Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

  • Birthday: 1939-11-22
  • Deathday: 2020-04-07
  • Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Also know as: Alan Garfield

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.

Filmography

Chief Zabu

2016

As Ben Sydney

Fyre

1979

As Preacher (as Allen Goorwitz)

Sketches of a Strangler

1978

As Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)

Roommates

1971

As Martin Axborough

Skateboard

1978

As Manny Bloom

My Best Friend's Birthday

1987

As Entertainment Magnate

Get Crazy

1983

As Max Wolfe

You Ruined My Life

1987

As Howie

Night Visitor

1989

As Zachary Willard

Club Fed

1990

As Harrison Farnsworth IV

Nowhere to Run

1978

As Herbie Stolz

The Million Dollar Rip-Off

1976

As Lt. Ralph Fogherty

Paco

1976

As Padre

Grave Images

1991

As Jerry

Serpico: The Deadly Game

1976

As The Professor

The Conversation

1974

As William P. 'Bernie' Moran

The Brink's Job

1978

As Vinnie Costa

Putney Swope

1969

As Elias, Jr.

Continental Divide

1981

As Howard McDermott

Hi, Mom!

1970

As Joe Banner

Absence of the Good

1999

As Lieutenant Paul Taylor

Busting

1974

As Carl Rizzo

Cry Uncle!

1971

As Jake Masters

Leave 'Em Laughing

1981

As Dr. Arthur Abrams

Gable and Lombard

1976

As Louis B. Mayer

The Patriots

1994

As Eagleman

Virginia Hill

1974

As Leo Ritchie

Ring of Passion

1978

As Damon Runyon

The Stunt Man

1980

As Sam

The Owl and the Pussycat

1970

As Dress Shop Proprietor

Believe in Me

1971

As Stutter

Obsession

1997

As Simon Frischmuth

Mother, Jugs & Speed

1976

As Harry Fishbine

The Candidate

1972

As Klein

Teachers

1984

As Carl Rosenberg

Wild Side

1996

As Dan Rackman

One Trick Pony

1980

As Cal van Damp

Irreconcilable Differences

1984

As Phil Hanner

Let It Ride

1989

As Greenberg

Slither

1973

As Vincent J. Palmer

Crime of the Century

1996

As Lt. James Finn

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973

As Mario Portello

Get a Job

1998

As

The Front Page

1974

As Kruger

Cyborg 2

1993

As Martin Dunn

The Organization

1971

As Benjy

Desert Bloom

1986

As Mr. Mosol

Greetings

1968

As Smut Peddler

Top of the Heap

1972

As Taxi Driver

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

As Police Chief Harold Lutz

Diabolique

1996

As Leo Katzman

Miracle Beach

1992

As Magnus O'Leary

One from the Heart

1982

As Restaurant Owner

White Boy

2002

As Mr. Rosen

The Cotton Club

1984

As Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Incident at Vichy

1973

As Lebeau, A Painter

Footsteps

1972

As Brewster

The Ninth Gate

1999

As Witkin

Nashville

1975

As Barnett

Until the End of the World

1991

As Bernie, Used Car Dealer

The State of Things

1982

As Gordon

Citizen Cohn

1992

As Abe Feller

Destiny Turns on the Radio

1995

As Vinnie Vidivici

Bananas

1971

As Man On Cross

The Majestic

2001

As Leo Kubelsky

Taking Off

1971

As Norman

Dick Tracy

1990

As Reporter #1

Stuart Saves His Family

1995

As Maitre D'

Production

Cry Uncle!

1971

As Additional Dialogue

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