“It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar-winning actor, on March 13, 2022, a week before his 72nd birthday,” according to a statement from his son Will published by several. media.
"He passed away peacefully, with his family, of natural causes," the statement said.
In May 2018, the actor was diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer, but his son didn't say if that was the cause of death.
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