Acting
Allen Garfield
EN, DE, FR cinema · 78 credits
Born
22 November 1939
Died
7 April 2020 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Alan Garfield · Alen Garfield · Allan Goorwitz · Allen Goorwitz
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
Filmography
Chief Zabu
2016
Chief Zabu
as Ben Sydney
White Boy
as Mr. Rosen
The Majestic
as Leo Kubelsky
The Ninth Gate
as Witkin
Absence of the Good
as Lieutenant Paul Taylor
Get a Job
as Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
Obsession
as Simon Frischmuth
Diabolique
as Leo Katzman
Wild Side
as Dan Rackman
Crime of the Century
as Lt. James Finn
Stuart Saves His Family
as Maitre D'
Destiny Turns on the Radio
as Vinnie Vidivici
The Patriots
as Eagleman
Cyborg 2
as Martin Dunn
Miracle Beach
as Magnus O'Leary
Citizen Cohn
as Abe Feller
Until the End of the World
as Bernie, Used Car Dealer
Grave Images
as Jerry
Club Fed
as Harrison Farnsworth IV
Dick Tracy
as Reporter
Let It Ride
as Greenberg
Night Visitor
as Zachary Willard
Beverly Hills Cop II
as Harold Lutz
You Ruined My Life
as Howie
Desert Bloom
as Mr. Mosol
Teachers
as Carl Rosenberg
Irreconcilable Differences
as Phil Hanner
The Cotton Club
as Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
Get Crazy
as Max Wolfe
The State of Things
as Gordon
One from the Heart
as Restaurant Owner
Continental Divide
as Howard McDermott
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Dr. Arthur Abrams
One Trick Pony
as Cal van Damp
Fyre
as Preacher
The Brink's Job
as Vinnie Costa
Nowhere to Run
as Herbie Stolz
Sketches of a Strangler
as Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
Ring of Passion
as Damon Runyon
Skateboard
as Manny Bloom
Serpico: The Deadly Game
as The Professor
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
as Lt. Ralph Fogherty
Gable and Lombard
as Louis B. Mayer
Paco
as Padre
Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Harry Fishbine
Nashville
as Barnett
The Front Page
as Kruger
The Conversation
as William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Busting
as Carl Rizzo
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
as David Greenglass
Virginia Hill
as Leo Ritchie
Sonny Boy
as Sonny Boy Walker
Slither
as Vincent J. Palmer
Incident at Vichy
as Lebeau, A Painter
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Mario Portello
The Candidate
as Klein
Footsteps
as Brewster
Top of the Heap
as Taxi Driver
The Organization
as Benjy
Believe in Me
as Stutter
Cry Uncle!
as Jake Masters, Additional Dialogue
Taking Off
as Norman
March of the Spring Hare
as Martin Axborough
Bananas
as Man On Cross
Hi, Mom!
as Joe Banner
The Owl and the Pussycat
as Dress Shop Proprietor
Putney Swope
as Elias, Jr.
Greetings
as Smut Peddler