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On September 25, 2023, Koss was arraigned in an appearance before Bennington County Superior Court. He pleaded not guilty to gross negligent operation resulting in death.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 25, 2023 |title=Driver pleads not guilty in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/treat-williams-crash-death-vermont-ryan-koss-f81eb5e819c235a36451ec91dc7d8b58 |access-date=September 25, 2023}}</ref> |
On September 25, 2023, Koss was arraigned in an appearance before Bennington County Superior Court. He pleaded not guilty to gross negligent operation resulting in death.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 25, 2023 |title=Driver pleads not guilty in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/treat-williams-crash-death-vermont-ryan-koss-f81eb5e819c235a36451ec91dc7d8b58 |access-date=September 25, 2023}}</ref> |
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On March 1, 2024, ''Blue Bloods'' (Season 14, Episode 3) dedicated the new episode ''Fear No Evil'' to Treat Williams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31149641/#|publisher=iMDB|title=Blue Bloods (S14, E3), Fear No Evil |
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== Acting credits == |
== Acting credits == |
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Born | Richard Treat Williams December 1, 1951 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | June 12, 2023 Albany, New York, U.S. | (aged 71)
Alma mater | Franklin & Marshall College |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1969–2023 |
Spouse |
Pam Van Sant (m. 1988) |
Children | 2 |
Richard Treat Williams (December 1, 1951 – June 12, 2023) was an American actor. His portrayal of Dr. "Andy" Brown on The WB's Everwood (2002–2006) earned him nominations for two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Over his career he earned nominations for a Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award, and a Independent Spirit Award.
Williams rose to fame with starring roles in Milos Forman's film version of the musical Hair and in Steven Spielberg's historical comedy film 1941, both released in 1979. He starred in many films throughout his career, including Prince of the City (1981), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Flashpoint (1984), Smooth Talk (1985), Dead Heat (1988), The Phantom (1996), The Devil's Own (1997), Deep Rising (1998), the Substitute franchise (1998–2001), The Deep End of the Ocean (1999), Miss Congeniality 2 (2005), and 127 Hours (2010). He portrayed Mick O'Brien on the Hallmark series Chesapeake Shores (2016–2022).
For his television roles he has received the Golden Globe and the Emmy Award nominations for his roles as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (1984) and Michael Ovitz in The Late Shift (1996), respectively. He also played recurring roles on White Collar (2012–2013), Chicago Fire (2013–2018), Blue Bloods (2016–2023), and Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024).
On stage, Williams made his Broadway debut portraying Danny Zuko in the musical Grease (1972). He returned to Broadway in Once in a Lifetime (1978), The Pirates of Penzance (1981), and Follies (2001).
Early life and education
Williams was born in Stamford, Connecticut,[1] on December 1, 1951, the son of Marian (née Andrew), an antiques dealer, and Richard Norman Williams, a corporate executive.[2] He moved with his family to Rowayton, Connecticut, when he was three.[1] His maternal great-great-great-grandfather was William Henry Barnum, a U.S. senator from Connecticut and third cousin of the showman P. T. Barnum.[3] Williams was a distant relative of both Robert Treat Paine—a signatory to the Declaration of Independence—and Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States.[4][5]
Williams played football in high school[5] and college.[6] He graduated from the Kent School in Connecticut and Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[6] As a teenager, he acted in high school and local theatre productions, and began to think seriously about an acting career during his first year of college: "I loved football very much, but I didn't think you could be a jock and be in the theatre company at the same time … I started to get serious about learning as much as possible about the craft of acting in my freshman year."[1] At one point, he was performing in three college shows simultaneously: "a comedy, a Shakespeare and a musical".[1]
Career
1972–1979: Stage work and film breakthrough
Williams launched his professional acting career in musical theatre; first as an understudy to several of the male leads in the Broadway production of Grease, and then in a touring production of that musical. From March 1974 to January 1975, he starred as Utah in the Sherman Brothers' musical Over Here!.[1][7] He then returned to Grease on Broadway in the lead role of Danny Zuko for three years, later saying of the experience, "I had grown up learning all of the songs from West Side Story, so I was aware of what a big deal "Broadway" was. When I got my first little dressing room at the Royale Theatre … I thought, "I've arrived. I'm here. This is fantastic!" … there are Sunday matinees where you think, "I don't know how to get through this. I'm just not in the mood to go to that high-energy place". Still, every time [I'd] hear that audience out there [and I] could feel how excited they were … [afterwards] I would leave my dressing room and I'd walk across the stage and I would just stand there. I could feel that the air was still pulsating with the energy of the actors and the audience".[1]
In 1975, Williams made his feature film debut with a supporting role in the thriller Deadly Hero. He received positive notices the following year for his portrayal of Michael Brick—a squeaky-voiced private detective—in The Ritz,[8] a farcical comedy based on the play of the same name, and next appeared in a small part in the British war film The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Williams came to worldwide attention in 1979 when he starred as George Berger—a leading member of a gang of flower children—in the Miloš Forman film Hair, based on the 1967 musical. Writing for the Sioux City Journal, critic Bob Thomas called it "a rare flight of creative imagination that widens the dimensions of the movie musical" and believed that Williams' performance "could not be better".[9] In her mixed review for The New York Times, Janet Maslin wrote, "As his name might indicate, Treat Williams is one of the better things Hair has to offer … [he is] is the only one of the players who really suggests the spirit of euphoria upon which the original [stage production] meant to capitalize".[6] Williams' performance earned him a nomination for the 1980 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year.[10]
1980–1994: Critical acclaim
Throughout the next decade, Williams appeared in a variety of supporting and leading film roles, such as the Steven Spielberg comedy 1941 (1979); adventure drama The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (1981), in which he played the titular aircraft hijacker; the Sergio Leone crime epic Once Upon A Time In America (1984); action-thriller Flashpoint (1984); Peter Medak's The Men's Club (1986); and the cult horror-comedy Dead Heat (1988). His portrayal of Daniel Ciello—in Sidney Lumet's 1981 neo-noir crime drama Prince of the City—brought Williams his second Golden Globe nomination and some of the strongest reviews of his career,[10] with Roger Ebert saying of his "demanding and gruelling" performance, "Williams is almost always onscreen, and almost always in situations of extreme stress, fatigue, and emotional turmoil. We see him coming apart before our eyes".[11] In a retrospective review of the film published by Empire in 2000, Simon Braud wrote:
It's doubtful whether a better performance was committed to celluloid in 1981 than Treat Williams' portrayal of the tortured Danny Ciello. In a staggering feat of acting prowess, Williams essays a fundamentally good, yet deeply flawed, human being disintegrating under intolerable pressure with rare courage and intensity.[12]
![A black-and-white photo of Williams](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b2/Treat_Williams_-_1982.jpg/220px-Treat_Williams_-_1982.jpg)
Williams starred as Stanley Kowalski in the 1984 television adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire, earning his third Golden Globe nomination,[10] and was nominated for the 1985 Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his portrayal of Arnold Friend in that year's Smooth Talk. In her review of the latter for The Washington Post, Rita Kempley wrote, "The [film's] mood grows progressively darker as Treat Williams, playing a trashy dreamboat, drives up in his LeMans convertible … Matching Dern in her stunning performance, Williams is in his best role since Prince of the City".[13]
Between 1993 and 1994, Williams starred as divorce attorney Jack Harold on the CBS sitcom Good Advice. The series ran for two seasons.
1995–2006: Theatre roles and Everwood
Williams' film credits throughout the mid-late 1990s included Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), Mulholland Falls (1996), The Devil's Own (1997), cult action-horror Deep Rising (1998),[14] and The Deep End of the Ocean (1999). In 1996, he co-starred in the big-budget comic book adaptation The Phantom, with his character—villainous Xander Drax—trying his utmost to take over the world and kill the titular superhero. The film received mixed reviews,[15] but many critics were impressed by the visuals and performances. Writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert said he found the film "smashingly entertaining", adding, "Williams … is implacably evil … and also slick and oily in the best pulp tradition". That same year, his "messianic" work in The Late Shift—an HBO television film in which he portrayed real-life talent agent Michael Ovitz—was roundly praised by critics,[16][17] earning him an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor.[18]
In 1998, Williams starred as Karl Thomasson—an ally of the previous film's protagonist—in the straight-to-video action film The Substitute 2: School's Out. He continued the role with The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999) and The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001). Williams returned to the stage in 1999, earning critical acclaim for his work as Portuguese fisherman Manuel in the off-Broadway production of Captains Courageous, the Musical.[19][20] Next, he appeared in the part of Buddy in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies between April and July 2001.
Williams co-starred in the Woody Allen satire Hollywood Ending in 2002, with Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times calling his portrayal of film studio boss Hal Jaeger "frightening and impressive".[21] His next major film role was that of egotistical FBI boss Walter Collins in the big-budget action comedy Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005).
Between 2002 and 2006, Williams played the lead role of Dr. Andrew Brown on The WB's Everwood, a drama series about a widowed neurosurgeon moving from New York City to Colorado with his two children.[6] The show garnered critical acclaim and a devoted following during its four-season run,[22][23] with Williams being nominated twice for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor (2003; 2004). He later said of his time on the show, "I was a big fan of all the Frank Capra movies … and I thought Greg Berlanti wrote a Capra-esque show … It was just so full of love and good people and surprises and dealing with real life stuff that hadn't been dealt with on the networks before … I have extraordinarily warm feelings about it … I'm glad other people are discovering it because I think it's probably the best television series I was ever on".[24]
Between July and November 2006, Williams made several guest appearances on the first season of the ABC drama series Brothers & Sisters, playing David Morton, a friend and potential suitor of character Nora Walker.
2007–2023: Established actor and final years
In 2007, Williams starred as Nathaniel Grant in the short-lived series Heartland on TNT—which was cancelled during its first-season run—and played real-life convicted murderer Michael Peterson in the Lifetime movie The Staircase Murders. Variety's Laura Fries found his performance in the latter to be "effectively enigmatic".[25] His film credits during this time included Pupi Avati's The Hideout (2007), romantic comedy What Happens in Vegas (2008), independent drama Howl (2010), and Danny Boyle's Oscar-nominated biographical drama 127 Hours (2010),[26] in which he played the father of canyon climber Aron Ralston.
![Birch and Williams smiling to the camera](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Thora_Birch_%26_Treat_Williams_-_TES.jpg/220px-Thora_Birch_%26_Treat_Williams_-_TES.jpg)
In 2010, Williams authored the children's book Air Show!, which was published by Disney-Hyperion. Aimed at ages 6–9, it documents an air show with text and illustrations. Williams told Publishers Weekly that the idea for the book came about after attending an air show with his children and seeing the excitement it brought them, especially his daughter: "In the book, [the character] Ellie is the more knowledgeable of the two children, with a real desire to fly ... When I was a kid, books about airplanes were considered 'boy' books. I thought it would be wonderful to empower a little girl with this love of flight".[27]
Williams went on to appear in numerous feature films between 2012 and 2021, including Deadfall (2012), Brazilian drama Reaching for the Moon (2013), Andrew Fleming's Barefoot (2014), romantic comedy Second Act (2018), Drunk Parents (2019), action thriller Run Hide Fight (2020), and the sports drama 12 Mighty Orphans (2021), in which he portrayed Amon G. Carter. Additionally, Williams' performance in the 2018 drama The Etruscan Smile—an adaptation of José Luis Sampedro's novel—was met with praise,[28] with Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter believing he brought "admirable gravitas" to his role as wealthy patriarch Frank Barron.[29]
Williams played the principal role of Mick O'Brien on the Hallmark series Chesapeake Shores from 2016 until its final episode in 2022. He also had recurring roles on White Collar (2012–2013) as Samuel Phelps; Chicago Fire (2013–2018) as Benny Severide; and Blue Bloods (2016–2023) as Lenny Ross, the former police partner of character Frank Reagan.
Williams co-starred in the acclaimed 2016 television film Confirmation, playing U.S. senator Ted Kennedy.[30] He followed this with roles in Hallmark's The Christmas House (2020), which drew attention for being the channel's first Christmas film to feature a same-sex couple,[31] and the Netflix musical comedy Christmas on the Square (2020), which received the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.[32]
At the time of his death in June 2023, Williams had completed filming his role as Bill Paley—co-founder of CBS—on the second season of Feud, created by Ryan Murphy for FX. The show's eight episodes were directed by Gus Van Sant and premiered in January 2024.[33]
Personal life
Marriage and family
Williams lived in Park City, Utah, and Manchester Center, Vermont,[5][34] with his wife, Pam Van Sant, and their two children, Gill and Ellie.
Interests
In 1969, Williams' high school football coach, who was also a flight instructor, offered to train him in a Piper PA-18 Super Cub.[5] At age 21, Williams became a private aircraft pilot.[5] He later became an FAA instrument-rated commercial pilot with ratings in both single engine and multi-engine airplanes, as well as rotorcraft.[35] He held a type rating for Cessna Citation jets.[5] He was certified as a flight instructor.[5] Williams owned a Piper J-3 Cub, Piper Cherokee 180, Piper Seneca II, and a Piper Navajo Chieftain, which was used for family travel between homes.[5]
Williams learned to scuba dive in 1982 along with then-girlfriend Dana Delany while they spent time on Martha's Vineyard. They both became PADI certified divers.
Substance abuse issues
Williams was open about his struggles with drug addiction during the 1980s, which he believed hampered his career at a time when he was being called an "up-and-coming Pacino or De Niro".[36] Speaking in 1995, he said: "[My film career] was stopped by my lack of focus and use of cocaine. I mean, I wanted to party more than I wanted to focus on my work … You don't realize, unfortunately, until later on how fleeting fame and power in Hollywood are … I screwed it up, and I think you have to be true about these things to move on. Otherwise you've always got that little skeleton".[36] He added: "I think in a way your life goes where it needs to go, and maybe I needed [to] go through what I went through to grow up so I could be the actor that I'm really meant to be — the clear-headed guy that I want to be in my work and not somebody who's living life in the fast lane".[36]
Death
On June 12, 2023, Williams was involved in a motorcycle crash on Vermont Route 30, in Dorset. According to the Vermont State Police (VSP), a 2008 Honda Element in the southbound lane turned into the path of Williams's motorcycle in the northbound lane, and Williams was unable to avoid colliding with it.[37][38] He was airlifted to Albany Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at the age of 71.[39] The cause of death was "severe trauma and blood loss as a result of the crash", according to the medical examiner.[40]
On July 20, 2023, the VSP completed its investigation, turning its results over to the Office of Bennington County State Attorney Erica Marthage, which would decide whether charges would be brought.[41] On August 1, 2023, the VSP announced that the Office of Bennington County State's Attorney had completed its investigation of the accident. The office requested that the VSP give 35-year-old Ryan Koss, the driver of the Honda that hit Williams, a citation and charge him with "grossly negligent operation resulting in death".[42] Koss was scheduled to be formally charged in September at an arraignment in the criminal division of Vermont Superior Court in Bennington.[43][44][45][46][47]
On August 4, 2023, Koss issued a statement through his attorney Ian Carleton, saying that he had obeyed all traffic rules and that the charges against him were "unwarranted", while offering condolences to the Williams family and asking for privacy.[48] The charge of "grossly negligent operation resulting in death" is a felony charge in the state of Vermont, with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.[48]
On September 25, 2023, Koss was arraigned in an appearance before Bennington County Superior Court. He pleaded not guilty to gross negligent operation resulting in death.[49]
On March 1, 2024, Blue Bloods (Season 14, Episode 3) dedicated the new episode Fear No Evil to Treat Williams.[50][51]
Acting credits
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Deadly Hero | Billings | |
1976 | The Ritz | Michael Brick | |
Marathon Man | Central Park Jogger | Uncredited | |
The Eagle Has Landed | Captain Harry Clark | ||
1979 | Hair | George Berger | |
1941 | Corporal Chuck 'Stretch' Sitarski | ||
1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Echo Base trooper Jess Allashane Cloud City trooper Jerrol Blendin |
Uncredited[52] |
Why Would I Lie? | Cletus | ||
1981 | Prince of the City | Daniel Ciello | |
The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper | D. B. Cooper | ||
1983 | Neapolitan Sting | Ferdinando | |
1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | James Conway O'Donnell | |
Flashpoint | Ernie Wyatt | ||
1985 | Smooth Talk | Arnold Friend | |
1986 | The Men's Club | Terry | |
1988 | Sweet Lies | Peter | |
Night of the Sharks | David Ziegler | ||
The Third Solution | Mark Hendrix | ||
Dead Heat | Detective Roger Mortis | ||
1989 | Heart of Dixie | Hoyt Cunningham | |
1990 | Beyond the Ocean | Christopher | |
1993 | Where the Rivers Flow North | Champ's Manager | |
1994 | Hand Gun | George McCallister | |
Texan | Man in Chinos | Short film; also director | |
1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Bill 'Critical Bill' | |
1996 | Mulholland Falls | Colonel Nathan Fitzgerald | |
The Phantom | Xander Drax | ||
1997 | The Devil's Own | Billy Burke | |
1998 | Deep Rising | John Finnegan | |
The Substitute 2: School's Out | Karl Thomasson | ||
1999 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Pat Cappadora | |
The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All | Karl Thomasson | ||
2000 | Critical Mass | Mike Jeffers | |
2001 | Crash Point Zero | Jason Ross | |
Skeletons in the Closet | Will | ||
The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option | Karl Thomasson | ||
Venomous | Dr. David Henning | ||
2002 | Gale Force | Sam Garrett | |
Hollywood Ending | Hal | ||
The Circle | Spencer Runcie | ||
2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | FBI Assistant Director Walter Collins | |
2007 | Moola | Luis Gordon | |
The Hideout | Father Amy | ||
2008 | What Happens in Vegas | Jack Fuller Sr. | |
2010 | Maskerade | Mr. Tucker | |
Howl | Mark Schorer | ||
127 Hours | Larry Ralston | ||
Martino's Summer | Captain Jeff Clark | ||
2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Jack Corbett | |
Oba: The Last Samurai | Colonel Wessinger | ||
2012 | Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader | Dr. Grey | |
Deadfall | Sheriff Marshall T. Becker | ||
2013 | In the Blood | Robert Grant | |
Reaching for the Moon | Robert Lowell | ||
2014 | Barefoot | Mr. Wheeler | |
Operation Rogue | General Hank Wallace | ||
2016 | The Congressman | Charlie Winship | |
2018 | The Etruscan Smile | Frank Barron | |
Second Act | Anderson Clarke | ||
2019 | The Great Alaskan Race | Dr. Welch | |
Drunk Parents | Dan Henderson | ||
2020 | Run Hide Fight | Sheriff Tarsy | |
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square | Carl | ||
2021 | 12 Mighty Orphans | Amon Carter | |
2023 | American Outlaws | Agent Jameison R. Donovan |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Dempsey | Jack Dempsey | Television Movie |
1984 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stanley Kowalski | Television Movie |
1987 | J. Edgar Hoover | J. Edgar Hoover | Television Movie |
1985 | American Playhouse | Hudley T. Singleton III | Episode: "Some Men Need Help" |
1987 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Prince Andrew | Episode: "The Little Mermaid" |
Echoes in the Darkness | Rick Guida | 2 episodes | |
1989 | Third Degree Burn | Scott Weston | Television Movie |
1990 | Drug Wars: The Camarena Story | Ray Carson | 3 episodes |
1990 | Max and Helen | Max Rosenberg | Television Movie |
1991 | Final Verdict | Earl Rogers | Television Movie |
1991 | Eddie Dodd | Eddie Dodd | Main cast; Season 1 |
1992 | Tales from the Crypt | Howard Prince | Episode: "None But the Lonely Heart" |
Batman: The Animated Series | Dr. Achilles Milo | Voice, 2 episodes | |
Till Death Us Do Part | Alan Palliko | Television Movie | |
The Water Engine | Dave Murray | Television Movie | |
Deadly Matrimony | Alan Masters | Television Movie | |
1993 | Road to Avonlea | Zak Morgan | Episode: "Moving On" |
Bonds of Love | Robby Smith | Television Movie | |
1993–1994 | Good Advice | Jack Harold | Main cast; Season 1 & 2 |
1994 | Parallel Lives | Peter Barnum | Television Movie |
1995 | In the Shadow of Evil | Jack Brenner | Television Movie |
Johnny's Girl | Johnny | Television Movie | |
1996 | The Late Shift | Michael Ovitz | Television Movie |
1998 | Escape: Human Cargo | John McDonald | Television Movie |
Every Mother's Worst Fear | Mitch Carson | Television Movie | |
1999 | 36 Hours to Die | Noah Stone | Television Movie |
Journey to the Center of the Earth | Theodore Lytton | 2 episodes | |
2000 | Hopewell | David Jonas | Television Movie |
2002 | Guilty Hearts | Stephen Carrow | Television Movie |
UC: Undercover | Teddy Collins | Episode: "Teddy C" | |
Going to California | Officer Terrence 'Terry' Miller | Episode: "The West Texas Round-up and Other Assorted Misdemeanors" | |
2002–2006 | Everwood | Dr. Andrew 'Andy' Brown | Main cast; Seasons 1–4 |
2006 | Brothers & Sisters | David Morton | 4 episodes |
2007 | Heartland | Dr. Nathaniel "Nate" Grant | Main cast; Season 1 |
The Staircase Murders | Michael Peterson | Television Movie | |
2008 | Good Behavior | Burt Valencia | Television Movie |
Front of the Class | Norman Cohen | Television Movie | |
2009 | Safe Harbor | Doug | Television Movie |
Chasing a Dream | Gary Stiles | Television Movie | |
The Storm | Robert Terrell | 2 episodes | |
2010 | Boston's Finest | Jack Holt | Television Movie |
2011 | Beyond the Blackboard | Dr. Warren | Television Movie |
Against the Wall | Don Kowalski | Main cast; Season 1 | |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jake Stanton | Episode: "Spiraling Down" | |
2012 | Leverage | Pete Rising | Episode: "The Blue Line Job" |
The Simpsons | Himself/William Sullivan | Voice, episode: "A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again" | |
2012–2013 | White Collar | Samuel Phelps/James Bennett | Recurring role; Season 4 |
2013–2018 | Chicago Fire | Benny Severide | Recurring role; 16 episodes (seasons 1–7) |
2013 | Eve of Destruction | Max Salinger | 2 episodes |
Hawaii Five-0 | Mick Logan | 2 episodes | |
Age of Dinosaurs | Gabe | Television Movie | |
2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sam | Episode: "Dead in His Tracks" |
2015 | American Odyssey | Col. Stephen Glen | Main cast; Season 1 |
2016–2022 | Chesapeake Shores | Mick O'Brien | Main cast |
2016–2023 | Blue Bloods | Lenny Ross | 6 episodes |
2016 | Confirmation | Ted Kennedy | Television Movie |
2017 | Rocky Mountain Christmas | Roy | Television Movie |
2020 | The Christmas House | Bill | Television Movie |
2021 | The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls | Television Movie | |
2022 | We Own This City[6] | Brian Grabler | 2 episodes |
2024 | Feud: Capote vs. The Swans | William S. Paley | Limited Series; Final role[33] |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Refs. |
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1972–1980 | Grease | Danny Zuko (Replacement) | Royale Theatre, Broadway | [53] |
1974–1975 | Over Here! | Utah | Shubert Theatre, Broadway | [53] |
1978 | Once in a Lifetime | Jerry Hyland | Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway | [53] |
1981–1982 | The Pirates of Penzance | The Pirate King (Replacement) | Minskoff Theatre, Broadway | [53] |
1982 | Some Men Need Help | Hudley T. Singleton III | 47th Street Theatre, Off-Broadway | [54] |
1989 | Bobby Gould in Hell | Bobby Gould | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater | [54] |
1989–1990 | Love Letters | Andrew Makepiece Ladd III (Replacement) | Promenade Theatre, Broadway | [53] |
1991 | Speed-the-Plow | Bobby Gould | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [55] |
1992–1994 | Oleanna | John | Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles | [54] |
1999 | Captains Courageous, the Musical | Manuel | Manhattan Theatre Club | [19] |
2001 | Follies | Buddy Plummer | Belasco Theatre, Broadway | [53] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
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1979 | Golden Globe Award | New Star of the Year - Actor | Hair | Nominated | [6] |
1981 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama | Prince of the City | Nominated | [56] |
1984 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film | A Streetcar Named Desire | Nominated | [56] |
1985 | Independent Spirit Award | Best Male Lead | Smooth Talk | Nominated | [57] |
Chicago International Film Festival Award | Best Short | Texan | Won | [58][57] | |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | The Late Shift | Nominated | [59] |
1996 | Satellite Award | Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie | Nominated | [57] | |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Everwood | Nominated | [57] |
2004 | Nominated | [57] | |||
2005 | Satellite Award | Best Actor - Television Series Drama | Nominated | [57] | |
2005 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Parental Unit | Nominated | [57] | |
2023 | Boston Film Festival | Lifetime Achievement Award | American Outlaws | Won |
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Williams is a true charmer as Manuel.
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External links
- Treat Williams at IMDb
- Treat Williams at the Internet Broadway Database
- Treat Williams at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Treat Williams discography at Discogs
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