Allen Garfield
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1939-11-22
Deathday 2020-04-07 (80 years old)
Place of Birth Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As Alan Garfield, Alen Garfield, Allan Goorwitz, Allen Goorwitz
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
Actor
as Ben Sydney
as Mr. Rosen
as Leo Kubelsky
as Lieutenant Paul Taylor
as Witkin
as Roger Becker
as Simon Frischmuth
as Stan Gottlieb
as Lt. James Finn
as Dan Rackman
as Leo Katzman
as Vinnie Vidivici
as Maitre D'
as Martin Dunn
as Eagleman
as Magnus O'Leary
as Abe Feller
as Jack
as Bernie, Used Car Dealer
as Jerry
as Sy Hertzog
as Harrison Farnsworth IV
as Reporter
as Carl Berg
as Greenberg
as Zachary Willard
as Harold Lutz
as Howie
as Entertainment Magnate
as Mr. Mosol
as Adam Gore
as Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
as Carl Rosenberg
as Phil Hanner
as Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil
as Max Wolfe
as Kurr
as Gordon
as Restaurant Owner
as Howard McDermott
as Dr. Arthur Abrams
as Cal van Damp
as Sam
as Preacher (as Allen Goorwitz)
as Vinnie Costa
as Manny Bloom
as Damon Runyon
as Herbie Stolz
as Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
as Mr. Ratledge
as Lt. Ralph Fogherty
as Padre
as Harry Fishbine
as The Professor
as Louis B. Mayer
as Barnett
as Marty Goodman
as Leo Ritchie
as Kruger
as William P. 'Bernie' Moran
as Carl Rizzo
as David Greenglass
as Lebeau, A Painter
as Mario Portello
as Vincent J. Palmer
as Attinger
as Brewster
as Klein
as Vic
as Taxi Driver
as Stutter
as Benjy
as Jake Masters
as Man On Cross
as Norman
as Martin Axborough
as Dress Shop Proprietor
as Joe Banner
as Moreno
as Elias, Jr.
as Smut Peddler
as Charlie
as Henry Decory
Crew
as Additional Dialogue