WILLIE GARSON, best known for his role as Stanford Blatch on “Sex and the City,” has died. He was 57. His son, Nathen Garson, shared the news of his father’s passing on Instagram on Tuesday. On the HBO series “Sex and the City,” Garson was well known for his role as the stylish best male friend to Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw. He reprised his role for the spinoff films “Sex and the City” and “Sex and the City 2,” and was set to appear in the upcoming reboot, “And Just Like That…” “Willie Garson was in life, as on screen, a devoted friend and a bright light for everyone in his universe,” an HBO spokesperson said in a statement to THR. Garson’s breakthrough role came in 1996 when he joined the cast of “NYPD Blue” in the role of Henry Coffield for seven episodes. In 1998, he took on what would become one of his most prominent television roles as Stanford Blatch in “Sex and the City.” Following his role on the Emmy-winning series that ended in 2004, Garson continued his career performing on television as conman Mozzie on USA Network’s “White Collar” from 2009-14. Other television roles included “John from Cincinnati,” “Whole Way Down,” “Hawaii Five-O,” and “NYPD Blue.” Most recently, he did voice work for “Big Mouth” and had a recurring role on “Supergirl” from 2019-20. (SD-Agencies) | 