Actor Treat Williams (Everwood) passed away at the age of 71

Treat Williams, the versatile and prolific actor best known as Dr. Andy Brown in Greg Berlanti's Everwood, whose career spans nearly half a century, has passed away. This has been confirmed by various other sources. Williams was killed in a motorcycle accident in Dorset, VT. He was 71 years old. Williams' family released a statement to Deadline, which reads in part as follows: "Treat was full of love for his family, for his life and for his craft, and was truly at the top of his game in it all. ... To all his fans, please know that Treat appreciated you all and continue to hold him in your hearts and prayers."

Jacob Gribble, Dorset's fire chief, told People the accident happened around 5pm and Williams' motorcycle and a car were involved in the accident. He was the only one injured in the accident. A helicopter was called to take him to a hospital.



Williams (pictured) played the kind-hearted lead on the WB's Everwood for four seasons, from 2002 to 2006, a role that seemed to fit the actor perfectly. Williams received two SAG Award nominations for his work on the series. The series never became a box office hit, but it helped launch the careers of Chris Pratt, Emily VanCamp and Gregory Smith.

He made his film debut in the 1975 thriller Deadly Hero. The following year he played a supporting role in Richard Lester's The Ritz and also appeared in John Sturges' The Eagle Has Landed. His big-screen breakthrough came in 1979, when he starred as George Berger in Miloš Forman's Hair, based on the 1967 Broadway musical. Williams was nominated for a Golden Globe for that film.

The actor's many other major film titles include Steven Spielberg's 1941 (1979), Sidney Lumet's Prince of the City (1981), Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Dead Heat (1988), Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) and Deep Impact (1998).

On television, Williams' career stretched back 40 years to starring in the 1983 telefilm Dempsey, about the former heavyweight champion to whom the actor bore more than a casual resemblance. It followed with two more TV movies: A Streetcar Named Desire (1984), in which he played Stanley Kowalski, and J. Edgar Hoover (1987), in which he played the titular G-man.

Dozens of television movies followed, interspersed with a few series, before Everwood arrived. Most notable was Good Advice with Shelley Long, a sitcom that ran on CBS for two seasons from 1993-94.

More recently, Williams appeared in a six-episode series on Blue Bloods as Lenny Ross, on Hallmark Channel's Chesapeake Shores from 2016-22, and on the limited HBO series We Own This City.

He will soon be seen in Ryan Murphy's FX anthology series Feud: Capote's Women, playing former CBS chief and media tycoon Bill Paley.