John Garfield (Actor)

Reviews of John Garfield Movies

Looking for reviews of John Garfield movies? Cinafilm has a total of 639 reviews across 22 movies.

Movies starring John Garfield have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 67%.

The Postman Always Rings Twice - released in 1946 - is John Garfield's highest rated movie, with a score of 77% based on 202 reviews.

The lowest rated film from John Garfield is Dangerously They Live - released in 1941 - with a score of 53% based on 1 reviews.

Actor Biography

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 theatre. 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.

John Garfield has acted in films with John Ridgely, Jack Mower, Charles Sullivan and James Flavin.

John Garfield has worked with these film directors: Michael Curtiz, Delmer Daves, Jean Negulesco and John Huston.