Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Date of Birth:

Nov 22, 1939

Place of Birth:

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Garfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

filmography:

Fyre Fyre

1979

Chief Zabu Chief Zabu

2016

Paco Paco

1976

Slither Slither

1973

Skateboard Skateboard

1978

Get a Job Get a Job

1998

Bananas Bananas

1971

Greetings Greetings

1968

Dick Tracy Dick Tracy

1990

Taking Off Taking Off

1971

Club Fed Club Fed

1990

Teachers Teachers

1984

Get Crazy Get Crazy

1983

Footsteps Footsteps

1972

Wild Side Wild Side

1996

White Boy White Boy

2002

Nashville Nashville

1975

Diabolique Diabolique

1996

Obsession Obsession

1997

Cry Uncle! Cry Uncle!

1971

Busting Busting

1974

Cyborg 2 Cyborg 2

1993

Hi, Mom! Hi, Mom!

1970

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