stephen GaghanStephen Gaghan is an Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning American film writer and director. He is noted for writing the screenplay for Steven Soderbergh's film Traffic, based on a Channel 4 series, for which he won the Academy Award, as well as the Academy Award-nominated Syriana which he...
's ensemble drama about the politics of big oil,
SyrianaSyriana is a 2005 geopolitical thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, and executive produced by George Clooney, who also stars in the film with an ensemble cast. Gaghan's screenplay is loosely adapted from Robert Baer's memoir See No Evil...
.
Hurt has been seen in the mini-series adaptation of
Stephen KingStephen Edwin King is an American writer of contemporary horror fiction, science fiction, fantasy literature, and screenplays. An estimated 300–350 million copies of King's novels and short story collections have been sold, and many of his stories have been adapted for film, television, and...
's
Nightmares and Dreamscapes, in a piece entitled
Battleground. He plays "Renshaw", a hitman who receives a package from the widow of a toymaker he killed, unaware of what is waiting inside for him. [also notable for its complete lack of dialogue] He appeared in the cast of "Vanya", an adaptation of Chekhov's
Uncle VanyaUncle Vanya is a tragicomedy by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov published in 1899. Its first major performance was in 1900 under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski.-Background:...
playing in the Artists Repertory Theatre in
Portland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the state of Oregon. As of July 2008, it has an estimated population of 575,930, making it the 29th most populous in the United States. It has been referred to as the most...
.
He appeared in
Sean PennSean Justin Penn is an American film actor and director, also known for being a political activist. He is a two-time Academy Award winner for his roles in Mystic River and Milk, as well as the recipient of a Golden Globe Award for the former and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the latter.-Early...
's film
Into the WildInto the Wild is a 2007 American drama film based on the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer about the adventures of Christopher McCandless...
, the true story of
Christopher McCandlessChristopher Johnson McCandless was an American wanderer who adopted the name Alexander Supertramp and hiked into the Alaskan wilderness with little food and equipment, hoping to live a period of solitude. Almost four months later, he died of starvation near Denali National Park and Preserve...
. Hurt next starred as
General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" RossGeneral Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross is a fictional character of Marvel Comics. He is a United States military officer, the father of Betty Ross, ex-father in-law of Glenn Talbot and the father in-law of Dr...
in
The Incredible HulkThe Incredible Hulk is a 2008 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk. It is directed by Louis Leterrier and stars Edward Norton as Dr. Bruce Banner/the Hulk...
alongside
Edward NortonEdward Harrison Norton is an American film actor, screenwriter and director. In 1996, his supporting role in the courtroom drama Primal Fear garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. A year later, his lead role as a reformed white power skinhead in American History...
,
Liv TylerLiv Rundgren Tyler is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of Aerosmith's lead singer, Steven Tyler, and Bebe Buell, model and singer. Tyler began a career in modeling at the age of 14, but after less than a year she decided to focus on acting. She made her film debut in the 1994...
and
Tim RothTim Roth is an English film actor and director best known for his roles in the American films Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Four Rooms, Planet of the Apes, The Incredible Hulk and Rob Roy, for which he received an Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor...
. He also appeared as President Henry Ashton in the 2008 action-thriller
Vantage PointVantage Point is a 2008 American political thriller directed by Pete Travis. The screenplay by Barry L. Levy focuses on an assassination attempt on the President of the United States as seen from eight different points of view.-Plot:...
. Hurt also played Mr Brooks' alter-ego in
Mr. BrooksMr. Brooks is a 2007 thriller film directed by Bruce A. Evans starring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, and William Hurt. It was released on June 1, 2007.-Plot:...
starring Kevin Costner.
In 2009, Hurt began appearing as a series regular on the critically-acclaimed FX series
DamagesDamages is an American television drama series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler . It is broadcast in the United States on the cable network FX and is produced by the creators' own production company, KZK Productions. It premiered on...
playing a corporate
whistleblowerA whistleblower is a person who alleges concealed misconduct on the part of an organization or body of people, usually from within that same organization. This misconduct may be classified in many ways; for example, a violation of a law, rule, regulation and/or a direct threat to public interest,...
opposite
Glenn CloseGlenn Close is an American actress and singer of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as deranged stalker Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction...
and
Marcia Gay HardenMarcia Gay Harden is an American actress. She has appeared in films, television, and the theatre. Harden is a winner of the Tony Award and the Academy Award.-Early life:...
. For his role in the series, Hurt earned a 2009
Primetime Emmy AwardThe Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...
nomination in the
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category.
Personal life
Hurt is fluent in
FrenchFrench is a Romance language globally spoken by about 65 million people as a first language , by 50 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired foreign language, with significant speakers in 57 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France,...
and maintains a home outside
ParisParis is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He was previously married to
Mary Beth HurtMary Beth Hurt is an American actress of stage and screen.-Personal life:Hurt was born Mary Beth Supinger in 1946 in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Delores Lenore and Forrest Clayton Supinger. Her childhood babysitter was actress Jean Seberg, also a Marshalltown native...
from 1971 to 1982.
In the 1980s, Hurt was involved in a lawsuit with Sandra Jennings which alleged that the two shared a common-law marriage. While he was still married, Hurt and Jennings began a relationship in
Saratoga-Places:In Australia:*Saratoga, New South Wales, coastal suburb of the city of GosfordIn the United States:*Saratoga, California, city in Santa Clara County*Saratoga, former name of Yeomet, California*Saratoga, Indiana, town in Randolph County...
, New York in the summer of 1981. Jennings became pregnant in the Spring of 1982 which precipitated Hurt's divorce from Mary Beth Hurt, after which Hurt and Jennings relocated to South Carolina, which recognized common-law marriages. Hurt and Jennings, never officially married, later separated, and Jennings sued in New York, seeking a court order recognizing their purported common-law marriage under South Carolina law. The New York court, which did not recognize common-law marriage and was reluctant to recognize a common-law marriage originating in South Carolina, found in Hurt's favor that no common-law marriage existed.
Additionally, Hurt dated
Marlee MatlinMarlee Beth Matlin is an American actress. Deaf since she was 18 months old, she is the youngest woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, which she won at the age of 21.-Early life:...
for two years, and they lived together during 1986. In her 2009 autobiographical book,
I'll Scream Later, Matlin claimed their relationship involved considerable drug abuse and physical abuse by Hurt. In response to the accusations aired on CNN on April 13, 2009, Hurt's agent declined to respond. Hurt issued a statement on April 14, 2009, responding to Matlin's remarks. He stated "My own recollection is that we both apologized and both did a great deal to heal our lives. Of course, I did and do apologize for any pain I caused. And I know we have both grown. I wish Marlee and her family nothing but good."
Hurt has four children: Jeanne with actress
Sandrine BonnaireSandrine Bonnaire is an internationally renowned French actress, who has appeared in more than 40 films including a few Hollywood movies....
, Alex with Sandra Jennings and two sons, Sam and William Hurt, from his 1989-92 marriage to Heidi Henderson.
Filmography
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Other notes |
| 1978 |
Verna: U.S.O. Girl |
Walter |
|
| 1980 |
Altered States Altered States is a 1980 science fiction film adaptation of a novel by the same name by playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky. It was the only novel that Chayefsky ever wrote, as well as his final film. Both the novel and the film are based on John C...
|
Professor Edward Jessup |
Nominated Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor The Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor originated in 1948. Between 1954 and 1965, multiple winners were announced. The category was discontinued following the 1983 ceremonies.-Winners:*1948: Richard Widmark*1950: Richard Todd, Gene Nelson...
|
| 1981 |
Eyewitness |
Daryll Deever |
|
Body HeatBody Heat is a 1981 neo-noir film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. It stars William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J.A. Preston and Mickey Rourke...
|
Ned Racine |
|
| 1983 |
The Big Chill The Big Chill is a 1983 film about a group of baby boomer college friends who reunite after many years and explore the aftermath of the 1960s. It stars Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams. Kevin Costner was cast as the...
|
Nick |
|
| Gorky Park Gorky Park, the 1983 movie based on the novel Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith, was directed by Michael Apted from the screenplay by Dennis Potter...
|
Arkady Renko |
|
| 1985 |
Kiss of the Spider Woman |
Luis Alberto Molina |
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleBest Actor in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.- Winners and nominees :...
LAFCA Award for Best ActorThe Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor is one of the annual awards given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:...
Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actor Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.- Award Winners :-External links:* * ....
NBR Award for Best ActorAn incomplete list of the winners of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Award for Best Actor :-1940s:-1950s:-1960s:-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:...
(tied with Raul JuliaRaúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay , better known as Raúl Juliá, was a Puerto Rican actor whose career included dramatic, comic, and musical roles in theater, film, and television.-Early life:...
for the same film)
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture DramaThe Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951...
|
| 1986 |
Children of a Lesser God Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 film that tells the story of a speech teacher at a school for deaf students who falls in love with a deaf woman who also works there...
|
James Leeds |
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture DramaThe Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951...
|
| 1987 |
Broadcast News Broadcast News is a 1987 romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks. The film concerns a virtuoso television news producer , who has daily emotional breakdowns, a brilliant yet prickly reporter and his charismatic but far less seasoned rival...
|
Tom Grunick |
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or ComedyThe Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951...
|
| 1988 |
A Time of Destiny A Time of Destiny is an American drama film directed by Gregory Nava and written by Nava and Anna Thomas. The story is based on the opera La forza del destino by Verdi. The motion picture was executive produced by Shep Gordon and Carolyn Pfeiffer...
|
Martin Larraneta |
|
| The Accidental Tourist The Accidental Tourist is a 1988 American drama film. It was directed by Lawrence Kasdan and scored by John Williams. The film's screenplay was adapted by Kasdan and Frank Galati from the novel of the same name by Anne Tyler. One of the most acclaimed films of 1988, it was nominated for several...
|
Macon Leary |
|
| 1990 |
I Love You to Death I Love You to Death is a 1990 dark comedy film, directed by Lawrence Kasdan. It is loosely based on an attempted murder that happened in 1984, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where Frances Toto repeatedly tried to kill her husband Anthony Toto...
|
Harlan James |
|
AliceAlice is a 1990 film directed by Woody Allen and starring Joe Mantegna, Mia Farrow and Alec Baldwin. The film is a loose reworking of Federico Fellini's 1965 film Juliet of the Spirits.-Plot:...
|
Doug Tate |
|
| 1991 |
Until the End of the World Until the End of the World is a 1991 film by the German film director Wim Wenders; the screenplay was written by Wenders and Peter Carey, from a story by Wenders and Solveig Dommartin. An initial draft of the screenplay was written by American filmmaker Michael Almereyda...
|
Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee |
|
| The Doctor The Doctor is a 1991 American film directed by Randa Haines and starring William Hurt as a doctor who undergoes a transformation in his views about life, illness and human relationships. It is loosely based on the book A Taste Of My Own Medicine by Dr. Edward E. Rosenbaum.- Plot :Dr. Jack MacKee ...
|
Dr. Jack MacKee |
|
| 1993 |
The PlagueThe Plague is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947, that tells the story of medical workers finding solidarity in their labour as the Algerian city of Oran is swept by a plague epidemic. It asks a number of questions relating to the nature of destiny and the human condition...
|
Doctor Bernard Rieux |
|
| 1994 |
Second BestSecond Best is a 1994 film produced by Sarah Radclyffe and directed by Chris Menges. It closely follows the 1991 novel of the same name by David Cook, who also wrote the screenplay.-Plot:...
|
Graham Holt |
|
| 1995 |
Smoke Smoke is an American independent film released in 1995. It was produced by Bob and Harvey Weinstein and directed by Wayne Wang and Paul Auster . Among others, it features Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Victor Argo, Forest Whitaker, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing and Harold Perrineau Jr...
|
Paul Benjamin |
|
| 1996 |
A Couch in New York A Couch in New York is a 1996 film about an anonymous exchange of apartments between a successful New York psychoanalyst and a young woman from Paris...
|
Henry Harriston |
|
MichaelMichael is the title of an American fantasy motion picture directed by Nora Ephron and released in 1996. The film stars John Travolta as the Archangel Michael, who is sent to Earth to do various tasks, including mending some wounded hearts...
|
Frank Quinlan |
|
| Jane Eyre Jane Eyre is a 1996 film adaption of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name. This Hollywood version, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, is similar to the original novel, although it compresses and changes the latter half of it.-Plot:...
|
Rochester |
|
| 1998 |
Lost in Space Lost in Space is a 1998 feature-length motion picture produced by New Line Cinema, starring William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Oldman, Jack Johnson, and Lacey Chabert, and is an adaptation of the 1965–1968 CBS television series Lost In Space.The film opened at #1; the...
|
Professor John Robinson |
|
| Dark City |
Inspector Frank Bumstead |
|
One True ThingOne True Thing is a 1998 American drama film directed by Carl Franklin. It tells the story of a woman who is forced to put her life on hold in order to care for her mother who is dying of cancer. It was adapted by Karen Croner from the novel by Anna Quindlen. It was directed by Carl Franklin...
|
George Guldon |
|
| 1999 |
The 4th Floor The 4th Floor is a 1999 film, written and directed by Josh Klausner. The film stars Juliette Lewis, William Hurt, Shelley Duvall and Austin Pendleton. The film was released in 1999. It was filmed on location in New York, NY, USA and Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada...
|
Greg Harrison |
|
| Sunshine Sunshine is an award-winning 1999 historical film directed, written and produced by István Szabó. It follows three generations of a Jewish family during the changes in Hungary from the beginning of the 20th century to the period after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution...
|
Andor Knorr |
Nominated - Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting Canadian actor.-1st Genie Awards:* Gordon Pinsent, Jack London's Klondike Fever...
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| 2000 |
Contaminated Man |
David R. Whitman |
|
Frank Herbert's DuneFrank Herbert's Dune was an effort to create a 3D action game in the Dune universe...
|
Duke Leto AtreidesDuke Leto Atreides I is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. He features in the novel Dune by Frank Herbert and in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson....
|
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| 2001 |
Rare Birds Rare Birds is a 2001 Canadian comedy/drama film. It was directed by Sturla Gunnarsson and written by Edward Riche based on his novel.- Plot :...
|
Restaurateur |
|
| A.I. Artificial Intelligence A.I. Artificial Intelligence, also known as Artificial Intelligence: A.I. or simply A.I., is a science fiction film directed, produced and co-written by Steven Spielberg. Based on Brian Aldiss's short story Super-Toys Last All Summer Long, the film stars Haley Joel Osment, Frances O'Connor, Jude...
|
Professor Allen Hobby |
|
| The Simian Line The Simian Line is an American improvisational film, released in NY/LA in 2001. It was filmed over an eleven day period. The ensemble cast includes Harry Connick Jr., Cindy Crawford, Tyne Daly, William Hurt, Monica Keena, Samantha Mathis, Lynn Redgrave, Jamey Sheridan and Eric Stoltz.-Plot:When...
|
Edward |
|
| Varian's War |
Varian Fry |
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| 2002 |
King of Queens, episode 120: Shrink Wrap |
Dr. Taber |
TV |
Tuck EverlastingTuck Everlasting is a 2002 film based on the children's book of the same title by Natalie Babbitt published in 1975. This Disney version was directed by Jay Russell.-Differences between the movie and the book:-External links:*...
|
Angus Tuck |
|
| Changing Lanes Changing Lanes is a drama-thriller film directed by Roger Michell.-Plot:A successful New York attorney, Gavin Banek, is in a rush to file a power of appointment, which will prove a dead man signed his foundation over to Banek's law firm...
|
Doyle Gipson's AA Sponsor |
|
| Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story |
Robert HanssenRobert Philip Hanssen is a former American FBI agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States for more than twenty years...
|
TV |
| Nearest to Heaven (Au Plus Près du Paradis) |
Matt |
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| 2004 |
The Blue Butterfly |
Alan Osborne |
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| The Village |
Edward Walker |
|
| Frankenstein Frankenstein is a 2004 U.S. television miniseries based on the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It follows the original book more closely than other adaptions.The miniseries was edited into a film.-DVD:...
|
Professor Waldman |
TV |
| 2005 |
The King The King is a 2005 co-produced UK and American drama about a troubled man, recently discharged from the Navy, who goes to Corpus Christi, Texas, in search of the father he's never met....
|
David |
|
A History of ViolenceA History of Violence is a 2005 American crime/thriller film directed by David Cronenberg, and written by Josh Olson, based on the graphic novel of the same name by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film features Viggo Mortensen as the owner of a diner who is thrust into the spotlight after killing...
|
Richie Cusack |
AFCA The Austin Film Critics Association is an organization of film critics from the Austin, Texas area.Each year, the AFCA votes on their Austin Film Critics Association Awards for films released in the same calendar year...
Award for Best Supporting Actor
LAFCA Award for Best Supporting ActorThe Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the annual awards given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.This award has been awarded since 1977.-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:...
NYFCC Award for Best Supporting ActorThe New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle, honoring the finest achievements in filmmaking.This awards is given since 1969.- 1960s :- 1970s :- 1980s :- 1990s :- 2000s :...
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorPerformance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...
Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated - OFCS Award for Best Supporting ActorThe Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best supporting actor of the year.-1990s:-2000s:...
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NeverwasNeverwas was a 2005 English film written and directed by Joshua Michael Stern, starring Ian McKellen, Aaron Eckhart, Brittany Murphy and Nick Nolte.It was first shown at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival...
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Dr. Peter Reed |
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| Syriana Syriana is a 2005 geopolitical thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, and executive produced by George Clooney, who also stars in the film with an ensemble cast. Gaghan's screenplay is loosely adapted from Robert Baer's memoir See No Evil...
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Stan Goff |
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| 2006 |
The Good ShepherdThe Good Shepherd is a 2006 spy film directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie, with an extensive supporting cast. Although it is a fictional film loosely based on real events, it is advertised as telling the untold story of the birth of counter-intelligence in the...
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CIA Director Philip Allen |
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| The Legend of Sasquatch The Legend of Sasquatch is a 2006 computer-animated independent film released by Gorilla Pictures that stars William Hurt and John Rhys-Davies. It was released on September 12, 2006 and was the first computer-animated film released by Gorilla Pictures....
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John Davis (voice) |
producer |
| Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King |
Jason Renshaw |
TV miniseries (segment "Battleground") |
| 2007 |
Mr. Brooks Mr. Brooks is a 2007 thriller film directed by Bruce A. Evans starring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, and William Hurt. It was released on June 1, 2007.-Plot:...
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Marshall |
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| Beautiful Ohio Beautiful Ohio is a 2006 American film, directed by Chad Lowe and starring William Hurt, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Julianna Margulies. The film, based on the short story by Ethan Canin, is a coming of age drama/comedy set in the 1970s....
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Simon Messerman |
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| Noise |
Mayor Schneer |
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| Into the Wild Into the Wild is a 2007 American drama film based on the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer about the adventures of Christopher McCandless...
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Walt McCandless |
Nominated - SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2008 |
Vantage Point Vantage Point is a 2008 American political thriller directed by Pete Travis. The screenplay by Barry L. Levy focuses on an assassination attempt on the President of the United States as seen from eight different points of view.-Plot:...
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President Ashton |
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The Yellow Handkerchiefis a 1977 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was the winner of the first Best Picture award at the Japan Academy Prize.-Cast:* Ken Takakura: Yusaku Shima* Chieko Baisho: Mitsue Shima* Tetsuya Takeda: Kinya Hanada* Kaori Momoi: Akemi Ogawa...
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TBA |
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The Incredible HulkThe Incredible Hulk is a 2008 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk. It is directed by Louis Leterrier and stars Edward Norton as Dr. Bruce Banner/the Hulk...
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General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross is a fictional character of Marvel Comics. He is a United States military officer, the father of Betty Ross, ex-father in-law of Glenn Talbot and the father in-law of Dr...
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| 2009 |
DamagesDamages is an American television drama series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler . It is broadcast in the United States on the cable network FX and is produced by the creators' own production company, KZK Productions. It premiered on...
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Daniel Purcell |
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| Endgame |
Willie Esterhuyse |
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| The Countess The Countess is a film about Elizabeth Báthory. It is the third directorial effort by Julie Delpy, who also stars as Bathory. Delpy has said, of the project, that "it sounds like a gothic [story] but it’s more a drama...
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Gyorgy Thurzo |
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| The River Why The River Why is an upcoming "low-budget" film based on the 1983 Sierra Club novel of the same name by David James Duncan.The film stars Zach Gilford, William Hurt and Amber Heard. The film has yet to have a release date; it is directed by Matthew Leutwyler in his first big screen film.-Plot:The...
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H2O |
in post-production |
| 2010 |
Robin Hood Robin Hood is an upcoming film based on the Robin Hood legend, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe. It is due for release on May 14, 2010. The film began development in 2007 when Universal acquired a script entitled Nottingham, depicting a heroic Robin Hood to be played by Crowe...
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William Marshal |
post-production |