Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield (born Allen Goorwitz; November 22, 1939 – April 7, 2020) was an American film and television actor.[2][3]

Allen Garfield
Garfield on the set of Chief Zabu in 1986
Born
Allen Goorwitz

(1939-11-22)November 22, 1939
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedApril 7, 2020(2020-04-07) (aged 80)
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1968–2002

Early life

Garfield was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a Jewish family, the son of Alice (née Lavroff) and Philip Goorwitz.[4][5] He had one sister, Lois. A 1957 graduate of Weequahic High School,[6] he was a sports reporter and Golden Gloves boxer before becoming an actor. He attended The Actors Studio in New York City, studying with both Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan, and worked on stage before acting in film.[2]

Career

Garfield appeared in over 100 films and television shows. He is known for having played 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. Quentin Tarantino once studied with Garfield when Tarantino was beginning his career as a filmmaker.[7][8] Garfield's lead roles included the 1971 film Cry Uncle!, the 1978 film Skateboard with Leif Garrett and the 1982 film Get Crazy.

Personal life and death

For a year after his father's death and in tribute to him, Allen used his family name, Goorwitz, for his screen credits.[9]

When Garfield suffered a stroke prior to filming his role in The Ninth Gate (1999), director Roman Polanski opted to use Garfield's paralyzed face for his character rather than conceal it or recast the role. Garfield suffered another massive stroke in 2004 and thereafter was a long-term nursing care resident at The Motion Picture Home.

Garfield died April 7, 2020 of complications related to COVID-19 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital. He was 80 years old.[2]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1968Orgy Girls '69
1968GreetingsSmut Peddler[10]:143
1969Putney SwopeElias, Jr.
1970The Good, the Bad and the BeautifulMoreno
1970Hi, Mom!Joe Banner[10]:130
1970The Owl and the PussycatDress Shop Proprietor
1971RoommatesMartin Axborough
1971Taking OffNorman
1971BananasMan on Cross[11]
1971Cry Uncle!Jake Masters
1971You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That BeatHerby Moss
1971The OrganizationBenjy
1971Believe in MeStutter
1972Top of the HeapTaxi Driver
1972The CandidateKlein[12]
1972Get to Know Your RabbitVic[10]:139
1973SlitherVincent J. Palmer
1973The Marcus-Nelson MurdersMario PortelloTV movie
1973Deadhead MilesJuicy BruceyUncredited
1974BustingCarl Rizzo
1974The ConversationBernie Moran[13]
1974The Front PageKruger
1975NashvilleBarnett[12]
1976The Commitment
1976Gable and LombardLouis B. Mayer[14]
1976Mother, Jugs, and SpeedHarry Fishbine
1976PacoPadre
1978SkateboardManny Bloom
1978The Brink's JobVinnie Costa[12]
1979Sketches of a StranglerJack Garvey
1979FyrePreacher
1980The Stunt ManSam[12]
1980One Trick PonyCal van Damp
1981One from the HeartRestaurant Owner
1981Continental DivideHoward McDermott
1982Der Stand der DingeGordon[13]
1982TaxiMr. Ratledge (as Allen Goorwitz)Season 5 Episode 6 - Crime And Punishment
1983The Black Stallion ReturnsKurr
1983Get CrazyMax Wolfe[15]
1984Irreconcilable DifferencesPhil Hanner
1984TeachersCarl Rosenberg[12]
1984The Cotton ClubAbbadabba Berman[12]
1986Desert BloomMr. Mosol[12]
1987Beverly Hills Cop IIHarold Lutz[16]
1987My Best Friend's BirthdayEntertainment Magnate
1989Night VisitorZachary Willard
1989Let It RideGreenberg[17]
1990Dick TracyReporter #1
1990Club FedHarrison Farnsworth IV
1991Until the End of the WorldGebrauchtwagenhändler[18]
1992Citizen CohnAbe FellerTV movie[19]
1992Miracle BeachMagnus O'Leary
1992Jack and His FriendsJack[20]
1993Family PrayersCantor[21]
1994The PatriotsEagleman[22]
1995Stuart Saves His FamilyMaitre D'
1995Wild SideDan Rackman
1995Destiny Turns on the RadioVinnie Vidivici[23]
1996DiaboliqueLeo Katzman[24]
1997ObsessionSimon Frischmuth[25]
1997The Elf Who Didn't BelieveTwisp[26]
1998Get a JobMr. Berger / Psychiatrist
1999The Ninth GateWitkin
2000The West WingRoger BeckerEpisode: "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part II"
2001The MajesticLeo Kubelsky[27]
2002White BoyMr. Rosen
2016Chief ZabuBen SydneyFinal film role; filmed in 1986[28]

References
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  2. Barnes, Mike (April 7, 2020). "Allen Garfield, Actor in 'The Conversation,' 'The Stunt Man' and 'Nashville,' Dies at 80". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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