William Hurt, MCU’s Thaddeus Ross Passes Away At 71

William
Hurt,
an
Academy
Award-winning
actor
passed
away
at
the
age
of
71
on
Sunday
(March
13,
2022).
The
news
was
confirmed
by
the
veteran
actor’s
son,
Will.
He
revealed
to
Deadline
that
the
late
actor
died
of
natural
causes
“peacefully,
among
family.” Hurt
was
best
known
for
films
like
Kiss
of
the
Spider
Woman,
The
Big
Chill
and
Broadcast
News
and
many
more.

Critics
Choice
Awards
2022
Complete
Winners
List:
Squid
Game,
Succession,
The
Power
Of
The
Dog
Win
Big

Will’s
statement
to
the
outlet
read,
“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.
He
died
peacefully,
among
family,
of
natural
causes.
The
family
requests
privacy
at
this
time.” According
to
reports,
the
actor
was
diagnosed
with
terminal
prostate
cancer
that
spread
to
the
bone
in
May
2018.
However,
his
son’s
statement
did
not
specify
whether
the
disease
contributed
to
Hurt’s
passing.

Hurt
who
debuted
in
the
1980s
became
one
of
the
most
noteworthy
actors
of
the
decade
with
his
performance
in
the
Altered
States
as
a
psychopathologist
studying
schizophrenia.
He
was
nominated
for
Academy
Awards
three
times
before
winning
for
1985’s
film
Kiss
of
the
Spider
Woman.

Actress
Jean
Smart
mourned
the
loss
of
the
late
actor.
The
actress
at
the
27th
annual
Critics
Choice
Awards
told
PEOPLE
that
she
was
crushed
on
hearing
the
news.
She
recalled
the
time
when
they
met
in
their
early
20s
and
added,
“I
just
found
out
about
5
minutes
ago
and
I’m
crushed.
We
met
in
our
early
20s
in
the
Oregon
Shakespeare
Festival
and
I
admired
him
a
lot
and
I’m
very
sad.
He
was
very
talented.”

BAFTA
Film
Awards
2022
Complete
Winners
List:
Dune
Leads
With
5
Wins,
The
Power
Of
The
Dog
Bags
Best
Film

Meanwhile,
in
recent
years
the
actor
was
seen
in
the
Marvel
Cinematic
Universe
playing
General
Thaddeus
Ross.
He
was
seen
in
The
Incredible
Hulk,
Captain
America:
Civil
War,
Avengers:
Infinity
War,
Avengers:
Endgame,
and
2021
film
Black
Widow.

William
Hurt
had
two
other
sons
from
a
second
marriage
and
a
daughter,
Jeanne,
from
a
relationship
with
French
actress
Sandrine
Bonnaire.