Allen Garfield

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

102

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-11-22

Day of death

2020-04-07 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Allen Garfield

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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Rhoda

    Rhoda

  • Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

    Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • The Conversation

    The Conversation

  • You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

    You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

  • Diabolique

    Diabolique

  • The Majestic

    The Majestic

  • Cry Uncle!

    Cry Uncle!

  • Club Fed

    Club Fed

  • Skateboard

    Skateboard

  • Beverly Hills Cop II

    Beverly Hills Cop II

  • The Ninth Gate

    The Ninth Gate

  • Nashville

    Nashville

  • Footsteps

    Footsteps

  • White Boy

    White Boy

  • Busting

    Busting

  • Greetings

    Greetings

  • The Patriots

    The Patriots

  • Irreconcilable Differences

    Irreconcilable Differences

  • Bananas

    Bananas

  • Miracle Beach

    Miracle Beach

  • Search

    Search

  • The Candidate

    The Candidate

  • Cyborg 2

    Cyborg 2

  • Crime of the Century

    Crime of the Century

  • Virginia Hill

    Virginia Hill

  • Slither

    Slither

  • Dick Tracy

    Dick Tracy

  • Continental Divide

    Continental Divide

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • Jack's Place

    Jack's Place

  • The Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club

  • Hi, Mom!

    Hi, Mom!

  • The Organization

    The Organization

  • Banyon

    Banyon

  • One from the Heart

    One from the Heart

  • Get Crazy

    Get Crazy

  • Taking Off

    Taking Off

  • The Front Page

    The Front Page

  • Palace Guard

    Palace Guard

  • Leave 'Em Laughing

    Leave 'Em Laughing

  • Night Visitor

    Night Visitor

  • Sins

    Sins

  • The State of Things

    The State of Things

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • The Stunt Man

    The Stunt Man

  • Sketches of a Strangler

    Sketches of a Strangler

  • Desert Bloom

    Desert Bloom

  • Paco

    Paco

  • Kate McShane

    Kate McShane

  • The Black Stallion Returns

    The Black Stallion Returns

  • The Owl and the Pussycat

    The Owl and the Pussycat

  • The Marcus-Nelson Murders

    The Marcus-Nelson Murders

  • One Trick Pony

    One Trick Pony

  • Mother, Jugs & Speed

    Mother, Jugs & Speed

  • Absence of the Good

    Absence of the Good

  • Let It Ride

    Let It Ride

  • Get to Know Your Rabbit

    Get to Know Your Rabbit

  • Top of the Heap

    Top of the Heap

  • Stuart Saves His Family

    Stuart Saves His Family

  • The Lot

    The Lot

  • Nowhere to Run

    Nowhere to Run

  • You Ruined My Life

    You Ruined My Life

  • Obsession

    Obsession

  • Gable and Lombard

    Gable and Lombard

  • Destiny Turns on the Radio

    Destiny Turns on the Radio

  • Serpico: The Deadly Game

    Serpico: The Deadly Game

  • Incident at Vichy

    Incident at Vichy

  • Grave Images

    Grave Images

  • Until the End of the World

    Until the End of the World

  • Ring of Passion

    Ring of Passion

  • Trial by Terror

    Trial by Terror

  • Killer in the Mirror

    Killer in the Mirror

  • The Million Dollar Rip-Off

    The Million Dollar Rip-Off

  • Wild Side

    Wild Side

  • The Brink's Job

    The Brink's Job

  • The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful

    The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful

  • Eddie Dodd

    Eddie Dodd

  • Putney Swope

    Putney Swope

  • Citizen Cohn

    Citizen Cohn

  • Fyre

    Fyre

  • Chief Zabu

    Chief Zabu

  • Jack and His Friends

    Jack and His Friends

  • Get a Job

    Get a Job

  • March of the Spring Hare

    March of the Spring Hare

  • Believe in Me

    Believe in Me

  • Orgy Girls '69

    Orgy Girls '69

  • Report from Hollywood

    Report from Hollywood