Name
John Garfield
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1913-03-04
Deathday
1952-05-21 (39 years old)
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle; March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in Depression-era New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theater. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros.' stars. Called to testify before the U.S. Congressional House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), he denied communist affiliation and refused to "name names", effectively ending his film career. Some have alleged that the stress of this incident led to his premature death at 39 from a heart attack. Garfield is acknowledged as a predecessor of such Method actors as Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and James Dean.
Known For
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During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Ba...
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Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind....
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A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism....
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A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals....
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Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, ...
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Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more succe...
- 1991 Movie Tough Guys as Self (archive footage)
- 1943 Destination Tokyo as Wolf
- 1949 Jigsaw as Loafer with Newspaper (uncredited)
- 1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice as Frank Chambers
- 1941 Out of the Fog as Harold Goff
- 1940 Castle on the Hudson as Tommy Gordon
- 1951 He Ran All the Way as Nick Robey
- 1939 They Made Me a Criminal as Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney
- 1950 Under My Skin as Dan Butler
- 1943 The Fallen Sparrow as John 'Kit' McKittrick
- 1939 Dust Be My Destiny as Joe Bell
- 1947 Gentleman's Agreement as Dave Goldman
- 1944 Between Two Worlds as Tom Prior
- 1946 Nobody Lives Forever as Nick Blake
- 1947 Humoresque as Paul Boray
- 1950 Force of Evil as Joe Morse
- 1941 The Sea Wolf as George Leach
- 1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars as Self
- 1943 Air Force as Tail Gunner Joe Winocki
- 1950 The Breaking Point as Harry Morgan
- 1944 Hollywood Canteen as Self
- 1947 Body and Soul as Charley Davis
- 1938 Four Daughters as Mickey Borden
- 1949 We Were Strangers as Tony Fenner
- 1939 Blackwell's Island as Tim Haydon
- 1941 Dangerously They Live as Dr. Michael 'Mike' Lewis
- 1945 Pride of the Marines as Albert Schmid
- 1939 Juarez as General Porfirio Diaz
- 1942 Tortilla Flat as Daniel Alvarez
- 1939 Daughters Courageous as Gabriel Lopez
- 1940 East of the River as Joseph Enrico 'Joe' Lorenzo
- 1938 Swingtime in the Movies as Himself (uncredited)
- 1940 Flowing Gold as Johnny Blake
- 1940 Saturday's Children as Rims Rosson
- 1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2003 The John Garfield Story as (archive footage)
- 2013 Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored as Self (archive footage)
- 1989 Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Joe Bonaparte (archive footage)
- 1939 Four Wives as Mickey Borden
- 1941 Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2002 John Garfield
- 1939 Breakdowns of 1939 as Self
- 1944 Breakdowns of 1944 as Self
- 1943 Show-Business at War as Self
- 1946 Okay for Sound
- 1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
- 1942 Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- 1947 Daisy Kenyon as (uncredited)
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
