Scott Wolf Reflects on Starring Alongside Treat Williams inEverwood: 'It Was a Gift to Get a Chance to Work with Him'

Mar. 15, 2025

Scott Wolf; Treat Williams.Photo:Olivia Wong/Getty;  Emma McIntyre/Getty

Olivia Wong/Getty;  Emma McIntyre/Getty

Scott Wolfis reflecting on the experience of working alongside the late actorTreat WilliamsinEverwood.

“Loved Treat and his wife and their kids,” Wolf told the outlet, adding of Williams, whodied in June 2023 at age 71following a motorcycle accident, “He was a beautiful actor.”

In the family series, Williams starred as Dr. Andrew Brown, a gifted New York City neurosurgeon who moves his son and daughter to the small town of Everwood, Colo., after his wife’s sudden death in a car accident. There, he sets up a free community medical practice in the old train station where his wife once passed through as a young girl and fell in love with the town.

Wolf joined the show in season 3 in the role of Jake Hartman, a young, overzealous doctor who immediately ruffles the feathers of Williams' character and fellow town doctor Harold Abbott (Tom Amandes).

From left: Tom Amandes (Harold Abbott), Treat Williams (Andrew Brown) and Scott Wolf (Jake Hartman) in ‘Everwood’.Everett

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“That kind of family drama, that kind of character-based show was what I had obviously cut my teeth on and loved more than anything,” he added.

Looking back on hisEverwoodexperience, Wolf said he wishes his and Williams' characters could have had a more amicable relationship that allowed them to be more connected in their scenes together.

“He and I were antagonistic with each other on the show, which was fun. If I could go back, it would be fun to play a role that was much more sort of joined with him because most of our on-camera stuff was contentious,” he explained. “But [Williams] was a wonderful human being, and I had been a fan of his work for years and years and years. It was a gift to get a chance to work with him and get to know his family.”

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Treat Williams in 2017.David Livingston/Getty

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In the wake of Williams' death, many of hisEverwoodcostars shared similarly fond remembrances of the actor, who was also known for his roles inHair,Chesapeake ShoresandChicago Fire.

Smith — who played Dr. Brown’s teenaged piano prodigy son Ephram in the series — described the news of Williams' death as “devastating” at the time. “Treat was a wonderful man and a brilliant actor. Above all, he loved his family so much,” he told PEOPLE in a statement.

In his own tribute, Pratt, who starred as Dr. Abbott’s son Bright, remembered Williams and fellowEverwoodstarJohn Beasley— who died in May 2023 at age 79 — as “exceptional” talents.

“Both men were exceptional actors, wonderful husbands, fathers and friends. They will be missed tremendously,” he wrote onInstagram. “I learned a great deal from working with each of them.”

Since first playing Dr. Hartman onEverwood, Wolf has gone on to star as a doctor in three other series —The Night Shift,The Nineand the new Fox dramaDoc, which premiered on Jan. 7.

source: people.com