John Garfield

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards »

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Four Daughters Mickey Borden

(1938)

Body and Soul Charley Davis

(1947)

Humoresque Paul Boray

(1946)

The Postman Always Rings Twice Frank Chambers

(1946)

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Actor (34 credits)

1951 He Ran All the Way
Nick Robey

1950 The Breaking Point
Harry Morgan

1950 Under My Skin
Dan Butler

1949 We Were Strangers
Tony Fenner

1949 Jigsaw
Loafer with Newspaper (cameo appearance) (uncredited)

1948 Force of Evil
Joe Morse

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 Joe Winocki

1942 Tortilla Flat
Danny

1941 Dangerously They Live
Dr. Michael 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 Swingtime in the Movies (Short)
John Garfield (uncredited)

1938 Four Daughters
Mickey Borden

1933 Footlight Parade
Shanghai Lil scene (uncredited)

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Soundtrack (4 credits)

1946 Humoresque (performer: "Liebestod", "Carmen Fantasie", "Symphonie espagnole in D minor, Op. 21", "Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64", "Flight of the Bumblebee" - uncredited)

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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Producer (1 credit)

1951 He Ran All the Way (producer - uncredited)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2009 The New Bike (Short) (acknowledgment)

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Self (11 credits)

1951 Showtime, U.S.A. (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.19 (1951) ... Himself

1950 Cavalcade of Stars (TV Series)
Himself - Guest Actor

- John Garfield, Kim Stanley, Paul Winchell & Jerry Mahoney (1950) ... Himself - Guest Actor

1949 Candid Camera (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 29 May 1949 (1949) ... Himself

1949 Jazz Concert (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.1 (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)

1942 Breakdowns of 1942 (Short)
Himself (uncredited)

1940 Meet the Stars #1: Chinese Garden Festival (Documentary short)
Himself

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Archive footage (25 credits)

2009 The Rules of Film Noir (TV Movie documentary)
Frank Chambers (clip from The Postman Always Rings Twice (1944)) (uncredited)

2009 Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2008 Warner at War (TV Movie documentary)

2008 Hollywood contra Franco (Documentary)
John 'Kit' McKittrick / Himself

2008 Crawford at Warners (Video documentary short)
Himself

2005 The Music of 'Humoresque' (Video documentary short)
Paul Boray (uncredited)

2004 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (Documentary)

2003 Los Angeles Plays Itself (Documentary)
Frank Chambers / Nick Blake (uncredited)

2003 The John Garfield Story (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2000 Hollywood Remembers (TV Series documentary)

- John Garfield

1999 E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- John Garfield (1999) ... Himself

1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (Documentary)
Himself

1995 American Cinema (TV Series documentary)
Joe Morse (clip from Force of Evil (1948))

- Film Noir (1995) ... Joe Morse (clip from Force of Evil (1948)) (uncredited)

1995 Northern Exposure (TV Series)
Paul Boray

- Horns (1995) ... Paul Boray (uncredited)

1989 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Joe Bonaparte

- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989) ... Joe Bonaparte

1986 Classic Comedy Teams (Video documentary)
Johnnie / Jack (segment "East Side Kids")

1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1981 Presidential Blooper Reel (Video)
Himself

1970 Happy Days (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.8 (1970)

- Episode #1.2 (1970) ... Himself

1963-1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series)
Himself / Tommy Gordon (clip from Castle on the Hudson (1940))

- The Angry Screen (1964) ... Himself (uncredited)

- How to Succeed as a Gangster (1963) ... Tommy Gordon (clip from Castle on the Hudson (1940))

1963 Hollywood: The Great Stars (TV Movie documentary)
Actor 'Humoresque' (uncredited)

1946 Okay for Sound (Documentary short)
Paul Boray (uncredited)

1941 Breakdowns of 1941 (Short)
Himself (uncredited)

1939 Four Wives
Mickey Borden

Personal Details

Other Works:

(12/29/43) Radio: Appeared in an episode of the "Burns & Allen Show". See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies | 8 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 6 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jules Garfield

Height:

5' 7" (1.7 m)

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No actor can really be good until he's reached forty. [He died at 39.] See more »

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Was a semifinalist in a Golden Gloves tournament. See more »

Nickname:

Julie

Star Sign:

Pisces

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