Allen Garfield
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 22, 1939
- Died
- April 7, 2020 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Allen Garfield, born and sometimes credited as Allen Goorwitz (November 22, 1939 - April 7, 2020), was an American film and television actor. Garfield was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Alice (née Lavroff) and Philip Goorwitz.A graduate of Weequahic High School, he was a sports reporter and Golden Gloves boxer before becoming an actor. He studied acting at The Actors Studio in New York City, studying with both Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan, and worked in stage before film. Garfield was a quirky and prolific actor who appeared in over 100 films and television shows. He was known for playing nervous villains, corrupt businessmen and politicians. In addition he appeared in two art films by German director Wim Wenders, Der Stand der Dinge and Bis ans Ende der Welt. Garfield had one sister, Lois. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Garfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Chief Zabu
Movie · as Ben Sydney
White Boy
Movie · as Mr. Rosen
The Majestic
Movie · as Leo Kubelsky
The Ninth Gate
Movie · as Witkin
Absence of the Good
Movie · as Lieutenant Paul Taylor
The West Wing
TV · as Roger Becker · 1 ep
The Lot
TV · as Harry Sylver · 3 eps
Get a Job
Movie · as Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
Sports Night
TV · as Chuck 'The Cut Man' Kimmel · 1 ep
Obsession
Movie · as Simon Frischmuth
Dharma & Greg
TV · as Stan Gottlieb · 1 ep
Diabolique
Movie · as Leo Katzman
Wild Side
Movie · as Dan Rackman
Crime of the Century
Movie · as Lt. James Finn
Stuart Saves His Family
Movie · as Maitre D'
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Movie · as Vinnie Vidivici
The Patriots
Movie · as Eagleman
Chicago Hope
TV · as Raymond Kadalski · 4 eps
Cyborg 2
Movie · as Martin Dunn
Miracle Beach
Movie · as Magnus O'Leary
Jack and His Friends
Movie · as Jack
Citizen Cohn
Movie · as Abe Feller
Jack's Place
TV · 1 ep
Until the End of the World
Movie · as Bernie, Used Car Dealer
Grave Images
Movie · as Jerry
Eddie Dodd
TV · 1 ep
Palace Guard
TV · as Sy Hertzog · 4 eps
Club Fed
Movie · as Harrison Farnsworth IV
Dick Tracy
Movie · as Reporter
Law & Order
TV · as Carl Berg · 1 ep
Let It Ride
Movie · as Greenberg
Night Visitor
Movie · as Zachary Willard
Beverly Hills Cop II
Movie · as Harold Lutz
You Ruined My Life
Movie · as Howie
Desert Bloom
Movie · as Mr. Mosol
Killer in the Mirror
Movie
Matlock
TV · as Detective Richard Cox · 2 eps
Sins
TV · as Adam Gore · 3 eps
Report from Hollywood
Movie
Teachers
Movie · as Carl Rosenberg
Irreconcilable Differences
Movie · as Phil Hanner
The Cotton Club
Movie · as Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
Tales from the Darkside
TV · as Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil · 1 ep
The Black Stallion Returns
Movie · as Kurr
Get Crazy
Movie · as Max Wolfe
Trial by Terror
Movie
The State of Things
Movie · as Gordon
One from the Heart
Movie · as Restaurant Owner
Continental Divide
Movie · as Howard McDermott
Leave 'Em Laughing
Movie · as Dr. Arthur Abrams
One Trick Pony
Movie · as Cal van Damp
The Stunt Man
Movie · as Sam
Fyre
Movie · as Preacher
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · 1 ep
The Brink's Job
Movie · as Vinnie Costa
Nowhere to Run
Movie · as Herbie Stolz
Sketches of a Strangler
Movie · as Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
Ring of Passion
Movie · as Damon Runyon
Skateboard
Movie · as Manny Bloom
Taxi
TV · as Mr. Ratledge · 1 ep
Serpico: The Deadly Game
Movie · as The Professor
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Movie · as Lt. Ralph Fogherty
Gable and Lombard
Movie · as Louis B. Mayer
Paco
Movie · as Padre
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Movie · as Harry Fishbine
Nashville
Movie · as Barnett
Kate McShane
TV · as Marty Goodman · 1 ep
The Front Page
Movie · as Kruger
The Conversation
Movie · as William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Busting
Movie · as Carl Rizzo
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Movie · as David Greenglass
Virginia Hill
Movie · as Leo Ritchie
Sonny Boy
Movie · as Sonny Boy Walker
Rhoda
TV · 1 ep
Slither
Movie · as Vincent J. Palmer
Incident at Vichy
Movie · as Lebeau, A Painter
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Movie · as Mario Portello
Adam's Rib
TV · as Attinger · 2 eps
The Candidate
Movie · as Klein
Footsteps
Movie · as Brewster
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Movie · as Vic
Top of the Heap
Movie · as Taxi Driver
Search
TV · 1 ep
Banyon
TV · as Henry Spear · 1 ep
The Bob Newhart Show
TV · as The Manager · 1 ep
The Organization
Movie · as Benjy
Believe in Me
Movie · as Stutter
Cry Uncle!
Movie · as Jake Masters
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
Movie · as Herby Moss
Taking Off
Movie · as Norman
March of the Spring Hare
Movie · as Martin Axborough
Bananas
Movie · as Man On Cross
The Owl and the Pussycat
Movie · as Dress Shop Proprietor
Hi, Mom!
Movie · as Joe Banner
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
Movie · as Moreno
McCloud
TV · 1 ep
Putney Swope
Movie · as Elias, Jr.
Orgy Girls '69
Movie
Greetings
Movie · as Smut Peddler
The Mod Squad
TV · as Charles Weaver · 1 ep
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Charlie · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Henry Decory · 1 ep