Willie Garson

Willie Garson Biography

Willie Garson (born William Garson Paszamant; 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. 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.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	The Deliberate Stranger
1987	The Price of Life	Father	Short
1989	Troop Beverly Hills	Bruce
1989	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
1998	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
2008	Sex and the City	Stanford Blatch
2009	Shannon's Rainbow	Richard
2009	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
2017	The Polka King		Filming

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
1987	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
1989	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
1990	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
1997-98	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
2003	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!
2013	Wendell and Vinnie	Jury member	Ep: Mock Law & Order
2014	Girl Meets World	Harrison Miller	Ep: Girl Meets Popular
2015	Hawaii Five-0	Gerard Hirsch	Ep: Ua 'aihue
2015	Hawaii Five-0	Gerard Hirsch	Ep: Ka Papahana Holo Pono
2016	The Mysteries of Laura	George Tilieu	Episode:The Mystery of the Downward Spiral
2016	Hawaii Five-0	Gerard Hirsch	Ep: Ke Koa Lokomaika'i
2016	Hawaii Five-0	Gerard Hirsch	Ep: Pilina Koko

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