Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-11-22

Day of Death

2020-04-07 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Alan Garfield

Alen Garfield

Allan Goorwitz

Allen Goorwitz

Allen Garfield

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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Garfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Front Page

The Front Page

The Conversation

The Conversation

Nashville

Nashville

Leave 'Em Laughing

Leave 'Em Laughing

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

Acting

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

Beverly Hills Cop II

as

Harold Lutz

The Front Page

1974

The Front Page

as

Kruger

The Conversation

1974

The Conversation

as

William P. 'Bernie' Moran

The Ninth Gate

1999

The Ninth Gate

as

Witkin

Nashville

1975

Nashville

as

Barnett

My Best Friend's Birthday

1987

My Best Friend's Birthday

as

Entertainment Magnate

Diabolique

1996

Diabolique

as

Leo Katzman

The Majestic

2001

The Majestic

as

Leo Kubelsky

The State of Things

1982

The State of Things

as

Gordon

White Boy

2002

White Boy

as

Mr. Rosen

The Candidate

1972

The Candidate

as

Klein

Teachers

1984

Teachers

as

Carl Rosenberg

The Brink's Job

1978

The Brink's Job

as

Vinnie Costa

The Black Stallion Returns

1983

The Black Stallion Returns

as

Kurr

Putney Swope

1969

Putney Swope

as

Elias, Jr.

Continental Divide

1981

Continental Divide

as

Howard McDermott

Wild Side

1996

Wild Side

as

Dan Rackman

Footsteps

1972

Footsteps

as

Brewster

Get Crazy

1983

Get Crazy

as

Max Wolfe

One Trick Pony

1980

One Trick Pony

as

Cal van Damp

The Stunt Man

1980

The Stunt Man

as

Sam

Hi, Mom!

1970

Hi, Mom!

as

Joe Banner

The Owl and the Pussycat

1970

The Owl and the Pussycat

as

Dress Shop Proprietor

Cyborg 2

1993

Cyborg 2

as

Martin Dunn

Irreconcilable Differences

1984

Irreconcilable Differences

as

Phil Hanner

Let It Ride

1989

Let It Ride

as

Greenberg

Absence of the Good

1999

Absence of the Good

as

Lieutenant Paul Taylor

The Organization

1971

The Organization

as

Benjy

Miracle Beach

1992

Miracle Beach

as

Magnus O'Leary

Busting

1974

Busting

as

Carl Rizzo

Believe in Me

1971

Believe in Me

as

Stutter

You Ruined My Life

1987

You Ruined My Life

as

Howie

Obsession

1997

Obsession

as

Simon Frischmuth

Cry Uncle!

1971

Cry Uncle!

as

Jake Masters

Get to Know Your Rabbit

1972

Get to Know Your Rabbit

as

Vic

Night Visitor

1989

Night Visitor

as

Zachary Willard

Desert Bloom

1986

Desert Bloom

as

Mr. Mosol

Report from Hollywood

1985

Report from Hollywood

as

Club Fed

1990

Club Fed

as

Harrison Farnsworth IV

Leave 'Em Laughing

1981

Leave 'Em Laughing

as

Dr. Arthur Abrams

Stuart Saves His Family

1995

Stuart Saves His Family

as

Maitre D'

Nowhere to Run

1978

Nowhere to Run

as

Herbie Stolz

Serpico: The Deadly Game

1976

Serpico: The Deadly Game

as

The Professor

Top of the Heap

1972

Top of the Heap

as

Taxi Driver

The Million Dollar Rip-Off

1976

The Million Dollar Rip-Off

as

Lt. Ralph Fogherty

Gable and Lombard

1976

Gable and Lombard

as

Louis B. Mayer

The Cotton Club

1984

The Cotton Club

as

Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Slither

1973

Slither

as

Vincent J. Palmer

Crime of the Century

1996

Crime of the Century

as

Lt. James Finn

Paco

1976

Paco

as

Padre

Orgy Girls '69

1968

Orgy Girls '69

as

Mother, Jugs & Speed

1976

Mother, Jugs & Speed

as

Harry Fishbine

Until the End of the World

1991

Until the End of the World

as

Bernie, Used Car Dealer

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

1971

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

as

Herby Moss

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

1974

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

as

David Greenglass

Chief Zabu

2016

Chief Zabu

as

Ben Sydney

Fyre

1979

Fyre

as

Preacher (as Allen Goorwitz)

The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful

1970

The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful

as

Moreno

Jack and His Friends

1992

Jack and His Friends

as

Jack

Sketches of a Strangler

1978

Sketches of a Strangler

as

Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)

The Patriots

1994

The Patriots

as

Eagleman

Grave Images

1991

Grave Images

as

Jerry

One from the Heart

1981

One from the Heart

as

Restaurant Owner

Dick Tracy

1990

Dick Tracy

as

Reporter

Trial by Terror

1983

Trial by Terror

as

Killer in the Mirror

1986

Killer in the Mirror

as

Taking Off

1971

Taking Off

as

Norman

Virginia Hill

1974

Virginia Hill

as

Leo Ritchie

Greetings

1968

Greetings

as

Smut Peddler

Citizen Cohn

1992

Citizen Cohn

as

Abe Feller

Destiny Turns on the Radio

1995

Destiny Turns on the Radio

as

Vinnie Vidivici

Ring of Passion

1978

Ring of Passion

as

Damon Runyon

March of the Spring Hare

1971

March of the Spring Hare

as

Martin Axborough

Incident at Vichy

1973

Incident at Vichy

as

Lebeau, A Painter

Skateboard

1978

Skateboard

as

Manny Bloom

Bananas

1971

Bananas

as

Man On Cross

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

as

Mario Portello

Get a Job

1998

Get a Job

as

Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

as

Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Carl Berg

Rhoda

Rhoda

as

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

as

Matlock

Matlock

as

Dharma & Greg

Dharma & Greg

as

Stan Gottlieb

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Henry Decory

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

as

Ironside

Ironside

as

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

as

Attinger

Search

as

McCloud

McCloud

as

The Lot

The Lot

as

Eddie Dodd

Eddie Dodd

as

Jack's Place

Jack's Place

as

Sins

Sins

as

Adam Gore

Palace Guard

Palace Guard

as

Sy Hertzog

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Roger Becker

Taxi

Taxi

as

Mr. Ratledge

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Kate McShane

Kate McShane

as

Marty Goodman

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Charlie

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

Charles Weaver

Banyon

Banyon

as

Henry Spear

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

as

The Manager

Production

Crew

Cry Uncle!

1971

Cry Uncle!

as

Directing