William Hurt was an actor who won an Oscar. Will Hurt made the sad announcement on Sunday that his father William Hurt died on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday. He died peacefully among family of natural causes. The family is requesting privacy at this time. Hurt was able to portray many different types of characters, from comedy to drama to science fiction, and everything in between. He won an Academy Award for his role inKiss of the Spider Woman. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in Children of a Lesser God, as well as for his work in Spider Woman. Hurt acted in a lot of cult classics in the 90s. Going into the new century, Hurt kept on cranking out great performances. He acted in hit shows like "The King of Queens" and "Goliath". He was in the middle of production for a new series called Pantheon, and also starred in a new fantasy movie called The King's Daughter. Hurt had previously been diagnosed with terminal cancer, but seemed to be on the road to recovery as he tried new treatments out of Berkeley that were supposed to be side-effect-free at the time. He leaves behind four children. He was 71. I am sad.