Allen Garfield

Acting

November 22, 1939 – April 7, 2020 (died at 80)

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Male

79 Movies

25 TV Shows

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.

The Conversation

1974 7.5

as William P. 'Bernie' Moran

Age 34 (now 80)

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987 6.5

as Harold Lutz

Age 47 (now 80)

Hi, Mom!

1970 6.3

as Joe Banner

Age 30 (now 80)

The Front Page

1974 7.3

as Kruger

Age 34 (now 80)

The Ninth Gate

1999 6.5

as Witkin

Age 59 (now 80)

The Stunt Man

1980 6.6

as Sam

Age 40 (now 80)

Continental Divide

1981 6.1

as Howard McDermott

Age 41 (now 80)

The Candidate

1972 6.5

as Klein

Age 32 (now 80)

The Patriots

1994 6.6

as Eagleman

Age 54 (now 80)

The Cotton Club

1984 6.5

as Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Age 45 (now 80)

Putney Swope

1969 6.2

as Elias, Jr.

Age 29 (now 80)

The Black Stallion Returns

1983 6.5

as Kurr

Age 43 (now 80)

The Brink's Job

1978 6.2

as Vinnie Costa

Age 39 (now 80)

Diabolique

1996 5.5

as Leo Katzman

Age 56 (now 80)

Busting

1974 6.2

as Carl Rizzo

Age 34 (now 80)

Get Crazy

1983 6.3

as Max Wolfe

Age 43 (now 80)

Chief Zabu

2016 4.5

as Ben Sydney

Age 76 (now 80)

White Boy

2002 4.0

as Mr. Rosen

Age 62 (now 80)

The Majestic

2001 6.8

as Leo Kubelsky

Age 62 (now 80)

Absence of the Good

1999 4.3

as Lieutenant Paul Taylor

Age 59 (now 80)

The Ninth Gate

1999 6.5

as Witkin

Age 59 (now 80)

Get a Job

1998 4.0

as Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist

Age 58 (now 80)

Obsession

1997 4.2

as Simon Frischmuth

Age 57 (now 80)

Crime of the Century

1996 6.8

as Lt. James Finn

Age 56 (now 80)

Wild Side

1996 5.7

as Dan Rackman

Age 56 (now 80)

Diabolique

1996 5.5

as Leo Katzman

Age 56 (now 80)

Destiny Turns on the Radio

1995 5.0

as Vinnie Vidivici

Age 55 (now 80)

Stuart Saves His Family

1995 5.3

as Maitre D'

Age 55 (now 80)

The Patriots

1994 6.6

as Eagleman

Age 54 (now 80)

Cyborg 2

1993 4.3

as Martin Dunn

Age 54 (now 80)

Miracle Beach

1992 5.7

as Magnus O'Leary

Age 52 (now 80)

Citizen Cohn

1992 6.3

as Abe Feller

Age 52 (now 80)

Jack and His Friends

1992 3.4

as Jack

Age 52 (now 80)

Until the End of the World

1991 6.7

as Bernie, Used Car Dealer

Age 51 (now 80)

Grave Images

1991 1.0

as Jerry

Age 51 (now 80)

Club Fed

1990 5.5

as Harrison Farnsworth IV

Age 50 (now 80)

Dick Tracy

1990 6.2

as Reporter

Age 50 (now 80)

Let It Ride

1989 6.4

as Greenberg

Age 49 (now 80)

Night Visitor

1989 4.4

as Zachary Willard

Age 49 (now 80)

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987 6.5

as Harold Lutz

Age 47 (now 80)

You Ruined My Life

1987 5.9

as Howie

Age 47 (now 80)

Killer in the Mirror

1986 6.5

Age 46 (now 80)

Desert Bloom

1986 5.8

as Mr. Mosol

Age 46 (now 80)

Report from Hollywood

1985 7.0

Age 45 (now 80)

The Cotton Club

1984 6.5

as Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Age 45 (now 80)

Teachers

1984 5.7

as Carl Rosenberg

Age 44 (now 80)

Irreconcilable Differences

1984 5.6

as Phil Hanner

Age 44 (now 80)

Get Crazy

1983 6.3

as Max Wolfe

Age 43 (now 80)

The Black Stallion Returns

1983 6.5

as Kurr

Age 43 (now 80)

Trial by Terror

1983 5.0

Age 43 (now 80)

The State of Things

1982 6.4

as Gordon

Age 42 (now 80)

One from the Heart

1982 6.0

as Restaurant Owner

Age 42 (now 80)

Continental Divide

1981 6.1

as Howard McDermott

Age 41 (now 80)

Leave 'Em Laughing

1981 8.0

as Dr. Arthur Abrams

Age 41 (now 80)

One Trick Pony

1980 5.5

as Cal van Damp

Age 40 (now 80)

The Stunt Man

1980 6.6

as Sam

Age 40 (now 80)

Fyre

1979 4.8

as Preacher

Age 39 (now 80)

The Brink's Job

1978 6.2

as Vinnie Costa

Age 39 (now 80)

Skateboard

1978 5.1

as Manny Bloom

Age 38 (now 80)

Ring of Passion

1978 7.0

as Damon Runyon

Age 38 (now 80)

Nowhere to Run

1978 7.0

as Herbie Stolz

Age 38 (now 80)

Sketches of a Strangler

1978 6.0

as Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)

Age 38 (now 80)

The Million Dollar Rip-Off

1976 7.3

as Lt. Ralph Fogherty

Age 36 (now 80)

Paco

1976 10.0

as Padre

Age 36 (now 80)

Mother, Jugs & Speed

1976 5.4

as Harry Fishbine

Age 36 (now 80)

Serpico: The Deadly Game

1976 9.0

as The Professor

Age 36 (now 80)

Gable and Lombard

1976 5.0

as Louis B. Mayer

Age 36 (now 80)

Nashville

1975 7.2

as Barnett

Age 35 (now 80)

Virginia Hill

1974 5.7

as Leo Ritchie

Age 34 (now 80)

The Front Page

1974 7.3

as Kruger

Age 34 (now 80)

Sonny Boy

1974 7.0

as Sonny Boy Walker

Age 34 (now 80)

The Conversation

1974 7.5

as William P. 'Bernie' Moran

Age 34 (now 80)

Busting

1974 6.2

as Carl Rizzo

Age 34 (now 80)

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

1974

as David Greenglass

Age 34 (now 80)

Incident at Vichy

1973 10.0

as Lebeau, A Painter

Age 34 (now 80)

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973 7.6

as Mario Portello

Age 33 (now 80)

Slither

1973 5.8

as Vincent J. Palmer

Age 33 (now 80)

Footsteps

1972 6.5

as Brewster

Age 32 (now 80)

The Candidate

1972 6.5

as Klein

Age 32 (now 80)

Get to Know Your Rabbit

1972 5.0

as Vic

Age 32 (now 80)

Top of the Heap

1972 5.9

as Taxi Driver

Age 32 (now 80)

Believe in Me

1971 4.8

as Stutter

Age 32 (now 80)

The Organization

1971 6.3

as Benjy

Age 31 (now 80)

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

1971 8.7

as Herby Moss

Age 31 (now 80)

Cry Uncle!

1971 4.5

as Jake Masters

Age 31 (now 80)

Cry Uncle!

1971 4.5

Additional Dialogue

Age 31 (now 80)

Bananas

1971 6.7

as Man On Cross

Age 31 (now 80)

Taking Off

1971 6.9

as Norman

Age 31 (now 80)

March of the Spring Hare

1971 7.0

as Martin Axborough

Age 31 (now 80)

The Owl and the Pussycat

1970 6.2

as Dress Shop Proprietor

Age 30 (now 80)

Hi, Mom!

1970 6.3

as Joe Banner

Age 30 (now 80)

The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful

1970 5.0

as Moreno

Age 30 (now 80)

Putney Swope

1969 6.2

as Elias, Jr.

Age 29 (now 80)

Greetings

1968 5.5

as Smut Peddler

Age 29 (now 80)

Orgy Girls '69

1968 3.7

Age 29 (now 80)