Richard Treat Williams was born on 1st December 1951, in Rowayton, Connecticut USA, and is a Golden Globe Award-nominated actor, best known for his roles in such films and TV series as “Hair” (1979), “A Street Car Named Desire” (1984), and “Everwood” (2002-2006), among many other differing roles. Treat’s career started in the early 1970s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Treat Williams is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Treat`s net worth is as high as $4 million, earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry. Apart from appearing on screen, Treat also has a respectable career in theater, appearing in such plays as “Grease” (1972-1980), “Once in a Lifetime” (1978), “Love Letters” (1989-1990), and “Follies” (2001), which have also improved his wealth.
Treat is the son of Richard Norman Williams and his wife Marian; he grew up in his hometown and went to Kent School. After matriculation Treat enrolled at Franklin and Marshall College, and graduated with a degree in arts in 1973.
Before his college education ended, Treat ventured into acting, securing the role of Danny Zuko in “Grease” in 1972, and playing the character in various theaters until 1980. He has continued to appear in theatre productions throughout his career.
His screen debut came in 1975 with a minor role in the film “Deadly Hero”, starring James Earl Jones and Don Murray. The next year he featured in Richard Lester’s Oscar-nominated comedy “The Ritz” with Jack Weston, Rita Moreno and Jerry Stiller in lead roles. He spent the rest of the ‘70s building his name with roles in such productions as John Struges` “The Eagle Has Landed”, with Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland and Robert Duvall, and the Golden Globe Award-nominated musical “Hair” (1979), directed by Milos Forman, with John Savage, Beverly D’Angelo and Treat in lead roles. His net worth was well established.
The next decade was extremely successful for Williams as he appeared in more than 15 film titles and recorded some of his most popular roles to the present day. He started with the lead role in the comedy drama “Why Would I Lie”, next to Lisa Eichhorn and Gabriel Macht, and then starred in Sidney Lumet`s crime drama “Prince of the City” (1981), as Detective Daniel Ciello. The same year, Treat appeared as D.B. Cooper in the crime thriller “The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper”, and in 1983 portrayed the famous 1920’s boxer Jack Dempsey in the biographical drama “Dempsey” directed by Gus Trikonis. The following year he played James Conway O’Donnell in Sergio Leone`s Golden Globe Award-nominated drama “Once Upon a Time in America”, starring Robert De Niro, James Woods and Elizabeth McGovern, and the same year appeared as Stanley Kowalski in Golden Globe- awarded drama “A Streetcar Named Desire”, with Ann Margaret. Three years later Treat played the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover in the film of the same title, and by the end of the ‘80s had featured in such titles as “Night of the Sharks” (1988), “Dead Heat” (1988), and “Heat of Dixie” (1989), among others, all of which added to his net worth.
The ‘90s weren’t as fruitful as the previous decade, however, thanks to his fame Treat secured several high-profile roles, including in such films and TV series as “Good Advice” (1993-1994) as Jack Harold, then the crime drama film directed by Gary Felder “Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead” (1995), and the next year he portrayed Xander Drax in the action comedy “Phantom” starring Billy Zane. He finished the decade with roles in two fairly successful films – “Deep Rising” (1998) and “The Deep End of the Ocean” (1999), which only increased further his net worth.
Treat started the new millennium with roles in less popular films, including “Crash Point Zero” (2001), only to bounce back with one of the lead roles in the TV series “Everwood” (2002-2006), with Gregory Smith and Emily VanCamp, meantime in 2002 appearing in several films including “Guilty Hearts” and “Hollywood Ending”, among others. In 2007 he appeared in Tom McLoughlin`s “The Staircase Murders”, and then in 2010 featured in Danny Boyle`s Oscar-nominated drama “127 Hours”, starring James Franco and Kate Mara. Since then his career has started to decline somewhat, and roles in films dwindled. In 2014 he appeared in “Barefoot”, starring Evan Rachel Wood, Scott Speedman, and J.K. Simmons, and most recently he had the lead role in “The Congressman” (2016), and TV series “Chesapeake Shores” (2016- present).
Regarding his personal life, Treat has been married to actress and producer Pam Van Sant since 1988; the couple has two children.
Full Name | Treat Williams |
Net Worth | $4 Million |
Date Of Birth | December 1, 1951 |
Place Of Birth | Rowayton, Connecticut, United States |
Height | 1.77 m |
Weight | 144 kg |
Profession | Actor |
Education | Franklin & Marshall College |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Pam Van Sant (m. 1988-) |
Children | Gill Williams, Elinor Williams |
Parents | Richard Norman Williams, Marian Andrew Williams |
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Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year/ Best Actor/ Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series b(1980, 82, 85), Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance (2004, 2003), Teen Choice Award, Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, Satellite Award (2005), Primetime Emmy Aw... |
Movies | “The Eagle Has Landed”, “Hair” (1979), “Prince of the City” (1981), “The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper” (1981), “Dempsey” (1983), “The Congressman” (2016) |
TV Shows | “Good Advice” (1993-1994), “Chesapeake Shores” (2016- present), “Grease” (1972-1980), “Once in a Lifetime” (1978), “Love Letters” (1989-1990), “Follies” (2001), “Hair” (1979), “A Street Car Named Desire” (1984), “Everwood” (2002-2006) |
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1 | (2011, on filming Prince of the City) You know, I was very young, but it's an extraordinary journey into the dark side. I realized seeing it 30 years later, as difficult as it is to see myself learning my craft on film... It really was an American tragedy, watching this guy try and find his way back from being corrupt. But you can't go back. You cannot undo it. And by trying to undo it and control it, he brought down the entire Special Investigations unit, and the New York Police Department changed. It's really an extraordinary job on Sidney [Lumet's] part. It's a great study in the human condition. It's a big film. It's big emotionally. It's operatic. It's a great, great film, I think. I wish I'd had more experience and been a little older when I did it, but it's the best I could do at the time, and I'm very proud of it. |
2 | (2011, on filming The Phantom) Fun! You can see my teeth marks all over the screen. I chewed it up. But I had a blast. I mean, I don't think the film quite works, but I love Simon Wincer, the director, and Billy Zane was a lot of fun. The thing that was fun about that was that I'm a fan of the '30s screwball comedies and '30s-style acting, which was that balls-to-the-wall, all-American acting. It reminds me of the guy who starred in the original King Kong, where everybody's, like, "Say! We're gonna do this! Hey, let's take this bar and turn it into a theater!" You know? I always thought that Xander Drax was kind of like Clark Gable on acid. So I had a lot of fun with that. Again, I was given a lot of leeway, and I just had a blast, saying stuff like, "The skulls of Touganda!" All that stuff was so much fun. If I'm not having fun, I don't really want to do it. |
3 | (2011, on filming Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead) Probably one of the most iconic, interesting scripts. Scott [Rosenberg's] script, he created a new language that I just thought was amazing. And Gary Fleder, with whom I've remained very good friends, he's a wonderful director. Great guy. When I came in and said, "I think Critical Bill doesn't have a bathroom in the apartment, but he has to pee, so how about he pees in plastic bottles?" And someone said, "What if we have the plastic bottles lined up?" So everybody had these kind of weird, fun ideas, and then Andy [Garcia] started playing with the idea that the apartment smelled, so he's got the handkerchief through the whole scene. We just had a blast. It was a really fun, creative, open environment, and without Gary and Andy, I don't think Critical Bill would've come to life. But it really was one of my most fun roles. I'm really proud of that character. He was really fun to play. It's very difficult to make it work when someone's that far out on the edge of reality, but I think as a team we kind of pulled it off. And, I mean, look, you've got Andy, Christopher Walken, Jack Warden. Oh, man, Jack Warden. Who gets to work with Jack Warden? That was so cool. To have Jack Warden actually describing your character to the audience? That's one of the greatest honors I've ever had in film. |
4 | (2011, on filming Hair) Probably the greatest film experience of my life. You know, throw on a pair of jeans and a vest and walk out of my apartment, walk into Central Park, and start shooting. It was so cool. I mean, a lot of prep, a lot of hard work on the singing and the dancing and all, but once we had that down, we started working in the park, and it was just really, really fun. I loved John Savage and Beverly D'Angelo, and Milos Forman is one of the great filmmakers of all time. That was really an honor to be a part of. |
5 | (2011, on filming Deep Rising) Fun. Just fun. I loved that movie. Just six months of freezing cold water up in Vancouver, Canada. But a great cast, some of whom have become very big movie stars since then, and a wonderful director with a great mind, Stephen Sommers. Just a really terrific, great guy. Probably the most energetic director I've ever come across. I'm proud of that film! I think that film's fun. Unfortunately, it came out right on the heels of Titanic. Once you've seen one boat sink... |
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1 | Is left-handed. |
2 | Children: Son Gill Williams (b. 1992) and daughter Elinor Williams (b. 1998). |
3 | Graduated from Kent School, the same high school that Ted Danson, Peter Farrelly and Seth MacFarlane attended. |
4 | Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in June 2004. |
5 | Andy Brown, Williams' character on Everwood (2002), was ranked #43 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue]. |
6 | Had a brief romance with Dana Delany. |
7 | In 2003, completed two weeks of training to qualify for flying jet engine planes. |
8 | Certified Flight Instructor, rated in single and multi-engine airplanes and helicopters. |
9 | The nickname "Treat" comes from one of his maternal relatives (though not a direct ancestor), Robert Treat Paine, whose signature appears on the Declaration of Independence. Through his mother, Treat is also the great-great-great-grandson of William Henry Barnum, a Senator from Connecticut (who served from 1876 to 1879). |
10 | Graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in 1973 |
11 | Was a professional pilot for a year in the early 1980s. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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127 Hours | 2010 | Aron's Dad | |
Howl | 2010 | Mark Schorer | |
The Storm | 2009 | TV Mini-Series | Robert Terrell |
Safe Harbor | 2009 | TV Movie | Doug |
Chasing a Dream | 2009 | TV Movie | Gary Stiles |
Front of the Class | 2008 | TV Movie | Norman Cohen |
What Happens in Vegas | 2008 | Jack Fuller Sr. | |
Good Behavior | 2008 | TV Movie | Burt Valencia |
Il nascondiglio | 2007 | Father Amy | |
Heartland | 2007 | TV Series | Dr. Nathaniel Grant |
Moola | 2007 | Luis Gordon | |
The Staircase Murders | 2007 | TV Movie | Michael Peterson |
Brothers & Sisters | 2006 | TV Series | David Morton |
Everwood | 2002-2006 | TV Series | Dr. Andrew ''Andy'' Brown |
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | 2005 | FBI Asst. Director Walter Collins | |
The Circle | 2002 | Mr. Spencer Runcie | |
Hollywood Ending | 2002 | Hal | |
Going to California | 2002 | TV Series | Officer Terry Miller |
Guilty Hearts | 2002 | TV Movie | Stephen Carrow |
Gale Force | 2002 | Video | Sam Garrett |
UC: Undercover | 2002 | TV Series | Teddy Collins |
Venomous | 2001 | Video | Dr. David Henning |
Critical Mass | 2001 | Mike Jeffers | |
The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option | 2001 | Video | Karl Thomasson |
Crash Point Zero | 2001 | Agent Jason Ross | |
Skeletons in the Closet | 2001 | Video | Will |
Hopewell | 2000 | TV Movie | David Jonas |
Journey to the Center of the Earth | 1999 | TV Mini-Series | Theodore Lytton |
The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All | 1999 | TV Movie | Karl Thomasson |
36 Hours to Die | 1999 | TV Movie | Noah Stone |
The Deep End of the Ocean | 1999 | Pat Cappadora | |
Every Mother's Worst Fear | 1998 | TV Movie | Mitch Carson (uncredited) |
The Substitute 2: School's Out | 1998 | TV Movie | Karl Thomasson |
Escape: Human Cargo | 1998 | TV Movie | John McDonald |
Deep Rising | 1998 | John Finnegan | |
The Devil's Own | 1997 | Billy Burke | |
The Phantom | 1996 | Xander Drax | |
Mulholland Falls | 1996 | Colonel Nathan Fitzgerald | |
The Late Shift | 1996 | TV Movie | Michael Ovitz |
The Taming Power of the Small | 1995 | Short | |
Johnny's Girl | 1995 | TV Movie | Johnny Ross |
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | 1995 | Critical Bill | |
In the Shadow of Evil | 1995 | TV Movie | Jack Brenner |
Vault of Horror I | 1994 | TV Movie | |
Texan | 1994 | TV Short | Man in Chinos |
Hand Gun | 1994 | George McCallister | |
Parallel Lives | 1994 | TV Movie | Peter Barnum |
Good Advice | 1993-1994 | TV Series | Jack Harold |
Ho un segreto con pap | 1994 | TV Movie | |
Where the Rivers Flow North | 1993 | Champ's Manager | |
Avonlea | 1993 | TV Series | Zak Morgan |
Bonds of Love | 1993 | TV Movie | Robby Smith |
Deadly Matrimony | 1992 | TV Movie | Alan Masters |
Batman: The Animated Series | 1992 | TV Series | Dr. Achilles Milo |
The Water Engine | 1992 | TV Movie | Dave Murray |
Tales from the Crypt | 1992 | TV Series | Howard Prince |
Till Death Us Do Part | 1992 | TV Movie | Alan Palliko |
Final Verdict | 1991 | TV Movie | Earl Rogers |
Eddie Dodd | 1991 | TV Series | Eddie Dodd |
Beyond the Ocean | 1990 | ||
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story | 1990 | TV Mini-Series | Ray Carson |
Max and Helen | 1990 | TV Movie | Max Rosenberg |
Heart of Dixie | 1989 | Hoyt Cunningham | |
Third Degree Burn | 1989 | TV Movie | Scott Weston |
Dead Heat | 1988 | Roger Mortis | |
The Third Solution | 1988 | Mark Hendrix | |
Night of the Sharks | 1988 | David Ziegler | |
Sweet Lies | 1987 | Peter | |
Echoes in the Darkness | 1987 | TV Movie | Rick Guida |
Faerie Tale Theatre | 1987 | TV Series | Prince Andrew |
J. Edgar Hoover | 1987 | TV Movie | J. Edgar Hoover |
The Men's Club | 1986 | Terry | |
Smooth Talk | 1985 | Arnold Friend | |
American Playhouse | 1985 | TV Series | Hudley T. Singleton III |
Flashpoint | 1984 | Ernie Wyatt | |
A Streetcar Named Desire | 1984 | TV Movie | Stanley Kowalski |
Once Upon a Time in America | 1984 | James Conway O'Donnell | |
Dempsey | 1983 | TV Movie | Jack Dempsey |
Neapolitan Sting | 1983 | Ferdinando detto Giugiù | |
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper | 1981 | D.B. Cooper | |
Prince of the City | 1981 | Detective Daniel Ciello | |
Why Would I Lie? | 1980 | Cletus | |
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | Echo Base Trooper (uncredited) | |
1941 | 1979 | Cpl. Chuck 'Stretch' Sitarski | |
Hair | 1979 | George Berger | |
The Eagle Has Landed | 1976 | Captain Clark | |
Marathon Man | 1976 | Central Park Jogger (uncredited) | |
The Ritz | 1976 | Michael Brick | |
Deadly Hero | 1975 | Billings | |
Chesapeake Shores | 2016 | TV Series | Mick O'Brien |
Confirmation | 2016 | TV Movie | Ted Kennedy |
The Congressman | 2016 | Charlie Winship | |
All Downhill From Here | 2016 | TV Series | Treat Williams |
Blue Bloods | 2016 | TV Series | Lenny Ross |
Chicago Fire | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Benny Severide |
American Odyssey | 2015 | TV Series | Colonel Stephen Glen |
Operation Rogue | 2014 | Gen. Hank Wallace | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2014 | TV Series | Sam Bishop |
In the Blood | 2014/I | Robert Grant | |
Barefoot | 2014/I | Mr. Wheeler | |
Halftime | 2013 | Short | |
Age of Dinosaurs | 2013 | Gabe Jacobs | |
Hawaii Five-0 | 2013 | TV Series | Mick Logan |
White Collar | 2012-2013 | TV Series | James Bennett Sam Phelps |
Eve of Destruction | 2013 | TV Mini-Series | Max Salinger |
Flores Raras | 2013 | Robert Lowell | |
Leverage | 2012 | TV Series | Pete Rising |
Deadfall | 2012 | Sheriff Marshall T. Becker | |
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader | 2012 | Mr. Gray | |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2011 | TV Series | Jake Stanton |
Against the Wall | 2011 | TV Series | Don Kowalski |
Beyond the Blackboard | 2011 | TV Movie | Dr. Warren |
Mask Maker | 2011 | Mr. Tucker | |
Oba: The Last Samurai | 2011 | Colonel Wessinger | |
A Little Bit of Heaven | 2011 | Jack Corbett | |
Boston's Finest | 2010 | TV Movie | Jack Holt |
Martino's Summer | 2010 | Capitano Jeff Clark |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Safe Harbor | 2009 | TV Movie performer: "The Molly Marie" | |
Banda sonora | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Hair | 1979 | performer: "Donna", "Manchester, England", "I'm Black", "I Got Life", "Hair", "Going Down", "Good Morning Starshine", "Flesh Failures Let the Sunshine In" |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Texan | 1994 | TV Short |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Bonds of Love | 1993 | TV Movie executive producer |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Prince of the City: The Real Story | 2007 | Video documentary short special thanks |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Today | 1982-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Simpsons | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
Milos Forman, un outsider | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
Close-Up | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
Prince of the City: The Real Story | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself / Daniel Ciello |
Entertainment Tonight | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The View | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
Clean Flicks | 2003 | Documentary short | Himself |
Late Show with David Letterman | 1996-2003 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
Behind the Music | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1999 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Directors | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Cannes Man | 1997 | Himself | |
Showbiz Today | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
The 16th Annual CableACE Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
Steven Spielberg: An American Cinematheque Tribute | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself |
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | 1987 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
Great Performances | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Himself |
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
The 28th Annual Tony Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2005 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Series, Drama | Everwood (2002) |
2005 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Parental Units | Everwood (2002) |
2004 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Everwood (2002) |
2003 | DVD Premiere Award | DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Actor | Gale Force (2002) |
2003 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Everwood (2002) |
1997 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | The Late Shift (1996) |
1996 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | The Late Shift (1996) |
1994 | Gold Hugo | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Short Film | Texan (1994) |
1988 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Actor in a Movie or Miniseries | J. Edgar Hoover (1987) |
1986 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Male Lead | Smooth Talk (1985) |
1985 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | A Streetcar Named Desire (1984) |
1982 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Prince of the City (1981) |
1981 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Actor | Prince of the City (1981) |
1980 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male | Hair (1979) |
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