Thinking, People, Acting. It was only after many, many years I admitted to myself that I was the victim of domestic violence.. Despite revealing that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the summer of 2015, Hurt wasmatter-of-fact about his mortality. In the 2006 film V for Vendetta, he played the role of Adam Sutler, leader of the Norsefire fascist dictatorship and in Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) he appeared as Harold Oxley. John Heard - Biography - IMDb The son of a vicar and an engineer, Hurtspent what he described as a lonely childhood at an Anglo-Catholic prep school before he enrolled at a boarding school in Lincoln. He studied at the Juilliard School and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Tom Sizemore, Heat and Saving Private Ryan Actor, Dead at 61 When the battering began I sloughed it off. William Hurt, who became a top leading man in the 1980s, winning an Oscar for 1985's "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and starring in "The Big Chill" and "Body Heat," died Sunday of . [16] Hurt, aged 12, became a boarder at Lincoln School (then a grammar school) because he had failed the entrance examination for admission to his brother's school. ''Our marriage was over in 1978.'' He was the son of 16. I loved hitchhiking on his immense talent. He had appeared in 1984, a movie about George Orwell's book, the year after the death of his fiancee, which was praised by the critics. This television film depicts Crisp's later years in New York. Click to reveal [62], In 2014, Hurt designed a Paddington Bear statue which was placed outside the British Museum. The only concession you can make is to what you believe is right. NEW YORK (AP) William Hurt, whose laconic charisma and self-assured subtlety as an actor made him one of the 1980s foremost leading men in movies such as "Broadcast News," "Body Heat" and "The Big Chill," has died. Or, perhaps the kindness he showed us all allowed his nobility to radiate even beneath the layers of grimey makeup and tattered clothes. William Hurt plays the lead character, Paul, a widower who saves a young man from an accident and decides to help him sort out his life. The year after it happened, Hurt married an old friend, American actress Donna Peacock, at a local Register Office, in September 1984. Hurt most recently starred in the Oscar-nominated biopic of President John F. Kennedy's widow, Jackie, which is currently showing in cinemas. Yeah, he had a rep as being hard to deal with. Throughout the exchange, Mr. Hurt sat impassively, his chin resting on an upright arm. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} Farewell to a Hollywood legend: Sir John Hurt, who starred in The Elephant Man, Alien and Harry Potter, dies aged 77 after a battle with cancer as tributes pour in to 'the most gentlemanly of. William Hurt, a prolific film actor who often played a reserved intellectual in earlier roles, has died at 71. I always liked that he seemed to have his own way of speaking, like Walken. 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 . I only had to visit the ER once. Great actor. She went into a coma and died later that day. The Academy Awards nominations were for Best Actor in a Leading Role in The Elephant Man in 1981 and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Midnight Express in 1979. His acting talents in The Elephant Man, where he plays Londoner John Merrick, saw him nominated for a Golden Globe in the US in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama category. Marlee Matlin received an nomination and won an Oscar on her first movie. [50][51] On 17 July 2015, he attended an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle where he received the accolade from Queen Elizabeth II. The marriage was followed by a seven-year relationship with Dublin-born presenter and writer Sarah Owens. 'Anyway, though John and Chris Evans would never play, we'd all convene at our table in base camp and listen to John recount tales of his varied sets throughout the years. [26] In 2011, he narrated the BBC documentary, Planet Dinosaur, the first dinosaur-centred documentary completely shown through CGI. William Hurt's son, Will, posted today that his father has died. William Hurt, the exacting Oscar winner who dominated a decade as few other actors have done with his . Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Advertisements. John J. For more than a week, the courtroom has been packed with spectators eager to absorb the intimate details of Mr. Hurt's relationship with his former companion, Sandra Jennings. William Hurt - IMDb Stephen Tobias, who is now the. His father was previously vicar of St John's parish in . - Age. 'To wile the time away on set, Luca Pasqualino Jamie Bell Tilda Swinton and I would play a crazy card game called s***head. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. The English actor, born in Derbyshire in 1940, became a critical and commercial success in films like Midnight Express, Alien and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. John Hurt (d. I723) in order to have been the father of a son born not later than 1680, must . To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. In the middle of his Hollywood career, William Hurt cut his teeth as a Performance & security by Cloudflare. Sir John Hurt, who won Oscar nominations for the Elephant Man and captured the hearts of millions for his roles in Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, has died. He suffered intestinal complaints and was forced to withdraw from a West End production of The Entertainer last July. He played the lead role in his first film (Altered States). 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. His acting aspirations were almost shattered forever by his headmaster's insistence that he did not stand a chance in the profession. Trending And in that moment there was sorrow, regret, anger and a dream of reconciliation that will never be, Kaz added. John II HURT was born ABT 1703 in King William Co., VA., and died 1753 in Amelia Co., VA. ii. Apparently there was some alcoholism in his life, as well. R. I. P.', Queen guitarist Dr Brian May also paid tribute, writing: 'What a fabulous actor, splendid voice and venerable human being. On Saturday, tributes poured in for one of Britain's most formidable and successful actors. John J. 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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. [citation needed] Hurt was initially cast as former British prime minister Neville Chamberlain in Darkest Hour. William Hurt's 10 best rolesa look back at the highlights of the late actor's career, from 'Altered States' to 'A History of Violence.' . John Hurt, the fourth generation of my line to have lived in this country, was a son of William the Elder. There was something in his own past which made him connect with vulnerable children - I believe it happened when he was in school. [61] Hurt was announced as patron of Norwich Cinema City in March 2013. Children of The Elder HURT WILLIAM are: 4.i. I feel lucky that I survived and overcame him. "[45] Following treatment, he stated that his cancer was in remission on 12 October 2015. William Hurt Tributes Pour in After Actor Dies at Age 71 - Newsweek Actor William Hurt, star of 'Broadcast News' and 'Body Heat - NPR ', Richard E Grant wrote: 'So so sad to have lost such an extraordinary talent and friend. "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," his son. From his first movie job in 1980's Altered States as a promising Ivy League researcher who, through ill-advised experiments, devolves into a caveman . Just because you're an important actor doesn't mean that you're a box office force. Maybe he wanted a laid back decade . His wife's name was Margaret and they were living in Amelia County, Virginia, by 1736. They had met on the set of Scandal and had two sons, Alexander 'Sasha' John Vincent Hurt and Nick Hurt, but divorced in 1996. William Hurt Dead: Oscar Winner for 'Kiss of the Spider - Variety Like actress Marlee Matlin who accused Hurt of abuse in a memoir Donna Kaz also penned a memoir, Un/Masked, Memoirs of a Guerrilla Girl On Tour, that detailed her relationship with the actor, which began in 1977 when Hurt was a theater actor in New York. Comedian Stephen Fry called the news of Hurt's passing 'terrible news', and wrote: 'We've lost #JohnHurt as great on the stage, small screen and big. Hurt provided the voiceover for AIDS: Iceberg/Tombstone,[23] a 1986 public information film warning of the dangers of AIDS, and played the title role, the on-screen narrator, in Jim Henson's television series The StoryTeller (1988). Ms. Jennings's lawyer, Richard Golub, repeatedly tried to challenge Ms. Hurt's testimony, questioning the dates and the exact words she and Mr. Hurt exchanged. "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," said a statement by William. 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His son, Will, . TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. [11][12] His father was previously vicar of St John's parish in Sunderland, County Durham. Hurt's private life was at times scarred by disaster. William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 - March 13, 2022) was an American actor. Have something to tell us about this article? Moral, Redefining, Immoral. William E Hurt . As with Ms. Hurt, Mr. Golub repeatedly challenged the accuracy of Mr. Zinnemann's testimony and suggested that he was trying to provide evidence that would help Mr. Hurt. But the industry has also changed immeasurably. 3 min read. Prior to the programme, Hurt had harboured a love of Ireland and was enamoured of a "deeply beguiling" family legend that suggested his great-grandmother had been the illegitimate daughter of a Marquess of Sligo. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life that he most admired. In the '90s he made Alice, Smoke, Dark City, Jane Eyre, and, especially, Wim Wenders' world-class Until the End of the World. How are John and William Hurt related? - Answers He was 83. He died on March 13, 2022, at the age of 71. When our abusers die we might be surprised to discover that in the end they were mortal human beings. [citation needed], More than thirty years after The Naked Civil Servant, Hurt reprised the role of Quentin Crisp in the 2009 film An Englishman in New York. A former girlfriend of William Hurt, who died Sunday at the age of 71, recounted the alleged physical abuse she endured while dating the actor in a guest column for Variety. are john hurt and william hurt related - vivaafricallp.com William Hurt, whose laconic charisma and self-assured subtlety as an actor made him one of the 1980s' foremost leading men in movies such as "Broadcast News," "Body Heat" and "The Big Chill,". His turn as John Merrick in The Elephant Man the following year saw him nominated for the biggest prize in Hollywood, an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. "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," Hurt's son said in a statement. Ever.'. 12:23 GMT 28 Jan 2017 Hurt was due to play Neville Chamberlain alongside Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, although the movie has not yet finished filming.