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Treat Williams, the actor best known for playing Dr. Andy Brown in the Greg Berlanti production everwood, is dead, confirmed the deadline. The actor was killed in a motorcycle accident in Dorset, Vermont. He was 71 years old.
Williams played the good lead everwood For four years, the role seemed to suit the actor perfectly. Williams has received two SAG Award nominations for his work on the show. The series was never a ratings blockbuster, but it helped launch the careers of Chris Pratt, Emily VanCamp, and Gregory Smith. Williams was well seasoned at the time the offer came about.
He made his movie debut in 1975 The killer hero. The following year, he played a supporting role in The Ritz It also appeared in John Sturges’ The eagle has landed. His breakthrough came in 1979, when he played George Berger in Milos Forman Poetrybased on the 1967 Broadway musical. Williams was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for the film.
His other big screen work includes works by Steven Spielberg 1941 (1979), Prince of the City by Sidney Lumet (1981), Sergio Leone Once upon a time in America (1984), dead heat (1988), Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead (1995) and Deep Rising (1998).
On television, Williams’ career stretches back 40 years to his starring role in the 1983 TV movie Dempsey About the former heavyweight champion the actor bore more than a fleeting resemblance.
He recently appeared in a six-episode arc on Blue Bloods as Lenny Ross. Prior to that, he appeared on the Hallmark Channel Chesapeake shores From 2016 to 2022.
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