Academy Award-winning actor William Hurt has died of natural causes at 71

William Hurt has died of natural causes at 71 … Academy Award-winning actor appeared in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Broadcast News and The Big Chill

By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com

Published: 21:14 GMT, 13 March 2022 | Updated: 21:26 GMT, 13 March 2022

Actor William Hurt has died at the age of 71 of natural causes.

Hurt’s friend Gerry Byrne confirmed Hurt’s death to Variety on Sunday.

The Washington, D.C.-born actor had won an Academy Award for his role in the 1985 motion picture Kiss of the Spider Woman, and had been nominated for his performances in movies including 2005’s A History of Violence, 1987’s Broadcast News and 1986’s Children of a Lesser God.

The latest: Actor William Hurt has died at the age of 71 of natural causes. He was snapped in LA in 2016 

In recent years, Hurt had been in Marvel Universe films playing the role of General Thaddeus Ross in motion pictures including The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Black Widow.

The actor had studied his craft at Juillard and appeared in multiple stage productions prior to being cast in the 1980 film Altered States as Eddie Jessup.

He went on to appear in a number of notable films including 1981’s Body Heat and The Big Chill and Gorky Park in 1983 prior to his Oscar-winning turn as Luis Molina in the 1985 movie Kiss of the Spider Woman.

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