Highest rated as cast or director
The Conversation
1974
The Stunt Man
1980
The Candidate
1972
Putney Swope
1969
The Front Page
1974
Allen Garfield's 10 titles from the 1970s have a median Balasaur Score of 66, led by The Conversation (82) and The Candidate (72), against 56 for those from the 1980s.
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.
Acted in 100
2000s
- 2002
White Boy
Mr. Rosen
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
Absence of the Good
Lieutenant Paul Taylor
The Lot
Harry Sylver · 3 episodes
- 1998
Get a Job
Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist
- 1997
Obsession
Simon Frischmuth
- 1996
- 1995
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Vinnie Vidivici
Stuart Saves His Family
Maitre D'
- 1994
The Patriots
Eagleman
- 1993
- 1992
Citizen Cohn
Abe Feller
Jack's Place
TV
Jack and His Friends
Jack
- 1991
Grave Images
Jerry
- 1990
Club Fed
Harrison Farnsworth IV
1980s
- 1989
Let It Ride
Greenberg
Night Visitor
Zachary Willard
- 1987
You Ruined My Life
Howie
- 1986
Killer in the Mirror
Movie
Sins
Adam Gore · 3 episodes
Desert Bloom
Mr. Mosol
- 1984
Irreconcilable Differences
Phil Hanner
- 1983
Get Crazy
Max Wolfe
Trial by Terror
Movie
- 1982
The State of Things
Gordon
- 1981
Continental Divide
Howard McDermott
Leave 'Em Laughing
Dr. Arthur Abrams
- 1980
One Trick Pony
Cal van Damp
1970s
- 1979
Fyre
Preacher
- 1978
Skateboard
Manny Bloom
Ring of Passion
Damon Runyon
Nowhere to Run
Herbie Stolz
Sketches of a Strangler
Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)
- 1976
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Lt. Ralph Fogherty
Serpico: The Deadly Game
The Professor
Gable and Lombard
Louis B. Mayer
- 1975
Kate McShane
Marty Goodman · 1 episode
- 1974
Virginia Hill
Leo Ritchie
Sonny Boy
Sonny Boy Walker
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
David Greenglass
- 1973
Incident at Vichy
Lebeau, A Painter
Adam's Rib
Attinger · 2 episodes
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Mario Portello
Slither
Vincent J. Palmer
- 1972
Footsteps
Brewster
- 1971
Believe in Me
Stutter
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
Herby Moss
Taking Off
Norman
March of the Spring Hare
Martin Axborough
- 1970
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
Moreno
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Orgy Girls '69
Movie
- 1967
1950s
- 1959
- 1955
Other crew 1
1970s
- 1971
