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Portrait of John Garfield

Acting

John Garfield

Career

Active from 1938 to 1951, busiest in 1939 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Garfield Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Patriotic Themes 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Romantic Entanglements 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 79
The John Garfield Story
The John Garfield Story (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

as (archive footage)

1980s

1 title
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)

as Joe Bonaparte (archive footage)

1950s

4 titles · average score 78
He Ran All the Way
He Ran All the Way (1951)
GoodWatch score 79

as Nick Robey

Force of Evil
Force of Evil (1950)
GoodWatch score 82

as Joe Morse

The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point (1950)
GoodWatch score 89

as Harry Morgan

Under My Skin
Under My Skin (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dan Butler

1940s

21 titles · average score 67
We Were Strangers
We Were Strangers (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tony Fenner

Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
GoodWatch score 77

as Dave Goldman

Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1947)
GoodWatch score 84

as Charley Davis

Humoresque
Humoresque (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Paul Boray

The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
GoodWatch score 81

as Frank Chambers

Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines (1945)
GoodWatch score 73

as Albert Schmid

Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Wolf

Air Force
Air Force (1943)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tail Gunner Joe Winocki

The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf (1941)
GoodWatch score 78

as George Leach

Dangerously They Live
Dangerously They Live (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dr. Michael 'Mike' Lewis

Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

as Harold Goff

Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Tommy Gordon

1930s

7 titles · average score 66
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney

Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Joe Bell

Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tim Haydon

Daughters Courageous
Daughters Courageous (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gabriel Lopez

Juarez
Juarez (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as General Porfirio Diaz

Four Wives
Four Wives (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mickey Borden

Four Daughters
Four Daughters (1938)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mickey Borden