Willie Garson
Willie Garson | |
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Born | William Garson Paszamant February 20, 1964 |
Education | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Children | 1 |
William Garson Paszamant (born February 20, 1964) is an American actor.[1] He has appeared in over 75 films, and more than 300 TV episodes. He is 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 the genial doorman in the 2005 romantic comedy Little Manhattan, Gerald 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 is 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[6] and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale Drama School.
Career[]
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Television[]
Garson had a recurring role as Henry Coffield on NYPD Blue and as Stanford Blatch on Sex and the City.[7] His other television appearances include Mr. Belvedere,[8] My Two Dads, Coach ("The Loss Weekend" episode as a clerk), Quantum Leap (once as a newspaper salesman/hack writer, and once as Lee Harvey Oswald), 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, The X-Files (twice and as two different characters), Cheers (as a waiter in the episode Cape Cad), Yes, Dear, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Pushing Daisies, Stargate SG-1 (3 episodes), Wizards of Waverly Place, CSI: Miami, Mental, Spin City, and Taken. He co-starred in the 2007 HBO series John from Cincinnati. He co-starred as Mozzie in the USA Network series White Collar from 2009 to 2014.[9]
Film[]
Garson has also appeared in three movies from the Farrelly brothers—Kingpin, There's Something About Mary,[8] and Fever Pitch. His other film credits include Groundhog Day, Just Like Heaven, The Rock,[8] Fortress 2: Re-Entry, Being John Malkovich,[8] Freaky Friday, Labor Pains, and Out Cold. He made a cameo in the end credits of Jackass Number Two, with the full context of the cameo being explained in Jackass 2.5.
Personal life[]
In 2009, Garson adopted a seven-year-old son, Nathen.[10][11] Garson played an openly gay man on SATC. Garson is heterosexual.[12]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | The Deliberate Stranger | ||
1987 | The Price of Life | Father | Short |
1989 | Troop Beverly Hills | Bruce | |
Peter Gunn | Rusty | TV Movie | |
1990 | Store Owner | Short | |
Brain Dead | Board Member | ||
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Frat Boy | ||
Repossessed | Nerd Student | ||
1991 | Across the Tracks | Salesman | |
Egg w/ Glasses | Short | ||
Soapdish | Nitwit Executive | ||
Mobsters | Telephone Operator | ||
1992 | Ruby | Lee Harvey Oswald | |
1993 | Groundhog Day | Phil's Assistant Kenny | |
Untamed Heart | Patsy | ||
When the Party's Over | Vic Montana | ||
Big Al | Ricki | TV Short | |
Daybreak | Simon | ||
1994 | John | ||
Black Sheep | Anthony Guifoyle | ||
Every Breath | Bob | ||
TV movie | |||
Speechless | Dick | ||
1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Cuffy | |
The Tie That Binds | Ray Tanton | ||
The Barefoot Executive | TV movie | ||
1996 | Lyle | ||
Jack | |||
The Rock | Francis Reynolds | ||
Kingpin | Purse Snatcher | ||
Mars Attacks! | Corporate Guy | ||
1997 | Willie | ||
1998 | There's Something About Mary | Dr. Zit Face/High School Pal | |
Living Out Loud | Man in Elevator | ||
1999 | The Suburbans | Craig | |
Being John Malkovich | Guy in Restaurant | ||
Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story | Sam | ||
Play It to the Bone | Cappie Caplan | ||
2000 | Our Lips Are Sealed | Agent Norm | |
Fortress 2 | Stanley Nussbaum | ||
What Planet Are You From?[8] | Brett | ||
2001 | Out Cold | Ted Muntz | |
2002 | Luster | Sonny Spike | |
2003 | TV movie | ||
Special | Suspicious Wheelchair Guy | short | |
Freaky Friday | Evan | ||
A Problem with Fear | Erin | ||
2004 | Man Holding the Rope | Short | |
Seeing Other People | Suspicious Wheelchair Guy | short | |
House of D | Ticket Agent | ||
2005 | Fever Pitch | Kevin | |
Just Like Heaven | Maitre D' | ||
Little Manhattan | Ralph | ||
2006 | Grant Strong | ||
The TV Set | Brian | ||
Zoom | Dick | ||
2007 | Orville Chisholm | ||
2008 | Joel Goldman | ||
Sex and the City | Stanford Blatch | ||
2009 | Shannon's Rainbow | Richard | |
Labor Pains | Carl | ||
2010 | Limus | ||
Sex and the City 2 | Stanford Blatch | ||
Tom Trudell | |||
2012 | Fops | The King | short |
Periods. | |||
2014 | Walk of Shame | Dan Karlin | |
2017 | The Polka King | Lonny | |
2020 | Magic Camp | Casino Manager |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1986 | Family Ties | Walter | Episode: "Paper Chase" |
Cheers | Waiter | Episode: "The Cape Cad" | |
You Again? | Clerk | Episode: "Quit Is a Four Letter Word" | |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Gladstone's Assistant | Episode: "The Leftovers (31.7)" | |
1986-1987 | Newhart | Mr. Whorley / Steve | 2 episodes: "Desperately Desiring Susan: Part 2"; "Reading, Writing, and Rating Points" |
1986-1990 | Mr. Belvedere | Carl | 7 episodes |
1987 | My Two Dads | Tom | Episode: "Crime and Punishment" |
American Playhouse | Father | Episode: "The Price of Life" | |
1988-1989 | It's a Living | Phil Roman | 3 episodes |
1989 | Coach | Clerk | Episode: "The Loss Weekend" |
Chicken Soup | Waiter | Episode: "Double Date" | |
1989-1992 | Quantum Leap | Alik Idell / Lee Harvey Oswald / Seymour | 3 episodes |
1990 | Thirtysomething | Ray | Episode: "Good Sex, Some Sex, What Sex, No Sex" |
Booker | Mac Larson | Episode: "Mobile Home" | |
1991 | Twin Peaks | Heavy Metal Roadie | Episode: "Episode #2.20" |
1993 | Moon Over Miami | Episode: "Watching the Detectives" | |
L.A. Law | Jay Berg | Episode: "Odor in the Court" | |
Flying Blind | Leech Boy | Episode: "The Bride of Marsh Man 2: The Spawning" | |
A League of Their Own | Episode: "Marathon" | ||
1993-1999 | Boy Meets World | Leonard Spinelli / Mervyn / The Minister | 4 episodes |
1994 | Renegade | Tommy | Episode: "Once Burned, Twice Chey" |
1995 | Pig Sty | Hansen | 2 episodes: "Mr. Nice Guy"; "Leap Into an Open Grave" |
MADtv | Lee Harvey Oswald | Episode: "Kato Kaelin/Poison" | |
Partners | Larry | Episode: "Do We Have to Write You a Check?" | |
Mad About You | Randall | Episode: "New Year's Eve" | |
1995, 1999 | The X-Files | Quinton 'Roach' Freely / Henry Weems | 2 episodes: "The Walk"; "The Goldberg Variation" |
1996 | Touched by an Angel | Eddie Brenner | Episode: "Dear God" |
1996-1999 | NYPD Blue | Henry Coffield | 7 episodes |
1997 | VR.5 | Strange Guy | Episode: "Sisters" |
Caroline in the City | Annoying Guy | Episode: "Caroline and the Monkeys" | |
The Practice | D.A. Frank Shea | 2 episodes: "Trial and Error"; "Dog Bite" | |
1997-1998 | Melrose Place | Dr. Mosley | 2 episodes: "Secrets and Wives"; "Coop de Grace" |
Ally McBeal | Alan Farmer / Frank Shea | 2 episodes: "Compromising Positions"; "These Are the Days" | |
1998 | Ask Harriet | Ronnie Rendall | Main cast |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Security Guard | Episode: "Killed by Death" | |
Conrad Bloom | Spencer | Episode: "Gone with the Re-Wind" | |
Party of Five | Mr. Kroop | 3 episodes | |
Star Trek: Voyager | Riga | Episode: "Thirty Days" | |
1998-2004 | Sex and the City | Stanford Blatch | 27 episodes |
1999 | Friends | Steve Cera | Episode: "The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey" |
Just Shoot Me! | Kurt | Episode: "Miss Pretty" | |
Early Edition | Willie Dretler | Episode: "The Out-of-Towner" | |
Nash Bridges | Leonard Voss | Episode: "Crosstalk" | |
2000 | City of Angels | Norman Lewis | Episode: "Cry Me a Liver" |
Hollywood Off-Ramp | Episode: "And on Your Left..." | ||
Level 9 | Bones | 2 episodes: "Mail Call"; "DefCon" | |
Spin City | Ned | Episode: "Blind Faith" | |
2000-2006 | Stargate SG-1 | Martin Lloyd | 3 episodes |
2001 | Going to California | Percy Utley | Episode: "A Pirate Looks at 15 to 20" |
2001-2002 | Special Unit 2 | Amphorian / Cupid / Little Brother / Ross Bowman | 2 episodes: "The Brothers"; "The Love" |
2002 | Taken | Dr. Kreutz | |
2003 | Greetings from Tucson | Mr. Gargan | Episode: "Counseling" |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bud Simmons / Sexy Kitty | Episode: "Fur and Loathing" | |
2004 | All About the Andersons | Bud Barber | Episode: "Get Out of Dodge... Ball" |
Yes, Dear | Gordon | Episode: "Kim and Gordon" | |
The Division | Deke | Episode: "The Box" | |
Monk | Leo Navarro | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Panic Room" | |
Wild Card | Alan Farmer / Brad Pitt | Episode: "Die, Die, Who Am I?" | |
2005-2006 | CSI: Miami | Ian Sutter / Ian Sutton | 2 episodes: "Sex & Taxes"; "If Looks Could Kill" |
2006 | Las Vegas | Pete Natelson | Episode: "Bait and Switch" |
2007 | John from Cincinnati | Meyer Dickstein | Main cast |
2008 | Chocolate News | Larry Turner | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
2009 | Imagination Movers | Pants Armstrong | Episode: "Second Chance Pants" |
Wizards of Waverly Place | Mr. Frenchy | Episode: "Fashion Week" | |
Pushing Daisies | Dick Dicker | Episode: "Window Dressed to Kill" | |
Medium | Alan Hitchens | Episode: "The Talented Ms. Boddicker" | |
Mental | Leonard Steinberg | Episode: "Rainy Days" | |
2009-2014 | White Collar | Mozzie | Main Cast |
2011-2012 | Whole Day Down | Willie | Main cast |
2012 | Hot in Cleveland | Dr. Brotz | Episode: "God and Football" |
2013 | Two and a Half Men | Dr. Steven Staven | Episode: "Run, Steven Staven! Run!" |
Wendell and Vinnie | Jury member | Episode: "Mock Law & Order" | |
2014 | Girl Meets World[13] | Harrison Miller | Episode: "Girl Meets Popular" |
2014 | Franklin & Bash | Dr. Nick Beckman | Episode: "Kershaw v. Lincecum" |
2015-2019 | Hawaii Five-0[14] | Gerard Hirsch | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
2016 | The Mysteries of Laura | George Tilieu | Episode: "The Mystery of the Downward Spiral" |
2017 | Scandal | Protestor | Episode: "Day 101" |
2018 | Salvation | Dr. Carson | Episode: "Get Ready" |
2019-2020 | Supergirl | Steve Lomeli | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
2019 | Magnum P.I. | Gerard Hirsch | Episode: "Blood Brothers" |
References[]
- ^ Willie Garson profile, filmreference.com; accessed August 17, 2015.
- ^ Home News Tribune: "MURIEL PASZAMANT FLANAGAN AGE: 77 NEW YORK, NY" February 11, 2010
- ^ @WillieGarson (25 December 2017). "As a Jewish person..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Rymer, Chris, "Summer Stock", Interview with Willie Garson. Portland Monthly. June 2012, pp. 149-154. http://www.portlandmonthly.com/pdf/Summer%20Stock.pdf
- ^ Biography, Biography Channel, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 24, 2012. Accessed February 7, 2020. "Garson attended Highland Park High School, and after graduating in 1982 he continued on to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut—the alma mater of such fellow actors as Dana Delany, Frank Wood and Jordan Belfi."
- ^ "Does 'The Carrie Diaries' have room for Willie Garson '85?". Wesconnect - Wesconnect - Wesleyan University Alumni. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ Watkins, Gwynne. "Willie Garson of Sex and the City and White Collar Tells 12 Odd Stories From 12 TV Roles - Slideshow". Vulture. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Lee, Luaine. "GARSON LOOKS FORWARD TO NEW SEASON, MORE JOBS". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ "White Collar Cast Reunites for Family Dinner". E! Online. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ "SATC Actor Willie Garson Finalizes Son's Adoption". 5 February 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Exclusive: Meet Willie Garson's New Son Nathen!". People. March 5, 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ Cooper, Mariah (April 27, 2016). "Willie Garson says 'Sex and the City' diversified LGBT representation". Washington Blade. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "'Girl Meets World' Gets Official Premiere Date". Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-12-02). "NBC Developing Legal Drama Co-Starring Willie Garson". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
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