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John Garfield (I) (1913–1952)

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Born on Lower East Side of New York City to David and Hannah Garfinkle. Jules was raised by his father after his mother's death in 1920, when he was 7. Sent to a special school for problem children, where he was introduced to boxing and drama. Won a scholarship to Maria Ouspenskaya's drama school. Joined the Civic Repertory Theatre in 1932... See full bio »

Born:

Jacob Julius Garfinkle
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 39) in New York City, New York, USA
Shelley Winters and John Garfield in Still of Joan Crawford and John Garfield in Humoresque Still of Joan Crawford and John Garfield in Humoresque Still of Lana Turner and John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice Still of John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice
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1951 He Ran All the Way
Nick Robey
 
1950 The Breaking Point
Harry Morgan
 
1950 Under My Skin
Dan Butler
 
1949 We Were Strangers
Anthony L. 'Tony' Fenner
 
1949 Jigsaw
Loafer with Newspaper (uncredited)
 
1948 Force of Evil
Joe Morse
 
1948 Anni difficili
Narrator of American version (voice)
 
1947 Gentleman's Agreement
Dave Goldman
 
1947 Body and Soul
Charley Davis
 
1946 Humoresque
Paul Boray
 
1946 Nobody Lives Forever
Nick Blake
 
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Frank Chambers
 
1945 Pride of the Marines
Al Schmid
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen
John Garfield
 
1944 Between Two Worlds
Tom Prior
 
1943 Destination Tokyo
Wolf
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
John Garfield
 
1943 The Fallen Sparrow
John 'Kit' McKittrick
 
1943 Air Force
Aerial Gunner
 
1942 Tortilla Flat
Daniel Alvarez
 
1941 Dangerously They Live
Dr. Michael 'Mike' Lewis
 
1941 Out of the Fog
Harold Goff
 
1941 The Sea Wolf
George Leach
 
1940 East of the River
Joseph Enrico 'Joe' Lorenzo
 
1940 Flowing Gold
John Alexander/Johnny Blake
 
1940 Saturday's Children
Rims Rosson
 
1940 Castle on the Hudson
Tommy Gordon
 
1939 Dust Be My Destiny
Joe Bell
 
1939 Daughters Courageous
Gabriel Lopez
 
1939 Juarez
Porfirio Diaz
 
1939 Blackwell's Island
Tim Haydon
 
1939 They Made Me a Criminal
Johnnie
 
1938 Four Daughters
Mickey Borden
 
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1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice (performer: "There is a Tavern in the Town" pub. 1883 - uncredited)
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars (performer: "Blues in the Night" 1941 - uncredited)
 
1942 Tortilla Flat (performer: "Ay, Ay, Paisano!" 1942 - uncredited)
 
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1951 He Ran All the Way (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2009 The New Bike (short) (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
1950 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest Actor
– Episode #1.53 (1950) … Himself - Guest Actor
 
1949 Candid Camera (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 May 1949 (1949) … Himself
 
1948 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.15 (1948) … Himself
 
1947 Daisy Kenyon
Himself - Cameo appearance (bar in Stork Club) (uncredited)
 
1947 Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series (short)
Himself
 
1946 Screen Snapshots: The Skolsky Party (documentary short)
Himself
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1940 Meet the Stars #1: Chinese Garden Festival (documentary short)
Himself
 
1938 Swingtime in the Movies (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2008 Warner at War (TV documentary)
 
2008 Crawford at Warners (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (documentary)
 
2003 The John Garfield Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (documentary)
 
1989 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1970 Happy Days (TV series)
 
1941 Breakdowns of 1941 (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1939 Four Wives
Mickey Borden
 

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Jigsaw -- New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy investigates a series of murders and uncovers an extremist group. Under My Skin -- Trailer for this love story Humoresque -- Trailer for this classic based on the novel
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1932) Stage: Appeared (as "Henry Susskind") in "Counsellor-at-Law" on Broadway. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 8 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jules Garfield

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[In September 1947 "Screenland"] England has been praised for turning out intelligent, adult pictures whereas Hollywood has been severely censured for turning out junk. I don't think criticism is a valid one because, in defense of Hollywood, we have censorship problems England doesn't have. I'm not speaking of the license to do sexy stuff... See more »

Trivia:

Parents were Russian immigrants. See more »

Nickname:

Julie See more »

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