Willie Garson
| Willie Garson | |
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Garson at the Paley Center for Media, January 13, 2010 | |
| Born |
William Garson Paszamant February 20, 1964 Highland Park, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Wesleyan University Yale Drama School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Children | 1 (adopted) |
Willie Garson (born William Garson Paszamant;[1] February 20, 1964) is an American character actor. He has appeared in over fifty movies, usually playing minor roles. 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, and for his role as Mozzie, in the USA Network series White Collar from 2009 to 2014.
Early life
Garson was born in Highland Park, New Jersey. Garson attended Camp Wekeela in Hartford, Maine as a child for 11 years.[2] He received a theater degree from Wesleyan University and also attended Yale Drama School.
Career
Television
Garson had a recurring role as Henry Coffield on NYPD Blue and as Stanford Blatch on Sex and the City. His other television appearances include Mr. Belvedere, 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!, 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.
Film
Garson has also appeared in three movies from the Farrelly brothers—Kingpin, There's Something About Mary, and Fever Pitch. His other film credits include Groundhog Day, Just Like Heaven, The Rock, Fortress 2: Re-Entry, Being John Malkovich, 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, Nathan.[3][4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Deliberate Stranger | ||
| 1987 | The Price of Life | Father | Short |
| 1989 | Troop Beverly Hills | Bruce | |
| Peter Gunn | Rusty | TV Movie | |
| 1990 | Nowhere Land | Store Owner | Short |
| Brain Dead | Board Member | ||
| The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Frat Boy | ||
| Repossessed | Nerd Student | ||
| 1991 | Across the Tracks | Salesman | |
| The Walter Ego | Egg w/ Glasses | Short | |
| Soapdish | Nitwit Executive | ||
| Mobsters | Telephone Operator | ||
| 1992 | Ruby | Lee Harvey Oswald | |
| 1992 | Quantum leap (5 season) | 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 | Cityscrapes: Los Angeles | John | |
| Black Sheep | Anthony Guifoyle | ||
| Every Breath | Bob | ||
| Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice | 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 | Alone in the Woods | Lyle | |
| The Destiny of Marty Fine | Jack | ||
| The Rock | Francis Reynolds | ||
| Kingpin | Purse Snatcher | ||
| Mars Attacks! | Corporate Guy | ||
| 1997 | Cyclops, Baby | 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 | It's a Shame About Ray | Mr. Schwarzeneggar | |
| Our Lips Are Sealed | Agent Norm | ||
| Fortress 2 | Stanley Nussbaum | ||
| What Planet Are You From? | Brett | ||
| 2001 | Out Cold | Ted Muntz | |
| 2002 | Luster | Sonny Spike | |
| 2003 | Harry's Girl | TV movie | |
| Special | Suspicious Wheelchair Guy | short | |
| Freaky Friday | Evan | ||
| A Problem with Fear | Erin | ||
| 2004 | The Crux | 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 | Thank Heaven | Grant Strong | |
| The TV Set | Brian | ||
| Zoom | Dick | ||
| 2007 | Hard Four | Orville Chisholm | |
| 2008 | Beau Jest | Joel Goldman | |
| Sex and the City | Stanford Blatch | ||
| 2009 | Shannon's Rainbow | Richard | |
| Labor Pains | Carl | ||
| 2010 | Ashley's Ashes | Limus | |
| Sex and the City 2 | Stanford Blatch | ||
| Monster Heroes | Tom Trudell | ||
| 2012 | Amazing Racer | Richard | |
| Fops | The King | short | |
| Periods. | |||
| 2013 | Walk of Shame |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Family Ties | Walter | Ep: Paper Chase | |
| Cheers | Waiter | Ep: The Cape Cad | ||
| You Again? | Clerk | Ep: Quit Is a Four Letter Word | ||
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Gladstone's Assistant | Ep: The Leftovers (31.7) | ||
| 1986-87 | Newhart | Mr. Whorley / Steve | 2 episodes: Desperately Desiring Susan: Part 2; Reading, Writing, and Rating Points | |
| 1986-90 | Mr. Belvedere | Carl | 7 episodes | |
| 1987 | My Two Dads | Tom | Ep: Crime and Punishment | |
| American Playhouse | Father | Ep: The Price of Life | ||
| 1988-89 | It's a Living | Phil Roman | 3 episodes | |
| 1989 | Coach | Clerk | Ep: The Loss Weekend | |
| Chicken Soup | Waiter | Ep: Double Date | ||
| 1989-92 | Quantum Leap | Alik Idell / Lee Harvey Oswald / Seymour | 3 episodes | |
| 1990 | Thirtysomething | Ray | Ep: Good Sex, Some Sex, What Sex, No Sex | |
| Booker | Mac Larson | Ep: Mobile Home | ||
| 1991 | Twin Peaks | Heavy Metal Roadie | Ep: Episode #2.20 | |
| 1993 | Moon Over Miami | Ep: Watching the Detectives | ||
| L.A. Law | Jay | Ep: Odor in the Court | ||
| Flying Blind | Leech Boy | Ep: The Bride of Marsh Man 2: The Spawning | ||
| A League of Their Own | Ep: Marathon | |||
| 1993-99 | Boy Meets World | Leonard Spinelli / Mervyn / The Minister | 4 episodes | |
| 1994 | Renegade | Tommy | Ep: Once Burned, Twice Chey | |
| 1995 | Pig Sty | Hansen | 2 episodes: Mr. Nice Guy; Leap Into an Open Grave | |
| MADtv | Lee Harvey Oswald | 2 episodes: Mr. Nice Guy; Leap Into an Open Grave | ||
| Partners | Larry | Ep: Do We Have to Write You a Check? | ||
| Mad About You | Randall | Ep: New Year's Eve | ||
| 1995-99 | The X-Files | Henry Weems / Quinton 'Roach' Freely | 2 episodes: "The Walk"; "The Goldberg Variation" | |
| 1996 | Touched by an Angel | Eddie Brenner | Ep: Dear God | |
| 1996-99 | NYPD Blue | Henry Coffield | 7 episodes | |
| 1997 | VR.5 | Strange Guy | Ep: Sisters | |
| Caroline in the City | Annoying Guy | Ep: Caroline and the Monkeys | ||
| The Practice | D.A. Frank Shea | 2 episodes: Trial and Error; Dog Bite | ||
| 1997-98 | 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 | All 13 episodes | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Security Guard | Ep: Killed by Death | ||
| Conrad Bloom | Spencer | Ep: Gone with the Re-Wind | ||
| Party of Five | Mr. Kroop | 3 episodes | ||
| Star Trek: Voyager | Riga | Ep: Thirty Days | ||
| 1998-2004 | Sex and the City | Stanford Blatch | 27 episodes | |
| 1999 | Friends | Steve | Ep: The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey | |
| Just Shoot Me! | Kurt | Ep: Miss Pretty | ||
| Early Edition | Willie Dretler | Ep: The Out-of-Towner | ||
| Nash Bridges | Leonard Voss | Ep: Crosstalk | ||
| 2000 | City of Angels | Norman Lewis | Ep: Cry Me a Liver | |
| Hollywood Off-Ramp | Ep: And on Your Left... | |||
| Level 9 | Bones | 2 episodes: Mail Call; DefCon | ||
| Spin City | Ned | Blind Faith | ||
| 2000-06 | Stargate SG-1 | Martin Lloyd | 3 episodes | |
| 2001 | Going to California | Percy Utley | Ep: A Pirate Looks at 15 to 20 | |
| 2001-02 | 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 | Ep: Counseling | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bud Simmons / Sexy Kitty | Ep: Fur and Loathing | ||
| 2004 | All About the Andersons | Bud Barber | Ep: Get Out of Dodge... Ball | |
| Yes, Dear | Gordon | Ep: Kim and Gordon | ||
| The Division | Deke | Ep: The Box | ||
| Monk | Leo Navarro | Ep: Mr. Monk and the Panic Room | ||
| Wild Card | Alan Farmer / Brad Pitt | Ep: Die, Die, Who Am I? | ||
| 2005-06 | CSI: Miami | Ian Sutter / Ian Sutton | 2 episodes: Sex & Taxes; If Looks Could Kill | |
| 2006 | Las Vegas | Pete Natelson | Ep: Bait and Switch | |
| 2007 | John from Cincinnati | Meyer Dickstein | All 10 episodes | |
| 2008 | Chocolate News | Larry Turner | Ep: Episode #1.1 | |
| 2009 | Imagination Movers | Pants Armstrong | Ep: Second Chance Pants | |
| Wizards of Waverly Place | Mr. Frenchy | Ep: Fashion Week | ||
| Pushing Daisies | Dick Dicker | Ep: Window Dressed to Kill | ||
| Medium | Alan Hitchens | Ep: The Talented Ms. Boddicker | ||
| Mental | Leonard Steinberg | Ep: Rainy Days | ||
| 2009-14 | White Collar | Mozzie | Main Cast | |
| 2011-12 | Whole Day Down | Willie | All 6 episodes | |
| 2012 | Hot in Cleveland | Dr. Brotz | Ep: God and Football | |
| 2013 | Two And A Half Men | Dr. Steven Staven | Ep: Run, Steven Staven! Run! | |
| Wendell and Vinnie | Jury member | Ep: Mock Law & Order | ||
| 2014 | Girl Meets World[5] | Harrison Miller | Ep: Girl Meets Popular | |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Gerard Hirsch | Ep: Stolen | |
| 2015 | Hawaii Five-0 | Gerard Hirsch | Ep: Best Laid Plans | |
| 2016 | The Mysteries of Laura | George Tilieu | Episode:The Mystery of the Downward Spiral |
References
- ↑ Willie Garson profile, filmreference.com; accessed August 17, 2015.
- ↑ Tee time for 'Entourage'
- ↑ SATC Actor Willie Garson Finalizes Son's Adoption
- ↑ "Exclusive: Meet Willie Garson's New Son Nathen!". People. March 5, 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ http://m.hollywoodreporter.com/entry/view/id/331529
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Willie Garson. |
- Willie Garson at the Internet Movie Database
- Willie Garson speaks in-depth about adopting his son on a podcast
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