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Hurd Hatfield(1917-1998)

  • Actor
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Hurd Hatfield in The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
Western parody of the original Mark Twain story about Sherlock Holmes in the American West.
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The Double-Barrelled Detective Story (1965)
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William Rukard Hurd Hatfield was an American leading man best known for his portrayal of the title character in the Oscar-winning movie The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). A native of New York, Hatfield came to England to study acting at the Chekhov Theatre Studio in Devonshire. He had resided in Ireland since the early 1970s. Despite numerous roles in scores of other movies, television and stage productions, he was forever associated with his starring role in the movie version of Oscar Wilde's classic novel.
BornDecember 7, 1917
DiedDecember 26, 1998(81)
BornDecember 7, 1917
DiedDecember 26, 1998(81)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

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Angela Lansbury and Hurd Hatfield in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Angela Lansbury and Hurd Hatfield in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Hurd Hatfield in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Hurd Hatfield and Ida Lupino in Lux Playhouse (1958)
Paulette Goddard and Hurd Hatfield in The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
Brigid Bazlen, Rita Gam, Hurd Hatfield, Viveca Lindfors, Guy Rolfe, and Frank Thring in King of Kings (1961)
Hurd Hatfield in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Hurd Hatfield in King of Kings (1961)
Brigid Bazlen, Rita Gam, Hurd Hatfield, Viveca Lindfors, Ron Randell, Guy Rolfe, and Frank Thring in King of Kings (1961)
Hurd Hatfield in King of Kings (1961)
Donna Reed and Hurd Hatfield in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Hurd Hatfield in Chinatown at Midnight (1949)

Known for:

Donna Reed and Hurd Hatfield in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
7.5
  • Dorian Gray
  • 1945
Constance Bennett, Claude Rains, Joan Caulfield, Hurd Hatfield, and Audrey Totter in The Unsuspected (1947)
The Unsuspected
7.2
  • Oliver Keane
  • 1947
King of Kings (1961)
King of Kings
7.0
  • Pontius Pilate
  • 1961
Paulette Goddard and Hurd Hatfield in The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
6.6
  • Georges Lanlaire
  • 1946

Credits

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Actor

  • Lies of the Twins (1991)
    Lies of the Twins
    • Gil Selwyn
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    • Jean-Pierre Dusant
    • William Readford
    • Leo Peterson
    • TV Series
    • 1984–1989
  • Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova in Her Alibi (1989)
    Her Alibi
    • Troppa
    • 1989
  • Kevin Costner, Harvey Keitel, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, and John Lithgow in Amazing Stories (1985)
    Amazing Stories
    • Logan Webb
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Crimes of the Heart (1986)
    Crimes of the Heart
    • Old Granddaddy
    • 1986
  • The Fall Guy (1981)
    The Fall Guy
    • Grant Coleman
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
    Knight Rider
    • Ariel Marsden
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Hal Linden and Harry Morgan in Blacke's Magic (1986)
    Blacke's Magic
    • Oliver
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Waiting to Act (1985)
    Waiting to Act
    • Morey Liebowitz
    • Short
    • 1985
  • Robert Wagner in Lime Street (1985)
    Lime Street
    • Aaron De Messina
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Richard Gere in King David (1985)
    King David
    • Ahimelech
    • 1985
  • The Manions of America (1981)
    The Manions of America
    • British Agent
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1981
  • You Can't Go Home Again (1979)
    You Can't Go Home Again
    • Foxhall Edwards
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • The Word (1978)
    The Word
    • Cedric Plummer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1978
  • Kojak (1973)
    Kojak
    • Don Luiz Cabrillo
    • TV Series
    • 1976

Videos6

Trailer
Trailer 2:58
Trailer
King of Kings
Trailer 3:24
King of Kings
The Left Handed Gun
Trailer 1:47
The Left Handed Gun
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Trailer 2:32
The Picture of Dorian Gray
King of Kings
Trailer 1:40
King of Kings
Dragon Seed
Trailer 2:56
Dragon Seed

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • December 7, 1917
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 26, 1998
    • Monkstown, County Cork, Ireland(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed" with Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Became lifelong friends with Dame Angela Lansbury when they were making The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) together; he appeared three times on her successful television series Murder, She Wrote (1984) and she convinced him to buy property close to hers in Ireland.
  • Quotes
    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.

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