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Hurd Hatfield (1917–1998)

Actor

William Rukard Hurd Hatfield was an American leading man best known for his portrayal of the title character in the Oscar-winning 1945 film 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. A native of New York, Hatfield came to England to study acting at the Chekhov Theatre Studio in Devonshire. He had lived in Ireland since the early 1970's... See full bio »

Born:

William Rukard Hurd Hatfield
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Monkstown, County Cork, Ireland
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1991 Lies of the Twins (TV movie)
Gil Selwyn
 
1984-1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Jean-Pierre Dusant / Leo Peterson / William Readford
– Night of the Tarantula (1989) … Jean-Pierre Dusant
– One Good Bid Deserves a Murder (1986) … William Readford
– Death Takes a Curtain Call (1984) … Leo Peterson
 
1989 Her Alibi
Troppa
 
1987 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Logan Webb
– Gershwin's Trunk (1987) … Logan Webb (uncredited)
 
1986 General Hospital (TV series)
Pilgrim
 
1986 Crimes of the Heart
Old Granddaddy
 
1986 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Grant Coleman
– Lady in Green (1986) … Grant Coleman
 
1986 Knight Rider (TV series)
Ariel Marsden
– Deadly Knightshade (1986) … Ariel Marsden
 
1985 Lime Street (TV series)
Aaron De Messina
– Pilot (1985) … Aaron De Messina
 
1985 King David
Ahimelech
 
1985 Waiting to Act
Morey Liebowitz
 
1981 The Manions of America (TV mini-series)
British Agent
– Part III (1981) … British Agent
 
1979 You Can't Go Home Again (TV movie)
Foxhall Edwards
 
1978 The Word (TV mini-series)
Cedric Plummer
 
1976 Kojak (TV series)
Don Luiz Cabrillo
– A Hair-Trigger Away (1976) … Don Luiz Cabrillo
 
1975 Benjamin Franklin (TV mini-series)
John Church
– The Rebel (1975) … John Church
 
1973 The Norliss Tapes (TV movie)
Charles Langdon
 
1972 Search (TV series)
Chen Kuo
– The Gold Machine (1972) … Chen Kuo
 
1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Major Donahue
– A Place to Hide (1972) … Major Donahue
 
1972 The F.B.I. (TV series)
– The Hunters (1972)
 
1972 Between Time and Timbuktu (TV movie)
Dr. Hoenikker
 
1971 Thief (TV movie)
Herman Gray
 
1971 Von Richthofen and Brown
Anthony Fokker
 
1971/I Montserrat (TV movie)
 
1968 The Boston Strangler
Terence Huntley
 
1966-1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Dr. Articulus / Liston Lawrence Day
– The Night of the Undead (1968) … Dr. Articulus
– The Night of the Man-Eating House (1966) … Liston Lawrence Day
 
1966 Ten Blocks on the Camino Real (TV movie)
Jacques Casanova
 
1966 Lamp at Midnight (TV movie)
Sagredo Niccolini
 
1966 Look Up and Live (TV series)
Narrator
– The Idiot (1966) … Narrator
 
1965 The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
Father
 
1965 Mickey One
Ed Castle
 
1965/II Harlow
Paul Bern
 
1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Zeraff
– The City Beneath the Sea (1964) … Zeraff
 
1963 A Cry of Angels (TV movie)
Frederick
 
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Tsezar
– One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1963) … Tsezar
 
1963 Invincible Mr. Disraeli (TV movie)
Lionel Rothschild
 
1962 Héroes de blanco
 
1961 El Cid
Arias
 
1961 King of Kings
Pontius Pilate
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Don Juan
– Don Juan in Hell (1960) … Don Juan
 
1960 Don Juan in Hell (TV movie)
Don Juan
 
1957-1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Dr. Sanson Carrasco / Edmund Dantes / Oswald / …
– I, Don Quixote (1959) … The Duke / Dr. Sanson Carrasco
– The Count of Monte Cristo (1958) … Edmund Dantes
– Beyond This Place (1957) … Oswald
– The Prince and the Pauper (1957) … Sir Hugh
 
1959 Oldsmobile Music Theatre (TV series)
– Too Bad About Sheila Troy (1959)
 
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
Ron Abbott
– Various Temptations (1959) … Ron Abbott
 
1956-1958 Climax! (TV series)
Morini / Paul Randolph / Ted
– Cabin B-13 (1958) … Morini
– The Fog (1956) … Paul Randolph
– The Hanging Judge (1956) … Ted
 
1958 The Left Handed Gun
Moultrie
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Ivers
– The Last Man (1958) … Ivers
 
1955-1957 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– The Trial of Poznan (1957)
– I Was Accused (1955)
 
1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Paul Tallendier / Seymour Johnston
– None Are So Blind (1956) … Seymour Johnston
– The Perfect Murder (1956) … Paul Tallendier
 
1956 The Millionaire (TV series)
Jack Miner
– The Eric Vincent Story (1956) … Jack Miner
 
1955 Appointment with Adventure (TV series)
– Relative Stranger (1955)
 
1955 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Lord Overbury
– The King's Bounty (1955) … Lord Overbury
 
1954 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Part 2 (1954)
– The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Part 1 (1954)
 
1954 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– The Man Who Made the Kaiser Laugh (1954)
 
1952-1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Harry Vane / Narrator
– The House of Gair (1954) … Harry Vane
– Greed (1953)
– The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus (1952) … Narrator (uncredited)
 
1954 Suspense (TV series)
– The Pistol Shot (1954)
 
1953 The Philip Morris Playhouse (TV series)
– Beautiful World (1953)
 
1953 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
Chico
– The Hasty Heart (1953)
– Seventh Heaven (1953) … Chico
 
1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Dobbins
– Stolen Years (1951) … Dobbins
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
– The Masque of the Red Death (1951)
 
1948 Hollywood Screen Test (TV series)
Host (1950-51)
 
1950 Masterpiece Playhouse (TV series)
– The Importance of Being Earnest (1950)
– The Rivals (1950)
 
1950 Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Prince of the Lionians
 
1950 Destination Murder
Stretch Norton
 
1949 Chinatown at Midnight
Clifford Ward
 
1949 Your Show Time (TV series)
– Mademoiselle Fifi (1949)
 
1948 Joan of Arc
Father Pasquerel (Joan's chaplain)
 
1948 The Checkered Coat
Steve 'Creepy' Bolin
 
1947 The Unsuspected
Oliver Keane
 
1947 The Beginning or the End
Dr. John Wyatt
 
1946 The Diary of a Chambermaid
Georges Lanlaire
 
1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray
 
1944 Dragon Seed
Lao San Tan - Youngest Son
 
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2002 From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act (1998) … Himself
 
1993 Jean Renoir: Part Two - Hollywood and Beyond (TV documentary)
 
1954-1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.48 (1955) … Himself
– Episode #7.26 (1954) … Himself
 
1951 Penthouse Party (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.19 (1951) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1992 Legends of the West (documentary)
Actor in 'The Left Handed Gun' (uncredited)
 
1951 The Cinematographer (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

In 1941, before entering films, he appeared on Broadway as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in "Twelfth Night". Beatrice Straight starred as Viola. See more »

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Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

You know, I was never a great beauty in (Dorian) Gray and I never understood why I got the part, and have spent my career regretting it. See more »

Trivia:

Became a lifelong friend of Angela Lansbury's when they were making The Picture of Dorian Gray together; he guested three times on her successful TV series Murder, She Wrote and she convinced him to buy property close to hers in Ireland. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius