Actor Treat Williams died Monday, June 12, after a motorcycle accident in Vermont, state police said. He was 71 years old.
His agent, Barry McPherson, also confirmed the actor’s death. “I’m devastated. He was the nicest guy ever. He was so talented,” McPherson told People magazine. “The filmmakers loved him. It’s been the heart of Hollywood since the late 1970s.”
Shortly before 5 p.m., a vehicle collided with Treat Williams’ motorcycle in the town of Dorset, according to a Vermont State Police statement. “Treat Williams was unable to avoid the collision and was thrown from his motorcycle. He sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to Albany Medical Center, New York, where he was pronounced dead,” the statement said. The actor was wearing a helmet, police said. The driver of the vehicle was slightly injured and was not hospitalized.
Nominated for a Golden Globe Award for “Hair”
Born in Connecticut, Williams made his film debut in 1975 as a police officer in the movie Deadly Hero. He went on to star in over one hundred and twenty television and film roles, including the films The Eagle Has Landed, Prince of the City and Once Upon a Time in America.
He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role as hippie leader George Berger in the 1979 film version of the hit musical Hair. He has also appeared in dozens of television series, and had the lead role from 2002 to 2006 in one, “Everwood”, in which he played Dr. Andrew Brown, a widowed Manhattan neurosurgeon who settles with his two children in the Colorado mountain town of the same name. Treat Williams has also performed in Broadway shows, including Grease.
“Treat and I spent months in Rome filming Once Upon a Time in America,” actor James Woods tweeted. “You can feel very lonely during a long shoot, but his good humor and sense of humor were a blessing. I really loved him and am devastated by his passing. »
