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. 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. Wikipedia
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New Jersey-born Allen Garfield was trained at the Actors Studio in New York City. He had a prolific career on the stage before making his film debut in 1968. His stocky build and nervous, jumpy mannerisms fit well with the weaselly criminals, lecherous vi www.imdb.com/name/nm0307255/