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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...
Known for
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Knight RiderSeries • 1982
Studio OneSeries • 1948
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950
Climax!Series • 1954
The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
KojakSeries • 1973
Amazing StoriesSeries • 1985
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
SuspenseSeries • 1949
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaSeries • 1964
Lights OutSeries • 1949
NET PlayhouseSeries • 1966
The MillionaireSeries • 1955
Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950
DuPont Show of the MonthSeries • 1957
The Picture of Dorian GrayMovie • 1945
King of KingsMovie • 1961
El CidMovie • 1961
The Boston StranglerMovie • 1968
Her AlibiMovie • 1989
Joan of ArcMovie • 1948
The Left Handed GunMovie • 1958