Treat Williams
Bio
Treat Williams has been working as an actor for over 30 years. He began his career in musical comedy on Broadway as an understudy for the male leads in “Grease”. He eventually took over the lead role of Danny Zuko for three years. His first important film role was the part of Berger in the film version of “Hair”.
His other films have included The Ritz, The Eagle Has Landed, Prince of the City, 1941, Smooth Talk, which won first prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Once Upon A Time in America, Woody Allen’s Hollywood Ending, Deep Rising, The Outrageous Critical Bill in Things to do in Denver When You’re Dead, The Phantom, Deep End of the Ocean, The Devils Own, What Happens In Vegas, Howl, and the soon to be released Earthbound and 127 hours.
His Broadway credits include “Grease”, “Over Here”, “Once in a Lifetime”, “Love Letters”, “Pirates of Penzance”, and Steven Sondheim’s “Follies”. Off Broadway; “Bus Stop”, “Some Men Need Help”, David Mamet’s “Oleanna”, and “Captains Courageous.”
His television credits include Streetcar Named Desire, Hoover, Dempsey, The Late Shift, and Max and Helen, to name a few. For four seasons he starred as Dr. Andy Brown in the critically acclaimed series Everwood for which he was twice nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award as best actor. He will soon be seen in the Hallmark Film Let Them Shine to air in April of 2011.
He has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, an Emmy, and has won two Theatre Guild Awards.
His short film TEXAN, by David Mamet, which he directed won best film at three film festivals.
His band, D.O.B. with Graham Russell of Air Supply has raised more than half a million dollars for victims of the Tsunami disaster and other charities.
A pilot with over seven thousand hours in the cockpit, Mr. Williams has been flying airplanes and helicopters of all shapes and sizes for over 30 years. He has commercial pilot and flight instructor ratings and now flies a Navajo Chieftain.
He lives in the mountains of Utah with his wife and two children.