Treat Williams was a prolific actor in film, TV and theater, a loving husband and father and a dedicated pilot. He died at age 71 following a motorcycle accident. Look back at his career highlights and happy family life in photos.
Treat Williams’ Early Life
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Richard Treat Williams (pictured here in 1970) was born on December 1, 1951 to Marion and Richard Nelson Williams in Rowayton, Connecticut. The actor got his start understudying the Danny Zuko role in Grease on Broadway in the mid-’70s, before being cast in his first film Deadly Hero.
Treat Williams’ Early Career
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Williams would often find himself cast as a police officer or soldier in his early career, with roles including an undercover detective in a gay bathhouse in the Rita Moreno costarring vehicle The Ritz (pictured), a G.I. in Steven Spielberg’s…
