Trey Wilson

• Name — Trey Wilson • Birth Name — Donald Yearnsley Wilson III • Born — 21 January 1948 • Birthplace — Houston, Texas, U.S. • Died — 16 January 1989 • Place of death — New York City, New York, U.S. • Resting Place — Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Texas, U.S. • Education — University of Houston • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1976–1989

Wilson was born Houston, Texas, in 1948, to Donald Yearnsley Wilson and Irene Louise Wilson. He attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire and then majored in English and theater at the University of Houston. He was a cousin of former Texas Republican State Senator Kim Brimer.

During his career, Wilson appeared in numerous stage productions and 30 films or television shows, including guest roles on Spenser: For Hire and The Equalizer. On stage, he co-starred in the ragtime-era musical Tintypes on Broadway, appeared in The Front Page at Lincoln Center and on Broadway, and appeared with Sandy Duncan in Peter Pan. He also appeared in Pat Benatar's music video "Love Is a Battlefield", as the father who throws her out of the house. His most memorable roles in film were in Raising Arizona, as unpainted furniture store owner Nathan Arizona, and Bull Durham, as Joe Riggins, manager of the Durham Bulls minor league baseball team.

Wilson married Judy Blye, a well-known New York soap opera casting agent, on August 25, 1975. He was previously married to Cynthia June Brinson.

Wilson died at the age of 40 from a cerebral hemorrhage in New York City on January 16, 1989, and was buried at Forest Park Cemetery in Houston five days later, on what would have been his 41st birthday. Released after his death, Wilson's final film was Great Balls of Fire!, the biopic of Jerry Lee Lewis, where he played American record producer Sam Phillips. He had been cast in the Coen brothers' film Miller's Crossing at the time of his death, and was replaced by Albert Finney. The end credits of The Silence of the Lambs and Miss Firecracker dedicate the films to him.

ACTOR television credits • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1985 — Robert Kennedy and His Times — Jimmy Hoffa — 3 episodes • 1986–87 — Spenser: For Hire — Jack Weller / Terry Vogel — 2 episodes • 1987 — The Equalizer — Peter Marstand — Episode: "A Place to Stay" • 1990 — Law & Order — Defense Attorney Eddie Cosmatos — Episode: "Everybody's Favorite Bagman"