Actor Treat Williams died on Monday, June 12, 2023, after being the victim of a serious motorcycle accident. The 71-year-old was known for his roles in ‘Hair’ and ‘Everwood’.
Treat Williams, American actor known for his roles in Hair, Everwood and The Prince of New York died on Monday, June 12, 2023. He was 71 years old. It was his agent who broke the news to People magazine, revealing that the comedian died of serious injuries sustained in a traffic accident. According to his information, Treat Williams was riding a motorcycle when a car cut his path, seriously injuring the actor.
According to the fire chief involved in the accident, who told People magazine, the Treat Williams accident happened on Monday around 5 p.m. local time. The driver of the car allegedly did not see the actor who was driving the motorbike. The latter was the only victim of the accident, and was airlifted after the collision. He died of his injuries in hospital.
Biography of Treat Williams – Real name Richard Treat Williams, the actor born on December 1, 1951 began his career as a singer and dancer in the 1970s. After performing in several musicals, he became known to the great audience in 1979, playing one of the leading roles, that of hippie George Berger, in Hair. For this score in Milos Forman’s film, he was nominated for the Golden Globes.
Subsequently, we could see him in Steven Spielberg’s 1941, but also in the film The Prince of New York, for which he won a new Golden Globe nomination. From 2002 to 2006, he played Dr. Andrew Brown in Everwoood. More recently, it was in Chicago Fire and Blue Bloods that we saw him on screen.
Treat Williams began her career in the 1970s, mostly in musicals. It is only logical that the comedian lands one of the main roles of Hair. He plays George Berger, one of the hippies who befriends Claude Bukowski (John Savage) in the film directed by Milos Forman and released in 1979. He notably sings the titles I Got Life or Donna/Hashish on the tape original from the movie. For this role, Treat William was named in the “New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture” category (the equivalent of the Best Male Hope of the Césars) at the 1980 Golden Globes.
