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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

General Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross
for General Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross in The IncREDible HULK
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After the New York Battle, Bruce choses to study the Hulk and why he was not killed in the incident. Bruce soon learns that a former ally of his, Sam Stern's has been mutated by his blood into a big headed, intellectual, genius naming himself the Leader. Stern soon creates a device that will brainwash the city's civilizations into his personal slaves. Can the Hulk stop him? Meanwhile, General Ross begins to envy the Hulk's pure strength and power and decides he wants that. He takes Banner's blood extract and transfuses it in himself, creating Red Hulk. Bruce's Cousin Jenny Walters will become She-Hulk. Bruce's long time Friend, Rick Jones will become a hulk who is blue and can transform into a cannonball at will, Rick Jones will become A-Bomb. [Bruce will meet a Motorcycle Stunt Man/Daredevil, Johnny Blaze (Cameo)] End Credit Scene: Jenny 'She-Hulk' Walters breaks the fourth wall saying "The movie is over. The epic finale to my big cousin's trilogy, but that is not it, there will be more of us to come, 'Hulk and the She-Hulk will return'. For now, toodles.😉😘" PHASE 2 MOVIE 4