Willie Garson
Willie Garson | |
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Born | William Garson Paszamant February 20, 1964 |
Died | September 21, 2021 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 57)
Education | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–2021 |
Children | 1 |
William Garson Paszamant (February 20, 1964 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor.[1] He appeared in over 75 films and more than 300 TV episodes. He was known for playing Stanford Blatch on the HBO series Sex and the City and in the related films Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2, Mozzie in the USA Network series White Collar from 2009 to 2014, Ralph in the 2005 romantic comedy Little Manhattan, Gerard Hirsch in the reboot of Hawaii Five-0, and Martin Lloyd in the sci-fi series Stargate SG-1.
Early life and education
Garson was born in Highland Park, New Jersey, the son of Muriel (née Schwartz) and Donald M. Paszamant.[2] Garson was Jewish.[3] He attended Camp Wekeela in Hartford, Maine, as a child for 11 years.[4]
He graduated in 1982 from Highland Park High School.[5] In 1985, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theater from Wesleyan University[5][6] and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale Drama School.[7][8]
Career
Television
Garson had a recurring role as Henry Coffield on NYPD Blue and as Stanford Blatch on Sex and the City.[9] His other television appearances include Mr. Belvedere,[10] My Two Dads,[11] Coach ("The Loss Weekend" episode as a clerk),[12] Quantum Leap (once as a newspaper salesman/hack writer, and once as Lee Harvey Oswald), Twin Peaks, Monk, Boy Meets World, Girl Meets World (playing four different characters in the latter two shows' universe), Ally McBeal, Party of Five, Star Trek: Voyager (in the episode "Thirty Days"), Special Unit 2, Just Shoot Me!, Ask Harriet, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Friends (as Ross Geller's neighbor in the episode "The One With the Girl Who Hits Joey"), The X-Files (twice and as two different characters),[11] Cheers (as a waiter in the episode "Cape Cad"),[12] Yes, Dear,[11] CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,[12] Pushing Daisies, Stargate SG-1 (3 episodes), Wizards of Waverly Place, CSI: Miami, Mental, Spin City,[11] and Taken.[13] He co-starred in the 2007 HBO series John from Cincinnati.[11] He co-starred as Mozzie in the USA Network series White Collar from 2009 to 2014.[14] From 2019 to 2020, he was a regular guest star on the syndicated game show 25 Words or Less.[11]
Film
Garson also appeared in three movies from the Farrelly brothers – Kingpin,[13] There's Something About Mary,[10] and Fever Pitch.[15] His other film credits include Groundhog Day,[15] Just Like Heaven,[13] The Rock,[10] Fortress 2: Re-Entry,[13] Being John Malkovich,[10] Freaky Friday,[11] Labor Pains,[13] and Out Cold.[11] He made a cameo in the end credits of Jackass Number Two,[16] with the full context of the cameo being explained in Jackass 2.5.[17]
Personal life
Garson adopted a seven-year-old son, Nathen, in 2009.[18][19] Though he is mainly known for having played an openly gay man on Sex and the City, he was heterosexual.[20]
He purposely did not speak about the fact that he was actually straight in real life for fear of offending homosexuals. He stated, “For years I didn’t talk about it because I found it to be offensive to gay people. People playing gay characters jumping up and down screaming that they’re not gay, like that would somehow be a bad thing if they were.”[21]
Death
Garson died from pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles on September 21, 2021, at age 57.[22][23][24]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | The Deliberate Stranger[13] | TV movie | |
Family Ties[11] | Walter | Episode: "Paper Chase" | |
Cheers[12] | Waiter | Episode: "The Cape Cad" | |
You Again?[29] | Clerk | Episode: "Quit Is a Four Letter Word" | |
1986–1987 | Newhart[11] | Mr. Whorley / Steve | 2 episodes: "Desperately Desiring Susan: Part 2"; "Reading, Writing, and Rating Points" |
1986–1990 | Mr. Belvedere[11] | Carl | 7 episodes |
1987 | My Two Dads[11] | Tom | Episode: "Crime and Punishment" |
1988–1989 | It's a Living[11] | Phil Roman | 3 episodes |
1989 | Coach[12] | Clerk | Episode: "The Loss Weekend" |
Peter Gunn[13][12] | Rusty | TV movie | |
Chicken Soup[11] | Waiter | Episode: "Double Date" | |
1989–1992 | Quantum Leap[12][11] | Alik Idell / Lee Harvey Oswald / Seymour | 3 episodes |
1990 | Thirtysomething[11] | Ray | Episode: "Good Sex, Some Sex, What Sex, No Sex" |
Booker[30] | Mac Larson | Episode: "Mobile Home" | |
1991 | Twin Peaks[11] | Heavy Metal Roadie | Episode #2.20 |
1993 | |||
L.A. Law[31] | Jay Berg | Episode: "Odor in the Court" | |
Big Al[13] | Ricki | TV short | |
Flying Blind[32] | Leech Boy | Episode: "The Bride of Marsh Man 2: The Spawning" | |
A League of Their Own[33] | Episode: "Marathon" | ||
1993–1999 | Boy Meets World[12][11] | Leonard Spinelli / Mervyn / The Minister | 4 episodes |
1994 | Renegade[11] | Tommy | Episode: "Once Burned, Twice Chey" |
Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice[13] | TV movie | ||
1995 | Pig Sty[34] | Hansen | 2 episodes: "Mr. Nice Guy"; "Leap Into an Open Grave" |
MADtv[35] | Lee Harvey Oswald | Episode: "Kato Kaelin/Poison" | |
The Barefoot Executive[13][11] | TV movie | ||
Partners[11] | Larry | Episode: "Do We Have to Write You a Check?" | |
Mad About You[12][11] | Randall | Episode: "New Year's Eve" | |
1995, 1999 | The X-Files[12][11] | Quinton 'Roach' Freely / Henry Weems | 2 episodes: "The Walk"; "The Goldberg Variation" |
1996 | Touched by an Angel[12][11] | Eddie Brenner | Episode: "Dear God" |
1996–1999 | NYPD Blue[12][11] | Henry Coffield | 7 episodes |
1997 | |||
The Practice[12][11] | D.A. Frank Shea | 2 episodes: "Trial and Error"; "Dog Bite" | |
1997–1998 | Melrose Place[12][11] | Dr. Mosley | 2 episodes: "Secrets and Wives"; "Coop de Grace" |
Ally McBeal[12][11] | Alan Farmer / Frank Shea | 2 episodes: "Compromising Positions"; "These Are the Days" | |
1998 | Ask Harriet[12][11] | Ronnie Rendall | Main cast |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer[12][11] | Security Guard | Episode: "Killed by Death" | |
Party of Five[12][11] | Mr. Kroop | 3 episodes | |
Star Trek: Voyager[12][11] | Riga | Episode: "Thirty Days" | |
1998–2004 | Sex and the City[12][11] | Stanford Blatch | 27 episodes |
1999 | Friends[12][11] | Steve Cera | Episode: "The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey" |
Just Shoot Me![12][11] | Kurt | Episode: "Miss Pretty" | |
Early Edition[11] | Willie Dretler | Episode: "The Out-of-Towner" | |
Come On Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story[12][11] | Sam | TV movie | |
Nash Bridges[11] | Leonard Voss | Episode: "Crosstalk" | |
2000 | City of Angels[12][11] | Norman Lewis | Episode: "Cry Me a Liver" |
Level 9[12][11] | Bones | 2 episodes: "Mail Call"; "DefCon" | |
Spin City[11] | Ned | Episode: "Blind Faith" | |
2000–2006 | Stargate SG-1[12][11] | Martin Lloyd | 3 episodes |
2001–2002 | Special Unit 2[11] | Amphorian / Cupid / Little Brother / Ross Bowman | 2 episodes: "The Brothers"; "The Love" |
2002 | Taken[13][12] | Dr. Kreutz | 2 episodes |
2003 | |||
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation[12] | Bud Simmons / Sexy Kitty | Episode: "Fur and Loathing" | |
2004 | |||
Yes, Dear[12][11] | Gordon | Episode: "Kim and Gordon" | |
Monk[12][11] | Leo Navarro | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Panic Room" | |
2005–2006 | CSI: Miami[12][11] | Ian Sutter / Ian Sutton | 2 episodes: "Sex & Taxes"; "If Looks Could Kill" |
2006 | Las Vegas[11] | Pete Natelson | Episode: "Bait and Switch" |
2007 | John from Cincinnati[12][11] | Meyer Dickstein | Main cast; 10 episodes |
2008 | Chocolate News[36] | Larry Turner | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
2009 | Imagination Movers[37] | Pants Armstrong | Episode: "Second Chance Pants" |
Wizards of Waverly Place[12][11] | Mr. Frenchy | Episode: "Fashion Week" | |
Pushing Daisies[12][11] | Dick Dicker | Episode: "Window Dressed to Kill" | |
Medium[11] | Alan Hitchens | Episode: "The Talented Ms. Boddicker" | |
Mental[12][11] | Leonard Steinberg | Episode: "Rainy Days" | |
2009–2014 | White Collar[12][11] | Mozzie | Main cast; 80 episodes |
2011–2015 | Whole Day Down[30][38] | Willie | Main cast |
2012 | Hot in Cleveland[12][11] | Dr. Brotz | Episode: "God and Football" |
2013 | Two and a Half Men[12][11] | Dr. Steven Staven | Episode: "Run, Steven Staven! Run!" |
Wendell & Vinnie[39] | Jury member | Episode: "Mock Law & Order" | |
How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)[12][11] | Harry | Episode: "How to Live with the Academy Awards Party" | |
2014 | Girl Meets World[40] | Harrison Miller | Episode: "Girl Meets Popular" |
Franklin & Bash[12][11] | Dr. Nick Beckman | Episode: "Kershaw v. Lincecum" | |
2015 | Weird Loners[11] | Carl | Episode: "Weird Knight" |
2015–2020 | Hawaii Five-0[41] | Gerard Hirsch | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
2016 | The Mysteries of Laura[12][11] | George Tilieu | Episode: "The Mystery of the Downward Spiral" |
2017 | Scandal[42] | Protestor | Episode: "Day 101" |
2018 | Salvation[12][11] | Dr. Carson | Episode: "Get Ready" |
2019–2020 | Supergirl[12][11] | Steve Lomeli | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
2019 | Conversations in L.A.[43] | Dr. Kerr | Episode: "Wed-Lock" |
Magnum P.I.[11] | Gerard Hirsch | Episode: "Blood Brothers" | |
2020 | Big Mouth[7] | Various voices | 3 episodes |
TBA | And Just Like That...[7] | Stanford Blatch | Upcoming miniseries, posthumous release |
References
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Garson attended Highland Park High School, and after graduating in 1982 he continued on to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut...
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- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Deaths from cancer in California
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer
- Highland Park High School (New Jersey) alumni
- Jewish American male actors
- Male actors from New Jersey
- People from Highland Park, New Jersey
- Wesleyan University alumni
- Yale School of Drama alumni
- 21st-century American Jews