It was an untimely end for a man whose career spanned five decades of film and TV.
He even had a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment as an Echo Base Trooper in “The Empire Strikes Back.”
Williams plays William Paley, the broadcasting pioneer who helped grow CBS into a television powerhouse.
But that didn’t matter to him, as the show’s creator recently revealed.
Murphy led a round of applause in Williams' memory, and shared a poignant memory.
Pam Williams backs this up.
Pam also recalled how the “Feud” crew offered their support after her husband’s tragic death.
“It just feels like such a hole in our family and the fabric of the world.
The whole atmosphere feels different.”
His castmates feel lucky to have had worked with him on his final project.
It’s such an absolute tragedy.
And what he does with the character is so beautiful."
Naomi Watts, who plays Williams' TV wife Babe Paley, shared her thoughts withEntertainment Tonight.
…He couldn’t believe it.
Every day he was like, ‘Oh my god, these words!'"
Diane Lane and Chloe Sevigny, who play “swans” Slim Keith and C.Z.
Guest, eulogized Williams on"Good Morning America"just after the MoMA screening.
“Such a loss,” said Lane, visibly emotional.
“He was such a joyous man, and his joy will linger with us forever.”
He was a friend and inspiration to many, and he will be deeply missed by his colleagues."
