Willie Garson
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A bald and frequently bespectacled screen presence whose "average Joe" appearance and keen talent allow him the unique ability to truly transform into the character at hand, Willie Garson may have won over Sex and the City viewers as protagonist Carrie's (Sarah Jessica Parker) endlessly loyal friend, but with over a decade of film and television appearances to his credit by that time, his success should certainly be labeled more "long-time coming" than "overnight sensation." Garson began training as an actor at New York's Actor's Institute in his early teens, and in the years following high school graduation he studied theater and psychology at Wesleyan University. It didn't take long for the talented stage and screen presence to find roles following his higher education, with guest appearances in such popular television shows as Family Ties, Mr. Belvedere, and Quantum Leap eventually leading to a supporting role in the well-received made-for-television feature The Deliberate Stranger. If his film roles throughout the majority of the '90s were generally of the thankless variety, Garson nevertheless grew increasingly active thanks to roles in such high-profile features as Groundhog Day, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, The Rock, and There's Something About Mary. A three-year stint in a supporting role in NYPD Blue showed Garson lending the series a decidedly human presence as Detective Simone's (Jimmy Smits) landlord. The stage-minded actor never forgot his roots, remaining constantly active with such New York-based theater companies as The Manhattan Theatre Club and The Roundabout Table. A long-time friend of actress Parker, Garson's friendship with the actress no doubt contributed to the easy rapport shared by the duo in the hit HBO series Sex and the City. With subsequent roles in Steven Spielberg's acclaimed sci-fi miniseries Taken, and in addition to such features as Freaky Friday proving that he was as much an "actor's actor" as a crowd-pleaser, Garson's post-Sex and the City career seemed as healthy as ever. He worked steadily in projects such as House of D, Fever Pitch, and in appeared in Jackass: Number Two. He returned to the small-screen as the lead in the series White Collar in 2009. In his increasingly non-existent spare time, Garson can be found reading to school children on a weekly basis as part of the Screen Actors Guild popular "Bookpals" program.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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60% | The Bellmen |
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— | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 7 Days to Vegas |
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— | 2019 |
No Score Yet | Carl Laemmle |
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— | 2019 |
No Score Yet | A Christmas Wish |
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— | 2019 |
66% | The Polka King |
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— | 2017 |
No Score Yet | Feed |
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— | 2017 |
No Score Yet | Trust Fund |
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— | 2016 |
12% | Walk Of Shame |
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$40.3k | 2014 |
16% | Sex and the City 2 |
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$95.4M | 2010 |
No Score Yet | Ashley's Ashes |
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— | 2010 |
No Score Yet | Shannon's Rainbow |
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— | 2009 |
49% | Sex and the City |
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$152.6M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | Beau Jest |
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— | 2008 |
64% | The TV Set |
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$35k | 2007 |
64% | Jackass: Number Two |
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$72.8M | 2006 |
4% | Zoom |
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$11.7M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Thank Heaven |
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— | 2006 |
77% | Little Manhattan |
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$0.4M | 2005 |
55% | Just Like Heaven |
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$48.3M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | Hard Four |
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— | 2005 |
65% | Fever Pitch |
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$42M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | Wiseguys On - Texas Hold 'Em |
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— | 2005 |
10% | House of D |
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$0.4M | 2004 |
17% | A Problem with Fear |
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— | 2003 |
88% | Freaky Friday |
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$110.2M | 2003 |
50% | Luster |
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— | 2002 |
8% | Out Cold |
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$13.9M | 2001 |
42% | What Planet Are You From? |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Our Lips Are Sealed |
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— | 2000 |
11% | Play It to the Bone |
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— | 1999 |
0% | The Suburbans |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story |
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— | 1999 |
94% | Being John Malkovich |
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— | 1999 |
0% | Fortress 2: Re-Entry |
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— | 1999 |
59% | Living Out Loud |
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— | 1998 |
83% | There's Something About Mary |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | Alone in the Woods |
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— | 1997 |
54% | Mars Attacks! |
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— | 1996 |
50% | Kingpin |
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— | 1996 |
66% | The Rock |
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— | 1996 |
33% | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead |
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— | 1995 |
8% | The Tie That Binds |
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— | 1995 |
11% | Speechless |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Daybreak |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Every Breath |
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— | 1993 |
96% | Groundhog Day |
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— | 1993 |
54% | Untamed Heart |
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— | 1993 |
45% | Ruby |
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— | 1992 |
6% | Mobsters |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | When the Party's Over |
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— | 1991 |
71% | Soapdish |
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— | 1991 |
0% | Repossessed |
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— | 1990 |
28% | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane |
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— | 1990 |
17% | Brain Dead |
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— | 1989 |
25% | Troop Beverly Hills |
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— | 1989 |
No Score Yet | Across the Tracks |
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— | 1989 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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No Score Yet |
Hawaii Five-0
2010-2020
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90% |
Supergirl
2015
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45% |
Salvation
2017-2018
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No Score Yet |
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016-2019
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24% |
The Mysteries of Laura
2014-2016
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61% |
Franklin & Bash
2011-2014
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96% |
White Collar
2009-2014
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17% |
How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)
2013
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65% |
Two and a Half Men
2003-2015
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No Score Yet |
Hot in Cleveland
2010-2015
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No Score Yet |
The Talk
2010
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6% |
Mental
2009
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|
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96% |
Pushing Daisies
2007-2009
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No Score Yet |
Wizards of Waverly Place
2007-2012
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No Score Yet |
Imagination Movers
2008-2013
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|
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58% |
John From Cincinnati
2007
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No Score Yet |
Celebrity Paranormal Project
2006
|
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No Score Yet |
Stargate SG-1
1997-2007
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No Score Yet |
CSI: Miami
2002-2012
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|
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91% |
Monk
2002-2009
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No Score Yet |
Yes, Dear
2000-2006
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70% |
Sex and the City
1998-2004
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No Score Yet |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-2015
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No Score Yet |
Crime Scene Investigation [DELETED]
2003-2010
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No Score Yet |
Steven Spielberg Presents 'Taken'
2002
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20% |
City of Angels
2000
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45% |
Level 9
2000-2008
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No Score Yet |
Just Shoot Me
1997-2003
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83% |
NYPD Blue
1993-2005
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74% |
The X-Files
1993-2018
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No Score Yet |
Boy Meets World
1993-2000
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0% |
Ask Harriet
1998
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83% |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997-2003
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No Score Yet |
Party of Five
1994-2000
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76% |
Star Trek: Voyager
1995-2001
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61% |
Ally McBeal
1997-2002
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No Score Yet |
Melrose Place
1992-1999
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No Score Yet |
The Practice
1997-2004
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No Score Yet |
Touched by an Angel
1994-2003
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No Score Yet |
Mad About You
1992-1999
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29% |
The Monroes
1995
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No Score Yet |
Quantum Leap
1989-1993
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No Score Yet |
Coach
1989-1997
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No Score Yet |
Cheers
1982-1993
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64% |
Chocolate News
2008
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Quotes from Willie Garson's Characters
Evan: | Oh so you don't answer your phone calls. You said that I will be able to call you on your honeymoon but you lied to me, you're a liar. |