Treat Williams

**Richard Treat Williams** (December 1, 1951 – June 12, 2023) was an American actor, writer and aviator. He has appeared on movie, stage and television in over 120 credits. He first became well known for his starring role in the 1979 musical film _Hair_.

## Death

Williams was killed in a motorcycle accident on June 12, 2023 in Albany, New York at the age of 71.

### Theatrical releases

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1975|_Deadly Hero_|Billings|||
|rowspan="3"|1976|__|Michael Brick||
|_Marathon Man_|Central Park Jogger|Uncredited|||
|__|Captain Harry Clark||||
|rowspan="2"|1979|_Hair_|George Berger|Nominated: Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor|
|_1941_|Corporal Chuck 'Stretch' Sitarski||||
|rowspan="2"|1980|_The Empire Strikes Back_|Echo Base Trooper|Uncredited|
|_Why Would I Lie?_|Cletus||||
|rowspan="2"|1981|_Prince of the City_|Daniel Ciello|Nominated: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|
|__|D.B. Cooper||||
|1983|_Neapolitan Sting_|Ferdinando|||
|rowspan="2"|1984|_Once Upon a Time in America_|James Conway O'Donnell||
|_Flashpoint_|Ernie Wyatt||||
|1985|_Smooth Talk_|Arnold Friend|Nominated: Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead||
|1986|__|Terry|||
|rowspan="4"|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|||
|1994|_Texan_|Man In Chinos|Short film; also director Chicago International Film Festival Award for Best Short||
|1995|_Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead_|Bill 'Critical Bill'|||
|rowspan="2"|1996|_Mulholland Falls_|Colonel Nathan Fitzgerald||
|__|Xander Drax||||
|1997|__|Billy Burke|||
|rowspan="2"|1998|_Deep Rising_|John Finnegan||
|_The Substitute 2: School's Out_|Karl Thomasson||||
|rowspan="2"|1999|_The Deep End of the Ocean_|Pat Cappadora||
|_The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All_|Karl Thomasson||||
|2000|_Critical Mass_|Mike Jeffers|||
|rowspan="4"|2001|__|Jason Ross||
|_Skeletons in the Closet_|Will||||
|_The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option_|Karl Thomasson||||
|_Venomous_|Dr. David Henning||||
|rowspan="3"|2002|_Gale Force_|Sam Garrett||
|_Hollywood Ending_|Hal||||
|__|Spencer Runcie||||
|2005|_Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous_|FBI Assistant Director Walter Collins|||
|rowspan="2"|2007|_Moola_|Luis Gordon||
|_The Hideout_|Father Amy||||
|2008|_What Happens in Vegas_|Jack Fuller Sr.|||
|rowspan="4"|2010|_Maskerade_|Mr. Tucker||
|_Howl_|Mark Schorer||||
|_127 Hours_|Larry Ralston||||
|_Martino's Summer_|Captain Jeff Clark||||
|rowspan="2"|2011|__|Jack Corbett||
|_Oba: The Last Samurai_|Colonel Wessinger||||
|rowspan="2"|2012|_Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader_|Dr. Grey||
|_Deadfall_|Sheriff Marshall T. Becker||||
|rowspan="2"|2013|_In the Blood_|Robert Grant||
|_Reaching for the Moon_|Robert Lowell||||
|rowspan="2"|2014|_Barefoot_|Mr. Wheeler||
|_Operation Rogue_|General Hank Wallace||||
|2016|_The Congressman_|Charlie Winship|||
|2017|_The Etruscan Smile_|Frank|||
|2018|_Second Act_|Anderson Clarke|||
|rowspan="2"|2019|_The Great Alaskan Race_|Dr. Welch||
|_Drunk Parents_|Dan Henderson||||
|rowspan="2"|2020|_Run Hide Fight_|Sheriff Tarsy||
|_Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square_|Carl||||
|2021|_12 Mighty Orphans_|Amon Carter|||
|TBA|_The Dougherty Gang_|Jameison R. Donovan|_Post-production_||
|2022|_The Noel Diary_||||

### Television series

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1985|_American Playhouse_|Hudley T. Singleton III|Episode: "Some Men Need Help"||
|rowspan="2"|1987|_Faerie Tale Theatre_|Prince Andrew|Episode: "The Little Mermaid"|
|_Echoes in the Darkness_|Rick Guida|2 episodes|||
|1990|_Drug Wars: The Camarena Story_|Ray Carson|3 episodes||
|1991|_Eddie Dodd_|Eddie Dodd|Main cast; Season 1||
|rowspan="2"|1992|_Tales from the Crypt_|Howard Prince|Episode: "None But the Lonely Heart"|
|_Batman: The Animated Series_|Dr. Achilles Milo (voice)|2 episodes|||
|1993|_Road to Avonlea_|Zak Morgan|Episode: "Moving On"||
|1993–94|_Good Advice_|Jack Harold|Main cast; Season 1-2||
|1999|_Journey to the Center of the Earth_|Theodore Lytton|2 episodes||
|rowspan="2"|2002|_UC: Undercover_|Teddy Collins|Episode: "Teddy C"|
|_Going to California_|Officer Terrence 'Terry' Miller|Episode: "The West Texas Round-up and Other Assorted Misdemeanors"|||
|2002–06|_Everwood_|Dr. Andrew 'Andy' Brown|Main cast; Seasons 1-4 Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama Nominated—SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series <small>(2003–04)</small> Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Parental Unit||
|2006|_Brothers & Sisters_|David Morton|3 episodes||
|2007|_Heartland_|Dr. Nathaniel "Nate" Grant|Main cast; Season 1||
|2009|_The Storm_|Robert Terrell|2 episodes||
|rowspan="2"|2011|_Against the Wall_|Don Kowalski|Main cast; Season 1|
|_Law & Order: Special Victims Unit_|Jake Stanton|Episode: "Spiraling Down"|||
|rowspan="2"|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"|||
|2012–13|_White Collar_|Samuel Phelps/James Bennett|Recurring role; Season 4||
|2013–18|_Chicago Fire_|Benny Severide|Recurring role; 16 episodes (seasons 1-7)||
|rowspan="2"|2013|_Eve of Destruction_|Max Salinger|2 episodes|
|_Hawaii Five-0_|Mick Logan|2 episodes|||
|2014|_CSI: Crime Scene Investigation_|Sam|Episode: "Dead in His Tracks"||
|2015|_American Odyssey_|Col. Stephen Glen|Main cast; Season 1||
|2016–22|_Chesapeake Shores_|Mick O'Brien|Main cast||
|2016–21|_Blue Bloods_|Lenny Ross|Recurring role; 5 episodes (season 6-12)||
|2022|_We Own This City_|Brian Grabler|||

### Television films

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1983|_Dempsey_|Jack Dempsey|||
|1984|_A Streetcar Named Desire_|Stanley Kowalski|Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film||
|1987|_J. Edgar Hoover_|J. Edgar Hoover|||
|1989|_Third Degree Burn_|Scott Weston|||
|1990|_Max and Helen_|Max Rosenberg|||
|1991|_Final Verdict_|Earl Rogers|||
|rowspan="3"|1992|_Till Death Us Do Part_|Alan Palliko||
|_The Water Engine_|Dave Murray||||
|_Deadly Matrimony_|Alan Masters||||
|1993|_Bonds of Love_|Robby Smith|||
|1994|_Parallel Lives_|Peter Barnum|||
|rowspan="2"|1995|_In the Shadow of Evil_|Jack Brenner||
|_Johnny's Girl_|Johnny||||
|1996|_The Late Shift_|Michael Ovitz|Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film||
|rowspan="2"|1998|_Escape: Human Cargo_|John McDonald||
|_Every Mother's Worst Fear_|Mitch Carson||||
|1999|_36 Hours to Die_|Noah Stone|||
|2000|_Hopewell_|David Jonas|||
|2002|_Guilty Hearts_|Stephen Carrow|||
|2007|_The Staircase Murders_|Michael Peterson|||
|rowspan="2"|2008|_Good Behavior_|Burt Valencia||
|_Front of the Class_|Norman Cohen||||
|rowspan="2"|2009|_Safe Harbor_|Doug||
|_Chasing a Dream_|Gary Stiles||||
|2010|_Boston's Finest_|Jack Holt|||
|2011|_Beyond the Blackboard_|Dr. Warren|||
|2013|_Age of Dinosaurs_|Gabe|||
|2016|_Confirmation_|Ted Kennedy|||
|2020|_The Christmas House_|Bill|Hallmark Channel||
|2021|_The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls_|Bill|Hallmark Channel||

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: Treat Williams.jpg
- **caption**: Williams in 2008
- **name**: Treat Williams
- **birth name**: Richard Treat Williams
- **birth place**: Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
- **death place**: Albany, New York, U.S.
- **education**: Kent School
- **alma mater**: Franklin & Marshall College
- **years active**: 1969–2023
- **children**: 2