John Garfield
Born: 1913-03-04 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1952-05-21
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2013
- Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored as Self (archive footage)
2004
- Los Angeles Plays Itself as Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
2003
- The John Garfield Story as (archive footage)
2002
1997
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
1991
- Movie Tough Guys as Self (archive footage)
1989
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Joe Bonaparte (archive footage)
1983
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1951
- He Ran All the Way as Nick Robey
1950
- The Breaking Point as Harry Morgan
- Force of Evil as Joe Morse
- Under My Skin as Dan Butler
1949
- Jigsaw as Loafer with Newspaper (uncredited)
- We Were Strangers as Tony Fenner
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1947
- Body and Soul as Charley Davis
- Gentleman's Agreement as Dave Goldman
- Humoresque as Paul Boray
1946
- The Postman Always Rings Twice as Frank Chambers
- Nobody Lives Forever as Nick Blake
- Okay for Sound
1945
- Pride of the Marines as Albert Schmid
1944
- Hollywood Canteen as Self
- Between Two Worlds as Tom Prior
- Breakdowns of 1944 as Self
1943
- Destination Tokyo as Wolf
- Air Force as Tail Gunner Joe Winocki
- The Fallen Sparrow as John 'Kit' McKittrick
- Show-Business at War as Self
- Thank Your Lucky Stars as Self
1942
- Tortilla Flat as Daniel Alvarez
- Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
1941
- Out of the Fog as Harold Goff
- Dangerously They Live as Dr. Michael 'Mike' Lewis
- Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Sea Wolf as George Leach
1940
- Flowing Gold as Johnny Blake
- East of the River as Joseph Enrico 'Joe' Lorenzo
- Saturday's Children as Rims Rosson
- Castle on the Hudson as Tommy Gordon
1939
- Juarez as General Porfirio Diaz
- Daughters Courageous as Gabriel Lopez
- Four Wives as Mickey Borden
- Blackwell's Island as Tim Haydon
- Breakdowns of 1939 as Self
- Dust Be My Destiny as Joe Bell
- They Made Me a Criminal as Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney
1938
- Four Daughters as Mickey Borden
- Swingtime in the Movies as Himself (uncredited)