Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

John Garfield

Highest Rated: 100% Force of Evil (1948)

Lowest Rated: 57% Humoresque (1946)

Birthday: Mar 4, 1913

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

This member of the Group Theater entered films in 1938, becoming an instant star with his performance in "Four Daughters" and brought a fiery intensity to a number of memorable roles over the next 15 years. Garfield's background as a slum-raised child of immigrants helped contribute to his image as an anti-hero and he excelled at playing tough urban figures in socially conscious dramas such as "Body and Soul" (1947) and "Force of Evil" (1948). Both of these films were produced by Enterprise Productions, which Garfield co-founded in an attempt to encourage work by humanist artists. The former earned him a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his turn as the boxer who will do anything to be champion.

Show Less Show More

Highest rated movies

100% 74% Force of Evil
Watchlist
100% 80% The Sea Wolf
Watchlist
100% 88% The Breaking Point
Watchlist
100% 79% Four Daughters
Watchlist
92% 88% Body and Soul
Watchlist
89% 79% The Postman Always Rings Twice
Watchlist
88% 69% He Ran All the Way
Watchlist
82% 72% Air Force
Watchlist
82% 78% Gentleman's Agreement
Watchlist
73% 64% We Were Strangers
Watchlist
View All John Garfield photos

John Garfield

John Garfield AIR FORCE, John Garfield, 1943 AIR FORCE, Ward Wood, John Garfield, Ray Montgomery, George Tobias, Harry Carey, 1943 BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, George Coulouris, John Garfield, 1944 BLACKWELL'S ISLAND, John Garfield, 1939 BLACKWELL'S ISLAND, from left: Rosemary Lane, John Garfield, 1939 BLACKWELL'S ISLAND, John Garfield, 1939 BODY AND SOUL, John Garfield, 1947 BODY AND SOUL, John Garfield, 1947 BODY AND SOUL, bottom to top: Lilli Palmer, John Garfield, 1947 View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
88% 69% He Ran All the Way Nick Robey (Character),
Producer 		- 1951
100% 88% The Breaking Point Harry Morgan (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Under My Skin Dan Butler (Character) - 1950
73% 64% We Were Strangers Tony Fenner (Character) - 1949
100% 74% Force of Evil Joe Morse (Character) - 1948
92% 88% Body and Soul Charley Davis (Character) - 1947
82% 78% Gentleman's Agreement Dave Goldman (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 71% Nobody Lives Forever Nick Blake (Character) - 1946
89% 79% The Postman Always Rings Twice Frank Chambers (Character) - 1946
57% 70% Humoresque Paul Boray (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet 76% Pride of the Marines Albert A. "Al" Schmid (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet 69% Between Two Worlds Tom Prior (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 64% Hollywood Canteen Self - 1944
No Score Yet 50% The Fallen Sparrow John `'Kit'` McKittrick (Character) - 1943
67% 65% Destination Tokyo Wolf (Character) - 1943
82% 72% Air Force Aerial Gunner (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet 44% Tortilla Flat Daniel Alvarez (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 42% Dangerously They Live Dr. Michael "Mike" Lewis (Character) - 1941
100% 80% The Sea Wolf George Leach (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet 30% Out of the Fog Harold Goff (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet 38% Flowing Gold John Alexander/Johnny Blake (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet East of the River Joseph Enrico "Joe" Lorenzo (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Saturday's Children Rims Rosson (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet 75% Castle on the Hudson Tommy Gordon (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet 65% Dust Be My Destiny Joe Bell (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Blackwell's Island Tim Haydon (Character) - 1939
71% 49% Juarez Gen. Porfirio Diaz (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet 67% Four Wives Michael `'Mickey'` Borden (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Daughters Courageous Gabriel Lopez (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet 61% They Made Me a Criminal Johnnie Bradfield (Character) - 1939
100% 79% Four Daughters Mickey Borden (Character) - 1938