Treat Williams

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Recent Role:
Dr. Warren on Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Gender:
Male
Born:
12-1-1951
Birthplace:
Rowayton, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Birth Name:
Richard Treat Williams
Treat Williams is the Connecticut-born, prep-school-educated actor, who first made a serious commitment to his craft during his university days at Pennsylvania's Franklin and Marshall College. Working summers with the nearby Fulton Repertory Theatre at Lancaster in the heart of the Amish country, Williams performed the classics as well as contemporary dramas and musicals. After graduating, Williams whose first name, incidently, is a family surname on his mother's side, headed for Manhattan where he understudied the Danny Zuko role in "Grease." After working in the Andrew Sisters musical "Over… More There," he made his brief film debut as a cop in "Deadly Hero," then returned to "Grease," this time with the starring role all his own.

While he took leaves for two small film roles, in "The Ritz" and "The Eagle Has Landed", it was his stage work in "Grease" which led to his cinematic breakthrough in "Hair." Spotted by director Milos Forman, Williams was asked to read for the role of Berger, the hippie, in Forman's screen version of the Broadway hit. It took 13 auditions to land the part, but the film's release catapulted Williams into stardom. He then portrayed a GI on the make in Steven Spielberg's "1941," and starred in the romantic comedy "Why Would I Lie?", before tackling the role of Danny Ciello, the disllusioned New York cop who blew the whistle on some of his colleagues in Sidney Lumet's "Prince of the City." He followed with "The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper," in which he played the legendary plane hijacker who successfully eluded capture (by Robert Duvall); "Flashpoint," in which he and Kris Kristofferson starred as a pair of maverick border patrolmen; Sergio Leon's "Once Upon a Time in America," in which he played a Hoffa-like labor organizer; and "Smooth Talk," a screen adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' short story, "Where Are You Going?" Television viewers have seen Williams in a prestigious pair of dramas, "Dempsey," a three-hour story of the hard-living heavyweight champ, and John Erman's adaptation of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire," which pitted Williams' Stanley Kowalski against Ann-Margaret's Blanche Dubois. Williams has also returned to Broadway sporadically -- first to appear in "Once in a Lifetime" while filming "Hair," and in 1981 to play the role of the pirate king in "The Pirates of Penzance."

Currently, Williams stars in WB's TV series Everwood, now airing its 4th season. It is a Drama based series that tells the story of Dr. Andy Brown (Treat Williams) and his two kids after the sudden death of his wife. Following her will, he moves along with the kids to the lonely village Everwood, where needs to be a father for the first time. But reality is a lot different than is seems. Williams was nominated for several awards for this role.

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    10 Perfect
    I have only ever see Treat in Everwood,and never miss an episode.I've not seen him without his beard untill now,looking at the photos of him.I like his manner,his looks and his gentle voice.I would like to see more of the talented man.He's a hottie! hide show

    I didn't realise he was in Brothers and Sisters,It's not long started here in New Zealand,I'll have to star watching.See if I reconise him with out the beard.
    I enjoy Everwood,it's probably only meant for the teens but i find it enjoyable and interesting.It covers alot of subjects teens would encounter in their everyday life these days,such as abortion,flatting or living together,everyday medical dramas such as brain tumours,cancer and general accidents.
    It's a good life portrail.
    I think that treat plays the part welltrying to come to terms with his own personal crisis, bringing up a family and trying to understand their needs and feelings as well as his own.
    I love the guy, I think he's great,and so is Everwood.

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    Auroastar Added Oct 14, 2007 All my reviews
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    10 Perfect
    Treat Williams has made some very bad films look quite good! hide show

    I'll be the first to admit that Treat Williams has been in some utter rubbish. Half the time stuck in dreadful "B" movies when he deserved so much better. On the rare occassion he's been in a decent movie like Things to do in Denver when you're dead, he's out classed even good actors like Christopher Walken.

    With Everwood he got the break for playing the usual wise ass joker type he's been sterotyped as. Showing a full range of emotions from grieving husband to funny dad, he's shown anyone who watched the show what a first rate actor he really is.

    Lets hope in the future he is offered more material like this!

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    Helen33 Added Aug 26, 2005 All my reviews
 

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