Veteran actor Treat Williams has died after being involved in a motorcycle accident near Dorset, Vermont. He was 71.
Williams’s death was confirmed to People Magazine on Monday evening by his agent Barry McPherson.
Investigators believe the driver of a car was turning and didn’t see the motorcycle, with the motorcyclist the only person hurt, according to Dorset fire chief Jacob Gribble.
McPherson says in a statement: “He 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.”
Williams made his career debut in 1975 in the thriller “Deadly Hero” before taking on roles in movies like “The Eagle Has Landed,” “1941,” “Once Upon a Time in America,” “Smooth Talk,” and “Heart of Dixie”.
He landed Golden Globe nominations for “Hair” and “Prince of the City” and found a new audience in various 1990s films, such as the villain in “The Phantom” and the lead in “Deep Rising” along with parts in “Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead,” “Mulholland Falls,” “The Deep End of the Ocean” and “The Substitute” direct-to-video franchise.
Other film credits include “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous,” “127 Hours,” “Howl,” “12 Mighty Orphans,” “Reaching for the Moon,” “What Happens in Vegas” and “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square”.
In 2002, he began portraying the leading role of Dr. Andrew ‘Andy’ Brown on The WB’s “Everwood” for four seasons. Other TV credits include “Heartland,” “White Collar,” “Chicago Fire,” “Chesapeake Shores” and “Blue Bloods” among others.
