Allen Garfield
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Chief Zabu
2016
as Ben Sydney
White Boy
2002
as Mr. Rosen
The Majestic
2001
as Leo Kubelsky
The Ninth Gate
1999
as Witkin
Absence of the Good
1999
as Lieutenant Paul Taylor
The West Wing
1999
as Roger Becker
The Lot
1999
as Harry Sylver
Get a Job
1998
as Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
Sports Night
1998
as Chuck 'The Cut Man' Kimmel
Obsession
1997
as Simon Frischmuth
Dharma & Greg
1997
as Stan Gottlieb
Diabolique
1996
as Leo Katzman
Wild Side
1996
as Dan Rackman
Crime of the Century
1996
as Lt. James Finn
Stuart Saves His Family
1995
as Maitre D'
Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995
as Vinnie Vidivici
The Patriots
1994
as Eagleman
Chicago Hope
1994
as Raymond Kadalski
Cyborg 2
1993
as Martin Dunn
Miracle Beach
1992
as Magnus O'Leary
Jack and His Friends
1992
as Jack
Citizen Cohn
1992
as Abe Feller
Jack's Place
1992
Until the End of the World
1991
as Bernie, Used Car Dealer
Grave Images
1991
as Jerry
Eddie Dodd
1991
Palace Guard
1991
as Sy Hertzog
Club Fed
1990
as Harrison Farnsworth IV
Dick Tracy
1990
as Reporter
Law & Order
1990
as Carl Berg
Let It Ride
1989
as Greenberg
Night Visitor
1989
as Zachary Willard
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Harold Lutz
You Ruined My Life
1987
as Howie
Desert Bloom
1986
as Mr. Mosol
Killer in the Mirror
1986
Matlock
1986
as Detective Richard Cox
Sins
1986
as Adam Gore
Report from Hollywood
1985
Teachers
1984
as Carl Rosenberg
Irreconcilable Differences
1984
as Phil Hanner
The Cotton Club
1984
as Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
as Kurr
Get Crazy
1983
as Max Wolfe
Trial by Terror
1983
The State of Things
1982
as Gordon
One from the Heart
1982
as Restaurant Owner
Continental Divide
1981
as Howard McDermott
Leave 'Em Laughing
1981
as Dr. Arthur Abrams
One Trick Pony
1980
as Cal van Damp
The Stunt Man
1980
as Sam
Fyre
1979
as Preacher
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Brink's Job
1978
as Vinnie Costa
Nowhere to Run
1978
as Herbie Stolz
Sketches of a Strangler
1978
as Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
Ring of Passion
1978
as Damon Runyon
Skateboard
1978
as Manny Bloom
Taxi
1978
as Mr. Ratledge
Serpico: The Deadly Game
1976
as The Professor
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
1976
as Lt. Ralph Fogherty
Gable and Lombard
1976
as Louis B. Mayer
Paco
1976
as Padre
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976
as Harry Fishbine
Nashville
1975
as Barnett
Kate McShane
1975
as Marty Goodman
The Front Page
1974
as Kruger
The Conversation
1974
as William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Busting
1974
as Carl Rizzo
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
1974
as David Greenglass
Virginia Hill
1974
as Leo Ritchie
Sonny Boy
1974
as Sonny Boy Walker
Rhoda
1974
Slither
1973
as Vincent J. Palmer
Incident at Vichy
1973
as Lebeau, A Painter
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
as Mario Portello
Adam's Rib
1973
as Attinger
The Candidate
1972
as Klein
Footsteps
1972
as Brewster
Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972
as Vic
Top of the Heap
1972
as Taxi Driver
Search
1972
Banyon
1972
as Henry Spear
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as The Manager
The Organization
1971
as Benjy
Believe in Me
1971
as Stutter
Cry Uncle!
1971
as Jake Masters
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
1971
as Herby Moss
Taking Off
1971
as Norman
March of the Spring Hare
1971
as Martin Axborough
Bananas
1971
as Man On Cross
The Owl and the Pussycat
1970
as Dress Shop Proprietor
Hi, Mom!
1970
as Joe Banner
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
1970
as Moreno
McCloud
1970
Putney Swope
1969
as Elias, Jr.
Orgy Girls '69
1968
Greetings
1968
as Smut Peddler
The Mod Squad
1968
as Charles Weaver
Ironside
1967
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Bonanza
1959
as Charlie
Gunsmoke
1955
as Henry Decory