Allen Garfield
Born in Newark, New Jersey, USA — Nov 22 1939• Died Apr 07 2020
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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 an…
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Law & Order
Carl Berg
The West Wing
Roger Becker
Bonanza
Charlie
Chicago Hope
Raymond Kadalski
Ironside
Taxi
Mr. Ratledge
Matlock
Detective Richard Cox
Tales from the Darkside
Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil
McCloud
The Bob Newhart Show
The Manager
Trapper John, M.D.
Rhoda
The Mod Squad
Charles Weaver
Gunsmoke
Henry Decory
Dharma & Greg
Stan Gottlieb
Search
The Ninth Gate
Witkin
Jack's Place
Kate McShane
Marty Goodman
Banyon
Henry Spear
Palace Guard
Sy Hertzog
Adam's Rib
Attinger
The Lot
Harry Sylver
Beverly Hills Cop II
Harold Lutz
Dick Tracy
Reporter
Hi, Mom!
Joe Banner
The Conversation
William P. 'Bernie' Moran
The Majestic
Leo Kubelsky
Nashville
Barnett
Eddie Dodd
The Stunt Man
Sam
Sins
Adam Gore
Until the End of the World
Bernie, Used Car Dealer
Wild Side
Dan Rackman
One from the Heart
Restaurant Owner
Bananas
Man On Cross
The Cotton Club
Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
Let It Ride
Greenberg
Teachers
Carl Rosenberg
The Candidate
Klein
The Organization
Benjy
The Front Page
Kruger
Cyborg 2
Martin Dunn
Taking Off
Norman
Miracle Beach
Magnus O'Leary
The Patriots
Eagleman
The Brink's Job
Vinnie Costa
Desert Bloom
Mr. Mosol
One Trick Pony
Cal van Damp
Stuart Saves His Family
Maitre D'
Busting
Carl Rizzo
Greetings
Smut Peddler
Night Visitor
Zachary Willard
Slither
Vincent J. Palmer
Crime of the Century
Lt. James Finn
Continental Divide
Howard McDermott
Obsession
Simon Frischmuth
Diabolique
Leo Katzman
Leave 'Em Laughing
Dr. Arthur Abrams
Irreconcilable Differences
Phil Hanner
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Vic
The Black Stallion Returns
Kurr
Nowhere to Run
Herbie Stolz
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Vinnie Vidivici
White Boy
Mr. Rosen
Fyre
Preacher
Footsteps
Brewster
Skateboard
Manny Bloom
Ring of Passion
Damon Runyon
The State of Things
Gordon
Believe in Me
Stutter
Get Crazy
Max Wolfe
Putney Swope
Elias, Jr.
Virginia Hill
Leo Ritchie
Absence of the Good
Lieutenant Paul Taylor
Club Fed
Harrison Farnsworth IV
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Mario Portello
The Owl and the Pussycat
Dress Shop Proprietor
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Harry Fishbine
Chief Zabu
Ben Sydney
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Lt. Ralph Fogherty
Jack and His Friends
Jack
Citizen Cohn
Abe Feller
Gable and Lombard
Louis B. Mayer
Top of the Heap
Taxi Driver
Killer in the Mirror
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
David Greenglass
You Ruined My Life
Howie
Paco
Padre
Serpico: The Deadly Game
The Professor
Trial by Terror
Get a Job
Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
Herby Moss
Incident at Vichy
Lebeau, A Painter
Cry Uncle!
Jake Masters
March of the Spring Hare
Martin Axborough
Grave Images
Jerry
Sonny Boy
Sonny Boy Walker
Orgy Girls '69
Report from Hollywood
Sketches of a Strangler
Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
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