Treat Williams | |
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Born | Richard Treat Williams Jr. December 1, 1951 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | June 12, 2023 71) Albany, New York, U.S. | (aged
Alma mater | Franklin & Marshall College |
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Years active | 1969–2023 |
Spouse | Pam Van Sant (m. 1988) |
Children | 2 |
Richard Treat Williams Jr. (December 1, 1951 – June 12, 2023) was an American actor. His portrayal of Dr. "Andy" Brown on the WB's Everwood (2002–2006) earned him two nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series (2003, 2004). Over his career he earned additional nominations for Golden Globe, Primetime Emmy, and Independent Spirit Awards.
Williams rose to fame with starring roles in Miloš Forman's film version of the musical Hair and in Steven Spielberg's historical comedy 1941 , both released in 1979. He appeared in many other films throughout his career, including The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Prince of the City (1981), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Flashpoint (1984), Smooth Talk (1985), Dead Heat (1988), The Phantom (1996), The Devil's Own (1997), Deep Rising (1998), the Substitute franchise (1998–2001), The Deep End of the Ocean (1999), Miss Congeniality 2 (2005), and 127 Hours (2010).
For his portrayals of Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (1984) and Michael Ovitz in The Late Shift (1996), Williams received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a TV Film and the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, respectively. Subsequent television work included recurring roles on White Collar (2012–2013), Chicago Fire (2013–2018), and Blue Bloods (2016–2023). He also starred as Mick O'Brien on the Hallmark series Chesapeake Shores (2016–2022) and as Bill Paley in the FX miniseries Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024), the latter being his final appearance on screen.
On stage, Williams portrayed Danny Zuko in the original Broadway run of Grease (1972). He returned to Broadway in Over Here! (1974), Once in a Lifetime (1978), The Pirates of Penzance (1981), Love Letters (1989), and Follies (2001).
Williams was born in Stamford, Connecticut, [1] on December 1, 1951, the son of Marian (née Andrew), an antiques dealer, and Richard Norman Williams, a corporate executive. [2] He moved with his family to Rowayton, Connecticut, when he was three. [1] His maternal great-great-great-grandfather was William Henry Barnum, a U.S. senator from Connecticut and third cousin of the showman P. T. Barnum. [3] Williams was a distant relative of both Robert Treat Paine—a signatory to the Declaration of Independence—and Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States. [4] [5]
Williams played football in high school [5] and college. [6] He graduated from the Kent School in Connecticut and Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [6] As a teenager, he acted in high school and local theatre productions, and began to think seriously about an acting career during his first year of college: "I loved football very much, but I didn't think you could be a jock and be in the theatre company at the same time … I started to get serious about learning as much as possible about the craft of acting in my freshman year." [1] At one point, he was performing in three college shows simultaneously: "a comedy, a Shakespeare and a musical". [1]
Williams launched his professional acting career in musical theatre; first as an understudy to several of the male leads in the 1972 Broadway production of Grease , and then in a touring production of that musical. From March 1974 to January 1975, he starred as Utah in the Sherman Brothers' musical Over Here! . [1] [7] He then returned to Grease on Broadway in the lead role of Danny Zuko for three years, later saying of the experience, "I had grown up learning all of the songs from West Side Story , so I was aware of what a big deal "Broadway" was. When I got my first little dressing room at the Royale Theatre … I thought, "I've arrived. I'm here. This is fantastic!" … there are Sunday matinees where you think, "I don't know how to get through this. I'm just not in the mood to go to that high-energy place". Still, every time [I'd] hear that audience out there [and I] could feel how excited they were … [afterwards] I would leave my dressing room and I'd walk across the stage and I would just stand there. I could feel that the air was still pulsating with the energy of the actors and the audience". [1]
In 1975, Williams made his feature film debut with a supporting role in the thriller Deadly Hero . He received positive notices the following year for his portrayal of Michael Brick—a squeaky-voiced private detective—in The Ritz , [8] a farcical comedy based on the play of the same name, and next appeared in a small part in the British war film The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Williams came to worldwide attention in 1979 when he starred as George Berger—a leading member of a gang of flower children—in the Miloš Forman film Hair , based on the 1967 musical. Writing for the Sioux City Journal , critic Bob Thomas called it "a rare flight of creative imagination that widens the dimensions of the movie musical" and believed that Williams' performance "could not be better". [9] In her mixed review for The New York Times , Janet Maslin wrote, "As his name might indicate, Treat Williams is one of the better things Hair has to offer … [he is] is the only one of the players who really suggests the spirit of euphoria upon which the original [stage production] meant to capitalize". [6] Williams' performance earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. [10] His second film appearance of 1979 was the poorly reviewed Steven Spielberg war comedy 1941 , [11] in which he played Corporal Chuck Sitarski.
Throughout the next decade, Williams appeared in a variety of supporting and leading film roles, such as the adventure drama The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (1981), in which he played the titular aircraft hijacker; the Sergio Leone crime epic Once Upon A Time In America (1984); action-thriller Flashpoint (1984); Peter Medak's The Men's Club (1986); and the cult horror-comedy Dead Heat (1988). His portrayal of Daniel Ciello—in Sidney Lumet's 1981 neo-noir crime drama Prince of the City —brought Williams his second Golden Globe nomination and some of the strongest reviews of his career, [10] with Roger Ebert saying of his "demanding and gruelling" performance, "Williams is almost always onscreen, and almost always in situations of extreme stress, fatigue, and emotional turmoil. We see him coming apart before our eyes". [12] In a retrospective review of the film published by Empire in 2000, Simon Braud wrote:
It's doubtful whether a better performance was committed to celluloid in 1981 than Treat Williams' portrayal of the tortured Danny Ciello. In a staggering feat of acting prowess, Williams essays a fundamentally good, yet deeply flawed, human being disintegrating under intolerable pressure with rare courage and intensity. [13]
Williams starred as Stanley Kowalski in the 1984 television adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire , earning his third Golden Globe nomination, [10] and was nominated for the 1985 Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his portrayal of Arnold Friend in that year's Smooth Talk . In her review of Talk for The Washington Post , Rita Kempley wrote, "The [film's] mood grows progressively darker as Treat Williams, playing a trashy dreamboat, drives up in his LeMans convertible … Matching Dern in her stunning performance, Williams is in his best role since Prince of the City". [14]
Between 1993 and 1994, Williams starred as cynical divorce attorney Jack Harold on the CBS sitcom Good Advice , which ran for two seasons and was unfavorably reviewed by critics, [15] though some were complimentary of Williams' performance. [16] His film credits throughout the mid-late 1990s included Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), Mulholland Falls (1996), The Devil's Own (1997), cult action-horror Deep Rising (1998), [17] and The Deep End of the Ocean (1999). In 1996, he co-starred in the big-budget comic book adaptation The Phantom , with his character—villainous Xander Drax—trying his utmost to take over the world and kill the titular superhero. The film received mixed reviews, [18] but many critics were impressed by the visuals and performances. Writing for the Chicago Sun-Times , Roger Ebert said he found the film "smashingly entertaining", adding, "Williams … is implacably evil … and also slick and oily in the best pulp tradition". That same year, his "messianic" work in The Late Shift , [19] an HBO television film in which he portrayed real-life talent agent Michael Ovitz, was roundly praised by critics and earned him an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor. [20] [21]
In 1998, Williams starred as Karl Thomasson, an ally of the previous film's protagonist, in the straight-to-video action film The Substitute 2: School's Out . He continued the role with The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999) and The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001). He returned to the stage in 1999, earning critical acclaim for his work as Portuguese fisherman Manuel in the off-Broadway production of Captains Courageous, the Musical . [22] [23] Next, he appeared as Buddy in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies (April–July 2001), and co-starred in the Woody Allen-directed satire Hollywood Ending (2002), with Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times calling his portrayal of film studio boss Hal Jaeger "frightening and impressive". [24] His next major film role was that of egotistical FBI boss Walter Collins in the big-budget action comedy Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005).
Between 2002 and 2006, Williams played the lead role of Dr. Andrew Brown on the WB's Everwood , a drama series about a widowed neurosurgeon moving from New York City to Colorado with his two children. [6] The show garnered critical acclaim and a devoted following during its four-season run, [25] [26] with Williams being nominated twice for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor (2003; 2004). He later said of his time on the show, "I was a big fan of all the Frank Capra movies … and I thought Greg Berlanti wrote a Capra-esque show … It was just so full of love and good people and surprises and dealing with real life stuff that hadn't been dealt with on the networks before … I have extraordinarily warm feelings about it … I'm glad other people are discovering it because I think it's probably the best television series I was ever on". [27] Between July and November 2006, he made several appearances on the first season of ABC's Brothers & Sisters , playing David Morton, a friend and potential suitor of protagonist Nora Walker.
In 2007, Williams starred as Nathaniel Grant in the short-lived TNT series Heartland , which was cancelled during its first-season run, and played real-life convicted murderer Michael Peterson in the Lifetime movie The Staircase Murders . Variety 's Laura Fries found his performance in the latter to be "effectively enigmatic". [28] His film credits during this time included Pupi Avati's The Hideout (2007), romantic comedy What Happens in Vegas (2008), independent drama Howl (2010), and Danny Boyle's Oscar-nominated biographical drama 127 Hours (2010), [29] in which he played the father of canyon climber Aron Ralston.
In 2010, Williams authored the children's book Air Show!, which was published by Disney-Hyperion. Aimed at ages 6–9, it documents an air show with text and illustrations. Williams told Publishers Weekly that the idea for the book came about after attending an air show with his children and seeing the excitement it brought them, especially his daughter: "In the book, [the character] Ellie is the more knowledgeable of the two children, with a real desire to fly ... When I was a kid, books about airplanes were considered 'boy' books. I thought it would be wonderful to empower a little girl with this love of flight". [30]
Williams went on to appear in numerous feature films between 2012 and 2021, including Deadfall (2012), Brazilian drama Reaching for the Moon (2013), Andrew Fleming's Barefoot (2014), romantic comedy Second Act (2018), Drunk Parents (2019), action thriller Run Hide Fight (2020), and the sports drama 12 Mighty Orphans (2021), in which he portrayed Amon G. Carter. Additionally, his performance in the 2018 drama The Etruscan Smile —an adaptation of José Luis Sampedro's novel—was met with praise, [31] with Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter believing that he brought "admirable gravitas" to his role as wealthy patriarch Frank Barron. [32] He also appeared in various television films during this period, such as the acclaimed political thriller Confirmation (2016), [33] playing U.S. senator Ted Kennedy; Hallmark's The Christmas House (2020), which drew attention for being the channel's first Christmas film to feature a same-sex couple; [34] and the Netflix musical comedy Christmas on the Square (2020), which won the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. [35]
Williams played the principal role of Mick O'Brien on the Hallmark series Chesapeake Shores from 2016 until its final episode, which aired in October 2022. [36] His other television appearances during the 2010s–2020s included recurring roles on White Collar (2012–2013) as Samuel Phelps; Chicago Fire (2013–2018) as Benny Severide; and Blue Bloods (2016–2023) as Lenny Ross, the former police partner of character Frank Reagan. At the time of his death in June 2023, Williams had completed filming the role of Bill Paley—co-founder of CBS—in Capote vs. The Swans , [37] the second season of anthology series Feud . Created by Ryan Murphy for FX, the show was directed by Gus Van Sant and premiered in January 2024 to positive reviews, [38] with Vulture 's Jackson McHenry saying of Williams: "Treat Williams, in his last filmed performance ... is both warm and brutally chauvinistic — by far the best work in the show". [39]
Williams lived in Park City, Utah, and Manchester Center, Vermont, [5] [40] with his wife, actress and producer Pam Van Sant (m. 1988), and their two children, Gill and Ellie.
In 1969, Williams' high school football coach, who was also a flight instructor, offered to train him in a Piper PA-18 Super Cub. [5] At age 21, Williams became a private aircraft pilot. [5] He later became an FAA instrument-rated commercial pilot with ratings in both single engine and multi-engine airplanes, as well as rotorcraft. [41] He held a type rating for Cessna Citation jets. [5] He was certified as a flight instructor. [5] Williams owned a Piper J-3 Cub, Piper Cherokee 28-180, Piper Seneca II, and a Piper Navajo Chieftain, which was used for family travel between homes. [5]
Williams learned to scuba dive in 1982 along with then-girlfriend Dana Delany while they spent time on Martha's Vineyard. They both became PADI certified divers.
Williams was open about his struggles with drug addiction during the 1980s, which he believed hampered his career at a time when he was being called an "up-and-coming Pacino or De Niro". [42] Speaking in 1995, he said: "[My film career] was stopped by my lack of focus and use of cocaine. I mean, I wanted to party more than I wanted to focus on my work … You don't realize, unfortunately, until later on how fleeting fame and power in Hollywood are … I screwed it up, and I think you have to be true about these things to move on. Otherwise you've always got that little skeleton". [42] He added: "I think in a way your life goes where it needs to go, and maybe I needed [to] go through what I went through to grow up so I could be the actor that I'm really meant to be — the clear-headed guy that I want to be in my work and not somebody who's living life in the fast lane". [42]
On June 12, 2023, Williams was involved in a motorcycle crash on Vermont Route 30, in Dorset. According to the Vermont State Police, a 2008 Honda Element in the southbound lane turned into the path of Williams's motorcycle in the northbound lane, and Williams was unable to avoid colliding with it. [43] [44] He was airlifted to Albany Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at the age of 71. [45] The cause of death was "severe trauma and blood loss," according to medical examiner. Williams was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. [46] [47] [48] [49]
On March 8, 2024, 35-year-old Ryan Koss, the driver of the car that hit Williams, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving resulting in death. Sentencing was deferred for a year, and Koss was required to undergo mental health counseling and a restorative justice program. Koss knew Williams and had called his wife after the crash. [50] [49]
In September 2023, Williams received a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the Boston Film Festival during recognition of the film American Outlaws (2023), in which he appeared. [51]
On March 1, 2024, Blue Bloods dedicated its latest episode, "Fear No Evil", to Williams. [52] [53]
At the end of the fourth episode—"It's Impossible"—of Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024), a title card paid tribute to Williams' life. [54] [55]
Williams was included in the 'In Memoriam' collage of names on the Dolby Theater's main screen at the 96th Academy Awards. [56]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Deadly Hero | Billings | |
1976 | The Ritz | Michael Brick | |
Marathon Man | Central Park Jogger | Uncredited | |
The Eagle Has Landed | Captain Harry Clark | ||
1979 | Hair | George Berger | |
1941 | Corporal Chuck 'Stretch' Sitarski | ||
1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Echo Base trooper Jess Allashane Cloud City trooper Jerrol Blendin | Uncredited [57] |
Why Would I Lie? | Cletus | ||
1981 | Prince of the City | Daniel Ciello | |
The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper | D. B. Cooper | ||
1983 | Neapolitan Sting | Ferdinando | |
1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | James Conway O'Donnell | |
Flashpoint | Ernie Wyatt | ||
1985 | Smooth Talk | Arnold Friend | |
1986 | The Men's Club | Terry | |
1988 | Sweet Lies | Peter | |
Night of the Sharks | David Ziegler | ||
The Third Solution | Mark Hendrix | ||
Dead Heat | Detective Roger Mortis | ||
1989 | Heart of Dixie | Hoyt Cunningham | |
1990 | Beyond the Ocean | Christopher | |
1993 | Where the Rivers Flow North | Champ's Manager | |
1994 | Hand Gun | George McCallister | |
Texan | Man in Chinos | Short film; also director | |
1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Bill 'Critical Bill' | |
1996 | Mulholland Falls | Colonel Nathan Fitzgerald | |
The Phantom | Xander Drax | ||
1997 | The Devil's Own | Billy Burke | |
1998 | Deep Rising | John Finnegan | |
The Substitute 2: School's Out | Karl Thomasson | ||
1999 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Pat Cappadora | |
The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All | Karl Thomasson | ||
2000 | Critical Mass | Mike Jeffers | |
2001 | Crash Point Zero | Jason Ross | |
Skeletons in the Closet | Will | ||
The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option | Karl Thomasson | ||
Venomous | Dr. David Henning | ||
2002 | Gale Force | Sam Garrett | |
Hollywood Ending | Hal | ||
The Circle | Spencer Runcie | ||
2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | FBI Assistant Director Walter Collins | |
2007 | Moola | Luis Gordon | |
The Hideout | Father Amy | ||
2008 | What Happens in Vegas | Jack Fuller Sr. | |
2010 | Maskerade | Mr. Tucker | |
Howl | Mark Schorer | ||
127 Hours | Larry Ralston | ||
Martino's Summer | Captain Jeff Clark | ||
2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Jack Corbett | |
Oba: The Last Samurai | Colonel Wessinger | ||
2012 | Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader | Dr. Grey | |
Deadfall | Sheriff Marshall T. Becker | ||
2013 | In the Blood | Robert Grant | |
Reaching for the Moon | Robert Lowell | ||
2014 | Barefoot | Mr. Wheeler | |
Operation Rogue | General Hank Wallace | ||
2016 | The Congressman | Charlie Winship | |
2018 | The Etruscan Smile | Frank Barron | |
Second Act | Anderson Clarke | ||
2019 | The Great Alaskan Race | Dr. Welch | |
Drunk Parents | Dan Henderson | ||
2020 | Run Hide Fight | Sheriff Tarsy | |
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square | Carl | ||
2021 | 12 Mighty Orphans | Amon Carter | |
2023 | American Outlaws | Agent Jameison R. Donovan | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Dempsey | Jack Dempsey | Television Movie |
1984 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stanley Kowalski | Television Movie |
1987 | J. Edgar Hoover | J. Edgar Hoover | Television Movie |
1985 | American Playhouse | Hudley T. Singleton III | Episode: "Some Men Need Help" |
1987 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Prince Andrew | Episode: "The Little Mermaid" |
Echoes in the Darkness | Rick Guida | 2 episodes | |
1989 | Third Degree Burn | Scott Weston | Television Movie |
1990 | Drug Wars: The Camarena Story | Ray Carson | 3 episodes |
1990 | Max and Helen | Max Rosenberg | Television Movie |
1991 | Final Verdict | Earl Rogers | Television Movie |
1991 | Eddie Dodd | Eddie Dodd | Main cast; Season 1 |
1992 | Tales from the Crypt | Howard Prince | Episode: "None But the Lonely Heart" |
Batman: The Animated Series | Dr. Achilles Milo | Voice, 2 episodes | |
Till Death Us Do Part | Alan Palliko | Television Movie | |
The Water Engine | Dave Murray | Television Movie | |
Deadly Matrimony | Alan Masters | Television Movie | |
1993 | Road to Avonlea | Zak Morgan | Episode: "Moving On" |
Bonds of Love | Robby Smith | Television Movie | |
1993–1994 | Good Advice | Jack Harold | Main cast; Season 1 & 2 |
1994 | Parallel Lives | Peter Barnum | Television Movie |
1995 | In the Shadow of Evil | Jack Brenner | Television Movie |
Johnny's Girl | Johnny | Television Movie | |
1996 | The Late Shift | Michael Ovitz | Television Movie |
1998 | Escape: Human Cargo | John McDonald | Television Movie |
Every Mother's Worst Fear | Mitch Carson | Television Movie | |
1999 | 36 Hours to Die | Noah Stone | Television Movie |
Journey to the Center of the Earth | Theodore Lytton | 2 episodes | |
2000 | Hopewell | David Jonas | Television Movie |
2002 | Guilty Hearts | Stephen Carrow | Television Movie |
UC: Undercover | Teddy Collins | Episode: "Teddy C" | |
Going to California | Officer Terrence 'Terry' Miller | Episode: "The West Texas Round-up and Other Assorted Misdemeanors" | |
2002–2006 | Everwood | Dr. Andrew 'Andy' Brown | Main cast; Seasons 1–4 |
2006 | Brothers & Sisters | David Morton | 4 episodes |
2007 | Heartland | Dr. Nathaniel "Nate" Grant | Main cast; Season 1 |
The Staircase Murders | Michael Peterson | Television Movie | |
2008 | Good Behavior | Burt Valencia | Television Movie |
Front of the Class | Norman Cohen | Television Movie | |
2009 | Safe Harbor | Doug | Television Movie |
Chasing a Dream | Gary Stiles | Television Movie | |
The Storm | Robert Terrell | 2 episodes | |
2010 | Boston's Finest | Jack Holt | Television Movie |
2011 | Beyond the Blackboard | Dr. Warren | Television Movie |
Against the Wall | Don Kowalski | Main cast; Season 1 | |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jake Stanton | Episode: "Spiraling Down" | |
2012 | Leverage | Pete Rising | Episode: "The Blue Line Job" |
The Simpsons | Himself/William Sullivan | Voice, episode: "A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again" | |
2012–2013 | White Collar | Samuel Phelps/James Bennett | Recurring role; Season 4 |
2013–2018 | Chicago Fire | Benny Severide | Recurring role; 16 episodes (seasons 1–7) |
2013 | Eve of Destruction | Max Salinger | 2 episodes |
Hawaii Five-0 | Mick Logan | 2 episodes | |
Age of Dinosaurs | Gabe | Television Movie | |
2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sam | Episode: "Dead in His Tracks" |
2015 | American Odyssey | Col. Stephen Glen | Main cast; Season 1 |
2016–2022 | Chesapeake Shores | Mick O'Brien | Main cast |
2016–2023 | Blue Bloods | Lenny Ross | 6 episodes |
2016 | Confirmation | Ted Kennedy | Television Movie |
2017 | Rocky Mountain Christmas | Roy | Television Movie |
2020 | The Christmas House | Bill | Television Movie |
2021 | The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls | Television Movie | |
2022 | We Own This City [6] | Brian Grabler | 2 episodes |
2024 | Feud: Capote vs. The Swans | William S. Paley | Limited Series; Final role [37] |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Refs. |
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1972–1980 | Grease | Danny Zuko (Replacement) | Royale Theatre, Broadway | [58] |
1974–1975 | Over Here! | Utah | Shubert Theatre, Broadway | [58] |
1978 | Once in a Lifetime | Jerry Hyland | Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway | [58] |
1981–1982 | The Pirates of Penzance | The Pirate King (Replacement) | Minskoff Theatre, Broadway | [58] |
1982 | Some Men Need Help | Hudley T. Singleton III | 47th Street Theatre, Off-Broadway | [59] |
1989 | Bobby Gould in Hell | Bobby Gould | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater | [59] |
1989–1990 | Love Letters | Andrew Makepiece Ladd III (Replacement) | Promenade Theatre, Broadway | [58] |
1991 | Speed-the-Plow | Bobby Gould | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [60] |
1992–1994 | Oleanna | John | Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles | [59] |
1999 | Captains Courageous, the Musical | Manuel | Manhattan Theatre Club | [22] |
2001 | Follies | Buddy Plummer | Belasco Theatre, Broadway | [58] |
Year | Association | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
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1979 | Golden Globe Award | New Star of the Year - Actor | Hair | Nominated | [6] |
1981 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama | Prince of the City | Nominated | [61] |
1984 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film | A Streetcar Named Desire | Nominated | [61] |
1985 | Independent Spirit Award | Best Male Lead | Smooth Talk | Nominated | [62] |
Chicago International Film Festival Award | Best Short | Texan | Won | [63] [62] | |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | The Late Shift | Nominated | [64] |
1996 | Satellite Award | Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie | Nominated | [62] | |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Everwood | Nominated | [62] |
2004 | Nominated | [62] | |||
2005 | Satellite Award | Best Actor - Television Series Drama | Nominated | [62] | |
2005 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Parental Unit | Nominated | [62] | |
2023 | Boston Film Festival | Lifetime Achievement Award | American Outlaws | Won | |
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Steve Lawrence was an American singer, comedian, and actor. He was best known as a member of the pop vocal duo "Steve and Eydie" with his wife Eydie Gormé, and for his performance as Maury Sline, the manager and friend of the main characters in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. Steve and Eydie first appeared together as regulars on Tonight Starring Steve Allen in 1954 and continued performing as a duo until Gormé's retirement in 2009.
Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was an American actor. He made his stage debut at the age of 17. Shortly thereafter, he successfully auditioned for the Broadway play Take a Giant Step. Gossett continued acting onstage in critically acclaimed plays including A Raisin in the Sun (1959), The Blacks (1961), Tambourines to Glory (1963), and The Zulu and the Zayda (1965). In 1977, Gossett appeared in the popular miniseries Roots, for which he won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards.
Joel Grey is an American actor, singer, dancer, photographer, and theatre director. He is best known for portraying the Master of Ceremonies in the musical Cabaret on Broadway and in Bob Fosse's 1972 film adaptation. He has won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award. He earned the Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 2023.
Robert Alan Morse was an American actor. Morse started his career as a star on Broadway acting in musicals and plays before expanding into film and television. He earned numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Tom Ewell was an American film, stage and television actor, and producer. His most successful and most identifiable role was that of Richard Sherman in The Seven Year Itch, a character he played in the Broadway production (1952–1954) and reprised for the 1955 film adaptation. He received a Tony Award for his work in the play and a Golden Globe Award for his performance in the film. Although Ewell preferred acting on stage, he accepted several other screen roles in light comedies of the 1950s, most notably The Girl Can't Help It (1956). He appeared in the film version of the musical State Fair (1962) and in a small number of additional ones released between the early 1960s and 1980s.
Thomas Anthony Hollander is a British actor who has gained success for his roles on stage and screen, winning BAFTA and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Colman Jason Domingo is an American actor, playwright and director. Prominent on both screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and two Tony Awards.
Benjamin Schiff Platt is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. Platt, the son of film and theater producer Marc Platt, began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of The Sound of Music (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2012–2015), rising to prominence for originating the title role in Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades, including the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, the youngest solo recipient of the award at the time, in addition to a Daytime Emmy, and Grammy Award. Platt reprised the role of Evan Hansen in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical, produced by his father. He then played Leo Frank in the 2022 New York City Center Gala production of Parade, which transferred to Broadway in 2023 and earned him another nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
Jeremy Strong is an American actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2022, he was featured on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Feud is an American docudrama anthology television series created by Ryan Murphy, Jaffe Cohen, and Michael Zam, which premiered on FX on March 5, 2017. Conceived as an anthology series, Feud's first season, Bette and Joan, chronicles the well-documented rivalry between Hollywood actresses Joan Crawford and Bette Davis during and after the production of their psychological horror thriller film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962). Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon star as Crawford and Davis, respectively. Judy Davis, Jackie Hoffman, Alfred Molina, Stanley Tucci, and Alison Wright feature in supporting roles. Academy Award–winning actresses Catherine Zeta-Jones and Kathy Bates also appear. Critically acclaimed, with major praise for Lange and Sarandon's performances, the first season garnered several accolades. It received 18 nominations at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards and won two, including Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup (Non-Prosthetic). Bette and Joan also received six Critics' Choice Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Television Critics Association Awards nominations.
Brian Tyree Henry is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his role as rapper Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in the FX comedy-drama series Atlanta (2016–2022), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Treat Williams is good as a shrill-voiced detective.
Treat Williams as the legendary agent Michael Ovitz is smart and smooth, as Mr. Ovitz is in life.
Williams is a true charmer as Manuel.
Treat Williams is a charming Manuel.
Another terrific performance by Treat Williams.