Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 22, 1939
Died
Apr 07, 2020
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Credits
104 titles
Allen 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.
Known For
Filmography
Chief Zabu
Ben Sydney
White Boy
Mr. Rosen
The Majestic
Leo Kubelsky
Absence of the Good
Lieutenant Paul Taylor
The West Wing
Roger Becker
The Ninth Gate
Witkin
The Lot
Harry Sylver
Sports Night
Chuck 'The Cut Man' Kimmel
Get a Job
Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
Dharma & Greg
Stan Gottlieb
Obsession
Simon Frischmuth
Crime of the Century
Lt. James Finn
Wild Side
Dan Rackman
Diabolique
Leo Katzman
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Vinnie Vidivici
Stuart Saves His Family
Maitre D'
Chicago Hope
Raymond Kadalski
The Patriots
Eagleman
Cyborg 2
Martin Dunn
Miracle Beach
Magnus O'Leary
Citizen Cohn
Abe Feller
Jack's Place
Jack and His Friends
Jack
Palace Guard
Sy Hertzog
Until the End of the World
Bernie, Used Car Dealer
Eddie Dodd
Grave Images
Jerry
Law & Order
Carl Berg
Club Fed
Harrison Farnsworth IV
Dick Tracy
Reporter
Let It Ride
Greenberg
Night Visitor
Zachary Willard
Beverly Hills Cop II
Harold Lutz
You Ruined My Life
Howie
Killer in the Mirror
Matlock
Detective Richard Cox
Sins
Adam Gore
Desert Bloom
Mr. Mosol
Report from Hollywood
The Cotton Club
Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
Teachers
Carl Rosenberg
Tales from the Darkside
Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil
Irreconcilable Differences
Phil Hanner
Get Crazy
Max Wolfe
The Black Stallion Returns
Kurr
Trial by Terror
The State of Things
Gordon
One from the Heart
Restaurant Owner
Continental Divide
Howard McDermott
Leave 'Em Laughing
Dr. Arthur Abrams