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William Hurt Biography (1950-)

Born March 20, 1950, in Washington, DC; son of Claire McGill; stepson of Henry Luce III (a publishing executive); married Mary Beth Supinger (an actress),1972 (divorced, 1982); married Heidi Henderson, March 5, 1989 (divorced, 1992); children: (with dancer Sandra Jennings) Alexander Devon, Sam. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills,CA 90212.; Contact: 132 S. Rodeo Dr., #300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director

Birth Details

March 20, 1950

Washington, DC, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Jamie, Long Day's Journey into Night, Oregon Shakespeare Festival,Ashland, OR, 1975
• Man and Superman, Meadowbrook Theatre, Rochester, MI, 1976
• Lord Scroop, interpreter, and John Bates, Henry V, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1977
• Edward Howe, My Life, Circle Repertory Company, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1977
• John Morrisey, Ulysses in Traction, Circle Repertory Company, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1977
• Alwa Schon, Lulu, Circle Repertory Company, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1978
• Kenneth Talley, Jr., Fifth of July, Circle Repertory Company, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1978
• Body Heat, 1978
• Title role, Hamlet, Circle Repertory Company, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1979
• Davison, Mary Stuart, Circle Repertory Company, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1979
• Father Rivard, The Runner Stumbles, Circle Repertory Company, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1979
• Lord Byron, Childe Byron, Circle Repertory Company, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1981
• Melvin, The Diviners, Circle Repertory Company, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1981
• Ike McKee/Henry Jarvis, The Great Grandson of Jedediah Kohler, Circle Repertory Company, Entermedia Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Title role, Richard II, Circle Repertory Company, Entermedia Theatre, 1982
• Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, New York Shakespeare Festival,Delacorte Theatre, 1982
• Eddie, Hurlyburly, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, then Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1984
• Brother Dominic, Joan of Arc at the Stake, York Theatre Company, Church of the Heavenly Rest Theatre, New York City, 1985
• Beside Herself, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1989
• Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, Love Letters, 1989
• Ivanov, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1990
• Also appeared in Streamers in Chicago, IL.
• Stage Work
• Director, Those Inconvenient Sisters, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1989
• Film Appearances
• Eddie Jessup, Altered States, Warner Bros., 1980
• Ned Racine, Body Heat, Warner Bros., 1981
• Daryll Deever, Eyewitness (also known as The Janitor), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
• Nick Williams, The Big Chill, Columbia, 1983
• Arkady Renko, Gorky Park, Orion, 1983
• Luis Molina, Kiss of the Spider Woman (also known as O beijo damulher aranha and El beso de la mujer arana), Island Alive, 1984
• James Leeds, Children of a Lesser God, Paramount, 1986
• Tom Grunick, Broadcast News, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• Martin Larraneta (some sources say Marty Lawrence), A Time of Destiny, Columbia, 1988
• Macon Leary, The Accidental Tourist, Warner Bros., 1988
• Harlan James, I Love You to Death, TriStar, 1990
• Voice of Steve, Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, 1990
• Doug Tate, Alice, Orion, 1990
• Dr. Jack McKee, The Doctor, Buena Vista, 1991
• Trevor McPhee/Sam Farber, Until the End of the World (also known as Bis Ans Ende der Welt and Jusqu'au bout du monde), Warner Bros., 1991
• Dr. Bernard Rieux, The Plague (also known as La peste), Republic Pictures International/Sugar Entertainment, 1992
• Tom, Mr. Wonderful, Warner Bros., 1993
• Graham Holt, Second Best, Warner Bros., 1994
• Tommy Vesey, Trial by Jury, Warner Bros., 1994
• The stranger, Secrets Shared with a Stranger (also known as Confidences a un inconnu, Confidenze ad uno sconosciuto, and Ispoved' neznakomtsu), 1995
• Paul Benjamin, Smoke (also known as Smoke--Raucher unter sich), Miramax, 1995
• Henry, A Couch in New York (also known as Eine Couch in New York and Un divan a New York), Polygram Filmed Entertainment, 1996
• Edward Fairfax Rochester, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre (also knownas Jane Eyre), Miramax, 1996
• English narrator, Elie Wiesel: To Speak about the Unspeakable (also known as To Speak the Unspeakable: The Message of Elie Wiesel, Dire l'indicible: La quete d'Elie Wiesel, and Mondani a mondhatatlant: Elie Wiesel uezenete), 1996
• Frank Quinlan, Michael, Turner Pictures/New Line Pictures, 1996
• K. D. Dietrickson, Loved, Loved Productions/Imperial Entertainment/MDP Worldwide, 1997
• Inspector Frank Bumstead, Dark City (also known as Dark Empire and Dark World), New Line Cinema, 1998
• Mission Commander John Robinson, Ph.D., Lost in Space (also knownas LS), New Line Cinema, 1998
• Arthur Barret, The Proposition (also known as Shakespeare's Sister and Tempting Fate), Polygram Filmed Entertainment, 1998
• George Gulden, One True Thing, Universal, 1998
• Andor Knorr, The Taste of Sunshine (also known as Sunshine, A napfeny ize, and Sunshine-Ein Hauch von Sonnenschein), AscotElite, 1999
• Greg Harrison, The 4th Floor, Millennium Films, 1999
• Walter Richmond, Do Not Disturb (also known as Silent Witness), Sterling Home Entertainment, 1999
• Edward, The Simian Line, Gabriel Film Group, Inc., 2000
• David R. Whitman, The Contaminated Man (also known as Bei Beruehrung Tod), DEJ Productions, 2000
• Professor Allen Hobby, the Visionary, Artificial Intelligence: AI(also known as A.I.: Artificial Intelligence), Warner Bros., 2001
• Dave, Rare Birds, Studio Home Entertainment, 2001
• Contagion, 2001
• Sponsor, Changing Lanes, Paramount, 2002
• Angus Tuck, Tuck Everlasting, Buena Vista, 2002
• Matt, Au plus pres du paradis, 2002
• Alan Osborne, The Blue Butterfly (also known as Mariposa azul), 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series
• G. Adam Davidson a.k.a. Gad, Riviere-des-Jeremie, 2001
• Movies
• William Blake Pellarin, The Big Brass Ring, Showtime, 1998
• Voice of Jairus, The Miracle Maker, ABC, 2000
• Varian Fry, Varian's War, Showtime, 2000
• Turner Knight, The Flamingo Rising, CBS, 2001
• Miniseries
• Duke Leto Atreides, Dune (also known as Frank Herbert's Dune--Der Wuestenplanet and Frank Herbert's Dune), Sci-Fi Channel, 2000
• Appeared in Best of Families, PBS.
• Specials
• Walter, Verna: USO Girl, PBS, 1980
• Jay Follett, All the Way Home, NBC, 1981
• Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1982
• Himself, The Making of "Gorky Park," 1983
• Narrator, The Boy Who Drew Cats (animated; also known as We AllHave Tales), Showtime, 1991
• Narrator, Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, Showtime, 1992
• A Gala for the President at Ford's Theatre, 1993
• Voice of John Dos Passos, The Odyssey of John Dos Passos, PBS, 1994
• Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman, AMC, 1998
• Africans in America--America's Journey through Slavery, PBS, 1998
• Awards Presentations
• The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987
• The 41st Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1987
• The 45th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1991
• The 53rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1999
• Episodic
• Jake, "Kojak's Day: Parts 1 & 2," Kojak, 1977
• Narrator, "A. Einstein: How I See the World," American Masters, PBS, 1991
• Dr. Taber, "Shrink Wrap," The King of Queens, CBS, 2002
• Radio Appearances
• Read Shipping News, by E. Annie Proulx, and The Great Railway Bazaar, by Paul Theroux, both for BBC Radio Four.
• RECORDINGS
• Taped Readings
• Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Goldstein, Toby, William Hurt: The Man, the Actor, 1987
• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

• New York Times, October 15, 1989, p. H5
• Premiere, November, 1987, p. 33