News Treat Williams, 71, has passed away

[Aragorn]

https://people.com/treat-williams-dead-at-71-7511398

He was riding his motorcycle when a vehicle cut him off at around 5 p.m. Monday in Vermont.

 

[Bah Humbug]

Rest in peace Mr. Williams.

 

[Captaindemotion]

Sad news. A solid, underrated actor who perhaps deserved to be a bigger star. Seemed like a nice guy too, if his twitter persona is a good guide.

 

[the G-man]

One of those guys who made anything he was in all the better. RIP.

 

[Starkers]

He was great in everything I saw him in, memorable and a shame he wasn't a bigger star. RIP

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

LOVED him as Lenny Ross (Frank Reagan's old friend and former cop partner) on Blue Bloods. And as Chicago Fire's Benny Severide.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Let's not forget, he was in one of the best movies of all time with Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In America.

 

[Timby]

Let's not forget, he was in one of the best movies of all time with Dead Heat.

Fixed that for you.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

rather chilling that in TW's last appearance on Blue Bloods, Lenny Ross was said to have terminal lung cancer which he got from working on the pile at Ground Zero after 9/11.

Poor guy seemed to always play characters who are down on their luck. Lenny had cancer, Benny Severide died of a stroke, Jake Stanton (his character from L&O:SVU) had CTE and shot himself...

here is TW talking about his SVU role.

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[Ridcully]

 

[the G-man]

He was also in an 80s cult classic USA Night Flight video, along with Peter Riegert, John Goodman Stephen Collins, Marcia Strassman and several others.

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[the G-man]

Man involved in Treat Williams’ fatal accident charged as actor’s cause of death is determined

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Sorry for the bump, but the latest episode of Blue Bloods was dedicated to him.

Spoiler

Lenny Ross dies - offscreen - and his daughter gets into legal trouble.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

I remember him as the dad in Everwood.

 

[Aragorn]

He was one of those "why isn't he a bigger star" actors. He always had steady work. That's more than the majority of actors can say.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

"Battalion Chief Benjamin Severide has returned to quarters. He is cleared from all of his duties. He is gone, but never forgotten. May he rest in peace with his brothers and sisters above."

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[Moviefan2k4]

"Blue Bloods" is an excellent show, and I liked it whenever Treat would pop up...but my favorite role of his was the comical and power-mad Xander Drax, in 1996's "The Phantom". I truly love that movie; its funny beyond words. There's so many great quotes, and you can tell Treat was loving every moment of it.