Actor Treat Williams, star of the film Hair and television series Everwood, has died aged 71 after a motorcycle accident.
The actor was born in Connecticut in 1951 and is a distant relative of Robert Treat Pain, a signatory to the US Declaration of Independence.
He made his acting debut in the thriller Deadly Hero but it was the 1979 film Hair, based on the Broadway musical, that was his breakout role.His performance as hippie group leader George earned him a Golden Globe nomination for new star of the year. Williams earned a second Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a motion picture drama for his role in the 1981 film Prince of the City.
He also received an Emmy nomination for Best Actor in 1996 for the film The Late Shift and a third Golden Globe nomination for his performance as Stanley Kowalski in the 1984 film adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire.
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