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Allen Garfield

Born 1939-11-22
Died 2020-04-07
📍 Newark, New Jersey, USA

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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Filmography 100

White Boy
as Mr. Rosen
2002
The Majestic
as Leo Kubelsky
2001
Absence of the Good
as Lieutenant Paul Taylor
1999
The West Wing
as Roger Becker
1999
The Ninth Gate
as Witkin
1999
The Lot
as Harry Sylver
1999
Get a Job
as Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
1998
Dharma & Greg
as Stan Gottlieb
1997
Obsession
as Simon Frischmuth
1997
Crime of the Century
as Lt. James Finn
1996
Wild Side
as Dan Rackman
1996
Diabolique
as Leo Katzman
1996
Destiny Turns on the Radio
as Vinnie Vidivici
1995
Stuart Saves His Family
as Maitre D'
1995
Chicago Hope
as Raymond Kadalski
1994
The Patriots
as Eagleman
1994
Cyborg 2
as Martin Dunn
1993
Miracle Beach
as Magnus O'Leary
1992
Citizen Cohn
as Abe Feller
1992
Jack's Place
1992
Jack and His Friends
as Jack
1992
Palace Guard
as Sy Hertzog
1991
Until the End of the World
as Bernie, Used Car Dealer
1991
Grave Images
as Jerry
1991
Law & Order
as Carl Berg
1990
Club Fed
as Harrison Farnsworth IV
1990
Dick Tracy
as Reporter
1990
Let It Ride
as Greenberg
1989
Night Visitor
as Zachary Willard
1989
Beverly Hills Cop II
as Harold Lutz
1987
You Ruined My Life
as Howie
1987
Killer in the Mirror
1986
Matlock
as Detective Richard Cox
1986
Sins
as Adam Gore
1986
Desert Bloom
as Mr. Mosol
1986
The Cotton Club
as Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
1984
Teachers
as Carl Rosenberg
1984
Tales from the Darkside
as Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil
1984
Irreconcilable Differences
as Phil Hanner
1984
Get Crazy
as Max Wolfe
1983
The Black Stallion Returns
as Kurr
1983
Trial by Terror
1983
The State of Things
as Gordon
1982
One from the Heart
as Restaurant Owner
1982
Continental Divide
as Howard McDermott
1981
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Dr. Arthur Abrams
1981
One Trick Pony
as Cal van Damp
1980
The Stunt Man
as Sam
1980
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Fyre
as Preacher
1979
The Brink's Job
as Vinnie Costa
1978
Taxi
as Mr. Ratledge
1978
Skateboard
as Manny Bloom
1978
Ring of Passion
as Damon Runyon
1978
Nowhere to Run
as Herbie Stolz
1978
Sketches of a Strangler
as Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
1978
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
as Lt. Ralph Fogherty
1976
Paco
as Padre
1976
Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Harry Fishbine
1976
Serpico: The Deadly Game
as The Professor
1976
Gable and Lombard
as Louis B. Mayer
1976
Kate McShane
as Marty Goodman
1975
Nashville
as Barnett
1975
Virginia Hill
as Leo Ritchie
1974
The Front Page
as Kruger
1974
Rhoda
1974
Sonny Boy
as Sonny Boy Walker
1974
The Conversation
as William P. 'Bernie' Moran
1974
Busting
as Carl Rizzo
1974
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
as David Greenglass
1974
Incident at Vichy
as Lebeau, A Painter
1973
Adam's Rib
as Attinger
1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Mario Portello
1973
Slither
as Vincent J. Palmer
1973
Footsteps
as Brewster
1972
The Bob Newhart Show
as The Manager
1972
Banyon
as Henry Spear
1972
Search
1972
The Candidate
as Klein
1972
Get to Know Your Rabbit
as Vic
1972
Top of the Heap
as Taxi Driver
1972
Believe in Me
as Stutter
1971
The Organization
as Benjy
1971
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
as Herby Moss
1971
Cry Uncle!
as Jake Masters
1971
Bananas
as Man On Cross
1971
Taking Off
as Norman
1971
March of the Spring Hare
as Martin Axborough
1971
The Owl and the Pussycat
as Dress Shop Proprietor
1970
Hi, Mom!
as Joe Banner
1970
McCloud
1970
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
as Moreno
1970
Putney Swope
as Elias, Jr.
1969
Greetings
as Smut Peddler
1968
Orgy Girls '69
1968
The Mod Squad
as Charles Weaver
1968
Ironside
1967
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Bonanza
as Charlie
1959
Gunsmoke
as Henry Decory
1955