Allen Garfield
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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
Credits
Dick Tracy (1990)
as Reporter
The Ninth Gate (1999)
as Witkin
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
as Harold Lutz
The Conversation (1974)
as William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Until the End of the World (1991)
as Bernie, Used Car Dealer
The Majestic (2001)
as Leo Kubelsky
Nashville (1975)
as Barnett
The Organization (1971)
as Benjy
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
Greetings (1968)
as Smut Peddler
Fyre (1979)
as Preacher
Hi, Mom! (1970)
as Joe Banner
The Front Page (1974)
as Kruger
Cyborg 2 (1993)
as Martin Dunn
Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
as Maitre D'
One from the Heart (1982)
as Restaurant Owner
The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
as Dress Shop Proprietor
Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995)
as Vinnie Vidivici
Diabolique (1996)
as Leo Katzman
Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
as Phil Hanner
Let It Ride (1989)
as Greenberg
Miracle Beach (1992)
as Magnus O'Leary
Desert Bloom (1986)
as Mr. Mosol
Teachers (1984)
as Carl Rosenberg
Chief Zabu (2016)
as Ben Sydney
Continental Divide (1981)
as Howard McDermott
The Patriots (1994)
as Eagleman
Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
as Vic
The Candidate (1972)
as Klein
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
as Kurr
Busting (1974)
as Carl Rizzo
Wild Side (1996)
as Dan Rackman
Get Crazy (1983)
as Max Wolfe
Night Visitor (1989)
as Zachary Willard
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
as Harry Fishbine
The Brink's Job (1978)
as Vinnie Costa
One Trick Pony (1980)
as Cal van Damp
Gable and Lombard (1976)
as Louis B. Mayer
Crime of the Century (1996)
as Lt. James Finn
Putney Swope (1969)
as Elias, Jr.
Obsession (1997)
as Simon Frischmuth
The State of Things (1982)
as Gordon
Taking Off (1971)
as Norman
Absence of the Good (1999)
as Lieutenant Paul Taylor
Ring of Passion (1978)
as Damon Runyon
Slither (1973)
as Vincent J. Palmer
Bananas (1971)
as Man On Cross
The Stunt Man (1980)
as Sam
Citizen Cohn (1992)
as Abe Feller
You Ruined My Life (1987)
as Howie
Paco (1976)
as Padre
Serpico: The Deadly Game (1976)
as The Professor
Top of the Heap (1972)
as Taxi Driver
Sonny Boy (1974)
as Sonny Boy Walker
Killer in the Mirror (1986)
Actor
Cry Uncle! (1971)
as Jake Masters
Virginia Hill (1974)
as Leo Ritchie
Jack and His Friends (1992)
as Jack
Report from Hollywood (1985)
Actor
Skateboard (1978)
as Manny Bloom
Nowhere to Run (1978)
as Herbie Stolz
The Million Dollar Rip-Off (1976)
as Lt. Ralph Fogherty
White Boy (2002)
as Mr. Rosen
Sketches of a Strangler (1978)
as Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
Leave 'Em Laughing (1981)
as Dr. Arthur Abrams
The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)
as Mario Portello
Incident at Vichy (1973)
as Lebeau, A Painter
Footsteps (1972)
as Brewster
Grave Images (1991)
as Jerry
Believe in Me (1971)
as Stutter
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (1974)
as David Greenglass
Club Fed (1990)
as Harrison Farnsworth IV
March of the Spring Hare (1971)
as Martin Axborough
Trial by Terror (1983)
Actor
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (1971)
as Herby Moss
Get a Job (1998)
as Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful (1970)
as Moreno
Orgy Girls '69 (1968)
Actor