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
- 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
- Gentleman's Agreement as Dave Goldman
- Body and Soul as Charley Davis
- 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
- Between Two Worlds as Tom Prior
- Hollywood Canteen as Self
- Breakdowns of 1944 as Self
1943
- Air Force as Tail Gunner Joe Winocki
- Destination Tokyo as Wolf
- Thank Your Lucky Stars as Self
- The Fallen Sparrow as John 'Kit' McKittrick
- Show-Business at War as Self
1942
- Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- Tortilla Flat as Daniel Alvarez
1941
- The Sea Wolf as George Leach
- Out of the Fog as Harold Goff
- Dangerously They Live as Dr. Michael 'Mike' Lewis
- Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1940
- Castle on the Hudson as Tommy Gordon
- Flowing Gold as Johnny Blake
- Saturday's Children as Rims Rosson
- East of the River as Joseph Enrico 'Joe' Lorenzo
1939
- Juarez as General Porfirio Diaz
- Dust Be My Destiny as Joe Bell
- Four Wives as Mickey Borden
- Daughters Courageous as Gabriel Lopez
- They Made Me a Criminal as Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney
- Breakdowns of 1939 as Self
- Blackwell's Island as Tim Haydon
1938
- Four Daughters as Mickey Borden
- Swingtime in the Movies as Himself (uncredited)