{"id":1377352,"date":"2022-03-15T08:19:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1377352"},"modified":"2022-03-15T08:20:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:20:55","slug":"james-woods-remembers-late-actor-william-hurt-with-touching-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-woods-remembers-late-actor-william-hurt-with-touching-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"James Woods Remembers Late Actor William Hurt With Touching Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjames-woods-remembers-late-actor-william-hurt-with-touching-tribute%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1377352&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Hollywood is in mourning today after the death of Oscar-winning star William Hurt, who died on Sunday at the age of 71 following a battle with prostate cancer.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>James Woods Honors William Hurt<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cI worked with the legendary Bill Hurt through four decades in the business. I loved him,\u201d Woods wrote on Twitter alongside a photo of himself with Hurt. \u201cHe instinctively understood film acting better than just about anybody in history. A giant talent, a remarkable man, a lovely friend. <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#RIPWilliamHurt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I worked with the legendary Bill Hurt through four decades in the business. I loved him. He instinctively understood film acting better than just about anybody in history. A giant talent, a remarkable man, a lovely friend. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIPWilliamHurt?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RIPWilliamHurt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aTKnT1rXkJ\">pic.twitter.com\/aTKnT1rXkJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealJamesWoods\/status\/1503185971021373444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Woods and Hurt starred together in the 1981 movie\u00a0<em>Eyewitness,<\/em> which you can check out a trailer for below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p>Hurt\u2019s death was announced on Sunday by his son, Will.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt 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,\u201d he said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-10608911\/Academy-Award-winning-actor-William-Hurt-died-natural-causes-71.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>. \u201cHe died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Lifestyle + Entertainment from TellMeNow. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/03\/dolly-parton-praises-james-woods-one-of-the-greatest-actors-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dolly Parton Praises James Woods \u2013 \u2018One Of The Greatest Actors Of All Time\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tributes For William Hurt Pour In\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hurt made the announcement back in 2018 that he had been diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, saying at the time that it had already spread to his bones. Watch about his cancer diagnosis and treatment plan in 2018 in the video below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p>Tributes have been pouring in for him since his death was announced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was star-struck by him,\u201d said his former co-star Christine Lahti, who added that \u201chis mind would never stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve lost a really great actor and working with him on set in <em>Children of a Lesser God<\/em> will always be something I remember very fondly,\u201d added Marlee Matlin, who dated Hurt for two years in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a scene from <em>Children of a Lesser God<\/em>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">William Hurt has passed away at age 71 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z6yNGXfEB9\">pic.twitter.com\/Z6yNGXfEB9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Culture Crave \ud83c\udf7f (@CultureCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CultureCrave\/status\/1503112600212545539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From Body Heat, to his Academy Award-winning work on Kiss Of The Spider Woman, Broadcast News, Children Of A Lesser God, A History Of Violence and the MCU, William Hurt left a mark with an impressive body of work that will fondly be remembered. What a devastating loss. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dw97fVaOHU\">pic.twitter.com\/dw97fVaOHU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Neglia (@NextBestPicture) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NextBestPicture\/status\/1503110735546634240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saddened to hear of the passing of actor William Hurt. He broke the mold in his Oscar-winning role in Kiss of the Spider Woman, broke smiles in Broadcast News, and broke our hearts in The Accidental Tourist. A great loss to the world. Rest among the stars now, good sir.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgeTakei\/status\/1503137761045458955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good lord, I was so in love with him. Goodbye to William Hurt. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DjmRDE0Arg\">pic.twitter.com\/DjmRDE0Arg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benjamin Dreyer \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@BCDreyer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCDreyer\/status\/1503112644416393224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hurt won an Oscar in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0089424\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1985 for his work in <em>Kiss of the Spider Wo<\/em><em>man<\/em><\/a>, and he was nominated for Oscars on three other occasions, most recently in 2005 for his performance in\u00a0<em>A History Of Violence<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He was known to Marvel fans for playing General Thaddeus Ross in various movies that included 2008\u2019s <em>The Incredible Hulk<\/em>, 2016\u2019s <em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em>, 2018\u2019s <em>Avengers: Infinity War<\/em>, 2019\u2019s <em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em> and 2021\u2019s <em>Black Widow<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/02\/james-woods-takes-a-stand-for-police-as-cop-killings-spike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Woods Takes A Stand For Police As Cop Killings Spike<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rest In Peace to an amazing talent William Hurt, beloved Thaddeus \u201cThunderbolt\u201d Ross in our Marvel Cinematic Universe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ituAUTRbsq\">pic.twitter.com\/ituAUTRbsq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarvelStudios\/status\/1503156359356772356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">William Hurt was a remarkable actor. This comes way too soon. RIP.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MJMcKean\/status\/1503150158732664832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Hurt Discusses His Craft\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Back in 1985, Hurt told <a class href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/archive\/william-hurt-vol-24-no-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">People Magazine<\/a>\u00a0that he viewed himself as \u201ca character actor in a leading-man\u2019s body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want more mask than, say, Spencer Tracy did. But I don\u2019t \u2018pretend\u2019 to be somebody else,\u201d Hurt said at the time. \u201cActing isn\u2019t schizoid like that. Acting is about telling the truth. And it\u2019s an adventure. It isn\u2019t about what I know before I do it. It\u2019s about what I can discover while it\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hurt is survived by his four children. 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