Allen Garfield
Birthday: 1939-11-22
Deathday: 2020-04-07
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
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2016-10-28 | Chief Zabu | Ben Sydney |
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2002-03-10 | White Boy | Mr. Rosen |
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2001-12-21 | The Majestic | Leo Kubelsky |
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1999-10-15 | Absence of the Good | Lieutenant Paul Taylor |
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1999-08-25 | The Ninth Gate | Witkin |
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1998-01-01 | Get a Job | |
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1997-08-28 | Obsession | Simon Frischmuth |
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1996-09-14 | Crime of the Century | Lt. James Finn |
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1996-07-17 | Wild Side | Dan Rackman |
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1996-03-22 | Diabolique | Leo Katzman |
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1995-04-28 | Destiny Turns on the Radio | Vinnie Vidivici |
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1995-04-12 | Stuart Saves His Family | Maitre D' |
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1995-03-24 | Cyborg 2 | Martin Dunn |
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1994-05-18 | The Patriots | Eagleman |
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1992-09-15 | Miracle Beach | Magnus O'Leary |
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1992-08-22 | Citizen Cohn | Abe Feller |
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1992-01-01 | Jack and His Friends | Jack |
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1991-09-12 | Until the End of the World | Bernie, Used Car Dealer |
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1991-01-01 | Grave Images | Jerry |
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1990-08-09 | Club Fed | Harrison Farnsworth IV |
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1990-04-05 | Dick Tracy | Reporter |
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1989-08-18 | Let It Ride | Greenberg |
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1989-05-12 | Night Visitor | Zachary Willard |
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1987-05-18 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Harold Lutz |
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1987-02-01 | You Ruined My Life | Howie |
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1987-01-01 | My Best Friend's Birthday | Entertainment Magnate |
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1986-03-31 | Killer in the Mirror | |
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1986-01-22 | Desert Bloom | Mr. Mosol |
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1985-01-01 | Report from Hollywood | |
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1984-12-14 | The Cotton Club | Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman |
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1984-10-05 | Teachers | Carl Rosenberg |
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1984-09-28 | Irreconcilable Differences | Phil Hanner |
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1983-08-05 | Get Crazy | Max Wolfe |
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1983-03-25 | The Black Stallion Returns | Kurr |
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1983-01-01 | Trial by Terror | |
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1982-03-22 | The State of Things | Gordon |
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1982-02-11 | One from the Heart | Restaurant Owner |
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1981-09-18 | Continental Divide | Howard McDermott |
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1981-04-29 | Leave 'Em Laughing | Dr. Arthur Abrams |
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1980-10-03 | One Trick Pony | Cal van Damp |
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1980-06-27 | The Stunt Man | Sam |
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1979-02-01 | Fyre | Preacher (as Allen Goorwitz) |
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1978-12-08 | The Brink's Job | Vinnie Costa |
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1978-03-05 | Skateboard | Manny Bloom |
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1978-02-04 | Ring of Passion | Damon Runyon |
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1978-01-16 | Nowhere to Run | Herbie Stolz |
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1978-01-01 | Sketches of a Strangler | Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz) |
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1976-09-22 | The Million Dollar Rip-Off | Lt. Ralph Fogherty |
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1976-06-04 | Paco | Padre |
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1976-05-26 | Mother, Jugs & Speed | Harry Fishbine |
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1976-04-24 | Serpico: The Deadly Game | The Professor |
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1976-02-11 | Gable and Lombard | Louis B. Mayer |
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1975-06-11 | Nashville | Barnett |
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1974-11-19 | Virginia Hill | Leo Ritchie |
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1974-11-01 | The Front Page | Kruger |
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1974-04-07 | The Conversation | William P. 'Bernie' Moran |
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1974-02-27 | Busting | Carl Rizzo |
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1974-01-28 | Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg | David Greenglass |
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1973-12-06 | Incident at Vichy | Lebeau, A Painter |
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1973-03-08 | The Marcus-Nelson Murders | Mario Portello |
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1973-03-07 | Slither | Vincent J. Palmer |
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1972-10-03 | Footsteps | Brewster |
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1972-06-29 | The Candidate | Klein |
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1972-06-07 | Get to Know Your Rabbit | Vic |
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1972-06-02 | Top of the Heap | Taxi Driver |
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1971-12-08 | Believe in Me | Stutter |
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1971-10-20 | The Organization | Benjy |
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1971-09-19 | You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat | Herby Moss |
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1971-08-17 | Cry Uncle! | Jake Masters |
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1971-04-28 | Bananas | Man On Cross |
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1971-03-28 | Taking Off | Norman |
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1971-02-17 | March of the Spring Hare | Martin Axborough |
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1970-11-03 | The Owl and the Pussycat | Dress Shop Proprietor |
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1970-04-27 | Hi, Mom! | Joe Banner |
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1970-01-01 | The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful | Moreno |
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1969-07-10 | Putney Swope | Elias, Jr. |
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1968-12-15 | Greetings | Smut Peddler |
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1968-12-12 | Orgy Girls '69 |