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Allen Garfield, born and sometimes credited as Allen Goorwitz (born November 22 1939), is an American film and television actor.
Garfield was born in Newark, New Jersey to Alice Lavroff and Philip Goorwitz.[1][2] 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 is a quirky and prolific actor who has appeared in over 100 films and television shows. He is known for playing nervous villains, corrupt businessmen and politicians. In addition he has appeared in two art films by German director Wim Wenders, Der Stand der Dinge and Bis ans Ende der Welt.
| Allen Garfield | ||
) Actor | ||
| Birth name | Allen Goorwitz | |
| Born | November 22 1939 Newark, New Jersey | |
| Died | ||
| Other name(s) | Allen Goorwitz | |
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Garfield was born in Newark, New Jersey to Alice Lavroff and Philip Goorwitz.[1][2] 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 is a quirky and prolific actor who has appeared in over 100 films and television shows. He is known for playing nervous villains, corrupt businessmen and politicians. In addition he has appeared in two art films by German director Wim Wenders, Der Stand der Dinge and Bis ans Ende der Welt.
Filmography
- Bananas (1971)
- Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
- The Candidate (1972)
- The Conversation (1974)
- Nashville (1975)
- Mother, Jugs, and Speed (1976 film) (1976)
- Skateboard: The Movie (1978)
- One Trick Pony (1980)
- The Stunt Man (1980)
- Continental Divide (1981)
- Der Stand der Dinge (1982)
- One from the Heart (1982)
- Get Crazy (1983)
- The Cotton Club (1984)
- Teachers (1984)
- Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- Dick Tracy (1990)
- Until the End of the World (1991)
- Miracle Beach (1992)
- The Majestic (2001)
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Lee Strasberg
January 20, 1978: Lee Strasberg talks about his craft during a two-week seminar in Germany.
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Elia Kazan
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Born September 7 1909
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
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Birth name Elias Kazanjoglou
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Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim") Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German film director, playwright, photographer, and producer. He was born in Düsseldorf.
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The State of Things (German: Der Stand der Dinge) is a 1982 road movie directed by Wim Wenders.
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The State of Things (German: Der Stand der Dinge) is a 1982 road movie directed by Wim Wenders.
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Until the End of the World (German: Bis ans Ende der Welt
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Bananas is a film written and directed by Woody Allen in 1971 and starring him and Louise Lasser. Parts of the plot were based on the book Don Quixote, U.S.A. by Richard P. Powell.
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Bananas is a film written and directed by Woody Allen in 1971 and starring him and Louise Lasser. Parts of the plot were based on the book Don Quixote, U.S.A. by Richard P. Powell.
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Get to Know Your Rabbit is a 1972 American comedy film.
Corporate executive Donald Beeman, fed up with the rat race, impulsively quits his job and takes to the road as a traveling tap dancing magician under the tutelage of Mr. Delasandro. His former boss Mr.
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Corporate executive Donald Beeman, fed up with the rat race, impulsively quits his job and takes to the road as a traveling tap dancing magician under the tutelage of Mr. Delasandro. His former boss Mr.
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The Candidate is an American film released in 1972, starring Robert Redford. Themes of the film include that of how the political machine corrupts, and the pointlessness of politics. There are also parallels between John F.
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The Candidate is an American film released in 1972, starring Robert Redford. Themes of the film include that of how the political machine corrupts, and the pointlessness of politics. There are also parallels between John F.
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The Conversation is an Academy Award nominated 1974 mystery thriller about audio surveillance, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Teri Garr, and Cindy Williams; it also features an early performance
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The Conversation is an Academy Award nominated 1974 mystery thriller about audio surveillance, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Teri Garr, and Cindy Williams; it also features an early performance
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Nashville is a 1975 American drama film directed by Robert Altman. It depicts the country music and gospel music businesses in Nashville, Tennessee and combines them with material on U.S. presidential politics.
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Nashville is a 1975 American drama film directed by Robert Altman. It depicts the country music and gospel music businesses in Nashville, Tennessee and combines them with material on U.S. presidential politics.
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Mother, Jugs & Speed is a 1976 comedy film directed by Peter Yates. It stars Bill Cosby (Mother), Raquel Welch (Jugs) and Harvey Keitel (Speed) as employees of an independent ambulance service trying to survive in
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Mother, Jugs & Speed is a 1976 comedy film directed by Peter Yates. It stars Bill Cosby (Mother), Raquel Welch (Jugs) and Harvey Keitel (Speed) as employees of an independent ambulance service trying to survive in
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One Trick Pony is a 1980 movie starring Paul Simon, it also has a partial soundtrack album of the same name. Simon plays Jonah, a once-popular rock star who has not had a hit in 10 years, and who now opens for punk rock bands.
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One Trick Pony is a 1980 movie starring Paul Simon, it also has a partial soundtrack album of the same name. Simon plays Jonah, a once-popular rock star who has not had a hit in 10 years, and who now opens for punk rock bands.
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Continental Divide is a 1981 American romantic comedy. It was directed by Michael Apted from an original screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and produced by Steven Spielberg and stars John Belushi and Blair Brown.
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Continental Divide is a 1981 American romantic comedy. It was directed by Michael Apted from an original screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and produced by Steven Spielberg and stars John Belushi and Blair Brown.
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One from the Heart is a 1982 musical film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It is set entirely in Las Vegas, on the Las Vegas Strip and the desert surrounding the city.
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One from the Heart is a 1982 musical film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It is set entirely in Las Vegas, on the Las Vegas Strip and the desert surrounding the city.
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Get Crazy is a 1983 film directed by Allan Arkush and starring Malcolm McDowell, Allen Garfield, Daniel Stern, and Ed Begley, Jr.
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Get Crazy is a 1983 film directed by Allan Arkush and starring Malcolm McDowell, Allen Garfield, Daniel Stern, and Ed Begley, Jr.
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