Mourning in the world of cinema: American actor William Hurt died. To report the news immediately Variety, according to which the death occurred of natural causes this morning, Sunday 13 March. Confirmation then came with one official statement from one of Hurt’s sons, the one who bears the same name as his father, William: “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. He died peacefully in his family, of natural causes. The family requires privacy at this time. “
Hurt, born in Washington on March 20, 1950, was the son of a Time employee, Claire Isabel, and a bureaucrat, Alfred Hurt. Hurt’s parents soon separated, and his mother remarried Henry Luce III, the son of Time’s publisher. The elite milieu ended up forming William, who studied theology at university before choosing to be an actor.
Interpreter versatile and chameleonicable to easily switch between genres, alternated theater (where it made its debut), cinema and TV. After the Oscar won for the first nomination in 1986, for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ by Hectort Babenco, was again a candidate for the statuette in 1987 per ‘Sons of a lesser god ‘Randa Haines, in 1988 for ‘Inside the news’ by James L. Brooks and in 2006 for ‘A History of violence’ by David Cronenberg. The actor was also nominated for a 1985 Tony Award for ‘Hurlyburly’ and twice for an Emmy in 2009 for the ‘Damages’ series and in 2011 for the TV movie’ Too Big to Fail. Among the many memorable performances in his career, even those in ‘Hot Thrill’ a alongside Kathleen Turner, in the thriller Gorky park and in the cult ensemble ‘The Big Chill’. More recent roles include that of Secretary Thaddeus Ross in ‘Black Widow’.
The American actor, despite being in great demand, never made a catwalk in his life. “I’m a very private person – he confessed to the New York Times in 1989 – and I have a right to be. I never said that because I am an actor you can steal my private life, you cannot steal my soul. You can not”.