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John Garfield

John Garfield

Actor · 1913 – 1952 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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  • Movie7.2

    The Sea Wolf

    1941 · 71 votes

  • Movie7.1
  • Movie6.7

    Body and Soul

    1947 · 121 votes

  • Movie6.6

    Daisy Kenyon

    1947 · 55 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Gentleman's Agreement

    1947 · 285 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Destination Tokyo

    1943 · 72 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Juarez

    1939 · 25 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Tortilla Flat

    1942 · 28 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Humoresque

    1947 · 73 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Air Force

    1943 · 65 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

    1943 · 39 votes

  • Movie7.0
  • Movie7.2

    He Ran All the Way

    1951 · 65 votes

  • Movie8.4
  • Movie6.3

    We Were Strangers

    1949 · 22 votes

  • Movie
  • Movie7.3

    Hollywood Canteen

    1944 · 29 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Out of the Fog

    1941 · 38 votes

  • Movie6.3

    They Made Me a Criminal

    1939 · 40 votes

  • Movie6.6

    Four Daughters

    1938 · 35 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Nobody Lives Forever

    1946 · 25 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Castle on the Hudson

    1940 · 14 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Show-Business at War

    1943 · 4 votes

  • Movie6.6

    Force of Evil

    1950 · 145 votes

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  • TV6.8

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948 · 23 votes