As one of the most talked-about figures, William Hurt has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.
What was William Hurt's Net Worth?
William Hurt in 'Broadcast News', 1987. (Photo by Amercent Films/Getty Images)
William appeared in the films "Changing Lanes" (2002), "The Village" (2004), "Syriana" (2005), "The Good Shepherd" (2006), and "Mr. Brooks" (2007) and theStephen Kingminiseries "Nightmares & Dreamscapes" (2006), and he played Walt McCandless in 2009's "Into the Wild," which received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2008, he played Thaddeus Ross in "The Incredible Hulk," which grossed $264.8 million at the box office. Hurt reprised his role in the blockbusters "Captain America: Civil War" ($1.153 billion), "Avengers: Infinity War" ($2.048 billion), "Avengers: Endgame" ($2.798 billion), and "Black Widow" ($379.6 million). In 2009, he starred as Daniel Purcell in the second season of the FX series "Damages," and he portrayedHenry Paulson, United States Secretary of the Treasury, in the 2010 HBO film "Too Big to Fail." William then appeared in the films "The Host" (2013), "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" (2013), "Winter's Tale" (2014), "The Miracle Season" (2018), and "The Last Full Measure" (2020). He portrayed Richard Feynman in the 2013 TV movie "The Challenger Disaster," then he played George Millican on the sci-fi series "Humans" (2015) and Hrothgar on the British drama "Beowulf" (2016). From 2016 to 2021, Hurt starred as Donald Cooperman on the Amazon Studios series "Goliath," and he played Bob Partridge on Audience's "Condor" from 2018 to 2020.
William began his career onstage, and he joined the Circle Repertory Company in 1977. That year he also guest-starred on "Kojak" and appeared in the miniseries "The Best of Families," and in 1980, he played Professor Edward Jessup in the science-fiction movie "Altered States." Hurt then appeared in 1981's "Eyewitness" and "Body Heat" and 1983's "The Big Chill" and "Gorky Park." In 1985, he starred as Luis Alberto Molina in "Kiss of the Spider Woman," which earned him several awards, including an Oscar and a Bafta, and he received Academy Award nominations for playing James Leeds in 1986's "Children of a Lesser God" and Tom Grunick in 1987's "Broadcast News."
William Hurt was an American actor and producer who had a net worth of $8 million at the time of his death. William Hurt earned a Golden Globe nomination for his first film, 1980's "Altered States," and he won an Academy Award for his performance in 1985's "Kiss of the Spider Woman." William has more than 100 acting credits to his name, including the films "Children of a Lesser God" (1986), "Broadcast News" (1987), "The Accidental Tourist" (1988), "A History of Violence" (2005), and "Into the Wild" (2007), the television series "Damages" (2009), "Goliath" (2016–2021), and "Condor" (2018–2020), and the TV movie "Too Big to Fail" (2011).
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William appeared in the films "The Accidental Tourist" (1988), "I Love You to Death" (1990), "Alice" (1990), "Until the End of the World" (1991), "Mr. Wonderful" (1993), and "Trial by Jury" (1994), and he earned a Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination for 1991's "The Doctor." He portrayed Edward Fairfax Rochester in 1996's "Jane Eyre" and Professor John Robinson in 1998's "Lost in Space," then he played Duke Leto I Atreides in the 2000 miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune." In 2001, Hurt appeared inSteven Spielberg's"A.I. Artificial Intelligence" and the TV movies "The Flamingo Rising" and "Varian's War," then he played Angus Tuck in 2002's "Tuck Everlasting" and Richie Cusack in 2005's "A History of Violence," which earned him his fourth Academy Award nomination.
He played Thaddeus Ross in "The Incredible Hulk" (2008), "Captain America: Civil War" (2016), "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018), "Avengers: Endgame" (2019), and "Black Widow" (2021), and he produced the 2006 film "The Legend of Sasquatch" and the 2021 documentary "The Unspeakable." Hurt made his Broadway debut in a 1984 production of "Hurlyburly," which earned him a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
William Hurt was born William McChord Hurt on March 20, 1950, in Washington, D.C. His father, Alfred, was employed by the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development, and his mother, Claire, worked for Time, Inc. Hurt has two brothers, and after his parents split up, Claire married Henry Luce III, whose father founded "Time" magazine. William served as vice president of the Dramatics Club while attending the Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts, and he starred in numerous school plays. The school's yearbook predicted that "you might even see him on Broadway," and after graduating in 1968, Hurt studied theology at Tufts University. He later decided to study acting at the Juilliard School instead, andRobin WilliamsandChristopher Reevewere his classmates.
Unfortunately, William Hurt died on March 13, 2022 at the age of 71.
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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.
