What links Lady Chatterley’s Lover to Walkabout and William Hurt?
The DH Lawrence classic inexorably leads to violent UK theatre, a stunning John Barry soundtrack and the erotic thriller Body Heat
March 2022
William Hurt obituary
William Hurt: a life in pictures
William Hurt: a magnetic, mischievous actor who invigorated Hollywood
Peter Bradshaw
Oscar-winning actor William Hurt dies aged 71
January 2022
The King’s Daughter: Pierce Brosnan’s cursed mermaid stabbing movie finally gets released
Made back in 2014 but only now being dumped in cinemas, this bizarre adaptation of an acclaimed novel is destined to be forgotten
August 2021
Body Heat at 40: the sexiest and sweatiest film of the 80s
‘Deaf is not a costume’: Marlee Matlin on surviving abuse and casting authentically
May 2020
The Last Full Measure review – half-hearted salute to an American hero
Samuel L Jackson and Peter Fonda add heft to this by-the-numbers story of a Vietnam medic’s posthumous appreciation
July 2015
Me and my tech
William Hurt: ‘My competition these days isn’t another actor. It’s a computer-generated image at Pixar’
The American star of Humans likes computer science, but hates autocorrect. As for owning a robot, he’s really not sure…
June 2015
William Hurt describes fatal Midnight Rider train accident
Actor shares eyewitness account of the collision on a railway track that led to the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones during filming of Gregg Allman biopic
Humans becomes Channel 4's biggest drama hit in 20 years
Fantasy series starring William Hurt attracts more than 6m viewers, a 23% share of overall audience, for opening episode
TV and radio blog
Humans: a bankable British TV show that isn't a costume drama
Trailer watch
Humans season one, episode two: sneak peek with William Hurt – trailer
Humans: welcome to electric cleaning-lady land
March 2015
William Hurt signs up for ITV adaptation of Beowulf
Oscar-winner to play King Hrothgar alongside Wolf Hall actor Joanne Whalley in 13-part series
October 2014
From Network to Nightcrawler: why has Hollywood got it in for TV news?
From the Guardian archive
From the archive, 11 October 1999: Heat magazine votes for hottest on-screen couple
April 2014
William Hurt quits Gregg Allman biopic amid latest claims over crew death
Actor drops out of Midnight Rider day after blog reports that producer boasted: 'We make movies by our own rules'
February 2014
Gregg Allman biopic shuts down after crew fatality
Midnight Rider, based on famed musician's memoirs, suspended after accident on railroad track last week
