Treat Williams Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Gold Hugo for Best Short Film at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1994
• Was nominated for a 2005 Golden Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role in "Everwood․"
• Was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in 1986 for "Smooth Talk․"
• Studied at Franklin and Marshall College before making his feature film debut in 1976
• Enjoyed a career resurgence in the early 2000s after landing a role on the WB's "Everwood", a television serial aimed at younger audiences
• Gained international attention after landing the role of George Berger in the 1979 film adaptation of Hair, the musical
• Became a published children's book author in 2010 with "Air Show!"
• Began flying planes in his youth and has been a licensed pilot for both single and multi-engine aircrafts ever since
• Distant relative of Robert Treat Paine, a signer of the Declaration of Independence
• In the early 1980s, he worked as a professional pilot for a year