Oscar-Winning William Hurt Dies at 71

William Hurt, the Oscar-winning actor for Kiss of the Spider Woman, has just recently passed away after battling terminal prostate cancer at the age of 71.

“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, Will, wrote. “He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time.”

Including his Academy Award win, Hurt was also nominated for Best Actor three consecutive times in the mid-1980s for Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), Children of a Lesser God (1986) and Broadcast News (1987). He was later nominated for the Supporting Actor Oscar for A History of Violence.

Throughout his career, Hurt worked with many notable directors, including Kenn Russell, Peter Yates, Kasdan, Michael Apted, Héctor Babenco, James L. Brooks, Woody Allen, Gregory Nava, Wim Wenders, Anthony Minghella, Wayne Wang, Nora Ephron, Franco Zeffirelli, Carl Franklin, István Szabó, David Cronenberg, Steven Spielberg, M. Night Shyamalan, Ridley Scott, Anthony and Joe Russo and many more. Most recently, Hurt was part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Thaddeus Ross.

He is survived by his four children.

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