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Treat Williams
Williams holding a microphone
Williams in 2008
Born
Richard Treat Williams Jr.

(1951-12-01)December 1, 1951
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedJune 12, 2023(2023-06-12) (aged 71)
Albany, New York, U.S.
Alma materFranklin & Marshall College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • author
Years active1972–2023
Spouse
Pam Van Sant
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(m. 1988)​
Children2

Richard Treat Williams Jr. (December 1, 1951 – June 12, 2023) was an American actor, whose career on stage and in film and television spanned five decades. He received many accolades for his work, including nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and an Independent Spirit Award.

Williams began his career on Broadway, portraying Danny Zuko in the original run of Grease (1972). After supporting roles in the films The Ritz and The Eagle Has Landed (both 1976), he 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 received further acclaim for his performance in the Sidney Lumet crime drama Prince of the City (1981).

He appeared in many other films throughout his career, both in leading and supporting roles, including Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Flashpoint (1984), Smooth Talk (1985), The Men's Club (1986), 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). Among his television roles, he starred as Dr. Andy Brown on the drama series Everwood (2002–2006), for which he received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor. Subsequent television work included 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.

Throughout his career, Williams returned to the Broadway stage, appearing in productions of Over Here! (1974), Once in a Lifetime (1978), The Pirates of Penzance (1981), Love Letters (1989), and Follies (2001).

Early life and education

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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]

Career

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1972–1979: Stage work and film breakthrough

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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!'".[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.

1980s roles

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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]

A black-and-white photo of Williams
Williams in 1983

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]

1990s–2006: Film, theatre, and Everwood

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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.

2007–2023: Final years

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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.

Birch and Williams smiling to the camera
With Thora Birch on the set of The Etruscan Smile (2018)

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 award-winning Netflix musical comedy Christmas on the Square (2020).[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 premiered in January 2024 to positive reviews,[38] with Vulture's Jackson McHenry noting, "Treat Williams, in his last filmed performance [is] both warm and brutally chauvinistic — by far the best work in the show".[39] In July 2024, it was revealed that Williams had received a posthumous Emmy Award nomination for the role.[40]

Accolades

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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 received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a TV Film for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (1984) and two nominations for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for playing Michael Ovitz in The Late Shift (1996) and Bill Paley in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024).

Personal life

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Williams lived in Park City, Utah, and Manchester Center, Vermont,[5][41] 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.[42] 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.

Addiction issues

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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".[43] 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".[43] 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".[43]

Death

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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.[44][45] He was airlifted to Albany Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at the age of 71.[46] 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.[47][48][49][50]

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.[51][50]

Tributes

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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.[52] On March 1, 2024, Blue Bloods dedicated its latest episode at that time, "Fear No Evil", to Williams.[53][54] 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.[55][56]

On April 24, 2024, Williams' family announced a memorial event celebrating the life and work of Treat Williams at the Southern Vermont Arts Center (SVAC) in Manchester, Vermont on June 9.[57]

Acting credits

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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 cameo appearance
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

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Dempsey Jack Dempsey TV movie
1984 A Streetcar Named Desire Stanley Kowalski
1987 J. Edgar Hoover J. Edgar Hoover
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 TV movie
1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story Ray Carson 3 episodes
Max and Helen Max Rosenberg TV movie
1991 Final Verdict Earl Rogers
Eddie Dodd Eddie Dodd Main role
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 TV movie
The Water Engine Dave Murray
Deadly Matrimony Alan Masters
1993 Bonds of Love Robby Smith
Road to Avonlea Zak Morgan Episode: "Moving On"
1993–1994 Good Advice Jack Harold Main role
1994 Parallel Lives Peter Barnum TV movie
1995 In the Shadow of Evil Jack Brenner
Johnny's Girl Johnny
1996 The Late Shift Michael Ovitz
1998 Escape: Human Cargo John McDonald
Every Mother's Worst Fear Mitch Carson
1999 36 Hours to Die Noah Stone
Journey to the Center of the Earth Theodore Lytton 2 episodes
2000 Hopewell David Jonas TV movie
2002 Guilty Hearts Stephen Carrow
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 role
2006 Brothers & Sisters David Morton 4 episodes
2007 Heartland Dr. Nathaniel "Nate" Grant Main role
The Staircase Murders Michael Peterson TV movie
2008 Good Behavior Burt Valencia
Front of the Class Norman Cohen
2009 Safe Harbor Doug
Chasing a Dream Gary Stiles
The Storm Robert Terrell 2 episodes
2010 Boston's Finest Jack Holt TV movie
2011 Beyond the Blackboard Dr. Warren
Against the Wall Don Kowalski Main role
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
2013–2018 Chicago Fire Benny Severide
2013 Eve of Destruction Max Salinger 2 episodes
Hawaii Five-0 Mick Logan
Age of Dinosaurs Gabe TV movie
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sam Episode: "Dead in His Tracks"
2015 American Odyssey Col. Stephen Glen Main role
2016–2022 Chesapeake Shores Mick O'Brien
2016–2023 Blue Bloods Lenny Ross Recurring role
2016 Confirmation Ted Kennedy TV movie
2017 Rocky Mountain Christmas Roy
2020 The Christmas House Bill
2021 The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls
2022 We Own This City[6] Brian Grabler 2 episodes
2024 Feud: Capote vs. The Swans William S. Paley Limited series; final role[37]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue Refs.
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]

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Project Result Ref.
1979 Golden Globe Awards New Star of the Year - Actor Hair Nominated [6]
1981 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Prince of the City [61]
1984 Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film A Streetcar Named Desire [61]
1985 Independent Spirit Awards Best Male Lead Smooth Talk [62]
Chicago International Film Festival Award Best Short Texan Won [63][62]
1996 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie The Late Shift Nominated [64]
Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie [62]
2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Everwood [62]
2004 [62]
2005 Satellite Awards Best Actor - Television Series Drama [62]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Parental Unit [62]
2023 Boston Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award American Outlaws Won
2024 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Nominated [64]

References

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