Allen Garfield
ActingAllen 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
Witkin
Beverly Hills Cop II
Harold Lutz
Dick Tracy
Reporter
The Conversation
William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Until the End of the World
Bernie, Used Car Dealer
Diabolique
Leo Katzman
The Majestic
Leo Kubelsky
Hi, Mom!
Joe Banner
Nashville
Barnett
The Front Page
Kruger
Filmography — Acting
The Ninth Gate
Witkin
Beverly Hills Cop II
Harold Lutz
Dick Tracy
Reporter
The Conversation
William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Until the End of the World
Bernie, Used Car Dealer
Diabolique
Leo Katzman
The Majestic
Leo Kubelsky
Hi, Mom!
Joe Banner
Nashville
Barnett
The Front Page
Kruger
The Cotton Club
Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
Cyborg 2
Martin Dunn
Bananas
Man On Cross
Desert Bloom
Mr. Mosol
The Stunt Man
Sam
Teachers
Carl Rosenberg
Let It Ride
Greenberg
The Candidate
Klein
Wild Side
Dan Rackman
One from the Heart
Restaurant Owner
Continental Divide
Howard McDermott
Taking Off
Norman
The Patriots
Eagleman
Miracle Beach
Magnus O'Leary
The Owl and the Pussycat
Dress Shop Proprietor
The Brink's Job
Vinnie Costa
Crime of the Century
Lt. James Finn
Stuart Saves His Family
Maitre D'
Citizen Cohn
Abe Feller
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Mario Portello
Busting
Carl Rizzo
Absence of the Good
Lieutenant Paul Taylor
Irreconcilable Differences
Phil Hanner
One Trick Pony
Cal van Damp
Putney Swope
Elias, Jr.
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Vic
The Organization
Benjy
Leave 'Em Laughing
Dr. Arthur Abrams
White Boy
Mr. Rosen
Obsession
Simon Frischmuth
Night Visitor
Zachary Willard
You Ruined My Life
Howie
Get Crazy
Max Wolfe
Slither
Vincent J. Palmer
Greetings
Smut Peddler
Skateboard
Manny Bloom
The Black Stallion Returns
Kurr
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Harry Fishbine
Chief Zabu
Ben Sydney
Footsteps
Brewster
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Vinnie Vidivici
The State of Things
Gordon
Cry Uncle!
Jake Masters
Get a Job
Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
Virginia Hill
Leo Ritchie
Club Fed
Harrison Farnsworth IV
Believe in Me
Stutter
Gable and Lombard
Louis B. Mayer
Nowhere to Run
Herbie Stolz
Fyre
Preacher
Ring of Passion
Damon Runyon
Paco
Padre
Serpico: The Deadly Game
The Professor
Incident at Vichy
Lebeau, A Painter
Jack and His Friends
Jack
Top of the Heap
Taxi Driver
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
Herby Moss
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
David Greenglass
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Lt. Ralph Fogherty
Killer in the Mirror
Trial by Terror
March of the Spring Hare
Martin Axborough
Sketches of a Strangler
Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
Report from Hollywood
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
Moreno
Grave Images
Jerry
Sonny Boy
Sonny Boy Walker
