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Allen Garfield

Cast & creator

Allen Garfield

1939-11-22 (died at 80) Newark, New Jersey, USAIMDb

Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Law & Order, The West Wing

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.

Also known as: Alan Garfield, Alen Garfield, Allan Goorwitz, Allen Goorwitz

Movies

79

film credits

Series

26

television credits

Career

104

1955–2016 · acting roles

Credit score

6.2

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · 1962

Law & Order

Law & Order

Carl Berg · 1990

The West Wing

The West Wing

Roger Becker · 1999

Bonanza

Bonanza

Charlie · 1959

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

Raymond Kadalski · 1994

Across film & television

Filmography (105)

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Showing 105 of 105 credits

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

Carl Berg

The West Wing

The West Wing

Roger Becker

Bonanza

Bonanza

Charlie

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

Raymond Kadalski

Ironside

Ironside

Matlock

Matlock

Detective Richard Cox

Taxi

Taxi

Mr. Ratledge

McCloud

McCloud

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

The Manager

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Henry Decory

Rhoda

Rhoda

Dharma & Greg

Dharma & Greg

Stan Gottlieb

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

Charles Weaver

Sports Night

Sports Night

Chuck 'The Cut Man' Kimmel

The Ninth Gate

The Ninth Gate

Witkin

Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop II

Harold Lutz

Palace Guard

Palace Guard

Sy Hertzog

The Conversation

The Conversation

William P. 'Bernie' Moran

Banyon

Banyon

Henry Spear

Jack's Place

Jack's Place

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

Attinger

Kate McShane

Kate McShane

Marty Goodman

The Lot

The Lot

Harry Sylver

The Majestic

The Majestic

Leo Kubelsky

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

Reporter

Search

One from the Heart

One from the Heart

Restaurant Owner

Nashville

Nashville

Barnett

Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World

Bernie, Used Car Dealer

Sins

Sins

Adam Gore

The Front Page

The Front Page

Kruger

Diabolique

Diabolique

Leo Katzman

Cyborg 2

Cyborg 2

Martin Dunn

The Black Stallion Returns

The Black Stallion Returns

Kurr

Eddie Dodd

The Brink's Job

The Brink's Job

Vinnie Costa

The Stunt Man

The Stunt Man

Sam

Bananas

Bananas

Man On Cross

The Owl and the Pussycat

The Owl and the Pussycat

Dress Shop Proprietor

The Candidate

The Candidate

Klein

Let It Ride

Let It Ride

Greenberg

Hi, Mom!

Hi, Mom!

Joe Banner

The Organization

The Organization

Benjy

Wild Side

Wild Side

Dan Rackman

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

Mario Portello

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Harry Fishbine

Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

Abe Feller

Gable and Lombard

Gable and Lombard

Louis B. Mayer

Teachers

Teachers

Carl Rosenberg

Miracle Beach

Miracle Beach

Magnus O'Leary

The State of Things

The State of Things

Gordon

Get to Know Your Rabbit

Get to Know Your Rabbit

Vic

Continental Divide

Continental Divide

Howard McDermott

Stuart Saves His Family

Stuart Saves His Family

Maitre D'

Destiny Turns on the Radio

Destiny Turns on the Radio

Vinnie Vidivici

Crime of the Century

Crime of the Century

Lt. James Finn

Busting

Busting

Carl Rizzo

Irreconcilable Differences

Irreconcilable Differences

Phil Hanner

Taking Off

Taking Off

Norman

Greetings

Greetings

Smut Peddler

Absence of the Good

Absence of the Good

Lieutenant Paul Taylor

Desert Bloom

Desert Bloom

Mr. Mosol

Putney Swope

Putney Swope

Elias, Jr.

You Ruined My Life

You Ruined My Life

Howie

Serpico: The Deadly Game

Serpico: The Deadly Game

The Professor

Get Crazy

Get Crazy

Max Wolfe

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

David Greenglass

Slither

Slither

Vincent J. Palmer

One Trick Pony

One Trick Pony

Cal van Damp

Night Visitor

Night Visitor

Zachary Willard

Killer in the Mirror

Killer in the Mirror

The Patriots

The Patriots

Eagleman

Ring of Passion

Ring of Passion

Damon Runyon

Skateboard

Skateboard

Manny Bloom

Top of the Heap

Top of the Heap

Taxi Driver

Sketches of a Strangler

Sketches of a Strangler

Jack Garvey (as Allen Goorwitz)

Jack and His Friends

Jack and His Friends

Jack

The Million Dollar Rip-Off

The Million Dollar Rip-Off

Lt. Ralph Fogherty

Fyre

Fyre

Preacher

Cry Uncle!

Cry Uncle!

Jake Masters

Cry Uncle!

Cry Uncle!

Additional Dialogue

Get a Job

Get a Job

Mr. Berger / Psychiatrist

Paco

Paco

Padre

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

Herby Moss

Sonny Boy

Sonny Boy

Sonny Boy Walker

Footsteps

Footsteps

Brewster

Nowhere to Run

Nowhere to Run

Herbie Stolz

March of the Spring Hare

March of the Spring Hare

Martin Axborough

Chief Zabu

Ben Sydney

Obsession

Obsession

Simon Frischmuth

Virginia Hill

Virginia Hill

Leo Ritchie

Incident at Vichy

Incident at Vichy

Lebeau, A Painter

Club Fed

Club Fed

Harrison Farnsworth IV

Leave 'Em Laughing

Leave 'Em Laughing

Dr. Arthur Abrams

Report from Hollywood

White Boy

White Boy

Mr. Rosen

Believe in Me

Believe in Me

Stutter

The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful

The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful

Moreno

Trial by Terror

Trial by Terror

Grave Images

Grave Images

Jerry

Orgy Girls '69

Orgy Girls '69