--- title: Garry Marshall Dead: Hector Elizondo Remembrance description: Garry Marshall died July 19 at 81. Actor Hector Elizondo, who was in all 18 of his films, remembers the director he calls his best friend. canonical: https://time.com/4415973/hector-elizondo-garry-marshall-dead-remembrance/ author: Olivia B. 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American actor, director, writer, and producer Garry Marshall (L) and actor Hector Elizondo arrive at the Seattle premiere of Mother's Day before Garry Marshall is presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Seattle International Film Festival at Cinerama Theater on April 25, 2016, in Seattle, Washington. Mat Hayward—Getty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jul 21, 2016 2:51 AM UTC Garry Marshall, [who died](http://time.com/4414155/garry-marshall-director-dead/?iid=sr-link1) Tuesday at 81, [directed 18 movies](http://time.com/4414658/garry-marshall-died-dead-remembrance/?iid=sr-link3) that had one thing in common—besides becoming classics in the romantic comedy genre, that is: Actor Héctor Elizondo, 79, was in all of them. He was even nominated for a 1991 supporting actor [Golden Globe](http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/hector-elizondo) for his role as hotel manager Barney Thompson, who gives Julia Roberts an etiquette lesson in [_Pretty Woman_ (1990).](http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,969735,00.html) Speaking to TIME by phone on Wednesday, Elizondo recalled the first time he met his friend and colleague from what he called the “temple of Marshall,” the [Falcon Theatre](http://www.falcontheatre.com/gm%5Fbio.htm) (the Burbank, Calif. playhouse Marshall founded). He claims Marshall had seen him in New York in the plays _Steambath_ and _Sly Fox_, and that’s how Elizondo got invited to a regular basketball game with New York producers and directors on Marshall’s home court in Hollywood in 1979\. Marshall was described to him as the creator of _Happy Days_ — which, to Elizondo, was the sitcom that “happened to knock my show _Popi_ on CBS off the air.” What happened next on the basketball court was pure coincidence, however—and would change Elizondo’s life: --- > “” --- --- > “” --- Among those commonalities was their shared history and love of music: --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4415973/hector-elizondo-garry-marshall-dead-remembrance/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4415973/hector-elizondo-garry-marshall-dead-remembrance/"},"headline":"Héctor Elizondo Remembers Garry Marshall: 'He Was My Best Friend'","datePublished":"2016-07-21T02:51:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:24:57.891Z","description":"Elizondo was in all of the movies directed by Marshall, his longtime friend, who died Tuesday at 81","url":"https://time.com/4415973/hector-elizondo-garry-marshall-dead-remembrance/","keywords":["remembrance"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94e0751a731bf89c/69889cdfcf40a8685ac4415f/gettyimages-524343464.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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