Allen Garfield - Movies, Bio & Filmography

Meet Allen Garfield

★ Acting🎥 78 films📺 25 TV shows📅 1955–2016🔥 1

Also known as: Alan Garfield, Alen Garfield, Allan Goorwitz, Allen Goorwitz

Born in Newark, New Jersey, USA

1939-11-22 (age 80 at death)

Died 2020-04-07

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.

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Allen Garfield (born Allen Goorwitz; November 22, 1939 – April 7, 2020) was an American film and television actor.
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