{{Short description|American actor (1939–2020)}} {{Infobox person | name = Allen Garfield | image = Allen Garfield.jpg | image_size = | caption = Garfield in the 1970s | birth_name = Allen Goorwitz | birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|11|22|mf=y}} | birth_place = Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|04|07|1939|11|22|mf=y}} | death_place = Woodland Hills, California, U.S.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title=Allen Garfield Dies: Veteran Film Actor Had COVID-19 Complications, Was 80 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/allen-garfield-dies-veteran-actor-1202903310/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=8 April 2020 |language=en |date=8 April 2020}}</ref> | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1968–2016 }}
'''Allen Garfield''' (born '''Allen Goorwitz'''; November 22, 1939 – April 7, 2020) was an American film and television actor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/allen-garfield-dead-actor-conversation-stunt-man-nashville-was-80-1289151|title=Allen Garfield, Actor in 'The Conversation,' 'The Stunt Man' and 'Nashville,' Dies at 80|author=Barnes, Mike|date=April 7, 2020|access-date=April 8, 2020|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2020/04/nj-actor-allen-garfield-from-nashville-and-the-conversation-dies-of-coronavirus.html| title=N.J. actor Allen Garfield from 'Nashville' and 'The Conversation,' former Star-Ledger reporter, dies of coronavirus| first=Amy| last=Kuperinsky| date=April 8, 2020| newspaper=The Star-Ledger| location=Newark}}</ref>
==Early life== Garfield was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a Jewish family, the son of Alice (née Lavroff) and Philip Goorwitz.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/56/Allen-Garfield.html "Allen Garfield Biography (1939-)"]. ''Filmreference.com''. accessed July 9, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800041512/bio Allen Garfield Biography], Yahoo.com; accessed July 9, 2017. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522102248/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800041512/bio |date=May 22, 2011 }}</ref> He had one sister, Lois. A 1957 graduate of Weequahic High School,<ref>[https://weequahicalumni.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Distinguished-Weequahic-Alumni-Revised-01-12-18.pdf "Distinguished Weequahic Alumni"]. Weequahic High School Alumni Association. Accessed December 19, 2019. "Allen (Goorvitz) Garfield (1957) an actor who has appeared in over 100 films and television shows."</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />
==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 studied with Garfield at the beginning of his career as an actor.<ref>{{cite book| last=Peary| first=Gerald| year=1998| title=Quentin Tarantino| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c5SdiFJmswcC&q=Allen+Garfield+actor&pg=PA11| publisher=University Press of Mississippi| page=12| isbn=978-1-5780-6051-1| access-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last=Holm| first=D.K.| date=December 1, 2004| title=Quentin Tarantino: The Essential Pocket Guide| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NAL0CQAAQBAJ&q=Allen+Garfield+actor&pg=PA28| publisher=Summersdale Publishers| page=28| isbn=978-1-8483-9866-5| access-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref> Garfield's lead roles included the 1971 film ''Cry Uncle!'', the 1978 film ''Skateboard'' with Leif Garrett and the 1982 film ''Get Crazy''. He appeared in the ''Tales from the Darkside'' episode "The Deal" (1988).
==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.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15624264/stuntmandeparturefortrendydirector/| title='Stunt Man' Departure For 'Trendy' Director| date=1980-11-06| first=Ed| last=Blank| newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press| access-date=2023-04-20| page=D-8}}</ref>
When Garfield suffered a stroke before 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 of complications related to COVID-19 and his previous strokes at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital on April 7, 2020, at age 80.<ref name=":0" />
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- | rowspan="2" |1968|| ''Orgy Girls '69'' || || || |- | ''Greetings'' || Smut Peddler || || <ref name=Greven2013/>{{rp|143}} |- |1969|| ''Putney Swope'' || Elias, Jr. || || |- | rowspan="3" |1970|| ''The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful'' || Moreno || || |- | ''Hi, Mom!'' || Joe Banner || || <ref name=Greven2013/>{{rp|130}} |- | ''The Owl and the Pussycat'' || Dress Shop Proprietor || || |- | rowspan="7" |1971|| ''Roommates'' || Martin Axborough || || |- | ''Taking Off'' || Norman || || |- | ''Bananas'' || Man on Cross || || <ref>{{cite book |last1=Girgus |first1=Sam B. |title=The Films of Woody Allen |year=2002 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-00929-4 |page=177 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GZbcl1o3kOQC |access-date=April 8, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Cry Uncle!'' || Jake Masters || || |- | ''You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat'' || Herby Moss || || |- | ''The Organization'' || Benjy || || |- | ''Believe in Me'' || Stutter || || |- | rowspan="3" |1972|| ''Top of the Heap'' || Taxi Driver || || |- | ''The Candidate'' || Klein || || <ref name=Goldstein1986/> |- | ''Get to Know Your Rabbit'' || Vic || || <ref name=Greven2013>{{cite book |last1=Greven |first1=David |title=Psycho-Sexual: Male Desire in Hitchcock, De Palma, Scorsese, and Friedkin |year=2013 |publisher=University of Texas Press |isbn=978-0-292-74202-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f8KiVwFJw5IC |access-date=April 8, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|139}} |- | rowspan="2" |1973|| ''Slither'' || Vincent J. Palmer || || |- | ''Deadhead Miles''|| Juicy Brucey || Uncredited || |- | rowspan="3" |1974|| ''Busting''|| Carl Rizzo || || |- | ''The Conversation''|| Bernie Moran || || <ref name="Peary2013">{{cite book |last1=Peary |first1=Gerald |title=Quentin Tarantino: Interviews, Revised and Updated |year=2013 |publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-61703-876-1 |page=5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6_EaBwAAQBAJ |access-date=April 8, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''The Front Page''|| Kruger || || |- |1975|| ''Nashville''|| Barnett || || <ref name="Goldstein1986" /> |- | rowspan="4" |1976|| ''The Commitment''|| || || |- | ''Gable and Lombard''|| Louis B. Mayer || || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Gable and Lombard movie review (1976) |author-link=Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/gable-and-lombard-1976 |access-date=April 8, 2020 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |via=rogerebert.com |date=March 9, 1976 |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Mother, Jugs, and Speed''|| Harry Fishbine || || |- | ''Paco''|| Padre || || |- | rowspan="2" |1978|| ''Skateboard''|| Manny Bloom || || |- | ''The Brink's Job''|| Vinnie Costa || || <ref name="Goldstein1986" /> |- | rowspan="2" |1979|| ''Sketches of a Strangler''|| Jack Garvey || || |- | ''Fyre''|| Preacher || || |- | rowspan="2" |1980|| ''The Stunt Man''|| Sam || || <ref name="Goldstein1986" /> |- | ''One Trick Pony''|| Cal van Damp || || |- |1981|| ''Continental Divide'' || Howard McDermott || || |- | rowspan="2" |1982|| ''One from the Heart'' || Restaurant Owner || || |- | ''Der Stand der Dinge'' || Gordon || || <ref name=Peary2013/> |- | rowspan="2" |1983|| ''The Black Stallion Returns''|| Kurr || || |- | ''Get Crazy''|| Max Wolfe || || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Maslin |first1=Janet |title='Get Crazy,' Rock |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/14/movies/get-crazy-rock.html |access-date=April 8, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 14, 1983 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" |1984|| ''Irreconcilable Differences''|| Phil Hanner || || |- | ''Teachers''|| Carl Rosenberg || || <ref name="Goldstein1986" /> |- | ''The Cotton Club''|| Abbadabba Berman || || <ref name="Goldstein1986">{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Patrick |title=Allen Garfield Sheds His Heavy Reputation |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-24-ca-11605-story.html |access-date=April 8, 2020 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=February 24, 1986 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |1986|| ''Desert Bloom''|| Mr. Mosol || || <ref name="Goldstein1986" /> |- | ''Sins''|| Adam Gore || || |- | rowspan="2" |1987|| ''Beverly Hills Cop II''|| Harold Lutz || || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Beverly Hills Cop II movie review (1987) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/beverly-hills-cop-ii-1987 |access-date=April 8, 2020 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |via=rogerebert.com |date=May 20, 1987 |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''My Best Friend's Birthday''|| Entertainment Magnate || || |- | rowspan="2" |1989|| ''Night Visitor''|| Zachary Willard || || |- | ''Let It Ride''|| Greenberg || || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title=Review/Film; A Racing Addict's Dream Comes True: One More Win |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/19/movies/review-film-a-racing-addict-s-dream-comes-true-one-more-win.html |access-date=April 8, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 19, 1989 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |1990|| ''Dick Tracy''|| Reporter #1 || || |- | ''Club Fed''|| Harrison Farnsworth IV || || |- |1991|| ''Until the End of the World'' || Gebrauchtwagenhändler || || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Sobczynski |first1=Peter |title=At Last! |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/features/at-last-the-end-of-the-world-is-here |access-date=April 8, 2020 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |via=Rogerebert.com |date=November 18, 2015 |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |1992|| ''Miracle Beach''|| Magnus O'Leary || || |- | ''Jack and His Friends''|| Jack || || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Kevin |title=MOVIE REVIEW : 'Jack and His Friends': A Trying Trip |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-22-ca-48336-story.html |access-date=April 8, 2020 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 22, 1993 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |1993|| ''Family Prayers''|| Cantor || || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Rainer |first1=Peter |title=MOVIE REVIEW : 'Family Prayers': Helping This Gambler Is a Losing Effort |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-16-ca-13542-story.html |access-date=April 8, 2020 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=July 16, 1993 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- | ''Cyborg 2''|| Martin Dunn || || |- |1994|| ''The Patriots'' || Eagleman || || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Emanuel |title=The Patriots Les Patriotes |url=https://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/the-patriots-les-patriotes-1200437033/ |access-date=April 8, 2020 |magazine=Variety |date=May 23, 1994 |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" |1995|| ''Stuart Saves His Family'' || Maitre D' || || |- | ''Wild Side'' || Dan Rackman || || |- | ''Destiny Turns on the Radio'' || Vinnie Vidivici || || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Destiny Turns On The Radio movie review (1995) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/destiny-turns-on-the-radio-1995 |access-date=April 8, 2020 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |via=Rogerebert.com |date=April 28, 1995 |language=en}}</ref> |- |1996|| ''Diabolique'' || Leo Katzman || || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Diabolique movie review & film summary (1996) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/diabolique-1996 |access-date=April 8, 2020 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |via=Rogerebert.com |date=March 22, 1996 |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |1997|| ''Obsession'' || Simon Frischmuth || || <ref>{{cite web |title=OBSESSION |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/obsession-1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423185416/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/obsession-1997 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 23, 2020 |website=British Board of Film Classification |access-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref> |- | ''The Elf Who Didn't Believe'' || Twisp || || <ref>{{cite web |title=The Elf Who Didn't Believe – review |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/kwrtb/the-elf-who-didnt-believe/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=April 8, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=April 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423185424/https://www.radiotimes.com/film/kwrtb/the-elf-who-didnt-believe/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |1998|| ''Get a Job'' || Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist || || |- |1999|| ''The Ninth Gate'' || Witkin || || |- |2001|| ''The Majestic'' || Leo Kubelsky || || <ref>{{cite web |title=THE MAJESTIC |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/majestic-2002-3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322013916/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/majestic-2002-3 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 22, 2014 |website=British Board of Film Classification |access-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref> |- |2002|| ''White Boy'' || Mr. Rosen || || |- |2016|| ''Chief Zabu'' || Ben Sydney || Final film role; filmed in 1986 || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Linden |first1=Sheri |title='Chief Zabu': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/chief-zabu-940882 |access-date=April 8, 2020 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 27, 2016 |language=en}}</ref> |}
== Television == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- | rowspan="3" |1971 |''The Mod Squad'' |Charles Weaver |Episode: "Welcome to Our City" |- |''The Young Lawyers'' |Bernie Yoakum |Episode: "The Whimper of Whipped Dogs" |- |''Bonanza'' |Charlie |Episode: "The Iron Butterfly" |- | rowspan="4" |1972 |''McCloud'' |Ralphie |Episode: "A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley" |- |''Search'' |Marty Zackarian |Episode: "One of Our Probes is Missing" |- |''Banyon'' |Henry Spear |Episode: "A Date with Death" |- |''Love, American Style'' |Gork |Segment: "Love and the First Kiss" |- | rowspan="4" |1973 |''The Bob Newhart Show'' |The Manager |Episode: "Let's Get Away from It Almost" |- |''Kojak'' |Mario Portello |Pilot film: "The Marcus-Nelson Murders" |- |''Adam's Rib'' |Attinger |Episode: "The Unwritten Law" |- |''Ironside'' |Baxter Flynn |Episode: "Double-Edged Corner" |- | rowspan="3" |1975 |''Rhoda'' |David Bloom |Episode: "Strained Interlude" |- |''Gunsmoke'' |Henry DeCory |Episode: "The Fires of Ignorance" |- |''Kate McShane'' |Marty Goodman |Episode: "Accounts Receivable" |- | rowspan="2" |1976 |''McCoy'' |J. Carter Sloan |Episode: "In Again, Out Again" |- |''Serpico'' |The Professor/Redman |2 episodes |- |1980 |''Trapper John, M.D.'' |Brody (as Allen Goorwitz) |Episode: "Warning: I May Be Hazardous to You Health" |- |1982 |''Taxi'' |Mr. Ratledge (as Allen Goorwitz) |Episode: "Crime and Punishment" |- |1983 |''Lottery!'' |(as Allen Goorwitz) |Episode: "Being a Winner" |- |1986 |''Sins'' |Adam Gore (as Allen Goorwitz) |Miniseries |- |1987 |''The Magical World of Disney'' |Howie |Episode: "You Ruined My Life" |- |1988 |''Tales from the Darkside'' |Donald/Kingsley Diamond/Michael Rudnick/The Devil |Episode: "The Deal" |- |1990 |''Matlock'' |Detective Richard Cox |Episode: "The Informer" |- | rowspan="4" |1991 |''Equal Justice'' |Sam (uncredited) |Episode: "In Confidence" |- |''Stat'' | |Episode: "The Wilding" |- |''Eddie Dodd'' |Benny Schaeffer |Episode: "Welcome Home" |- |''Palace Guard'' |Sy Hertzog |4 episode |- | rowspan="2" |1992 |''Law & Order'' |Carl Berg |Episode: "Vengeance" |- |''Citizen Cohn'' |Abe Feller |TV film |- |1993 |''Jack's Place'' |Tommy |Episode: "Play It Again, Jack" |- |1994-1995 |''Chicago Hope'' |Dr. Raymond Kadalski |4 episodes |- |1997 |''Michael Hayes'' |Donal Morris |Episode: "The Doctor's Tale" |- |1998 |''Dharma & Greg'' |Stan Gottlieb |Episode: "Do You Want Fries With That?" |- |1999 |''The Lot'' |Harry Sylva |3 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |2000 |''Sports Night'' |Chuck "Cut Man" Kimmel |Episode: "The Cut Man Cometh" |- |''The West Wing'' |Roger Becker |Episode: "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part II" |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0307255|name=Allen Garfield}} * [https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;cc=wiarchives;type=simple;rgn=Entire%20Finding%20Aid;q1=Allen%20Garfield;view=reslist;subview=detail;sort=freq;didno=uw-whs-tape00339a Allen Garfield] at the University of Wisconsin's [https://web.archive.org/web/20140502211533/http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives%3Bview%3Dreslist%3Bsubview%3Dstandard%3Bdidno%3Duw-whs-tape00339a Actors Studio audio collection]. * {{Find a Grave|208828867}}
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