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William Hurt, 71
Actor William Hurt, best known as a leading man in hugely popular films of the 1980s, has died on Sunday from natural causes at the age of 71. According to his son, the actor passed away at his home one week before his 72nd birthday. He was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer in May of 2018.
While the height of his popularity was in the 80s and early 90s, Hurt worked consistently through his whole career, even after getting sick. Two of his biggest credits were The Big Chill and Broadcast News. He became known to modern audiences as general Thaddeus Ross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who he played in five films from 2008 to 2021.
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