William Hurt, the Oscar-winning actor known for “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” “Broadcast News” and “Children of a Lesser God,” died Sunday of natural causes. He was 71.
A week before his 72nd birthday, Hurt’s death was confirmed “with great sadness” by his son, who shares his name, according to Deadline.
“We are deeply saddened to report that actor William Hurt, who played Prof. Hobby in Steven Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), has passed at 71,” Spielberg’s production company Amblin Entertainment said in a statement. “As an actor, William worked from inside, projecting the humanity of his characters outward. Thank you, William, for consistently showing us through your roles where dreams are born: the heart.”
