Updated April 8th, 2020 at 19:42 IST
'Nashville' star Allen Garfield dies of COVID-19 at 80; Fraternity mourns loss
Actor Allen Garfield, best known for his roles in films such as "Nashville" and "The Stunt Man," has died of the Coronavirus. He was 80.
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Actor Allen Garfield, best known for his roles in films such as "Nashville" and "The Stunt Man," has died of the Coronavirus. He was 80. Garfield's "Nashville" co-star Ronee Blakely shared the news of his death in a Facebook post on Tuesday.
"RIP Allen Garfield, the great actor who played my husband in 'Nashville', has died today of Covid; I hang my head in tears; condolences to family and friends; I will post more later; cast and crew, sending love," Blakely wrote.
Before becoming an actor, Garfield was an amateur boxer and worked as a sports reporter. He studied acting at the Actors Studio in New York with Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg. After his studies, he made his feature film debut with 1968 film "Orgy Girls '69".
He was known for playing corrupt and villainous men of authority such as businessmen and politicians. Garfield also collaborated with directors such as Woody Allen on "Bananas", "A State of Things" and "Until the End of the World" both directed by Wim Wenders and Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation" and "The Cotton Club".
His final film appearance was in "Chief Zabu", which was released in 2016 but was filmed in 1986.
Allen and I were friends from our earliest days as actors. We finally got to do some great work together in Citizen Cohn, where he played Abe Feller, a victim of ruthless Roy Cohn and the blacklist. He was superb. This is a heartbreaker. #RIPAllenGarfield https://t.co/CwWLGF00AV
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) April 8, 2020
RIP Allen Garfield, my co-star in “Let It Ride.” I was a little intimidated at first at the prospect of working with this great character actor but he was so kind & made me feel comfortable right away. He kept saying we should do “Born Yesterday” together! We had a lot of fun.❤️ pic.twitter.com/HiyHeNSIsz
— Jennifer Tilly (@JenniferTilly) April 8, 2020
The GREAT Allen Garfield has died. For my money, THE MVP character actor of '70s cinema (and subsequent decades). Never disappointed, lit up everything he was in. Brilliantly naturalistic and effortlessly hilarious. I will miss him and the smooth attitude of his Jersey accent. pic.twitter.com/KHIIxDoQ6x
— James Urbaniak (@JamesUrbaniak) April 8, 2020
(With PTI inputs)
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Published April 8th, 2020 at 19:42 IST
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