Tom Hollander still hasn’t processed the loss of his Feud: Capote vs. Swans costar Treat Williams, but has a constant reminder of the late actor in his pantry.
“He gave us all things from Vermont near where he lived,” Hollander, 56, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “He always talked about Vermont and how much he loved to fly. And I still have the Vermont pancake mix that he brought, which was the best pancake mix ever. We still have it in the cupboard, the half we didn’t eat.”
Now, the British actor always thinks of Williams, who died in a motorcycle accident in June at the age of 71, when he sees anything Vermont-related. “Three days ago I saw some Vermont butter at the grocery store and I immediately thought of Treat because he loved Vermont,” Hollander says. “He loved where he lived.”
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Williams grew up skiing in Vermont and eventually bought a house in Manchester, Vermont after achieving professional success.
“I bought the house we’re in 35 years ago,” Williams said Vermont Magazine 2021. “I’ve always loved Vermont, both in winter and summer. There was something incredibly special about it for me, and the people here are incredibly honest, real and good-natured. There’s also always something new to discover somewhere on a dirt road you’ve never traveled before.”
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Treat Williams on ‘Feud: Capote vs. Swans’.
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The Emmy-nominated actor said he felt “so grateful” every day he woke up in Vermont. “I think very few people are as fortunate as I am to say, ‘I love where I live,'” he said. “I don’t have any fantasy of being somewhere else. I have everything I want and need in Vermont. I’ve been all over the world and I’ve never seen a place as beautiful as Vermont.”
Williams plays CBS co-founder Bill Paley Quarrel contrary to Hollander’s interpretation of Truman Capote. According to Hollander, Williams “was so happy to be there” working on Ryan Murphy’s limited series.
“And then it seemed so cruel and unfair to have him die in this ridiculous, stupid, senseless accident a few weeks after we finished,” Hollander continues to PEOPLE. “He absolutely loved playing Bill Paley and it was brilliant.”
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Honor Williams and his son Gill.
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The accident shocked everyone Quarrel honor.
“It’s very, very tragic and it’s quite difficult for us to talk about it because he was there right now,” Hollander says. “We didn’t really mourn him. We were just getting to know him. He was a very, very sweet spirit. He was the most positive, glass-half-full enthusiast.”
Series director Gus Van Sant found Williams to be “a really fun person to talk to.”
“He would often tell a long story to someone on set to the point where the first AD had to shut him up,” Van Sant, 71, tells PEOPLE. “It was really tragic that he left us.”
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Naomi Watts, who plays Bill’s wife Babe and executive produces the show, praised Williams’ performance, telling PEOPLE she thought he “did his best.”
“I think a lot of it was because he was so grateful at this point in his life,” Watts, 55, tells PEOPLE. “We’re all absolutely heartbroken about it and devastated that he won’t be able to see his wonderful, wonderful work up there.”
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Feud: Capote vs. Swans airs Wednesdays at 10pm ET on FX.
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