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John Garfield
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 39
Also known asJules Garfield, Jacob Julius GarfinkleGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn04/03/1913Born inManhattan, New York City, New York, USADied21/05/1952Died inNew York CityCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ367053Buried atWestchester Hills CemeteryTMDb#81970

John Garfield was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theatre. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros.' stars. He received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Four Daughters (1938) and Body and Soul (1947).

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Filmography38 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2013Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredMovieSelf (archive footage)100
2004Los Angeles Plays ItselfMovieNick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)91
2003The John Garfield StoryMovie(archive footage)90
1997The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderMovieSelf (archive footage)84
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)70
1951He Ran All the WayMovieNick Robey38
1950Under My SkinMovieDan Butler37
1950Force of EvilMovieJoe Morse37
1950The Breaking PointMovieHarry Morgan37
1949We Were StrangersMovieTony Fenner36
1949JigsawMovieLoafer with Newspaper (uncredited)36
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf35
1947Gentleman's AgreementMovieDave Goldman34
1947Daisy KenyonMovie(uncredited)34
1947HumoresqueMoviePaul Boray34
1947Body and SoulMovieCharley Davis34
1946The Postman Always Rings TwiceMovieFrank Chambers33
1946Okay for SoundMovie33
1945Pride of the MarinesMovieAlbert Schmid32
1944Hollywood CanteenMovieSelf31
1944Breakdowns of 1944MovieSelf31
1943Destination TokyoMovieWolf30
1943The Fallen SparrowMovieJohn 'Kit' McKittrick30
1943Air ForceMovieTail Gunner Joe Winocki30
1943Thank Your Lucky StarsMovieSelf30
1943Show-Business at WarMovieSelf30
1942Tortilla FlatMovieDaniel Alvarez29
1941Out of the FogMovieHarold Goff28
1941Breakdowns of 1941MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)28
1940Saturday's ChildrenMovieRims Rosson27
1940East of the RiverMovieJoseph Enrico 'Joe' Lorenzo27
1939Four WivesMovieMickey Borden26
1939Dust Be My DestinyMovieJoe Bell26
1939JuarezMovieGeneral Porfirio Diaz26
1939They Made Me a CriminalMovieJohnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney26
1939Breakdowns of 1939MovieSelf26
1938Four DaughtersMovieMickey Borden25
1938Swingtime in the MoviesMovieHimself (uncredited)25