In a statement issued on Monday, the family said in part, “As you can imagine, we are shocked and greatly bereaved at this time.'
Playing a construction family patriarch, he was a main cast member of “Chesapeake Stories,” which concluded a six-season run on the Hallmark Channel last October. Williams appeared in “Blue Bloods” in May on the episode “Irish Exits.”
Born Richard Treat Williams on Dec. 1, 1951 in Rowayton, Conn., Williams graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania before moving into an acting career. He made his screen debut in 1975 with a role in the feature “Deadly Hero” before landing the lead role of “Hair.”More from Variety
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