Allen Garfield

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

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

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • Nashville

    Nashville

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Rhoda

    Rhoda

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • Cry Uncle!

    Cry Uncle!

  • Club Fed

    Club Fed

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • Slither

    Slither

  • Chief Zabu

    Chief Zabu

  • Bananas

    Bananas

  • The Ninth Gate

    The Ninth Gate

  • Fyre

    Fyre

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • Footsteps

    Footsteps

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • White Boy

    White Boy

  • Miracle Beach

    Miracle Beach

  • Gable and Lombard

    Gable and Lombard

  • Skateboard

    Skateboard

  • Serpico: The Deadly Game

    Serpico: The Deadly Game

  • Beverly Hills Cop II

    Beverly Hills Cop II

  • Ring of Passion

    Ring of Passion

  • Desert Bloom

    Desert Bloom

  • Let It Ride

    Let It Ride

  • Dick Tracy

    Dick Tracy

  • Paco

    Paco

  • Diabolique

    Diabolique

  • The Conversation

    The Conversation

  • Banyon

    Banyon

  • Night Visitor

    Night Visitor

  • Search

    Search

  • One Trick Pony

    One Trick Pony

  • Greetings

    Greetings

  • The Majestic

    The Majestic

  • The Organization

    The Organization

  • Virginia Hill

    Virginia Hill

  • Palace Guard

    Palace Guard

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • Jack's Place

    Jack's Place

  • The Lot

    The Lot

  • The Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club

  • The Front Page

    The Front Page

  • Kate McShane

    Kate McShane

  • One from the Heart

    One from the Heart

  • Until the End of the World

    Until the End of the World

  • Eddie Dodd

    Eddie Dodd

  • The Black Stallion Returns

    The Black Stallion Returns

  • The Candidate

    The Candidate

  • Sins

    Sins

  • The Stunt Man

    The Stunt Man

  • Wild Side

    Wild Side

  • The Owl and the Pussycat

    The Owl and the Pussycat

  • Hi, Mom!

    Hi, Mom!

  • Putney Swope

    Putney Swope

  • The Patriots

    The Patriots

  • Taking Off

    Taking Off

  • Continental Divide

    Continental Divide

  • The Brink's Job

    The Brink's Job

  • Cyborg 2

    Cyborg 2

  • Crime of the Century

    Crime of the Century

  • Irreconcilable Differences

    Irreconcilable Differences

  • Get Crazy

    Get Crazy

  • The State of Things

    The State of Things

  • Citizen Cohn

    Citizen Cohn

  • Busting

    Busting

  • Obsession

    Obsession

  • Destiny Turns on the Radio

    Destiny Turns on the Radio

  • Mother, Jugs & Speed

    Mother, Jugs & Speed

  • The Marcus-Nelson Murders

    The Marcus-Nelson Murders

  • Absence of the Good

    Absence of the Good

  • Top of the Heap

    Top of the Heap

  • You Ruined My Life

    You Ruined My Life

  • Stuart Saves His Family

    Stuart Saves His Family

  • Nowhere to Run

    Nowhere to Run

  • Leave 'Em Laughing

    Leave 'Em Laughing

  • 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

  • The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful

    The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful

  • Believe in Me

    Believe in Me

  • Get to Know Your Rabbit

    Get to Know Your Rabbit

  • Killer in the Mirror

    Killer in the Mirror

  • The Million Dollar Rip-Off

    The Million Dollar Rip-Off

  • Incident at Vichy

    Incident at Vichy

  • Grave Images

    Grave Images

  • Trial by Terror

    Trial by Terror

  • Sketches of a Strangler

    Sketches of a Strangler

  • Get a Job

    Get a Job

  • Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

    Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

  • Jack and His Friends

    Jack and His Friends

  • My Best Friend's Birthday

    My Best Friend's Birthday

  • March of the Spring Hare

    March of the Spring Hare

  • Report from Hollywood

    Report from Hollywood

  • Orgy Girls '69

    Orgy Girls '69

  • Sonny Boy

    Sonny Boy