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Allen Garfield

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Allen Garfield (born Allen Goorwitz; November 22, 1939 – April 7, 2020) was an American film and television actor.

Early life

Garfield was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a Jewish family, the son of Alice (née Lavroff) and Philip Goorwitz. "Allen Garfield Biography (1939-)". Filmreference.com. accessed July 9, 2017. Allen Garfield Biography, Yahoo.com; accessed July 9, 2017. He had one sister, Lois. A 1957 graduate of Weequahic High School, "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." 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.

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 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.

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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.

When Garfield suffered a stroke before filming his role in The Ninth Gate (1999), director Roman Polanski opted to use Garfield's paralysis 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.

Filmography

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Television

+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes
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"
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"
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"
1975	Rhoda	David Bloom	Episode: "Strained Interlude"
	Gunsmoke	Henry DeCory	Episode: "The Fires of Ignorance"
	Kate McShane	Marty Goodman	Episode: "Accounts Receivable"
1976	McCoy	J. Carter Sloan	Episode: "In Again, Out Again"
1976	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"
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
1992	Law & Order	Carl Berg	Episode: "Vengeance"
1992	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
2000	Sports Night	Chuck "The Man" Kimmel	Episode: "The Cut Man Cometh"
2000	The West Wing	Roger Becker	Episode: "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part II"