Allen Garfield
Actor
Born November 22, 1939 in Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.
Filmography
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
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
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
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
The Stunt Man
Sam
One Trick Pony
Cal van Damp
Trapper John, M.D.
Fyre
Preacher
The Brink's Job
Vinnie Costa
Taxi
Mr. Ratledge
Skateboard
Manny Bloom
Ring of Passion
Damon Runyon
Nowhere to Run
Herbie Stolz
Sketches of a Strangler
Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Lt. Ralph Fogherty
Paco
Padre
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Harry Fishbine
Serpico: The Deadly Game
The Professor
Gable and Lombard
Louis B. Mayer
Kate McShane
Marty Goodman
Nashville
Barnett
Virginia Hill
Leo Ritchie
The Front Page
Kruger
Rhoda
Sonny Boy
Sonny Boy Walker
The Conversation
William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Busting
Carl Rizzo
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
David Greenglass
Incident at Vichy
Lebeau, A Painter
Adam's Rib
Attinger
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Mario Portello
Slither
Vincent J. Palmer
Footsteps
Brewster
The Bob Newhart Show
The Manager
Banyon
Henry Spear
Search
The Candidate
Klein
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Vic
Top of the Heap
Taxi Driver
Believe in Me
Stutter
The Organization
Benjy
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
Herby Moss
Cry Uncle!
Jake Masters
Bananas
Man On Cross
Taking Off
Norman
March of the Spring Hare
Martin Axborough
The Owl and the Pussycat
Dress Shop Proprietor
Hi, Mom!
Joe Banner
McCloud
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
Moreno
Putney Swope
Elias, Jr.
Greetings
Smut Peddler
Orgy Girls '69
The Mod Squad
Charles Weaver
Ironside
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Bonanza
Charlie
Gunsmoke
Henry Decory