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)
2003
- The John Garfield Story as (archive footage)
2002
1997
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
1994
- 100 Years at the Movies 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
- Force of Evil as Joe Morse
- The Breaking Point as Harry Morgan
- Under My Skin as Dan Butler
1949
- We Were Strangers as Tony Fenner
- Jigsaw as Loafer with Newspaper (uncredited)
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1947
- Body and Soul as Charley Davis
- Gentleman's Agreement as Dave Goldman
- Daisy Kenyon as (uncredited)
- 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
- Breakdowns of 1944 as Self
- Hollywood Canteen as Self
- Between Two Worlds as Tom Prior
1943
- Destination Tokyo as Wolf
- Air Force as Tail Gunner Joe Winocki
- Show-Business at War as Self
- The Fallen Sparrow as John 'Kit' McKittrick
- Thank Your Lucky Stars as Self
1942
- Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- Tortilla Flat as Daniel Alvarez
1941
- Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Sea Wolf as George Leach
- Dangerously They Live as Dr. Michael 'Mike' Lewis
- Out of the Fog as Harold Goff
1940
- Castle on the Hudson as Tommy Gordon
- Saturday's Children as Rims Rosson
- Flowing Gold as Johnny Blake
- East of the River as Joseph Enrico 'Joe' Lorenzo
1939
- Juarez as General Porfirio Diaz
- Four Wives as Mickey Borden
- Dust Be My Destiny as Joe Bell
- Blackwell's Island as Tim Haydon
- Daughters Courageous as Gabriel Lopez
- They Made Me a Criminal as Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney
- Breakdowns of 1939 as Self
1938
- Four Daughters as Mickey Borden
- Swingtime in the Movies as Himself (uncredited)