Birth Day: 1913-03-04
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Credits
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As Self (archive footage) -
As Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage) -
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As Self (archive footage) -
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As Joe Bonaparte (archive footage)
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As Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Nick Robey -
As Harry Morgan -
As Dan Butler -
As Joe Morse -
As Loafer with Newspaper (uncredited) -
As Tony Fenner -
As Paul Boray -
As Dave Goldman -
As Charley Davis -
As Frank Chambers -
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As Nick Blake -
As Albert Schmid -
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As Tom Prior -
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As Tail Gunner Joe Winocki -
As Self -
As Wolf -
As John 'Kit' McKittrick -
As Self -
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As Daniel Alvarez -
As Harold Goff -
As Dr. Michael 'Mike' Lewis -
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As George Leach -
As Johnny Blake -
As Rims Rosson -
As Tommy Gordon -
As Joseph Enrico 'Joe' Lorenzo -
As Gabriel Lopez -
As Joe Bell -
As Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney -
As Mickey Borden -
As Self -
As General Porfirio Diaz -
As Tim Haydon -
As Mickey Borden -
As Himself (uncredited)