Treat Williams, the versatile actor who starred as a New York City neurosurgeon who moves his family to Colorado on the WB series Everwood and in such films as Sidney Lumet’s Prince of the City and Milos Forman’s Hair, died Monday in a motorcycle accident. He was 71.
His agent, Barry McPherson of APA, confirmed Williams’ death in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. Earlier, he told People magazine that the actor “was killed this afternoon. He was making a left or a right [and] a car cut him off. I’m just devastated. He was the nicest guy. He was so talented.”
“He was an actor’s actor. Filmmakers loved him. He’s been the heart of the Hollywood since the late 1970s. “He was really proud of his performance this year. He’s been so happy with the work that I got him. He’s had a balanced career.”
Williams played Mick O’Brien on the Hallmark Channel series Chesapeake Shores from 2016-22 and has recurred as Lenny Ross on the CBS drama Blue Bloods since 2016 as well.
Williams played the bad guy Xander Drax in The Phantom (1996), and his film résumé also included turns in 1941 (1979), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Dead Heat (1988), Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead (1995) and Deep Rising (1998).
He was nominated for an Emmy in 1996 for playing agent Michael Ovitz in the HBO movie The Late Shift, about the battle between David Letterman and Jay Leno to succeed Johnny Carson.
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