Allen Garfield (born Allen Goorwitz; November 22, 1939 – April 7, 2020) was an American actor best known for Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Nashville (1975), and The Majestic (2001).
He was married to Mimi Leder.
Garfield died in 2020 at the age of 80 from complications of COVID-19.
Filmography
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Feature film roles
- 1968: Greetings as Smut Peddler
- 1969: Putney Swope as Elias Jr.
- 1970: The Good The Bad And The Beautiful as Moreno
- 1970: Hi, Mom! as Joe Banner
- 1970: The Owl And The Pussycat as Dress Shop Proprietor
- 1971: Roommates as Martin Axborough
- 1971: Taking Off as Norman
- 1971: Bananas as Man on Cross
- 1971: Cry Uncle as Jake Masters
- 1971: Youve Got To Walk It Like You Talk It Or Youll Lose That Beat as Herby Moss
- 1971: The Organization as Benjy
- 1971: Believe In Me as Stutter
- 1972: Deadhead Miles as Juicy Brucey (Uncredited Role)
- 1972: Top Of The Head as Taxi Driver
- 1972: Get To Know Your Rabbit as Vic
- 1972: The Candidate as Klein
- 1972: Footsteps as Brewster
- 1973: Slither as Vincent J. Palmer
- 1973: The Marcus Nelson Murders as Mario Portello
- 1973: Incident At Vichy as Lebeau
- 1974: Judgment The Trial Of Julius And Ethel Rosenberg as David Greenglass
- 1974: Busting as Carl Rizzo
- 1974: The Conversation as Bernie Moran
- 1974: Virginia Hill as Leo Ritchie
- 1974: The Front Page as Kruger
- 1975: Nashville as Barnett
- 1975: Paco as Padre
- 1976: Gable And Lombard as Louis B. Mayer
- 1976: Mother, Jugs & Speed as Harry Fishbine
- 1976: The Million Dollar Rip Off as Lt. Ralph Fogherty
- 1978: Nowhere to Run as Herbie Stoltz
- 1978: Ring Of Passion as Damon Runyon
- 1978: Skateboard as Manny Bloom
- 1978: The Brinks Job as Vinnie Costa
- 1978: Sketches Of A Strangler as Jack Garvey
- 1979: Fyre as Preacher
- 1980: The Stunt Man as Sam
- 1980: One-Trick Pony as Cal van Damp
- 1981: One from the Heart as Restaurant Owner
- 1981: Leave Em Laughing as Dr. Abrahams
- 1981: Continental Divide as Howard McDermott
- 1982: The State Of Things as Gordon
- 1983: The Black Stallion Returns as Kurr
- 1983: Get Crazy as Max Wolfe
- 1983: Trial By Terror as Frederick Estus
- 1984: Irreconcilable Differences as Phil Hanner
- 1984: Teachers as Carl Rosenberg
- 1984: The Cotton Club as Abbadabba Berman
- 1986: The Desert Bloom as Mr. Mosol
- 1986: Killer In The Mirror as D.A. Randall Hale
- 1987: Beverly Hills Cop II as Harold Lutz
- 1987: My Best Friends Birthday as Entertainment Magnate
- 1988: Chief Zabu as Ben Sydney
- 1989: Night Visitor as Zachary Willard
- 1989: Let It Ride as Greenberg
- 1990: Dick Tracy as Reporter
- 1990: Club Fed as Harrison Farnsworth IV
- 1991: Until the End of the World as Gebrauchtwagenhandler
- 1991: Grave Images as Jerry
- 1992: Citizen Cohn as Abe Feller
- 1992: Miracle Beach as Magnus O'Leary
- 1992: Jack And His Friends as Jack
- 1993: Family Prayers as Cantor
- 1993: Cyborg 2 Glass Shadow as Martin Dunn
- 1994: The Patriots as Eagleman
- 1995: Stuart Saves His Family as Maitre D'
- 1995: Destiny Turns On The Radio as Vinnie Vidivici
- 1996: Wild Side as Dan Rackman
- 1996: Diabolique as Leo Katzman
- 1996: Crime Of The Century as Lt. James Finn
- 1997: Obsession as Simon Frischmuth
- 1998: Get a Job as Mr. Berger/Psychiatrist
- 1999: The Ninth Gate as Witkin
- 1999: Absence Of The Good as Lt. Paul Taylor
- 2000: The Elf Who Didnt Believe as Twisp
- 2001: The Majestic as Leo Kubelsky
- 2002: White Boy as Mr. Rosen
Short film roles
- 1974: Sonny Boy as Sonny Boy Walker
- 1976: Number One as Principal
- 1984: Never Again as Mitchell Franklin
- 1993: The Waiter as Agent
- 1998: Has Been as Russ Klein
- 2000: Men Named Milo Women Named Greta as Jackie Noodleman
Television roles
- 1971: The Mod Squad as Charles Weaver
- 1971: The Young Lawyers as Bernie Yoakum
- 1971: Bonanza as Charlie
- 1972: McCloud as Ralphie
- 1972: Search as Marty Zackarian
- 1972: Banyon as Henry Spear
- 1972: Love, American Style as Gork
- 1973: The Bob Newhart Show as The Manager
- 1973: Adams Rib as Attinger
- 1973: Ironside as Baxter Flynn
- 1975: Rhoda as David Bloom
- 1975: Gunsmoke as Henry Decory
- 1976: Mc Coy as J. Carter Sloan
- 1976: Serpico as Redman/The Professor (2 episodes)
- 1980: Trapper John, M.D. as Brody
- 1982: Taxi as Mr. Ratledge
- 1986: Sins as Adam Gore
- 1987: The Magical World Of Disney as Howie
- 1988: Tales from the Darkside as Donald/Kingsley Diamond/Michael Rudnick/The Devil
- 1988-1989: The Boys as Arnie
- 1990: Matlock as Det. Richard Cox
- 1991: Equal Justice as Sam
- 1991: Eddie Dodd as Benny Schaeffer
- 1991: Palace Guard as Sy Hertzog
- 1992: Law & Order as Carl Berg
- 1993: Jacks Place as Tommy
- 1994-1995: Chicago Hope as Dr. Raymond Kadalski (4 episodes)
- 1998: Dharma & Greg as Stan Gottlieb
- 1999: The Lot as Harry Sylver
- 2000: Sports Night as Chuck 'The Cut Man' Kimmel
- 2000: The West Wing as Roger Becker
Writer
- 1971: Cry Uncle
