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William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American stage, film and television actor, trained at the Juilliard School, Manhattan, New York, USA. For his leading role in the feature film "Kiss of the Spider Woman", he received an Academy Award in 1986, followed by 3 more nominations for roles in the movies "Children of a Lesser God", "Broadcast News", and "A History of Violence". He starred in films such as Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), The Accidental Tourist (1988), Alice (1990), One True Thing (1998), Syriana (2005), Mr. Brooks (2007), Into the Wild (2007), and The Yellow Handkerchief (2008). Hurt also portrayed Thaddeus Ross in five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films starting with The Incredible Hulk (2008) and concluding with Black Widow (2021). On television, Hurt received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series playing a scientist in the FX legal drama Damages (2009) and for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his portrayal of Henry Paulson in the HBO movie Too Big to Fail (2011). He later acted in the legal drama series Goliath (2016–2021) and the thriller series Condor (2018–2020). On stage, Hurt appeared in off-Broadway productions of William Shakespeare's Henry V (1975), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1982) as well as Lanford Wilson's Fifth of July (1978). He made his Broadway debut in David Rabe's dark comedy Hurlyburly (1984) playing a Hollywood casting director, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
William Hurt
General Thaddeus Ross
for General Thaddeus Ross in Avengers Endgame
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Its been 10 years since Thanos snapped his fingers, wiping out half of the universe. Afterwards, Thor went to plead, telling the mad titan of the chaos that has transgressed across the universe, but Thor learnt that the stones had already been destroyed. 10 years later, and people still grieve. Steve Rogers has become a prisoner of the UNITED STATES after the events of Civil War; Thor is king of Asgard and rules with an iron fist; Tony Stark and Pepper live on a farm outside the United States jurasdiction with a daughter called Morgan. Bruce Banner and Natasha are unaccounted for, and Rocket Raccoon lives away in Asgard, just as Clint has become a murderous vigilante.
