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Allen Garfield
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A former Golden Gloves boxer.
He made guest appearances on both of the longest running prime time dramas in US television history:
Gunsmoke (1955)
and
Law & Order (1990)
.
Has resided in a Motion Picture & Television Fund long-term nursing home since suffering a massive stroke in 2004.
Suffered a massive stroke before filming the mystery thriller
The Ninth Gate (1999)
.
He passed away on the same day of
Francis Ford Coppola
's 81st birthday. They both collaborated in
The Conversation (1974)
,
One from the Heart (1981)
and
The Cotton Club (1984)
.
Studied acting with both
Lee Strasberg
and
Elia Kazan
.
Was originally a journalist who worked his way up from copy boy to sports reporter for "The Newark Star Ledger" and worked as a staff writer for Australia's "Sunday Morning Herald".
Favorite personal film was
The Conversation (1974)
.
Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse
His only lead role was in the sports drama
Skateboard (1978)
, although most people went to see the movie because of his teenage co-star
Leif Garrett
.
Son of Alice (Lavroff) and Philip Goorwitz.
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