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 spinoff 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 Five0 and Martin Lloyd in the scifi series Stargate SG1 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 offBroadway 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 sixseason 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 Theres 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 Five0 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 scenestealer 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