Hurt was niet alleen bekend als een steunpilaar binnen het Marvel Cinematic Universe maar ook vanwege vele rollen in een aantal geliefde andere films tijdens zijn langdurige carrière die startte in 1977.
Het nieuws werd bevestigd door zijn zoon Will en uiteraard rouwt heel Hollywood mee met de familie. Talloze celebrities gingen naar social media om hun collega te herdenken vanwege zijn vele opmerkelijke acteerprestaties en zijn persoonlijke impact op sommige levens.
Onder andere Topher Grace, Mark Ruffalo, Patton Oswalt, Russel Crowe, Robert Patrick, Brent Spiner en John Fugelsang lieten hun medeleven blijken.
Bekijk een aantal Tweets van beroemdheden hieronder:
Grateful that I had the opportunity to work with William Hurt. I admired his acting so much and watching his commitment in person was remarkable. My thoughts are with his family. pic.twitter.com/faDLANuq2E
-- Topher Grace (@TopherGrace) March 13, 2022
Wow, another Major loss to the acting community. Great actor. Great mind. RIP https://t.co/aKu8NWLgaz
-- Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) March 13, 2022
William Hurt was a beyond brilliant film & stage actor, and then he went and guested on @TheKOQ and was so deadpan, low-key hilarious. "This is good cake. And I'm not a cake guy." RIP pic.twitter.com/3CnnjZDmYz
-- Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) March 13, 2022
William Hurt has passed. On Robin Hood, I was aware of his reputation for asking character based questions, so I had compiled a file on the life of William Marshall. He sought me out when he arrived on set. I handed him the stack. Not sure if I've ever seen a bigger smile. RIP.
-- Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) March 13, 2022
So shocked and sad to hear of the passing of this extraordinary talent. I recently worked briefly with Bill on "Goliath". It was a wonderful afternoon filled with great stories. R.I.P. William Hurt. @ Hollywood Hills https://t.co/zlqw10hdLa
-- Robert Patrick 🇺🇸 (@robertpatrickT2) March 13, 2022
RIP William Hurt. A very fine actor.
-- Brent Spiner (@BrentSpiner) March 13, 2022
God Bless William Hurt.
-- John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) March 13, 2022
There's no way to overstate how he dominated film acting in the 1980s. I had pics of him all over my wall as a teenager.
He got an Oscar nom in "A History of Violence" for 8 minutes of screen time.
He used to call me "Birdsong" in emails.
Thank you, Bill. pic.twitter.com/psMRUo499E
