Willie Garson

Willie Garson Paszamant (February 20, 1964 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor. 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, in the related films Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2 and in the spin-off And Just Like That..., 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. Garson was born in Highland Park, New Jersey, the son of Muriel (née Schwartz) and Donald M. Paszamant. Garson was Jewish. He attended Camp Wekeela in Hartford, Maine, as a child for 11 years. He graduated in 1982 from Highland Park High School. In 1985, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theater from Wesleyan University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale Drama School. Garson began his career in theater, appearing in productions off-Broadway and on Broadway. He made his film debut in the 1989 comedy Troop Beverly Hills. He had his breakthrough role in 1998 as Stanford Blatch on Sex and the City. He played the role for the entire six-season run of the show and in the two subsequent films. Garson continued to work steadily in film and television throughout his career. He appeared in numerous other films, including The Rock (1996), There's Something About Mary (1998), and The Wedding Planner (2001). He also had recurring roles on the television shows NYPD Blue (1993), Friends (1995), and Hawaii Five-0 (2010). Garson was a talented actor who was known for his versatility and his ability to play a wide range of characters. He was also a gifted comedian and a scene-stealer. He will be remembered for his roles in Sex and the City, White Collar, and other films and television shows. Garson died on September 21, 2021, at the age of 57. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier that year.

Known For: Acting

Born: Highland Park, New Jersey, USA, 1964-02-20

Died: 2021-09-21

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1986	The Deliberate Stranger		62
2	1986	The Leftovers	Gladstone's Assistant	60
3	1987	The Price of Life		60
4	1989	Troop Beverly Hills	Bruce	57
5	1989	Peter Gunn	Rusty	47
6	1989	Double Your Pleasure	Waiter	61
7	1990	Brain Dead	Board Member	57
8	1990	The Adventures of Ford Fairlane	Frat Boy	61
9	1990	Repossessed	Nerd Student	51
10	1991	Soapdish	Nitwit Executive	63
11	1992	Ruby	Lee Harvey Oswald	57
12	1993	Groundhog Day	Phil's Assistant Kenny	76
13	1993	Untamed Heart	Patsy	69
14	1993	When the Party's Over	Vic Montana	48
15	1993	Daybreak	Simon	51
16	1994	Every Breath	Bob	15
17	1994	Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice		0
18	1994	Speechless	Dick	59
19	1995	The Tie That Binds	Ray Tanton	48
20	1995	The Barefoot Executive		43
21	1995	Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead	Cuffy	64
22	1996	Cityscrapes: Los Angeles	John	35
23	1996	The Destiny of Marty Fine	Jack	10
24	1996	The Rock	Francis Reynolds	71
25	1996	Kingpin	Purse Snatcher	65
26	1996	Mars Attacks!	Corporate Guy	64
27	1997	Cyclops, Baby	Willie	0
28	1998	There's Something About Mary	Dr. Zit Face / High School Pal	66
29	1999	Being John Malkovich	Guy in Restaurant	74
30	1999	The Suburbans	Craig	38
31	1999	Play It to the Bone	Cappie Caplan	55
32	2000	Fortress 2	Stanley Nussbaum	51
33	2000	What Planet Are You From?	Brett	55
34	2000	Our Lips Are Sealed	Agent Norm	60
35	2001	Thank Heaven	Grant Strong	23
36	2001	Out Cold	Ted Muntz	58
37	2002	Luster	Sonny Spike	57
38	2003	A Problem with Fear	Erin	44
39	2003	Freaky Friday	Evan	65
40	2003	Jackass Backyard BBQ	Himself	55
41	2004	Seeing Other People	Writer	58
42	2004	House of D	Ticket Agent	63
43	2005	Fever Pitch	Kevin	62
44	2005	Just Like Heaven	Maitre D'	70
45	2005	Little Manhattan	Ralph	72
46	2006	Zoom	Dick	53
47	2006	Jackass Number Two	Self	66
48	2006	...So Goes the Nation	Self	68
49	2007	Ricky Jay Plays Poker	Self	59
50	2007	The TV Set	Brian	60
51	2007	Hard Four	Orville Chisholm	44
52	2008	Beau Jest	Joel Goldman	20
53	2008	Sex and the City	Stanford	66
54	2009	Amazing Racer	Richard	60
55	2009	Labor Pains	Carl	54
56	2010	Ashley's Ashes	Limus	25
57	2010	Sex and the City 2	Stanford Blatch	61
58	2014	Walk of Shame	Dan Karlin	60
59	2014	Periods.		40
60	2016	Trust Fund	Jerry Peters	43
61	2017	The Polka King	Lonny	56
62	2017	Feed	M. Brack	69
63	2019	Carl Laemmle	Carl Laemmle (voice)	48
64	2019	7 Days to Vegas	Danny	53
65	2019	A Christmas Wish	Principal Wilson	65
66	2020	Magic Camp	Casino Manager	68
67	2021	Before I Go	Francis	62

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1980	It's a Living	Phil Roman	57
2	1982	Family Ties	Walter	73
3	1982	Cheers	Waiter	76
4	1985	Mr. Belvedere	Carl	69
5	1989	Coach	Clerk	68
6	1989	Quantum Leap	Seymour	80
7	1989	Quantum Leap	Alik Idell / Lee Harvey Oswald	80
8	1990	Twin Peaks	Heavy Metal Roadie	83
9	1992	Melrose Place	Dr. Mosley	59
10	1992	Renegade	Tommy	67
11	1992	Mad About You	Randall	67
12	1993	The X-Files	Henry Weems	84
13	1993	The X-Files	Quinton 'Roach' Freely	84
14	1993	NYPD Blue	Henry Coffield	70
15	1993	Boy Meets World	Lenny Spinelli	82
16	1993	Boy Meets World	Mervyn	82
17	1993	Boy Meets World	The Minister	82
18	1994	Party of Five	Mr. Kroop	70
19	1994	Touched by an Angel	Eddie Brenner	72
20	1994	Friends	Steve	84
21	1995	Star Trek: Voyager	Riga	78
22	1995	The Single Guy	Ted	63
23	1995	Caroline in the City	Annoying Guy	64
24	1996	Spin City	Ned	71
25	1996	Early Edition	Willie Dretler	73
26	1997	Just Shoot Me!	Kurt	66
27	1997	The Practice	D.A. Frank Shea (uncredited)	77
28	1997	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Security Guard	81
29	1997	Stargate SG-1	Martin Lloyd	83
30	1997	Ally McBeal	Alan Farmer	66
31	1997	Ally McBeal	Frank Shea	66
32	1998	Ask Harriet		70
33	1998	Sex and the City	Stanford Blatch	74
34	1998	Conrad Bloom	Spencer	0
35	2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Bud Simmons	76
36	2001	The Division	Deke	70
37	2001	Special Unit 2	Little Brother	74
38	2001	Special Unit 2	Ross Bowman / Amphorian / Cupid	74
39	2002	Monk	Leo Navarro	79
40	2002	CSI: Miami	Ian Sutter	77
41	2002	CSI: Miami	Ian Sutton	77
42	2002	Taken		75
43	2002	Taken	Dr. Kreutz	75
44	2003	Las Vegas		70
45	2003	Two and a Half Men	Dr. Staven	75
46	2003	Celebrity Poker Showdown	Self	0
47	2005	Medium	Alan Hitchens	75
48	2007	Head Case	Self	63
49	2007	John from Cincinnati	Meyer Dickstein	64
50	2007	Pushing Daisies	Dick Dicker	78
51	2007	Wizards of Waverly Place	Mr. Frenchy	85
52	2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest	51
53	2009	Celebrity Ghost Stories	Self	73
54	2009	White Collar	Mozzie	82
55	2010	Hot in Cleveland	Dr. Brotz	74
56	2010	Hawaii Five-0	Gerard Hirsch	78
57	2011	Franklin & Bash		72
58	2011	Whole Day Down	Willie	0
59	2014	The Mysteries of Laura	Georges Tilleu aka The Nose	71
60	2015	Weird Loners	Carl	61
61	2015	Supergirl	Steve Lomeli	73
62	2016	The $100,000 Pyramid	Self	74
63	2018	25 Words or Less		67
64	2018	Magnum P.I.	Gerard Hirsch	76
65	2020	Stars in the House	Self	0
66	2021	And Just Like That…	Stanford Blatch	74

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