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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 22, 1939
Died
April 7, 2020
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
- Alan Garfield
- Alen Garfield
- Allan Goorwitz
- Allen Goorwitz
Allen Garfield
0.6 Popularity
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
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2.0
Ben Sydney
Chief Zabu
2016
2.0
Mr. Rosen
White Boy
2002
6.7
Leo Kubelsky
The Majestic
2001
3.9
Lieutenant Paul Taylor
Absence of the Good
1999
8.2
Roger Becker
The West Wing
1999
6.5
Witkin
The Ninth Gate
1999
0.5
Harry Sylver
The Lot
1999
1.0
Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
Get a Job
1998
6.4
Stan Gottlieb
Dharma & Greg
1997
3.8
Simon Frischmuth
Obsession
1997
Credits
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Chief Zabu
as Ben Sydney
2016
2.0
White Boy
as Mr. Rosen
2002
2.0
The Majestic
as Leo Kubelsky
2001
6.7
Absence of the Good
as Lieutenant Paul Taylor
1999
3.9
The West Wing
as Roger Becker
1999
8.2
The Ninth Gate
as Witkin
1999
6.5
The Lot
as Harry Sylver
1999
0.5
Get a Job
as Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
1998
1.0
Dharma & Greg
as Stan Gottlieb
1997
6.4
Obsession
as Simon Frischmuth
1997
3.8
Crime of the Century
as Lt. James Finn
1996
6.7
Wild Side
as Dan Rackman
1996
5.7
Diabolique
as Leo Katzman
1996
5.5
Destiny Turns on the Radio
as Vinnie Vidivici
1995
5.0
Stuart Saves His Family
as Maitre D'
1995
5.2
Chicago Hope
as Raymond Kadalski
1994
7.2
The Patriots
as Eagleman
1994
6.6
Cyborg 2
as Martin Dunn
1993
4.3
Miracle Beach
as Magnus O'Leary
1992
5.6
Citizen Cohn
as Abe Feller
1992
6.0
Jack's Place
1992
8.0
Jack and His Friends
as Jack
1992
2.5
Palace Guard
as Sy Hertzog
1991
3.5
Until the End of the World
as Bernie, Used Car Dealer
1991
6.7
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Eddie Dodd
1991
0.0
Grave Images
as Jerry
1991
1.0
Law & Order
as Carl Berg
1990
7.4
Club Fed
as Harrison Farnsworth IV
1990
4.8
Dick Tracy
as Reporter
1990
6.1
Let It Ride
as Greenberg
1989
6.3
Night Visitor
as Zachary Willard
1989
4.1
Beverly Hills Cop II
as Harold Lutz
1987
6.5
You Ruined My Life
as Howie
1987
5.3
Killer in the Mirror
1986
5.3
Matlock
as Detective Richard Cox
1986
7.1
Sins
as Adam Gore
1986
7.2
Desert Bloom
as Mr. Mosol
1986
5.5
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Report from Hollywood
1985
0.0
The Cotton Club
as Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
1984
6.5
Teachers
as Carl Rosenberg
1984
5.6
Tales from the Darkside
as Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil
1984
7.2
Irreconcilable Differences
as Phil Hanner
1984
5.6
Get Crazy
as Max Wolfe
1983
6.2
The Black Stallion Returns
as Kurr
1983
6.4
Trial by Terror
1983
3.0
The State of Things
as Gordon
1982
6.4
One from the Heart
as Restaurant Owner
1982
5.9
Continental Divide
as Howard McDermott
1981
6.0
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Dr. Arthur Abrams
1981
8.0
One Trick Pony
as Cal van Damp
1980
5.1
The Stunt Man
as Sam
1980
6.6
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
6.5
Fyre
as Preacher (as Allen Goorwitz)
1979
3.8
The Brink's Job
as Vinnie Costa
1978
6.1
Taxi
as Mr. Ratledge
1978
7.2
Skateboard
as Manny Bloom
1978
4.3
Ring of Passion
as Damon Runyon
1978
7.0
Nowhere to Run
as Herbie Stolz
1978
7.0
Sketches of a Strangler
as Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
1978
4.0
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
as Lt. Ralph Fogherty
1976
6.0
Paco
as Padre
1976
0.0
Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Harry Fishbine
1976
5.4
Serpico: The Deadly Game
as The Professor
1976
0.0
Gable and Lombard
as Louis B. Mayer
1976
4.5
Kate McShane
as Marty Goodman
1975
5.0
Nashville
as Barnett
1975
7.2
Virginia Hill
as Leo Ritchie
1974
4.5
The Front Page
as Kruger
1974
7.3
Rhoda
1974
6.2
Sonny Boy
as Sonny Boy Walker
1974
0.0
The Conversation
as William P. 'Bernie' Moran
1974
7.5
Busting
as Carl Rizzo
1974
6.2
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
as David Greenglass
1974
0.0
Incident at Vichy
as Lebeau, A Painter
1973
0.0
Adam's Rib
as Attinger
1973
5.0
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Mario Portello
1973
7.4
Slither
as Vincent J. Palmer
1973
5.7
Footsteps
as Brewster
1972
0.0
The Bob Newhart Show
as The Manager
1972
7.5
Banyon
as Henry Spear
1972
7.0
Search
1972
6.9
The Candidate
as Klein
1972
6.5
Get to Know Your Rabbit
as Vic
1972
4.9
Top of the Heap
as Taxi Driver
1972
5.6
Believe in Me
as Stutter
1971
4.0
The Organization
as Benjy
1971
6.2
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
as Herby Moss
1971
8.5
Cry Uncle!
as Jake Masters
1971
4.3
Bananas
as Man On Cross
1971
6.7
Taking Off
as Norman
1971
6.9
March of the Spring Hare
as Martin Axborough
1971
0.0
The Owl and the Pussycat
as Dress Shop Proprietor
1970
6.2
Hi, Mom!
as Joe Banner
1970
6.3
McCloud
1970
7.1
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
as Moreno
1970
4.0
Putney Swope
as Elias, Jr.
1969
6.3
Greetings
as Smut Peddler
1968
5.5
Orgy Girls '69
1968
2.0
The Mod Squad
as Charles Weaver
1968
6.2
Ironside
1967
6.8
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
Bonanza
as Charlie
1959
7.5
Gunsmoke
as Henry Decory
1955
6.6