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William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American stage, film and television actor, trained at the Juilliard School, Manhattan, New York, USA. For his leading role in the feature film "Kiss of the Spider Woman", he received an Academy Award in 1986, followed by 3 more nominations for roles in the movies "Children of a Lesser God", "Broadcast News", and "A History of Violence". He starred in films such as Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), The Accidental Tourist (1988), Alice (1990), One True Thing (1998), Syriana (2005), Mr. Brooks (2007), Into the Wild (2007), and The Yellow Handkerchief (2008). Hurt also portrayed Thaddeus Ross in five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films starting with The Incredible Hulk (2008) and concluding with Black Widow (2021). On television, Hurt received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series playing a scientist in the FX legal drama Damages (2009) and for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his portrayal of Henry Paulson in the HBO movie Too Big to Fail (2011). He later acted in the legal drama series Goliath (2016–2021) and the thriller series Condor (2018–2020). On stage, Hurt appeared in off-Broadway productions of William Shakespeare's Henry V (1975), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1982) as well as Lanford Wilson's Fifth of July (1978). He made his Broadway debut in David Rabe's dark comedy Hurlyburly (1984) playing a Hollywood casting director, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

William Hurt

The Rider of Gluttony
for The Rider of Gluttony in Avengers: Secret Wars
Suggested by jmontgomery

Valeria Richards was sent back in time to help stop the coming of a terrible future. Following the death of the younger version of Kang, Harley Keener. Val fears that the end result to be far worse. Val, along with her brother Franklin, make a deal with Doom to tear down the Kang Dynasty before it begins. However before the heroes can mourn the loss of the young Iron Lad along with fan favorites (Spider-Man [Tobey Maguire], Hulk, and Hyperion and among many many others) Doom double crosses the Richards siblings and claims Franklin’s remaining power as his own. Having transformed the Battleworld into its final form, only Deadpool (thanks to his 4th Wall Awareness) remembers the world that came before.