Allen Garfield
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.
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Movies (78)
Chief Zabu
2016 · Ben Sydney
White Boy
2002 · Mr. Rosen
The Majestic
2001 · Leo Kubelsky
Absence of the Good
1999 · Lieutenant Paul Taylor
The Ninth Gate
1999 · Witkin
Get a Job
1998 · Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
Obsession
1997 · Simon Frischmuth
Crime of the Century
1996 · Lt. James Finn
Wild Side
1996 · Dan Rackman
Diabolique
1996 · Leo Katzman
Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995 · Vinnie Vidivici
Stuart Saves His Family
1995 · Maitre D'
The Patriots
1994 · Eagleman
Cyborg 2
1993 · Martin Dunn
Miracle Beach
1992 · Magnus O'Leary
Citizen Cohn
1992 · Abe Feller
Jack and His Friends
1992 · Jack
Until the End of the World
1991 · Bernie, Used Car Dealer
Grave Images
1991 · Jerry
Club Fed
1990 · Harrison Farnsworth IV
Dick Tracy
1990 · Reporter
Let It Ride
1989 · Greenberg
Night Visitor
1989 · Zachary Willard
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 · Harold Lutz
You Ruined My Life
1987 · Howie
Killer in the Mirror
1986
Desert Bloom
1986 · Mr. Mosol
Report from Hollywood
1985
The Cotton Club
1984 · Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
Teachers
1984 · Carl Rosenberg
Irreconcilable Differences
1984 · Phil Hanner
Get Crazy
1983 · Max Wolfe
The Black Stallion Returns
1983 · Kurr
Trial by Terror
1983
The State of Things
1982 · Gordon
One from the Heart
1982 · Restaurant Owner
Continental Divide
1981 · Howard McDermott
Leave 'Em Laughing
1981 · Dr. Arthur Abrams
The Stunt Man
1980 · Sam
One Trick Pony
1980 · Cal van Damp
Fyre
1979 · Preacher
The Brink's Job
1978 · Vinnie Costa
Skateboard
1978 · Manny Bloom
Ring of Passion
1978 · Damon Runyon
Nowhere to Run
1978 · Herbie Stolz
Sketches of a Strangler
1978 · Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
1976 · Lt. Ralph Fogherty
Paco
1976 · Padre
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976 · Harry Fishbine
Serpico: The Deadly Game
1976 · The Professor
Gable and Lombard
1976 · Louis B. Mayer
Nashville
1975 · Barnett
Virginia Hill
1974 · Leo Ritchie
The Front Page
1974 · Kruger
Sonny Boy
1974 · Sonny Boy Walker
The Conversation
1974 · William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Busting
1974 · Carl Rizzo
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
1974 · David Greenglass
Incident at Vichy
1973 · Lebeau, A Painter
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973 · Mario Portello
Slither
1973 · Vincent J. Palmer
Footsteps
1972 · Brewster
The Candidate
1972 · Klein
Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972 · Vic
Top of the Heap
1972 · Taxi Driver
Believe in Me
1971 · Stutter
The Organization
1971 · Benjy
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
1971 · Herby Moss
Cry Uncle!
1971 · Jake Masters, Additional Dialogue
Bananas
1971 · Man On Cross
Taking Off
1971 · Norman
March of the Spring Hare
1971 · Martin Axborough
The Owl and the Pussycat
1970 · Dress Shop Proprietor
Hi, Mom!
1970 · Joe Banner
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
1970 · Moreno
Putney Swope
1969 · Elias, Jr.
Greetings
1968 · Smut Peddler
Orgy Girls '69
1968
TV shows (26)
The West Wing
1999 · Roger Becker
The Lot
1999 · Harry Sylver
Sports Night
1998 · Chuck 'The Cut Man' Kimmel
Dharma & Greg
1997 · Stan Gottlieb
Chicago Hope
1994 · Raymond Kadalski
Jack's Place
1992
Palace Guard
1991 · Sy Hertzog
Eddie Dodd
1991
Law & Order
1990 · Carl Berg
Matlock
1986 · Detective Richard Cox
Sins
1986 · Adam Gore
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Taxi
1978 · Mr. Ratledge
Kate McShane
1975 · Marty Goodman
Rhoda
1974
Adam's Rib
1973 · Attinger
The Bob Newhart Show
1972 · The Manager
Banyon
1972 · Henry Spear
Search
1972
McCloud
1970
The Mod Squad
1968 · Charles Weaver
Ironside
1967
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Bonanza
1959 · Charlie
Gunsmoke
1955 · Henry Decory