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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 4, 1913
Died
May 21, 1952
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Jules Garfield
- Jacob Julius Garfinkle
John Garfield
0.6 Popularity
Biography
John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle; March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in Depression-era New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theater. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros.' stars. Called to testify before the U.S. Congressional House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), he denied communist affiliation and refused to "name names", effectively ending his film career. Some have alleged that the stress of this incident led to his premature death at 39 from a heart attack. Garfield is acknowledged as a predecessor of such Method actors as Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and James Dean.
Known For
5.5
Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
7.6
Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
8.0
(archive footage)
The John Garfield Story
2003
6.0
John Garfield
2002
4.9
Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
10.0
Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
1991
🎬
0.0
Joe Bonaparte (archive footage)
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
6.5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
7.2
Nick Robey
He Ran All the Way
1951
7.1
Harry Morgan
The Breaking Point
1950
Credits
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
2013
5.5
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
2004
7.6
The John Garfield Story
as (archive footage)
2003
8.0
John Garfield
2002
6.0
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
1997
4.9
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
1991
10.0
🎬
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Joe Bonaparte (archive footage)
1989
0.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
He Ran All the Way
as Nick Robey
1951
7.2
The Breaking Point
as Harry Morgan
1950
7.1
Force of Evil
as Joe Morse
1950
6.5
Under My Skin
as Dan Butler
1950
5.9
We Were Strangers
as Tony Fenner
1949
6.0
Jigsaw
as Loafer with Newspaper (uncredited)
1949
4.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Body and Soul
as Charley Davis
1947
6.7
Gentleman's Agreement
as Dave Goldman
1947
7.0
Humoresque
as Paul Boray
1947
7.0
Nobody Lives Forever
as Nick Blake
1946
6.2
Okay for Sound
1946
5.0
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Frank Chambers
1946
7.0
Pride of the Marines
as Albert Schmid
1945
6.5
Breakdowns of 1944
as Self
1944
6.5
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
1944
7.3
Between Two Worlds
as Tom Prior
1944
7.0
Destination Tokyo
as Wolf
1943
6.8
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Self
1943
6.0
The Fallen Sparrow
as John 'Kit' McKittrick
1943
5.8
Show-Business at War
as Self
1943
7.0
Air Force
as Tail Gunner Joe Winocki
1943
6.5
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
1942
6.0
Tortilla Flat
as Daniel Alvarez
1942
5.5
Dangerously They Live
as Dr. Michael 'Mike' Lewis
1941
5.9
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
7.0
Out of the Fog
as Harold Goff
1941
6.2
The Sea Wolf
as George Leach
1941
7.2
East of the River
as Joseph Enrico 'Joe' Lorenzo
1940
5.7
Flowing Gold
as Johnny Blake
1940
7.0
Saturday's Children
as Rims Rosson
1940
6.3
Castle on the Hudson
as Tommy Gordon
1940
6.8
Breakdowns of 1939
as Self
1939
7.0
Four Wives
as Mickey Borden
1939
5.3
Dust Be My Destiny
as Joe Bell
1939
6.2
Daughters Courageous
as Gabriel Lopez
1939
6.2
Juarez
as General Porfirio Diaz
1939
6.5
Blackwell's Island
as Tim Haydon
1939
5.0
They Made Me a Criminal
as Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney
1939
6.1
Swingtime in the Movies
as Himself (uncredited)
1938
5.9
Four Daughters
as Mickey Borden
1938
6.6