Treat Williams Dies: ‘Everwood’ & ‘Chesapeake Shores’ Star Was 71

Hollywood is suffering another tragic loss as longtime television and film actor Treat Williams has died. He was 71 years old.

Williams, who was beloved as the patriarch in Everwood and most recently Hallmark Channel’s Chesapeake Shores, was involved in a motorcycle accident in his native Dorset, Vermont, on Monday, June 12. The actor, who also starred in 1979’s Hair, was confirmed to have died by his agent of 15 years, Barry McPherson.

“He was killed this afternoon. He was making a left or a right [and] a car cut him off,” McPherson tells People. “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,” McPherson continues. “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 broke onto the big-screen in 1975 thriller Deadly Hero, quickly snagging roles in ’70s films The Ritz and The Eagle Has Landed. He then landed the lead as George Berger in the stage-to-film adaptation of Hair, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. He later won the honor for his turn in Sidney Lumet’s Prince of the City in 1981.

He continued that success in the ’90s, when he was nominated for an Emmy for HBO movie The Late Shift, and starred in films like Deep Rising and The Deep End of the Ocean. Williams then starred as Dr. Andy Brown, an NYC neurosurgeon who moves his family to Colorado in Everwood, which ran from 2002 to 2006 on The WB. He earned a SAG Award nomination for the part.

In recent years, Williams, who had more than 120 credits to his name, played Mick O’Brien on Chesapeake Shores from 2016-22 and recurred as Lenny Ross on CBS’ Blue Bloods since 2016. He also appeared on series like Chicago Fire.

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