William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) portrayed Thaddeus Ross in The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Black Widow.
He also voiced an alternate Thaddeus Ross in The Incredible Hulk.
Archive footage of William Hurt from The Incredible Hulk was used in The Consultant.
He was interviewed for the Assembled episode The Making of Black Widow.
He was succeeded by Harrison Ford from Captain America: Brave New World onward.
Trivia[]
- William Hurt took inspiration for his role as Thaddeus Ross from the character Captain Ahab from the novel Moby-Dick. He went on to play the role of Ahab in a Moby Dick miniseries.
- According to Nate Moore, William Hurt was very eager to portray the Red Hulk side of Ross before his passing.[1]
- Before his death, William Hurt was friends with Harrison Ford, who then took over the part after his passing.[2]
- William Hurt previously worked with Tim Blake Nelson in Syriana.
- William Hurt previously worked with Greg Bryk in A History of Violence.
- William Hurt previously worked with Daniel Brühl in The Countess.
- William Hurt previously worked with John Kani in Endgame.
- William Hurt previously worked with Kenneth Branagh in The Proposition.
- William Hurt previously worked with Letitia Wright in Humans.
- William Hurt previously worked with Zoe Saldana in Vantage Point.
- William Hurt previously worked with Samuel L. Jackson in Changing Lanes and worked again with him in The Last Full Measure.
- William Hurt previously worked with Bradley Cooper in Changing Lanes.
- William Hurt previously worked with Rachel Weisz in Sunshine.
- William Hurt worked again with Sebastian Stan in The Last Full Measure.
- William Hurt previously dated Krista Vendy.
