Personal Info
Birth date
1913-03-04 (112 Years)
Day of death
1952-05-21
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Jules Garfield
Jacob Julius Garfinkle
John Garfield
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.They Made Me a Criminal
6.1
Overview:
A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.Jigsaw
4.8
Overview:
New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy is working hard on investigation about a series of murders related to an extremist group.The Postman Always Rings Twice
7.046
Overview:
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.Destination Tokyo
6.758
Overview:
During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a secret mission. They are to gather information in advance of the planned bombing of Tokyo. Along the way, the crew learn about each other as they face the enemy and some of them lose their lives.Juarez
6.478
Overview:
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.Air Force
6.422
Overview:
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.6
Overview:
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.Four Daughters
6.6
Overview:
Musician Adam Lemp and his four equally musical daughters, Emma, Ann, Kay, and Thea, live happily together. Each daughter has an upstanding young man for whom she cares. However, the arrival of a cynical, slovenly young composer named Mickey Borden turns the household upside-down, and romantic and tragic complications ensue.Force of Evil
6.557
Overview:
Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.147
Overview:
An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.Humoresque
7.1
Overview:
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.The Breaking Point
7.119
Overview:
A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.Hollywood Canteen
7.3
Overview:
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.Body and Soul
6.678
Overview:
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.Out of the Fog
6.4
Overview:
A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen decide to eliminate the gangster themselves rather than complain to the police.Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5
Overview:
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.Okay for Sound
5
Overview:
This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6 August 1926. The film highlights Thomas A. Edison and Alexander Graham Bell's efforts that contributed to sound movies and acknowledges the work of Lee De Forest. Brief excerpts from the August 1926 exhibition follow. Clips are then shown from a number of Warner Brothers features, four from the 1920s, the remainder from 1946/47.The Sea Wolf
7.1
Overview:
Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.Breakdowns of 1942
6
Overview:
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.Tortilla Flat
5.4
Overview:
Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
5.2
Overview:
A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one time seeming innocent, have revealed, after decades, to have homosexual overtones.Between Two Worlds
7
Overview:
Passengers on an ocean liner can't recall how they got onboard or where they are going. Soon it becomes apparent that they all have something in common.The Fallen Sparrow
5.7
Overview:
Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick is released when a New York City policeman pulls some strings. Upon returning to America, McKittrick hears that a friend has committed suicide, and he begins to smell a rat. During his investigation, McKittrick questions three beautiful women, one of whom has a tie to his refugee past. Pursued by Nazi operatives, McKittrick learns of the death of another friend, and begins to suspect the dark Dr. Skaas.Four Wives
5.3
Overview:
In this sequel to Four Daughters, Ann struggles to move on after the death of her husband as she falls in love with Felix, but on the day of her engagement discovers that she carries Mickey's child.Acting
2019Hollywood, The Dream Life of Lana Turner as Self (archive footage)
2013Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored as Self (archive footage)
2009A War in Hollywood as John 'Kit' McKittrick / Self (archive footage)
2004Los Angeles Plays Itself as Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
2003The John Garfield Story as (archive footage)
2002John Garfield as Unknown
1997The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
1991Movie Tough Guys as Self (archive footage)
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Self (archive footage)
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1951He Ran All the Way as Nick Robey
1950The Breaking Point as Harry Morgan
1950Force of Evil as Joe Morse
1950Under My Skin as Dan Butler
1949We Were Strangers as Tony Fenner
1949Jigsaw as Loafer with Newspaper (uncredited)
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (1 Episode) as Self
1947Gentleman's Agreement as Dave Goldman
1947Body and Soul as Charley Davis
1947Humoresque as Paul Boray
1946Nobody Lives Forever as Nick Blake
1946Okay for Sound as Unknown
1946The Postman Always Rings Twice as Frank Chambers
1945Pride of the Marines as Albert Schmid
1944Breakdowns of 1944 as Self
1944Hollywood Canteen as Self
1944Between Two Worlds as Tom Prior
1943Destination Tokyo as Wolf
1943Thank Your Lucky Stars as Self
1943The Fallen Sparrow as John 'Kit' McKittrick
1943Show-Business at War as Self
1943Air Force as Tail Gunner Joe Winocki
1942Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
1942Tortilla Flat as Daniel Alvarez
1941Dangerously They Live as Dr. Michael 'Mike' Lewis
1941Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941Out of the Fog as Harold Goff
1941The Sea Wolf as George Leach
1940East of the River as Joseph Enrico 'Joe' Lorenzo
1940Flowing Gold as Johnny Blake
1940Saturday's Children as Rims Rosson
1940Castle on the Hudson as Tommy Gordon
1939Breakdowns of 1939 as Self
1939Four Wives as Mickey Borden
1939Dust Be My Destiny as Joe Bell
1939Daughters Courageous as Gabriel Lopez
1939Juarez as General Porfirio Diaz
1939Blackwell's Island as Tim Haydon
1939They Made Me a Criminal as Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney
1938Swingtime in the Movies as Himself (uncredited)
1938Four Daughters as Mickey Borden
Production
1951He Ran All the Way ... Producer