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"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," the actor's son, Will, said in a statement obtained
by Deadline.
"He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family
requests privacy at this time."
The actor disclosed in 2018 that he had been diagnosed with
terminal prostate cancer which had spread to the bone, although
at the time he credited an alternative form of chemotherapy with
saving his life, according to media reports.
Hurt's death was also confirmed to Variety by his friend, Gerry
Byrne.
Hurt, who studied at the prestigious Juilliard School in New
York City, emerged as one of the most celebrated leading men of
the 1980s, earning three Academy Award best actor nominations
for his roles in 1985's "Kiss of the Spider Woman", 1986's
"Children of a Lesser God", and 1987's "Broadcast News".
He won the Oscar for his portrayal of a homosexual man who
shared a prison cell with a political prisoner in Brazil in
"Kiss of the Spider Woman".
Hurt received his fourth and final Academy Award nomination for
Best Supporting Actor in "A History of Violence", a crime
thriller released in 2005.
More recently, he played General Thaddeus Ross in 2008's "The
Incredible Hulk", a recurring role he would reprise in later
superhero films based on Marvel Comics including "Captain
America: Civil War," "Avengers: Endgame" and "Black Widow."
(Reporting by Nathan Layne in West Branch, Michigan; Editing by
Cynthia Osterman and Daniel Wallis)
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