Acting
John Garfield
- Titles
- 48movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1938 to 1951, busiest in 1939 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 28top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
The Breaking Point73/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
- Family Dynamics5.6average 4.7
- Romance4.7average 3.8
- Politics3.4average 2.6
- Wholesome3.9average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 3
- Boxing Drama 2
- Noir Elements 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Intense 2
- Classic War Film 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Romantic Entanglements 2
- Character Study 2
- Patriotic Themes 2
- Moral Dilemma 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
James Wong HoweCinematographerBody and Soul, They Made Me a Criminal, Air Force, He Ran All the Way, Out of the Fog, +3 more
George TobiasActorAir Force, Out of the Fog, East of the River, Nobody Lives Forever, Between Two Worlds, +1 more
Franz WaxmanComposerDestination Tokyo, Air Force, He Ran All the Way, Tortilla Flat, Humoresque, +1 more
Claude RainsActorThey Made Me a Criminal, Juarez, Four Daughters, Daughters Courageous, Saturday's Children
John RidgelyActorDestination Tokyo, Air Force, Pride of the Marines, Dangerously They Live
Michael CurtizDirectorThe Sea Wolf, The Breaking Point, Four Daughters, Daughters Courageous
Robert RossenWriterThe Sea Wolf, Body and Soul, Out of the Fog, Dust Be My Destiny
May RobsonActorThey Made Me a Criminal, Four Daughters, Daughters Courageous
Frank McHughActorDust Be My Destiny, Four Daughters, Daughters Courageous
Max SteinerComposerThey Made Me a Criminal, Dust Be My Destiny, The Breaking Point
Jean NegulescoDirectorHumoresque, Nobody Lives Forever, Under My Skin- WWarren LowEditorJuarez, Out of the Fog, Dust Be My Destiny
Movies and TV shows
342000s
3 titles · average score 77
A War in Hollywood (2009)
as John 'Kit' McKittrick / Self (archive footage)
77
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
as Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
77
The John Garfield Story (2003)
as (archive footage)
1950s
4 titles · average score 70
71
He Ran All the Way (1951)
as Nick Robey
68
Force of Evil (1950)
as Joe Morse
73
The Breaking Point (1950)
as Harry Morgan
Under My Skin (1950)
as Dan Butler
1940s
20 titles · average score 65
62
We Were Strangers (1949)
as Tony Fenner
71
Body and Soul (1947)
as Charley Davis
70
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
as Dave Goldman
72
Humoresque (1947)
as Paul Boray
72
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
as Frank Chambers
66
Nobody Lives Forever (1946)
as Nick Blake
69
Destination Tokyo (1943)
as Wolf
67
Air Force (1943)
as Tail Gunner Joe Winocki
61
The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
as John 'Kit' McKittrick
58
Tortilla Flat (1942)
as Daniel Alvarez
73
The Sea Wolf (1941)
as George Leach
65
Out of the Fog (1941)
as Harold Goff
1930s
7 titles · average score 64
64
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
as Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney
65
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
as Joe Bell
64
Daughters Courageous (1939)
as Gabriel Lopez
66
Juarez (1939)
as General Porfirio Diaz
Blackwell's Island (1939)
as Tim Haydon
58
Four Wives (1939)
as Mickey Borden
67
Four Daughters (1938)
as Mickey Borden