Honestly the first role that I can think of is as Duke Leto Atreides in the SciFi Channel Dune Miniseries. While the new Dune movie was great in its casting, a lot of the roles from the miniseries are still iconic to me and when I visualize the characters, I usually visualize them from the Miniseries. And William Hurt was one of those roles that really brought that character to life.
William Hurt was actually a fan of the novel(s) beforehand prior to being cast in the miniseries and reportedly considered his casting in it as a "dream" role. He portrayed a somewhat detached or at least taciturn figure who was still capable of showing concern and regard for the welfare of his House and his Family in the series and thankfully didn't fall into the 'overacting' or excessively dramatizing his role like you can get with many SciFi films.
He actually played a lot of 'Father figure' roles now that I think about it like in M. Night Shymalan's The Village in which his role in it was fine, though the movie itself might've been a bit lackluster to many. He was a great supporting actor in a lot of films I do regard highly. The most notable one that comes to mind is the amazing dark mystery/thriller Dark City directed by Alex Proyas where he plays a sort of Inspector Javert role in regards to the main protaganist. He also had minor roles in films like Changing Lanes, A History of Violence, the Good Shepherd and Into the Wild which were all good movies even if William Hurt's role in those films was of a minor or supporting variety.
Of course as of late he's best known as General Thaddeus Ross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and while I think Sam Elliot was perfectly cast as him in Ang Lee's 2003 Hulk, William Hurt's take on the character is pretty solid as well and like in many of his roles, a good 'supporting' role.
He's survived by four children and passed away one week before his 72nd birthday from terminal prostate cancer.
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William Hurt was actually a fan of the novel(s) beforehand prior to being cast in the miniseries and reportedly considered his casting in it as a "dream" role. He portrayed a somewhat detached or at least taciturn figure who was still capable of showing concern and regard for the welfare of his House and his Family in the series and thankfully didn't fall into the 'overacting' or excessively dramatizing his role like you can get with many SciFi films.
He actually played a lot of 'Father figure' roles now that I think about it like in M. Night Shymalan's The Village in which his role in it was fine, though the movie itself might've been a bit lackluster to many. He was a great supporting actor in a lot of films I do regard highly. The most notable one that comes to mind is the amazing dark mystery/thriller Dark City directed by Alex Proyas where he plays a sort of Inspector Javert role in regards to the main protaganist. He also had minor roles in films like Changing Lanes, A History of Violence, the Good Shepherd and Into the Wild which were all good movies even if William Hurt's role in those films was of a minor or supporting variety.
Of course as of late he's best known as General Thaddeus Ross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and while I think Sam Elliot was perfectly cast as him in Ang Lee's 2003 Hulk, William Hurt's take on the character is pretty solid as well and like in many of his roles, a good 'supporting' role.
He's survived by four children and passed away one week before his 72nd birthday from terminal prostate cancer.
Actor William Hurt dead: ‘Big Chill’ and ‘Body Heat’ star was 71
Oscar-winning actor William Hurt — whose classic good looks and erudite persona made him one of the most recognizable male leads in the 1980s — died Sunday, his family said. Hurt, who starred in hi…
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Actor William Hurt dead at 71
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. He was 71.
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