Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

William Rukard Hurd Hatfield was an American actor, best known for often playing characters of handsome, narcissistic young men, most notably Dorian Gray in the film The Picture of Dorian Gray. Hatfield was born in New York City to William Henry Hatfield, who died in 1954, an attorney who served as deputy attorney general for New York, and his wife, Adele (née McGuire). Hurd was educated at Columbia University, then moved to London, England where he studied drama and began acting in theatre. He returned to America for his film debut in Dragon Seed, in which he and his co-stars (Katharine Hepburn, Akim Tamiroff, Aline MacMahon, Turhan Bey) portrayed Chinese peasants, some more convincingly than others. Hatfield's second film, The Picture of Dorian Gray, made him a star. As Oscar Wilde's ageless anti-hero, Hatfield received widespread acclaim for his dark good looks as much as for his acting ability. However, the actor was ambivalent about the role and his performance. "The film didn't make me popular in Hollywood," he commented later. "It was too odd, too avant-garde, too ahead of its time. The decadence, the hints of bisexuality and so on, made me a leper! Nobody knew I had a sense of humor, and people wouldn't even have lunch with me." His follow-up films, The Diary of a Chambermaid, The Beginning or the End, and The Unsuspected), were successful, but Joan of Arc was a critical and financial failure. Hatfield's film career began to lose momentum very quickly in the 1950s, and he returned to the stage. Subsequent movies included supporting roles in The Left Handed Gun, King of Kings (as Pontius Pilate), El Cid, Harlow (as Paul Bern), and The Boston Strangler. He cut back on performing in the 1970s. His later movies included King David and Her Alibi. He appeared frequently on television and received an Emmy Award nomination for the Hallmark Hall of Fame videotaped play The Invincible Mr. Disraeli). In 1957, he appeared in Beyond This Place, directed by Sidney Lumet. Other television credits include three guest appearances on Murder She Wrote, opposite his Picture of Dorian Gray costar Angela Lansbury, who had become a lifelong friend. He also appeared as the villain in the second episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Presents in "None Are So Blind". In 1952, Hatfield appeared as Joseph in Westinghouse Studio One's The Nativity. This was a rare commercial network staging of a 14th-century mystery play, adapted from the York and Chester plays. According to the magazine Films in Review, Hatfield was ambivalent about having played Dorian Gray, feeling that it had typecast him. "You know, I was never a great beauty in Gray...and I never understood why I got the part and have spent my career regretting it", he is reported to have said. He died in his sleep of a heart attack at a friend's home, aged 81, after celebrating Christmas dinner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hurd Hatfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Isihloko: Hurd Hatfield
  • Ukuthandwa: 4.488
  • Yaziwa ngokuba: Acting
  • Usuku lokuzalwa: 1917-12-07
  • Indawo yokuzalelwa: New York City, New York, USA
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  • Kwaziwa njenge: William Rukard Hurd Hatfield
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Hurd Hatfield Iimuvi

  • 1965
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    Mickey One

    Mickey One

    5.7 1965 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Boston Strangler

    The Boston Strangler

    6.7 1968 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Unsuspected

    The Unsuspected

    6.6 1947 HD

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  • 1950
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    Destination Murder

    Destination Murder

    5.1 1950 HD

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  • 1961
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    King of Kings

    King of Kings

    7.1 1961 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Left Handed Gun

    The Left Handed Gun

    6 1958 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus

    The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus

    4 1952 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Diary of a Chambermaid

    The Diary of a Chambermaid

    6.258 1946 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    7.1 1945 HD

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  • 1949
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    Chinatown at Midnight

    Chinatown at Midnight

    5.6 1949 HD

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  • 1989
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    Her Alibi

    Her Alibi

    5.4 1989 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Beginning or the End

    The Beginning or the End

    6.5 1947 HD

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  • 1944
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    Dragon Seed

    Dragon Seed

    6.4 1944 HD

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  • 1979
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    You Can't Go Home Again

    You Can't Go Home Again

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

    The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1950
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    Tarzan and the Slave Girl

    Tarzan and the Slave Girl

    5.2 1950 HD

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  • 1985
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    Mellow Moon

    Mellow Moon

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Checkered Coat

    The Checkered Coat

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1973
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    The House and the Brain

    The House and the Brain

    7 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Norliss Tapes

    The Norliss Tapes

    6 1973 HD

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  • 1971
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    Thief

    Thief

    7 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Montserrat

    Montserrat

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1985
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    King David

    King David

    5.5 1985 HD

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  • 1991
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    Lies of the Twins

    Lies of the Twins

    4.3 1991 HD

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  • 1965
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    Harlow

    Harlow

    4.5 1965 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

    The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

    7 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    A Cry of Angels

    A Cry of Angels

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1961
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    El Cid

    El Cid

    6.846 1961 HD

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  • 1986
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    Crimes of the Heart

    Crimes of the Heart

    6.1 1986 HD

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  • 1966
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    Ten Blocks on the Camino Real

    Ten Blocks on the Camino Real

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1971
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    Von Richthofen and Brown

    Von Richthofen and Brown

    6.2 1971 HD

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  • 1962
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    Héroes de blanco

    Héroes de blanco

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1948
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    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

    6.039 1948 HD

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  • 1984
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    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.5 1984 HD

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  • 1965
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    The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

    5.4 1965 HD

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  • 1982
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    Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

    7.6 1982 HD

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  • 1973
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    Kojak

    Kojak

    6.942 1973 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS10 E47

    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

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  • 1951
    imgS61 E1

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.667 1951 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS4 E24

    The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

    7.6 1965 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS6 E36

    The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

    5 1955 HD

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  • 1972
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    Search

    Search

    6.9 1972 HD

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  • 1950
    imgS7 E52

    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1951
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1985
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    Lime Street

    Lime Street

    5.5 1985 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS4 E37

    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

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  • 1949
    imgS6 E51

    Suspense

    Suspense

    4.6 1949 HD

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  • 1950
    imgS8 E39

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    5.2 1950 HD

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  • 1986
    imgS1 E13

    Blacke's Magic

    Blacke's Magic

    5.5 1986 HD

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  • 1949
    imgS3 E57

    Lights Out

    Lights Out

    5.3 1949 HD

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  • 1985
    imgS2 E21

    Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

    7.454 1985 HD

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  • 1984
    imgS12 E24

    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.5 1984 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Word

    The Word

    5 1978 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS10 E47

    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS10 E47

    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

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  • 1951
    imgS61 E1

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.667 1951 HD

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  • 1951
    imgS61 E1

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.667 1951 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS4 E37

    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS4 E26

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    5.5 1963 HD

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  • 1957
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    DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

    6.7 1957 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS4 E7

    DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

    6.7 1957 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS4 E37

    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

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  • 1984
    imgS12 E24

    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.5 1984 HD

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  • 1964
    imgS4 E26

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    7.716 1964 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS8 E7

    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    6 1952 HD

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