Allen Garfield
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday22 November 1939
Died7 April 2020 (age 80)
Place of birthNewark, New Jersey, USA
Known credits104
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 pla…
Chief Zabu
2016 · Ben Sydney
White Boy
2002 · Mr. Rosen
The Majestic
2001 · Leo Kubelsky
Absence of the Good
1999 · Lieutenant Paul Taylor
The West Wing
1999 · Roger Becker
The Ninth Gate
1999 · Witkin
The Lot
1999 · Harry Sylver
Sports Night
1998 · Chuck 'The Cut Man' Kimmel
Get a Job
1998 · Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
Dharma & Greg
1997 · Stan Gottlieb
Obsession
1997 · Simon Frischmuth
Crime of the Century
1996 · Lt. James Finn
Wild Side
1996 · Dan Rackman
Diabolique
1996 · Leo Katzman
Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995 · Vinnie Vidivici
Stuart Saves His Family
1995 · Maitre D'
Chicago Hope
1994 · Raymond Kadalski
The Patriots
1994 · Eagleman
Cyborg 2
1993 · Martin Dunn
Miracle Beach
1992 · Magnus O'Leary
Citizen Cohn
1992 · Abe Feller
Jack's Place
1992
Jack and His Friends
1992 · Jack
Palace Guard
1991 · Sy Hertzog
Until the End of the World
1991 · Bernie, Used Car Dealer
Eddie Dodd
1991
Grave Images
1991 · Jerry
Law & Order
1990 · Carl Berg
Club Fed
1990 · Harrison Farnsworth IV
Dick Tracy
1990 · Reporter
Let It Ride
1989 · Greenberg
Night Visitor
1989 · Zachary Willard
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 · Harold Lutz
You Ruined My Life
1987 · Howie
Killer in the Mirror
1986
Matlock
1986 · Detective Richard Cox
Sins
1986 · Adam Gore
Desert Bloom
1986 · Mr. Mosol
Report from Hollywood
1985
The Cotton Club
1984 · Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
Teachers
1984 · Carl Rosenberg
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil
Irreconcilable Differences
1984 · Phil Hanner
Get Crazy
1983 · Max Wolfe
The Black Stallion Returns
1983 · Kurr
Trial by Terror
1983
The State of Things
1982 · Gordon
One from the Heart
1982 · Restaurant Owner
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