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