William Rukard Hurd Hatfield (December 7, 1917 – December 26, 1998) was a classically trained American stage and screen actor. He was best known for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), King of Kings, and The Boston Strangler.
A convert to Orthodox Christianity, Hatfield was living in Ireland at the time of his death by heart attack.
Works with Hurd Hatfield:
Film
- 1944 Dragon Seed: Lao San Tan – Youngest Son
- 1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945): Dorian Gray
- 1946 The Diary Of A Chambermaid: George Lanlaire
- 1947 The Beginning Or The End: Dr. John Wyatt
- 1947 The Unsuspected: Oliver Keane
- 1948 The Checkered Coat: Steve “Creepy” Bolin
- 1948 Joan of Arc: Father Pasquerel – Her Chaplain
- 1950 Destination Murder: Stretch Norton
- 1950 Tarzan And The Slave Girl: Prince of the Lionians
- 1958 The Left Handed Gun: Moultrie
- 1960 King of Kings: Pontius Pilate
- 1961 El Cid: Arias
- 1963 Invincible Mr Disraeli: Lionel Rothschild (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1963 A Cry Of Angels: Prince Frederick (TV Movie)
- 1965 Harlow: Paul Bern
- 1965 Mickey One: Castle
- 1965 The Double Barreled Detective Story: Father
- 1966 Lamp At Midnight: Sagredo Niccolini (TV Movie)
- 1966 Ten Miles On The Camino Real: Jacques Casanova (TV Movie)
- 1968 The Boston Strangler: Terence Huntley
- 1971 Montserrat: Salcedo (TV Movie)
- 1971 Von Richthofen And Brown: Anthony Fokker
- 1971 Thief: Herman Gray (TV Movie)
- 1972 Between Time And Timbuktu: Dr. Hoenikker (TV Movie)
- 1973 The Norliss Tapes: Charles Langdon (TV Movie)
- 1979 You Cant Go Home Again: Foxhall Edwards (TV Movie)
- 1985 King David: Ahimelech
- 1986 Crimes of the Heart: Old Grandaddy
- 1989 Her Alibi: Troppa
- 1991 Lies Of The Twins: Gil Selwyn (TV Movie)
Short Films
- 1950 Return To Faith: Dr. George Smith
- 1985 Waiting To Act: Morey Liebowitz
Television
- 1950-51 Hollywood Screen Test: Himself – Host
- 1951 Lux Video Theatre: Dobbins (1 episodes)
- 1952-54 Studio One: Narrator/Harry Vane (3 episodes)
- 1953 Broadway Television Theatre: Chico (1 episodes)
- 1954 The Telltale Clue: Mr. Jordan (1 episodes)
- 1954 Robert Montgomery Presents: Gringoire (1 episodes)
- 1955 Kraft Theatre: Lord Overbury (1 episodes)
- 1955 Appointment With Adventure: Martin (1 episodes)
- 1956 The Millionaire: Jack Miner (1 episodes)
- 1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Paul Tallender/Seymour Johnston (2 episodes)
- 1956-58 Climax: Paul Randolph/Ted/Morini (3 episodes)
- 1957-59 The Du Pont Show Of The Month: Sir Hugh/Oswald/Edmund Dantes/The Duke – Dr. Sanson Carrosco (4 episodes)
- 1958 Playhouse 90: Harry Ivers (1 episodes)
- 1959 Lux Playhouse: Ron Abbott (1 episodes)
- 1960 Play Of The Week: Don Juan (1 episodes)
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre: Tsezar (1 episodes)
- 1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Leopold Zeraff (1 episodes)
- 1966 Look Up And Live: Narrator (2 episodes)
- 1966-68 The Wild Wild West: Linton Lawrence Day/Dr. Articulus (2 episodes)
- 1972 The F.B.I.: Karole Schumann (1 episodes)
- 1972 Bonanza: Maj. Henry Donahue (1 episodes)
- 1972 Search: Chen Kuo (1 episodes)
- 1973 The Wide World Of Mystery: Warlock (1 episodes)
- 1974-75 The Lives Of Benjamin Franklin: John Church (2 episodes)
- 1976 Kojak: Don Luis Cabrillo (1 episodes)
- 1978 The Word: Cedric Plummer
- 1981 The Manions Of America: British Agent
- 1984-89 Murder, She Wrote: Leo Peterson/William Readford/Jean-Pierre Dusant (3 episodes)
- 1985 Lime Street: Aaron de Messina (1 episodes)
- 1986 Blackes Magic: Oliver (1 episodes)
- 1986 Knight Rider: Ariel Marsden (1 episodes)
- 1986 The Fall Guy: Grant Coleman (1 episodes)
- 1987 Amazing Stories: Logan Webb (1 episodes)
Stage
- 1941 Twelfth Night: Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- 1949 The Ivy Green: John Forster
- 1952 Venus Observed: Dominic
- 1953 Love's Labour's Lost: Sir Nathaniel
- 1953 Camino Real: A Romantic Poet/An Ancient Knight
- 1954 Bullfight: Domingo Del Cristobal Salamanca
- 1954-55 Anastasia: Prince Paul
- 1957 The Duchess of Malfi: The Cardinal
- 1959 Much Ado About Nothing: Don John
