Allen Garfield
Acting
Born: November 22, 1939 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died: April 7, 2020 (aged 80)
Highest Rated
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
The Ninth Gate
1999
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
The Conversation
1974
Dick Tracy
1990
The Majestic
2001
Bananas
1971
Law & Order
1990
The West Wing
1999
Bonanza
1959
Nashville
1975
The Cotton Club
1984
The Front Page
1974
Photos (3)
Movies (76)
The Ninth Gate
Witkin
Beverly Hills Cop II
Harold Lutz
The Conversation
William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Dick Tracy
Reporter
The Majestic
Leo Kubelsky
The Cotton Club
Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
Diabolique
Leo Katzman
Wild Side
Dan Rackman
The Stunt Man
Sam
The Organization
Benjy
The Brink's Job
Vinnie Costa
One from the Heart
Restaurant Owner
Until the End of the World
Bernie, Used Car Dealer
The Front Page
Kruger
Nashville
Barnett
Cyborg 2
Martin Dunn
Teachers
Carl Rosenberg
Bananas
Man On Cross
Hi, Mom!
Joe Banner
The Owl and the Pussycat
Dress Shop Proprietor
Grave Images
Jerry
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Vinnie Vidivici
Irreconcilable Differences
Phil Hanner
The Candidate
Klein
Miracle Beach
Magnus O'Leary
Let It Ride
Greenberg
Continental Divide
Howard McDermott
Desert Bloom
Mr. Mosol
The Black Stallion Returns
Kurr
Footsteps
Brewster
Greetings
Smut Peddler
Stuart Saves His Family
Maitre D'
Busting
Carl Rizzo
Get Crazy
Max Wolfe
Taking Off
Norman
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Vic
Crime of the Century
Lt. James Finn
Night Visitor
Zachary Willard
The Patriots
Eagleman
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Harry Fishbine
Putney Swope
Elias, Jr.
Slither
Vincent J. Palmer
Gable and Lombard
Louis B. Mayer
Sketches of a Strangler
Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
One Trick Pony
Cal van Damp
The State of Things
Gordon
Obsession
Simon Frischmuth
Fyre
Preacher
Virginia Hill
Leo Ritchie
Skateboard
Manny Bloom
Paco
Padre
Sonny Boy
Sonny Boy Walker
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Mario Portello
Citizen Cohn
Abe Feller
Cry Uncle!
Jake Masters
Serpico: The Deadly Game
The Professor
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Lt. Ralph Fogherty
Absence of the Good
Lieutenant Paul Taylor
You Ruined My Life
Howie
Killer in the Mirror
1986
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
David Greenglass
Ring of Passion
Damon Runyon
White Boy
Mr. Rosen
Jack and His Friends
Jack
Nowhere to Run
Herbie Stolz
Club Fed
Harrison Farnsworth IV
Incident at Vichy
Lebeau, A Painter
Leave 'Em Laughing
Dr. Arthur Abrams
Get a Job
Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
Believe in Me
Stutter
Trial by Terror
1983
Top of the Heap
Taxi Driver
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
Moreno
March of the Spring Hare
Martin Axborough
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
Herby Moss
Orgy Girls '69
1968
TV Shows (24)
Law & Order
Carl Berg · 1 eps
The West Wing
Roger Becker · 1 eps
Ironside
1 eps
Chicago Hope
Raymond Kadalski · 4 eps
Bonanza
Charlie · 1 eps
Taxi
Mr. Ratledge · 1 eps
Matlock
Detective Richard Cox · 2 eps
Tales from the Darkside
Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil · 1 eps
The Bob Newhart Show
The Manager · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Henry Decory · 1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
Rhoda
1 eps
Dharma & Greg
Stan Gottlieb · 1 eps
McCloud
1 eps
The Mod Squad
Charles Weaver · 1 eps
Sports Night
Chuck 'The Cut Man' Kimmel · 1 eps
Palace Guard
Sy Hertzog · 4 eps
Jack's Place
1 eps
Banyon
Henry Spear · 1 eps
Kate McShane
Marty Goodman · 1 eps
The Lot
Harry Sylver · 3 eps
Search
1 eps
Adam's Rib
Attinger · 2 eps
Sins
Adam Gore · 3 eps
