By Tobias Carroll On Sunday, news broke that actor William Hurt had died at his Portland, Oregon home. His son Will confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter. Hurt was 71, and had spent several decades having an unpredictable and thoroughly singular career, whether he was playing an obsessed researcher or a reclusive crime boss. Over the course of his career, Hurt won the 1985 Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in Kiss of the Spider Woman. Hurt’s career included several collaborations with director Lawrence Kasdan, beginning with the 1981 thriller Body Heat and also including the lik…