Treat Williams’ final projects revealed after actor’s death
nypost.commotorcycle crash Monday in Vermont. The 71-year-old actor had played TV movie and episodic characters as of late, and he had recently accepted a key role in Ryan Murphy’s “Feud: Capote Vs.
The Swans,” reports Deadline.The upcoming FX miniseries, an adaptation of Laurence Leamer’s bestselling book “Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era,” follows Truman Capote from the mid-1970s until the eccentric author’s death in 1984.
Williams is playing former CBS head Bill Paley alongside Naomi Watts, Molly Ringwald, Tom Hollander and several other high-profile celebrities.
The Post reached to Williams’ rep, Murphy and FX for comment. According to the “Hair” star’s IMDb page, Williams was also set to appear in the upcoming series “Nightbirds” and the film “American Outlaws,” based on the true story of three siblings who perpetuated a cross-country crime spree in 2011.His long resume includes “Prince of the City” (1981), “The Deep End of the Ocean” (1999), “Miss Congeniality 2” (2005), “Second Act” (2018), and several episodes of “Chicago Fire.”Before his unexpected death, Williams posted a video to his Instagram that was captioned “Hay day.” The actor also shared a picture of his Vermont farm, while he was on a lawnmower, shortly before the crash.“There is no better smell than new mown hay,” reads the caption.According to police, “The Phantom” actor was struck by a driver who didn’t see his motorcycle while making a turn.
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