William Hurt, Star of ‘Body Heat’ and ‘Broadcast News,’ Dead at 71

Rolling Stone ^ | 3/13/2022 | Daniel Kreps

[Houserino]

William Hurt, the Oscar-winning actor who starred in films like Body Heat, The Big Chill and Broadcast News, has died at the age of 71. Hurt’s son Will confirmed his father’s death in a statement Sunday. “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 family said. “He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time.

[Secret Agent Man]

Yup

Broadcast News is truly a documentary on libtard media.

I worked on papers, people I worked with went on to careers on major papers. Many left out of disillusion of what really goes down in a newsroom.

[dfwgator]

And she’s probably a lefty, but I’ve always had a thing for Holly Hunter.

[Labyrinthos]

“Prostate Cancer, spread to his bones. Very sad. Get yourself tested!.”

Agreed. And quite frankly, too many news outlets and their groupies have this misconception that prostate cancer is not a deadly disease. In 2021, prostate cancer killed over 34,000 people — only about 10,000 less than breast cancer — and yet no one wears ribbons or special MLB/NFL uniforms for prostate cancer. This would not be a surprise if prostate cancer was a white man’s disease, but black men, sadly, have two times the rate of prostate cancer as white men. Pro sports need to nix the breast cancer awareness and focus on their audience. Men need to get tested because early diagnosis means survival.

[nascarnation]

Everybody gets to make their own decisions.

[Secret Agent Man]

She is a massive lefty.

[GingisK]

Check!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

That is JOHN HURT. Not William Hurt. John played Caligula in the TV series I CLAUDIUS.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Back then, while watching Body Heat and scenes with Kathleen Turner I noticed the table in front of me kept flying up and hitting me in the face.

Now the table just sets there. Bummer.

[CommerceComet]

I remember the scene in Body Heat where Hurt’s character threw a chair through the patio door to get to a smoking hot Kathleen Turner. Great film!

Totally forgivable. I mean what normal male wouldn't have?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

OH! one of my favorite SI-FI films! DARK CITY! Tell me the way to Shell Beach!

[x]

Yes, and then there's John Heard who died a few years back. The Eighties were complicated.

Mary Beth Hurt, Bill's ex-wife and Paul Schrader's current one, is still around, but not acting much.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

It was Kathleen Turner that had ME snorting! Back when I could “snort”!

Now days, I have to take a blue pill, and when it kicks in someone has to remind me of what and why I took it!

[skeeter]

My father went from <4 to well over 70 in the space of a few months. After getting him on meds his PSA dropped to less than 7, it then spiked up after a couple of years. The point is his PSA definitely tracked the cancers growth.

[wetgundog]

Though he was brilliant in “Gorky Park” and “A History of Violence” Rest in Peace.

[Ranxerox]

Will always remember him in "The Accidental Tourist".

Lol. The dinner scenes were awkwardly hilarious.

[hecticskeptic]

Are you sure it wasn’t tracking his BPH?

[stylecouncilor]

Goliath was a really good show.

[katana]

And for range, the psychopathic Philly gangster brother in A History of Violence or the serial killer's backseat alter ego in Mr. Brooks. Yep, one of the best genuine actors. They are rare.

[Osage Orange]

Never heard of him..........

[liberalh8ter]

RIP….The Big Chill is a favorite.