Biography
William Hutt, born in 1920 in Toronto, crafted a distinguished career rooted in Canada's theatre scene. Opting for a quieter path, he joined the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, becoming an integral part since its inception in 1953. Renowned for his iconic Shakespearean roles like Hamlet and Lear, he periodically explored film and television, showcasing his talent in performances like Tiny Alice on Broadway and Long Day’s Journey Into Night. After 37 seasons at Stratford, he retired in 2005 wit...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Statement
2003
as Le Moyne
The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effective...
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1996
as James Tyrone
The remaining members of a once-great American family succumb to addictions, selfishness and disease.
Much Ado About Nothing
1988
as Leonato
Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well.
Covergirl
1984
as Alton Cockridge
Young girl enters the modeling industry wanting to becoming "the face of the '80s."
The Wars
1983
as Mr. Ross
Robert Ross (Brent Carver) lives a protected adolescence in a well-off Toronto suburb. Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his ...
The Elephant Man
1982
as Bishop How
A taped version of the stage play about a hideously deformed 19th-century London man and how he managed to triumph over his disease.
The Shape of Things to Come
1979
as Lomax (voice)
Planet Earth is a devastated wasteland, and what's left of humanity has colonized the Moon in domed cities. Humanity's continued survival depends on a...
Tennessee Williams' South
1973
The brutes and the belles. The gadflies and the good ol' boys. The taboos and the profound truths. They're all part of a tennessee state of mind -- a ...
Henry V
1967
as Chorus
Henry, tracing his descent from Edward III, has claimed the French crown. Assured by the Archbishop of Canterbury that right is on his side, and needl...
Macbeth
1964
as Ross
Hallmark Hall of Fame's second version of Shakespeare's classic play, with the same two stars and the same director as its first version, but a differ...
There Was a Crooked Man
1960
When a law-abiding demolition expert is duped by a gang of criminals into helping them he is caught and jailed. When he is released he goes straight a...
The Greatest Man in the World
1958
as General Galway
Just after a young unknown American becomes the first on the Moon returns, he dies in an accident. He's laid to rest with full honours, but only the p...
Oedipus Rex
1957
as Chorus Leader
The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical direct...