American actor (1964?2021)
Willie Garson
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Garson%2C_Willie.jpg/220px-Garson%2C_Willie.jpg) Garson in 2018
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Born
| William Garson Paszamant
(
1964-02-20
)
February 20, 1964
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Died
| September 21, 2021
(2021-09-21)
(aged 57)
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Education
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Occupation
| Actor
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Years active
| 1986?2021
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Children
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William 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 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 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
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Garson was born in
Highland Park, New Jersey
, the son of Muriel (nee Schwartz) and Donald M. Paszamant.
[1]
Garson was Jewish.
[2]
He attended
Camp Wekeela
in
Hartford, Maine
, as a child for 11 years.
[3]
He graduated in 1982 from
Highland Park High School
.
[4]
In 1985, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theater from
Wesleyan University
[4]
[5]
and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the
Yale Drama School
.
[6]
[7]
Career
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Television
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Garson had a recurring role as Henry Coffield on
NYPD Blue
and as Stanford Blatch on
Sex and the City
.
[8]
His other television appearances include
Mr. Belvedere
,
[9]
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
),
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),
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.
[10]
From 2019 to 2020, he was a regular guest star on the syndicated game show
25 Words or Less
.
Film
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Garson also appeared in three movies from the
Farrelly brothers
?
Kingpin
,
There's Something About Mary
,
[9]
and
Fever Pitch
. His other film credits include
Groundhog Day
,
Just Like Heaven
,
The Rock
,
[9]
Fortress 2: Re-Entry
,
Being John Malkovich
,
[9]
Freaky Friday
,
Labor Pains
, and
Out Cold
. He made a cameo in the end credits of
Jackass Number Two
,
[11]
with the full context of the cameo being explained in
Jackass 2.5
.
[12]
His last film role was in
Before I Go
(2021).
Personal life and death
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Garson adopted a seven-year-old boy in 2009.
[13]
[14]
Though he is mainly known for having played an openly gay man on
Sex and the City
, he was heterosexual.
[15]
Garson died from
pancreatic cancer
at his home in Los Angeles, California, on September 21, 2021, at age 57.
[16]
[17]
[18]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Year
|
Title
|
Role
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Notes
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1986
|
The Deliberate Stranger
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Miniseries
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Family Ties
|
Walter
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Episode: "Paper Chase"
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Cheers
|
Waiter
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Episode: "The Cape Cad"
|
You Again?
|
Clerk
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Episode: "Quit Is a Four Letter Word"
|
The Disney Sunday Movie
|
Gladstone's Assistant
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Episode: "The Leftovers (31.7)"
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1986?87
|
Newhart
|
Mr. Whorley / Steve
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2 episodes: "Desperately Desiring Susan: Part 2"; "Reading, Writing, and Rating Points"
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1986?90
|
Mr. Belvedere
|
Carl
|
Recurring role
|
1987
|
My Two Dads
|
Tom
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Episode: "Crime and Punishment"
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1988?89
|
It's a Living
|
Phil Roman
|
3 episodes
|
1989
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Coach
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Clerk
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Episode: "The Loss Weekend"
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Peter Gunn
|
Rusty
|
TV movie
|
Chicken Soup
|
Waiter
|
Episode: "Double Date"
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1989?92
|
Quantum Leap
|
Alik Idell /
Lee Harvey Oswald
/ Seymour
|
3 episodes
|
1990
|
Thirtysomething
|
Ray
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Episode: "Good Sex, Some Sex, What Sex, No Sex"
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Booker
|
Mac Larson
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Episode: "Mobile Home"
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1991
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Twin Peaks
|
Heavy Metal Roadie
|
Episode #2.20
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American Playhouse
|
Father
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Episode: "The Price of Life"
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1993
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Moon Over Miami
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Episode: "Watching the Detectives"
|
L.A. Law
|
Jay Berg
|
Episode: "Odor in the Court"
|
Big Al
|
Ricki
|
TV short
|
Flying Blind
|
Leech Boy
|
Episode: "The Bride of Marsh Man 2: The Spawning"
|
A League of Their Own
|
Clark Powell
|
Episode: "Marathon"
|
1993?99
|
Boy Meets World
|
Leonard Spinelli / Mervyn / The Minister
|
4 episodes
|
1994
|
Renegade
|
Tommy
|
Episode: "Once Burned, Twice Chey"
|
Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice
|
Associate
|
TV movie
|
1995
|
Pig Sty
|
Hansen
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2 episodes: "Mr. Nice Guy"; "Leap Into an Open Grave"
|
MADtv
|
Lee Harvey Oswald
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Episode: "Kato Kaelin/Poison"
|
The Barefoot Executive
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Assistant
|
TV movie
|
Partners
|
Larry
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Episode: "Do We Have to Write You a Check?"
|
Mad About You
|
Randall
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Episode: "New Year's Eve"
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1995, 1999
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The X-Files
|
Quinton 'Roach' Freely / Henry Weems
|
2 episodes: "
The Walk
"; "
The Goldberg Variation
"
|
1996
|
Touched by an Angel
|
Eddie Brenner
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Episode: "Dear God"
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1996?99
|
NYPD Blue
|
Henry Coffield
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7 episodes
|
1997
|
VR.5
|
Strange Guy
|
Episode: "Sisters"
|
Caroline in the City
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Annoying Guy
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Episode: "Caroline and the Monkeys"
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The Practice
|
D.A. Frank Shea
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2 episodes: "Trial and Error"; "Dog Bite"
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1997?98
|
Melrose Place
|
Dr. Mosley
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2 episodes: "Secrets and Wives"; "Coop de Grace"
|
Ally McBeal
|
Alan Farmer / Frank Shea
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2 episodes: "Compromising Positions"; "These Are the Days"
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1998
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Ask Harriet
|
Ronnie Rendall
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Main cast
|
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
|
Security Guard
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Episode: "
Killed by Death
"
|
Conrad Bloom
|
Spencer
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Episode: "Gone with the Re-Wind"
|
Party of Five
|
Mr. Kroop
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3 episodes
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Star Trek: Voyager
|
Riga
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Episode: "
Thirty Days
"
|
1998?2004
|
Sex and the City
|
Stanford Blatch
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Recurring role
|
1999
|
Friends
|
Steve Cera
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Episode: "The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey"
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Just Shoot Me!
|
Kurt
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Episode: "Miss Pretty"
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Early Edition
|
Willie Dretler
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Episode: "The Out-of-Towner"
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Come On Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story
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Sam
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TV movie
|
Nash Bridges
|
Leonard Voss
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Episode: "Crosstalk"
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2000
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City of Angels
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Norman Lewis
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Episode: "Cry Me a Liver"
|
Hollywood Off-Ramp
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Episode: "And on Your Left..."
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Level 9
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Bones
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2 episodes: "Mail Call"; "DefCon"
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Spin City
|
Ned
|
Episode: "Blind Faith"
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2000?06
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Stargate SG-1
|
Martin Lloyd
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3 episodes
|
2001
|
Going to California
|
Percy Utley
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Episode: "A Pirate Looks at 15 to 20"
|
2001?02
|
Special Unit 2
|
Amphorian / Cupid / Little Brother / Ross Bowman
|
2 episodes: "The Brothers"; "The Love"
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2002
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Taken
|
Dr. Kreutz
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2 episodes
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2003
|
Greetings from Tucson
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Mr. Gargan
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Episode: "Counseling"
|
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
|
Bud Simmons / Sexy Kitty
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Episode: "Fur and Loathing"
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Harry's Girl
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TV movie
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2004
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All About the Andersons
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Bud Barber
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Episode: "Get Out of Dodge... Ball"
|
Yes, Dear
|
Gordon
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Episode: "Kim and Gordon"
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The Division
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Deke
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Episode: "The Box"
|
Monk
|
Leo Navarro
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Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Panic Room"
|
Wild Card
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Alan Farmer / Brad Pitt
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Episode: "Die, Die, Who Am I?"
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2005?06
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CSI: Miami
|
Ian Sutter / Ian Sutton
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2 episodes: "Sex & Taxes"; "If Looks Could Kill"
|
2006
|
Las Vegas
|
Pete Natelson
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Episode: "Bait and Switch"
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2007
|
John from Cincinnati
|
Meyer Dickstein
|
Main cast
|
2008
|
Chocolate News
|
Larry Turner
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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
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Episode: "Window Dressed to Kill"
|
Medium
|
Alan Hitchens
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Episode: "The Talented Ms. Boddicker"
|
Mental
|
Leonard Steinberg
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Episode: "Rainy Days"
|
2009?14
|
White Collar
|
Mozzie
|
Main cast
|
2011
|
The Whole Truth
|
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Episode: "The End"
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2011?15
|
Whole Day Down
|
Willie
|
Main cast
|
2012
|
Hot in Cleveland
|
Dr. Brotz
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Episode: "God and Football"
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2013
|
Two and a Half Men
|
Dr. Steven Staven
|
Episode: "Run, Steven Staven! Run!"
|
Wendell & Vinnie
|
Jury member
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Episode: "Mock Law & Order"
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How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
|
Harry
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Episode: "How to Live with the Academy Awards Party"
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2014
|
Girl Meets World
|
Harrison Miller
|
Episode: "Girl Meets Popular"
|
Franklin & Bash
|
Dr. Nick Beckman
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Episode: "Kershaw v. Lincecum"
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2015
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Weird Loners
|
Carl
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Episode: "Weird Knight"
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2015?20
|
Hawaii Five-0
|
Gerard Hirsch
|
Guest role (seasons 5, 7?9), recurring role (season 6)
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2016
|
The Mysteries of Laura
|
George Tilieu
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Episode: "The Mystery of the Downward Spiral"
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2017
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Scandal
|
Protestor
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Episode: "Day 101"
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2018
|
Salvation
|
Dr. Carson
|
Episode: "Get Ready"
|
2019?20
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Supergirl
|
Steve Lomeli
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3 episodes
|
2019
|
Conversations in L.A.
|
Dr. Kerr
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Episode: "Wed-Lock"
|
Magnum P.I.
|
Gerard Hirsch
|
Episode: "Blood Brothers"
|
2020
|
Big Mouth
|
Various voices
|
3 episodes
|
2021
|
And Just Like That...
|
Stanford Blatch
|
Posthumous release; 3 episodes
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References
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Home News Tribune: "MURIEL PASZAMANT FLANAGAN AGE: 77 NEW YORK, NY"
.Garson leaves his sister, Lisa ( Paszamant ) Clark and brother, John Paszamant February 11, 2010
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@WillieGarson (December 25, 2017).
"As a Jewish person..."
(
Tweet
) – via
Twitter
.
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Rymer, Chris (June 2012).
"
'Summer Stock', Interview with Willie Garson"
(PDF)
.
Portland Monthly
(Summer Guide): 149?154.
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a
b
"Willie Garson"
.
biography.com
.
Biography Channel
. Archived from
the original
on March 24, 2012
. Retrieved
February 7,
2020
.
Garson attended Highland Park High School, and after graduating in 1982 he continued on to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut...
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"Does 'The Carrie Diaries' have room for Willie Garson '85?"
.
Wesconnect.Wesleyan.edu
. Retrieved
May 3,
2012
.
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Shafer, Ellise (September 21, 2021).
"Willie Garson, 'Sex and the City' and 'White Collar' Actor, Dies at 57"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
September 24,
2021
.
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Di Nunzio, Miriam (September 21, 2021).
"Willie Garson, starred as Stanford Blatch on 'Sex and the City,' dies at 57"
.
Chicago Sun-Times
. Retrieved
September 24,
2021
.
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Watkins, Gwynne (June 21, 2011).
"Willie Garson of Sex and the City and White Collar Tells 12 Odd Stories From 12 TV Roles ? Slideshow"
.
Vulture
. Retrieved
December 3,
2019
.
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a
b
c
d
Lee, Luaine (June 22, 2000).
"GARSON LOOKS FORWARD TO NEW SEASON, MORE JOBS"
.
chicagotribune.com
. Retrieved
December 3,
2019
.
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"White Collar Cast Reunites for Family Dinner"
.
E! Online
. December 10, 2018
. Retrieved
December 3,
2019
.
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"Jackass Number Two ? Full Cast & Crew"
.
TV Guide
. Retrieved
September 24,
2021
.
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Andrew, Stephen (September 22, 2021).
"Johnny Knoxville Remembers Willie Garson's 'Jackass' Appearance in Touching Tribute"
. Pop Culture Media
. Retrieved
September 24,
2021
.
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"SATC Actor Willie Garson Finalizes Son's Adoption"
. February 5, 2010
. Retrieved
October 25,
2017
.
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"Exclusive: Meet Willie Garson's New Son Nathen!"
. People. March 5, 2010
. Retrieved
March 23,
2010
.
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Cooper, Mariah (April 27, 2016).
"Willie Garson says 'Sex and the City' diversified LGBT representation"
. Washington Blade
. Retrieved
February 9,
2019
.
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Cordero, Rosy (September 21, 2021).
"Willie Garson Dies: 'Sex And The City' Star Was 57"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
September 21,
2021
.
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Boucher, Ashley (September 21, 2021).
"Sex and the City Star Willie Garson Dead at 57"
.
People
. Retrieved
September 21,
2021
.
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Jiminez, Jesus; Allen, Jordan (September 23, 2021).
"Willie Garson, 'Sex and the City' Actor, Dies at 57"
.
The New York Times
. Archived from
the original
on September 23, 2021
. Retrieved
September 23,
2021
.
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