Birthday: 7 December 1917, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: William Rukard Hurd Hatfield
Height: 183 cm
William Rukard Hurd Hatfield was an American leading man best known for his portrayal of the title character in the Oscar-winning 1945 film 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. A native of New York, Hatfield came to England to study acting at the Chekhov Theatre Studio in Devonshire. He had lived in Ireland since the early 1970's. Despite n...
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William Rukard Hurd Hatfield was an American leading man best known for his portrayal of the title character in the Oscar-winning 1945 film 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. A native of New York, Hatfield came to England to study acting at the Chekhov Theatre Studio in Devonshire. He had lived in Ireland since the early 1970's. Despite numerous roles in scores of other movies, television and stage productions, he was forever associated with his starring role in the film of the Oscar Wilde's novel. Show less «
You know, I was never a great beauty in (Dorian) Gray and I never understood why I got the part, and...Show more »
You know, I was never a great beauty in (Dorian) Gray and I never understood why I got the part, and have spent my career regretting it. Show less «
I'm glad that "The Picture of Dorian Gray" found its audience, but for the longest time I worried th...Show more »
I'm glad that "The Picture of Dorian Gray" found its audience, but for the longest time I worried that people wouldn't realize that for me Dorian Gray was a character part. That wasn't me! Show less «