Allen Garfield
- Acting
- November 22, 1939 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
- April 7, 2020
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Chief Zabu · Ben Sydney
- White Boy · Mr. Rosen
- The Majestic · Leo Kubelsky
- Absence of the Good · Lieutenant Paul Taylor
- The West Wing · Roger Becker
- The Ninth Gate · Witkin
- The Lot · Harry Sylver
- Sports Night · Chuck 'The Cut Man' Kimmel
- Get a Job · Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
- Dharma & Greg · Stan Gottlieb
- Obsession · Simon Frischmuth
- Crime of the Century · Lt. James Finn
- Wild Side · Dan Rackman
- Diabolique · Leo Katzman
- Destiny Turns on the Radio · Vinnie Vidivici
- Stuart Saves His Family · Maitre D'
- Chicago Hope · Raymond Kadalski
- The Patriots · Eagleman
- Cyborg 2 · Martin Dunn
- Miracle Beach · Magnus O'Leary
- Citizen Cohn · Abe Feller
- Jack's Place
- Jack and His Friends · Jack
- Palace Guard · Sy Hertzog
- Until the End of the World · Bernie, Used Car Dealer
- Eddie Dodd
- Grave Images · Jerry
- Law & Order · Carl Berg
- Club Fed · Harrison Farnsworth IV
- Dick Tracy · Reporter
- Let It Ride · Greenberg
- Night Visitor · Zachary Willard
- Beverly Hills Cop II · Harold Lutz
- You Ruined My Life · Howie
- Killer in the Mirror
- Matlock · Detective Richard Cox
- Sins · Adam Gore
- Desert Bloom · Mr. Mosol
- Report from Hollywood
- The Cotton Club · Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
- Teachers · Carl Rosenberg
- Tales from the Darkside · Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil
- Irreconcilable Differences · Phil Hanner
- Get Crazy · Max Wolfe
- The Black Stallion Returns · Kurr
- Trial by Terror
- The State of Things · Gordon
- One from the Heart · Restaurant Owner
- Continental Divide · Howard McDermott
- Leave 'Em Laughing · Dr. Arthur Abrams
- The Stunt Man · Sam
- One Trick Pony · Cal van Damp
- Trapper John, M.D.
- Fyre · Preacher
- The Brink's Job · Vinnie Costa
- Taxi · Mr. Ratledge
- Skateboard · Manny Bloom
- Ring of Passion · Damon Runyon
- Nowhere to Run · Herbie Stolz
- Sketches of a Strangler · Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
- The Million Dollar Rip-Off · Lt. Ralph Fogherty
- Paco · Padre
- Mother, Jugs & Speed · Harry Fishbine
- Serpico: The Deadly Game · The Professor
- Gable and Lombard · Louis B. Mayer
- Kate McShane · Marty Goodman
- Nashville · Barnett
- Virginia Hill · Leo Ritchie
- The Front Page · Kruger
- Rhoda
- Sonny Boy · Sonny Boy Walker
- The Conversation · William P. 'Bernie' Moran
- Busting · Carl Rizzo
- Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg · David Greenglass
- Incident at Vichy · Lebeau, A Painter
- Adam's Rib · Attinger
- The Marcus-Nelson Murders · Mario Portello
- Slither · Vincent J. Palmer
- Footsteps · Brewster
- The Bob Newhart Show · The Manager