If this has been talked about here, I missed it. I adored Mozzie on White Collar and I loved his guest appearances on Hawaii Five-0. I never watched Sex and the City, but he was a bright light in everything I saw him in.
This last tweet from him made me cry.
BE KIND TO EACH OTHER……ALWAYS. LOVE TO ALL. APRROACH KINDNESS.
— Willie Garson ?? (@WillieGarson) September 5, 2021
He was so young. I never knew his name until tonight. He will always be Mozzie to me.
Omnes Omnibus
Yeah, dude was basically my age. Yikes. Mozzie was a great character and I doubt anyone else could have played him. RIP
WaterGirl
@Omnes Omnibus: On White Collar, he was like the accessory that makes the outfit. The show wouldn’t have been the same without him.
Steeplejack
Yes! I, too remember him mainly from White Collar, not Sex and the City, but I couldn’t remember the character’s name. “Mozzie” brings back many more memories.
MazeDancer
His name was Willie Garson. He was splendid in every role he played.
zhena gogolia
Great actor.
debbie
Loved him in Sex and the City.
Mousebumples
I just finished a rewatch of Good Place… White Collar may need to be next on my rewatch list.
He will be missed. May his memory be a blessing.
TaMara (HFG)
I adored him in White Collar…and as others have said, he was great in everything he was in and it sounds like he was an amazing person and most of all, an excellent dad.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
Amen, said the atheist. Be kind, always, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Juju
He seemed to be a charming fellow. I knew him from “Sex in the City” but it was always nice to see him in other unexpected programs. I read that he had pancreatic cancer. It’s sad
ellie
I know! I loved him in White Collar. RIP Mozzie
Dan B
There’s a great picture that Matt Bomer, I believe, posted of Matt and Willie sitting on a couch. Matt is hugging Willie and smiling.
lurker
loved him in white collar. that was what my wife came up with as well, whereas I expected her to come up with sex and the city, which I only watched to understand what she was talking about.
sadly, I got him confused with Stanley Tucci. Even sadder, I managed to occasionally confuse Stanley Tucci with Tony Shaloub, mainly because of the hair, I think.
NotMax
Mentioned the death reported of Melvin Van Peebles downstairs. Also will note the same of Peter (Abner Yokum) Palmer.
prostratedragon
I might have seen him in one of a few Sex & the City episodes I caught; never saw/barely heard of White Collar; yet he seemed very familiar to me. He also was in Groundhog Day and Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead, and since I enjoy well-done little character parts those must be why I remember him. I’m sure he will be missed.
Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)
@Omnes Omnibus:
My father, who’s 59, was just telling me tonight that a lot people he went to school with his age as well as people he used to race modifieds with in his 20s have died recently. Heart attacks and heart failures, mostly. He had actually been experiencing pressure in his neck and shortness of breath. Went in for a checkup and they found he was at severe risk of a “widow’s maker” heart attack. Had a procedure done in February to clear the blockage.
My dad could’ve easily been those people if it hadn’t been caught in time. Pretty scary to think about
WaterGirl
@MazeDancer: Yep. His name is in the tweet I posted, so I definitely know it now.
Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)
I never really watched Sex & the City or White Collar but I remember him in Groundhog Day as Phil’s assistant Kenny. Dude was a good actor and funny. RIP. I’ll have to watch White Collar sometime.
I was pretty shocked to hear Michael K. Williams had died a few weeks ago, too, of The Wire and Boardwalk Empire fame
grumbles
White Collar was a great show, in large part because of him. The fact that he played Lee Harvey Oswald three times is perfect.
(Also went to my school, I think 5 years ahead of me.)
RIP
WaterGirl
@Dan B: Is it this one?
They are perfect together.
HumboldtBlue
I am unfamiliar with Garson, but goddamn that’s too young.
Interesting article on reflective paint being used to reduce street temps in L.A.
David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch
@grumbles:
This proves multiple shooters were involved
geg6
He was great in everything I ever saw him in. But I just loved his Stanford from Sex in the City. To me, he was Carrie’s truest best friend. I loved Stanford. RIP.
Omnes Omnibus
@Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): Never again tell me that I am old enough to be your father.
Steeplejack (phone)
@Omnes Omnibus:
LOL, you’re only a couple of years off.
Ida Slapter
He first caught my eye as Henry Coffield, the neurotic tenant who came with the apartment building unexpectedly inherited by Detective Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue. I also recognized him on Star Trek: Voyager once, more from his voice than his face. RIP
edm
He was great in Stargate SG-1 as the nice, expat alien.