Allen Garfield
| Allen Garfield | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Allen Goorwitz November 22, 1939 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | Allen Goorwitz |
| Years active | 1968-2002 |
Allen Garfield, born and sometimes credited as Allen Goorwitz (born November 22, 1939), is an American film and television actor.
Life and career
Garfield was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a Jewish family, the son of Alice (née Lavroff) and Philip Goorwitz.[1][2] 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 is a quirky and prolific actor who has appeared in over 100 films and television shows. He is known for playing nervous villains, corrupt businessmen and politicians. In addition he has appeared in two art films by German director Wim Wenders, Der Stand der Dinge and Bis ans Ende der Welt. Garfield has one sister, Lois. Quentin Tarantino once studied with Garfield when Tarantino was starting as a filmmaker.[3][4]
For a year after his father's death and in tribute to him, Allen used his family name, Goorwitz for his screen credits.
Filmography
- Putney Swope (1969)
- Bananas (1971)
- Cry Uncle! (1971)
- Top of the Heap (1972)
- Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
- The Candidate (1972)
- Slither (1973)
- The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)
- Busting (1974)
- The Front Page (1974)
- The Conversation (1974)
- Nashville (1975)
- Mother, Jugs, and Speed (1976)
- Gable and Lombard (1976)
- The Brink's Job (1978)
- Skateboard (1978)
- One Trick Pony (1980)
- The Stunt Man (1980)
- Continental Divide (1981)
- Der Stand der Dinge (1982)
- One from the Heart (1982)
- The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
- Get Crazy (1983)
- The Cotton Club (1984)
- Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
- Teachers (1984)
- Desert Bloom (1986)
- Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- Let It Ride (1989)
- Dick Tracy (1990)
- Club Fed (1990)
- Until the End of the World (1991)
- Citizen Cohn (1992)
- Miracle Beach (1992)
- The Ninth Gate (1999)
- The Majestic (2001)
- Chief Zabu (2016)
- (shot in 1986)
References
- ↑ Allen Garfield Biography (1939-)
- ↑ Allen Garfield Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ↑ Peary, Gerald (1998). Quentin Tarantino. University Press of Mississippi. p. 12. ISBN 1578060516. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ↑ Holm, D. K. (2004). Quentin Tarantino: The Essential Pocket Guide. Summersdale Publishers. p. 28. ISBN 1848398662. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
External links
- Allen Garfield at the Internet Movie Database
- Allen Garfield at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection