RIP: Treat Williams
Treat Williams died yesterday, the result of a motorcycle accident. Mr. Williams was 71.
Treat Williams was an actor who performed on stage, television and in feature films. Mr. Williams appeared in several off-Broadway and Broadway productions including Grease; Stephen Sondheim’s Follies (which won him a Drama League Award); The Pirates of Penzance and David Mamet’s Oleanna.
Treat Williams began his feature film career in 1975’s Deadly Hero. Four years later Mr. Williams’ earned a Golden Globe nomination for his role in Hair. Then two years later, Treat Williams was nominated for his second Golden Globe award for his starring role in Prince of the City. In 1984, he earned his third Golden Globe nomination for the television production of A Streetcar Named Desire.
Some of Treat Williams’ television appearances include: Dempsey; A Streetcar Named Desire; J. Edgar Hoover; Drug Wars: The Camarena Story; Eddie Dodd (6 episodes); Tales from the Crypt; Batman: The Animated Series (2 episodes); Good Advice (19 episodes); Journey to the Center of the Earth; UC Undercover; Everwood (89 episodes); Brothers & Sisters (4 episodes); Heartland (9 episodes); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; The Simpsons; Eve of Destruction (2 episodes); Hawaii 5-0 (2 episodes); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; American Odyssey (10 episodes); Confirmation; Chicago Fire (16 episodes); The Christmas House; The Christmas House 2; We Own This City (2 episodes); Chesapeake Shores (53 episodes) and Blue Bloods (6 episodes).
Some of Treat Williams’ feature film appearances include: Deadly Hero; Marathon Man; The Eagle Has Landed; Hair; 1941; The Empire Strikes Back; Prince of the City; The Pursuit of DB Cooper; Once Upon a Time in America; Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead; Mulholland Falls; The Phantom; Deep Rising; The Substitute 2; The Deep End of the Ocean; The Substitute 3 and Deadfall.
My favorite Treat Williams performance is in Prince of the City. I recently watched him again in Mulholland Falls. It is always a, uh treat, to see Treat Williams’ name in the credits. I thought it was pretty daring when he played Stanley Kowalski in a television movie of A Streetcar Named Desire. Not only was he following Marlon Brando, but to do it on television seemed risky at the time. What a great actor and what a great career!
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Treat Williams’ family, friends and fans.
