Richard Treat Williams (born December 1, 1951 in Rowayton, Connecticut) is … Read Full Bio ↴Richard Treat Williams (born December 1, 1951 in Rowayton, Connecticut) is an American actor.

Early life

Williams was born in Rowayton, Connecticut to Richard Norman Williams, a prize-fighter, and his wife Marion Treat, a Housewife, for whom he is named. Williams graduated from the Kent School in Connecticut and Franklin and Marshall College.

Career

Williams came to world attention when he starred in the Miloš Forman film Hair (1979). This film was based on the Broadway musical Hair. Since that time he has gone on to appear in over seventy-five films and several television series, including, most notably, 1941 (1979), Once Upon A Time In America (1984), Dead Heat (1988), Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) and Deep Rising (1998).

Expected to become a big star in the early '80s due to his talent and film exposure, he never quite did, though he did become a prolific character actor who remains active in films to this day. From 2002 to 2006 he was the star of the popular television series Everwood.

Williams was nominated for a Golden Globe award for his part in Hair. He got a second Golden Globe nomination for starring in Sydney Lumet's Prince of the City. He got a third nomination for his performance as Stanley Kowalski in the television presentation of A Streetcar Named Desire. In 1996, he was nominated Best Actor by the Emmy Awards for his work in The Late Shift, an HBO movie. Williams has also worked as a director, winning won two festival awards for directing Texan in Showtime's Chanticleer series.

In 1996, he played bad guy Xander Drax in Paramount's big budget comic book adaptation, The Phantom, where he did his best to take over the world and kill Billy Zane's mysterious superhero.

Williams' acting career includes numerous stage roles. He won a Drama League Award for his work in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, and another for starring in the off-Broadway production of Captains Courageous.

Other notable Broadway shows include Grease, the Sherman Brothers' Over Here!, Once in a Lifetime, Pirates of Penzance and Love Letters, and off-Broadway, he has appeared in David Mamet's Oleanna and Oh, Hell (at Lincoln Center), Some Men Need Help, and Randy Newman's Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong.

He premiered the Los Angeles production of Love Letters and appeared in War Letters at the Canon Theatre in Los Angeles.

Williams is probably best known for his leading role as Dr. Andrew Brown in the former WB series Everwood, about a New York neurosurgeon who moves his family to the fictional Everwood, Colorado. Although the show's ratings were never spectacular, it won critical acclaim and had a devoted following. Williams received two SAG award nominations (2003 and 2004) for his role on the show.

Williams has recently made several guest appearances on the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters playing the role of David Morton, a friend and potential suitor of the Sally Field character.

Personal life

Williams lives with his wife and two children in New York City, although they have/had a home in Utah where Everwood was shot.

Movie and Television Performances

* Brothers & Sisters (2006)
* Searching for Mickey Fish (2006) (post-production)
* Everwood (television series)(2002-06)
* Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
* Hollywood Ending (2002)
* Going to California (2002) television episode
* Guilty Hearts (2002) (television)
* Venomous (2002)
* Gale Force (2002) (V)
* UC: Undercover (2002) television episode
* Skeletons in the Closet (2001)
* The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001) (V)
* The Fraternity (2001)
* Critical Mass (2000)
* Extreme Limits (2000)
* Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999) (television)
* The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999) (television)
* 36 Hours to Die (1999) (television)
* The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
* Every Mother's Worst Fear (1998) (television)
* The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998) (television)
* Escape: Human Cargo (1998) (television)
* Deep Rising (1998)
* The Devil's Own (1997)
* The Phantom (1996)
* Mulholland Falls (1996)
* The Late Shift (1996) (television)
* Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
* Johnny's Girl (1995) (television)
* In the Shadow of Evil (1995) (television)
* The Taming Power of the Small (1995)
* Mister Dog (1995)
* Texan (1994) (television)
* Parallel Lives (1994) (television)
* Where the Rivers Flow North (1994)
* Hand Gun (1994)
* Vault of Horror I (1994) (television)
* Good Advice (1993) (television series)
* Road to Avonlea (television)
* Bonds of Love (1993/I) (television)
* Deadly Matrimony (1992) (television)
* Batman (1992)
* The Water Engine (1992) (television)
* Tales from the Crypt (1992) (television)
* Till Death Us Do Part (1992) (television)
* Final Verdict (1991) (television)
* Eddie Dodd (1991) television series
* Max and Helen (1990) (television)
* Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (1990) television miniseries
* Oltre l'oceano (1990)
* Russicum - I giorni del diavolo (1989)
* Heart of Dixie (1989)
* Third Degree Burn (1989) (television)
* Dead Heat (1988)
* Sweet Lies (1988)
* Echoes in the Darkness (1987) (television)
* Faerie Tale Theatre (1987) (television)
* J. Edgar Hoover (1987) (television)
* Notte degli squali, La (1987)
* The Men's Club (1986)
* Smooth Talk (1985)
* Some Men Need Help (1985) (television)
* Flashpoint (1984)
* A Streetcar Named Desire (1984) (television movie)
* Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
* Stangata napoletana (1983)
* Dempsey (1983) (television)
* The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (1981)
* Prince of the City (1981)
* Why Would I Lie? (1980)
* Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
* 1941 (1979)
* Hair (1979)
* The Ritz (1976)
* The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
* Deadly Hero (1976)

Love Song
Treat Williams Lyrics

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There's a wren in a willow wood
Flies so high, sings so good
And he brings to you, what he sings to you
And the love in his lullaby
Seems to tell me if I try
I could fly for you
Lover I wanna try for you cause

And I wanna sing you a love song
Wanna rock you in my arms all night long
I wanna get to know you
Wanna show you the peaceful feeling of my home

Summer thunder on moon-bright days
Northern lights in the skies ablaze
I'll bring to you, if you let me sing to you
Northern lights in a firery sky
Show the trail of our lullaby
Sing to you, girl I wanna sing to you

And I wanna sing you a love song
I wanna rock you in my arms all night long
I wanna get to know you
I wanna show you the peaceful feeling of my home

Ooh la la la la
Ooh la la la la

Overall Meaning

The song Love Song by Treat Williams is a romantic and heartfelt expression of the desire to connect with the person he loves. The first verse describes a wren in a willow wood that sings so beautifully and seems to bring the love in his lullaby to the singer. The singer sees this wren as inspiration and believes that if he tries, he could fly for his lover. The chorus repeats that the singer wants to sing a love song and rock his lover in his arms all night long. He wants to get to know her and show her the peaceful feeling of his home.

The second verse has vivid imagery of summer thunder on moon-bright days and northern lights in the skies ablaze. The singer wants to bring this beauty to his lover by singing to her about the northern lights and how they show the trail of their love. The singer emphasizes that he wants to sing to her because it is a personal and intimate way for him to express his feelings. The chorus repeats again, expressing the singer's desire to emotionally and physically connect with his lover.

Overall, Love Song is a sentimental and earnest expression of love. The singer is inspired by nature and believes that singing to his lover is one of the most genuine ways to reach her heart. The lyrics are simple yet effective in conveying the message of love through the use of vivid and relatable imagery.

Line by Line Meaning

There's a wren in a willow wood
Observing nature, I see a wren in a willow wood

Flies so high, sings so good
The bird flies with grace and sings well

And he brings to you, what he sings to you
The bird shares his song with those who listen

And the love in his lullaby
The affection in the bird's song

Seems to tell me if I try
The song inspires me to attempt something

I could fly for you
I could do something exceptional for you

Lover I wanna try for you cause
Darling, I want to try for you because

And I wanna sing you a love song
I desire to perform a melody for you

Wanna rock you in my arms all night long
I wish to embrace you tightly during the night

I wanna get to know you
I would like to grow closer to you

Wanna show you the peaceful feeling of my home
I hope to demonstrate the tranquility of my abode