Allen Garfield

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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.

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Total trailers found: 78

The Patriots Trailer (1994)

18 May 1994

Ariel, a young French Jew, decides to leave his family to go to Israel and secretly become an agent of Mossad, the Israeli secret service.

Destiny Turns on the Radio Trailer (1995)

28 April 1995

Johnny Destiny burns into Las Vegas in his hot Plymouth RoadRunner, stopping only to pick up a stranger stranded in the desert.

The Candidate Trailer (1972)

29 June 1972

Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.

The Owl and the Pussycat Trailer (1970)

03 November 1970

Meek, owlish Felix and strident, catty Doris live in the same apartment building. His incessant typing bothers her; her gentlemen callers bother him.

Beverly Hills Cop II Trailer (1987)

18 May 1987

Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil.

The Black Stallion Returns Trailer (1983)

25 March 1983

"Black" is a stunning fire-and-silk stallion celebrated the world over. But to his young American owner, Alec Ramsay, he's much more.

The Conversation Trailer (1974)

07 April 1974

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

Diabolique Trailer (1996)

22 March 1996

The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed scheme to murder him.

Continental Divide Trailer (1981)

18 September 1981

A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

The Ninth Gate Trailer (1999)

25 August 1999

A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, capable of summoning the Devil.

Mother, Jugs & Speed Trailer (1976)

26 May 1976

To beat out competing ambulance services, an ace driver, an office secretary/paramedic and a suspended cop resort to some outrageous behavior to help people in distress.

My Best Friend's Birthday Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

My Best Friend's Birthday is a partially lost black-and-white amateur film. The original cut was about 70 minutes long but due to a fire only 36 minutes of the film survived.

The Cotton Club Trailer (1984)

14 December 1984

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

Stuart Saves His Family Trailer (1995)

12 April 1995

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

Let It Ride Trailer (1989)

18 August 1989

An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically, it seems as though he can't lose, no matter how he bets; and he has an incredible day.

Get Crazy Trailer (1983)

05 August 1983

Mega-promoter Colin Beverly plans to sabotage the New Year's 1983 concert of small-time operator Max Wolfe.

The Marcus-Nelson Murders Trailer (1973)

08 March 1973

A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.

Grave Images Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

Anthology suspense / horror film with the creepy caretaker of a cemetery introducing some of its occupants and how each was murdered.

The Front Page Trailer (1974)

01 November 1974

A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.

Obsession Trailer (1997)

28 August 1997

Two men become entangled in a torrid love affair with the same woman. Pierre is Miriam's longtime lover.

Irreconcilable Differences Trailer (1984)

28 September 1984

Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.

Dick Tracy Trailer (1990)

05 April 1990

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.

One from the Heart Trailer (1981)

17 August 1981

The five-year romance of a window dresser and her boyfriend breaks up, as each of them finds a more interesting partner.

Crime of the Century Trailer (1996)

14 September 1996

In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 14-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped, held for ransom, and murdered.

Desert Bloom Trailer (1986)

22 January 1986

The story involves Rose Chismore's youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her recollections are sometimes less than sweet, particularly those of her troubled and alcoholic step-father.

You Ruined My Life Trailer (1987)

01 February 1987

"You Ruined My Life" was a cute TV movie (from the Wonderful World of Disney movies that they show on Saturday or Sunday nights) starring Soleil Moon Frye as Minerva, a spoiled girl who lived in a Las Vegas casino with her Uncle Howie who lets her do whatever she wants.

The State of Things Trailer (1982)

22 March 1982

On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956).

Top of the Heap Trailer (1972)

02 June 1972

A Black cop is pushed over the edge when he is passed over for a promotion, leading him on a violent personal crusade against criminals punctuated by feverish psychedelic dream visions.

Gable and Lombard Trailer (1976)

11 February 1976

A biography about the love affair between 1930s Hollywood superstars Clark Gable and Carole Lombard.

Cry Uncle! Trailer (1971)

17 August 1971

Private detective Jack Masters takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail.

Until the End of the World Trailer (1991)

12 September 1991

In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris.

Absence of the Good Trailer (1999)

15 October 1999

Salt Lake City homicide detective Caleb Barnes is under increasing pressure from all sides to crack a string of serial killings that have been terrorizing the city.

White Boy Trailer (2002)

10 March 2002

An Italian street hood gets romantically involved with a woman who is the ex-girlfriend of a leader of a white supremacist gang, after being being brutally attacked by the gang he seeks revenge via his street connections.

Virginia Hill Trailer (1974)

19 November 1974

The story of Virginia Hill, a former prostitute who was the girlfriend of '40s killer and gangster Bugsy Siegel.

Slither Trailer (1973)

07 March 1973

While searching for a small fortune of embezzled money, an ex-con, a small-time bandleader, his doting wife and a kooky drifter find themselves being followed.

The Stunt Man Trailer (1980)

27 June 1980

A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.

Jack and His Friends Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

Jack is a middle aged, overweight shoe store owner with a secure upper middle class lifestyle, including a beautiful, demanding trophy wife.

Miracle Beach Trailer (1992)

15 September 1992

A romantic comedy set in the Southern California beach scene. Down on his luck, Scotty McKay becomes the master of a very lonely genie, who brings him wealth, power and true love.

Citizen Cohn Trailer (1992)

22 August 1992

As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.

Fyre Trailer (1979)

01 February 1979

After an innocent country girl is violently raped, her family is killed in a car accident before she can come to terms with what happened.

Serpico: The Deadly Game Trailer (1976)

24 April 1976

This pilot film for the TV series is the story of Officer Frank Serpico, a New York City cop who fought crime in the city and corruption in the police department.

Chief Zabu Trailer (2016)

28 October 2016

An outrageous social comedy about a New York realtor who dreams of having political influence by taking over a new Polynesian nation.

Believe in Me Trailer (1971)

08 December 1971

Remy is a medical student who has a flair for making his patients comfortable. His genuine concern for the patients in his charge marks him as a hot prospect in his internship program.

The Majestic Trailer (2001)

21 December 2001

Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.

Cyborg 2 Trailer (1993)

24 November 1993

In the year 2074, the cybernetics market is dominated by two rival companies: USA's Pinwheel Robotics and Japan's Kobayashi Electronics.

Hi, Mom! Trailer (1970)

27 April 1970

Vietnam vet Jon Rubin returns to New York and rents a rundown flat in Greenwich Village. It is in this flat that he begins to film, 'Peeping Tom' style, the people in the apartment across the street.

Paco Trailer (1976)

04 June 1976

Paco is an orphaned Colombian boy who leaves the family farm to search for his uncle in the big big city.

Incident at Vichy Trailer (1973)

06 December 1973

Adapted from Arthur Miller's play, film focuses on a group of Frenchmen who are detained at Vichy, the capital of France while under Nazi occupation, and "investigated" under suspicion of secretly being Jewish.

Footsteps Trailer (1972)

03 October 1972

A football coach is hired by a small college to shape up its football team, and he finds himself in trouble with local gamblers who don't want the team to improve.

Killer in the Mirror Trailer (1986)

31 March 1986

A woman's truly evil twin steals her sister's wealthy beloved and marries him. After his death, she fakes her own demise and returns from the "dead" to claim her sister's identity--and to frame her for the murder of her husband.

Bananas Trailer (1971)

28 April 1971

When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Trailer (1974)

28 January 1974

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg died for betraying atomic secrets. Were they guilty beyond a reasonable doubt?

The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

A look into the cruelties and perversions of politicians.

Nashville Trailer (1975)

11 June 1975

The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.

Putney Swope Trailer (1969)

10 July 1969

Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.

The Organization Trailer (1971)

20 October 1971

After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for assistance.

Skateboard Trailer (1978)

05 March 1978

A Hollywood agent finds himself in debt to a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a team of exceptionally talented skateboarders and enters them in a downhill race.

March of the Spring Hare Trailer (1971)

17 February 1971

Henry, an apathetic file clerk at the All-State Collection Agency in New York City, spends most of his working hours sitting in the file room, daydreaming about leading the life of a Buddhist monk.

Get to Know Your Rabbit Trailer (1972)

07 June 1972

A young businessman goes to a magic expert to learn hardness and skill with his cynical and greedy collaborators.

Ring of Passion Trailer (1978)

04 February 1978

Fact-based drama about the two Joe Louis-Max Schmeling heavyweight fights and the way both boxers unwillingly became symbols of political ideologies just prior to World War II.