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 GoorwitzA 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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