The actors shared the stage in two illustrious Broadway productions in the 1970s.
John Travolta recalls Treat Williams, a deceased friend and fellow Broadway performer who died on Monday at the age of 71 in a motorcycle accident.
Travolta, 69, posted a picture of two actors onstage at a screening of the early 1970s movie Over Here! in black and white.
The caption for Travolta’s Instagram Story read, “Treat and I got our start together in NYC playing in 2 Broadway shows: Grease and Over Here. I’m so sorry, Treat. You and your family are on my mind. You will be missed. John, I love you. ”.
It is widely acknowledged that the Broadway production of Over Here!, a musical set in the United States during World War II, launched the careers of numerous well-known actors.
In the Broadway production of Grease, Travolta portrayed Doody, and Williams portrayed Danny Zuko, the role Travolta later played in the 1978 film adaptation of the musical.
Williams and Travolta starred alongside Marilu Henner in the movies Over Here! and Grease. She talks about the early kinship she felt with Williams.
“We depicted two wildly in love characters. She remembers their performances in Over Here!, “We never stopped kissing the entire show. ”.
At the momentous occasion, Williams helped Henner, 71, get back on her feet.
The Taxi actor claimed, “When we first started out, he let me stay at his apartment in New York. “After we had performed on Broadway and the musical was canceled before I had another job, he let me stay in his apartment while he was away working another gig.”.
In the future, Williams and Henner both work as actors on the Hallmark Channel.
We never lost contact, claims Henner. “We regularly checked in on one another and watched out for one another. He was an unusual person. He was so skilled. We were a vital part of each other’s lives and members of the Hallmark family. He was incredibly vivacious, enjoyed acting, and cherished his family above all else. loved life as well. We’re all devastated because we loved him so. ”.
Williams has a four-decade-long career and more than 120 credits to his name. He made his film debut in 1975’s suspense film Deadly Hero. After that, he began to play more acting parts in films, such as Hair in 1979, which resulted in his first Golden Globe nomination for actor in a new star of the year. Later, he was nominated for another Golden Globe for best actor in a drama film for his work in 1981’s Prince of the City.
In 2002, he debuted in the lead role of Dr. Andrew “Andy” Brown on the WB series Everwood. All four seasons of the show saw him play the show’s lead character, and in 2003–04 he was nominated for a SAG Award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series.
Additionally, he contributed to the following movies and TV shows: Steven Spielberg’s 1941, Heart of Dixie, Blue Bloods, The Late Shift, Chicago Fire, Chesapeake Shores, Hallmark’s The Christmas House, Netflix’s The Noel Diary, and Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the sq\..
The actor is survived by his two children, Gill and Ellie, as well as by his wife, the actress Pam Van Sant.
