William Hurt: Oscar-winning actor dies aged 71

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John Travolta has taken to Instagram to pay an emotional tribute to the late actor William Hurt, who passed away on Monday.MORE: John Travolta brings fans to tears with emotional tribute to dadThe Hollywood star shared a picture of the pair of them together in the movie Michael, alongside a heartfelt message.It read: "William Hurt. A true gentleman and a truly original actor.

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Lawrence Kasdan Guest ColumnistWriter-director Lawrence Kasdan, a four-time Oscar nominee, worked with Oscar winner William Hurt, who died March 13 at age 71, on “Body Heat” (1981), “The Big Chill” (1983), “The Accidental Tourist” (1988) and “I Love You to Death” (1990).William Hurt and I came into the movies together, and Bill had a huge impact on the way I thought about the process.We met when I was casting “Body Heat,” the first movie I directed. On our initial meeting, we talked for hours about movies and life. We were trying to guess what it would be like to take that journey together.I was still looking for my cast and eventually tested four couples for the two leads, but that first conversation with Bill stayed with me.

Marlee Matlin reflected on William Hurt’s death during a brief interview with Entertainment Tonight at the Critics Choice Awards. Hurt died March 13 at 71 years old following a battle with prostate cancer. Matlin and Hurt starred opposite one another in the 1986 drama "Children of a Lesser God," which won Matlin the Oscar for best actress.The two performers began dating when Matlin was 19 years old and Hurt was 35.

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Kathleen Turner is remembering her former co-star, the late William Hurt. Turner, 67, shared with Fox News Digital that Hurt "was a glorious actor" and she is "grateful for the time together." "We not only worked on ‘Body Heat’ together with Larry Kasdan — the three of us worked together on ‘Accidental Tourist’ also," Turner shared.  Turner and Hurt starred alongside each other in the 1981 crime movie, "Body Heat." This movie is credited for being one of Hurt’s biggest hits early on in his career.

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Zack Sharf Marlee Matlin reflected on William Hurt’s death during a brief interview with Entertainment Tonight at the Critics Choice Awards. Hurt died March 13 at 71 years old following a battle with prostate cancer. Matlin and Hurt starred opposite one another in the 1986 drama “Children of a Lesser God,” which won Matlin the Oscar for best actress.

William Hurt, Oscar-winning star of stage and screen, died today at the age of 71. According to a statement from the actor’s family (via Deadline), Hurt died of natural causes and was surrounded by friends and family at the time of his death.

While on the red carpet for the 2022 Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday, March 14, Marlee Matlin, 56, was asked about the death of her ex William Hurt. “You’re the first person to ask me about him,” the Deaf actress said via sign language to an Entertainment Tonight reporter. Marlee, after taking a brief pause, went on to speak fondly about William, whom she previously accused of sexual assault.

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Oscar winnerWilliam Hurt, who died today at 71, left behind a yet-to-be-released TV series, AMC’s first animated drama Pantheon. Hurt was cast in the project, from creator and showrunner Craig Silverstein a year ago. He had completed vis voice work on the series before his death, sources tell Deadline. There is no premiere date yet for Pantheon; it will likely debut later this year.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticWilliam Hurt, who died Sunday at 71, had a look and an aura that appeared, at first, to fit all too snugly into Hollywood’s conception of what a movie star should be. Tall and broad-shouldered, with a silky shock of wheat-colored hair, his handsome features set off by a cleft chin and a faraway gaze, he was, at a glance, the quintessence of the old-fashioned WASP he-man ideal.

(Reuters) -William Hurt, an Oscar-winning actor known for his roles in movies such as "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and "Broadcast News," died on Sunday at the age of 71, according to Deadline. "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," the actor's son, Will, said in a statement obtained by Deadline. "He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes.

William Hurt has died at the age of 71. The Oscar-winning actor - who was best known for his roles in 'Broadcast News', 'Body Heat' and 'The Big Chill' - passed away on Sunday (13. 03.

Deadline reported an announcement by Hurt’s son Will: “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. He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes.

noted on Twitter upon hearing of Hurt’s death at the age of 71, “Hurt always seemed profoundly uncomfortable being a good-looking leading man, which may be one reason that his performance in ‘Broadcast News’ is absolutely perfect — he understood that he was playing someone who was miscast.”Before making his way to the screen, Hurt had already established his bona fides on the New York stage, taking on challenging roles ranging from Hamlet to the gay paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July.” (Even after achieving big-screen fame, Hurt returned to Broadway as part of the company of David Rabe’s “Hurlyburly” in a legendarily explosive production directed by Mike Nichols.) He hit the ground running in Hollywood: Hurt managed to survive the tempestuous creation of his first film, 1980’s “Altered States,” even as screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky took his name off the film and original director Arthur Penn (who hired Hurt in the first place) was replaced by Ken Russell.Hurt and Sigourney Weaver made an appealing couple in “Eyewitness” (1981), a thriller that was vastly overshadowed by “Body Heat” in the same year. Lawrence Kasdan’s noir throwback paired Hurt and Kathleen Turner to scorching effect, turning this intense and serious actor into the kind of sex symbol he was never particularly interested in becoming.