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name: "Garry Goodrow"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/garry-goodrow"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 November 1933"
died: "22 July 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T13:55:11.997908+00:00"
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# Garry Goodrow

Actor. Born 4 November 1933 in Malone. Died 22 July 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 November 1933, Malone
- **Died:** 22 July 2014

## Biography

Garry Goodrow (1933–2014) was an American actor. Born in Malone, New York, he began his career in theatre as a member of the Living Theatre and appeared in the original stage production of the Obie Award-winning play *The Connection* (1959) and its 1961 film adaptation, playing Ernie.

He was a founding member of the San Francisco satirical improvisational group The Committee. Goodrow went on to more than 50 screen appearances, including roles in *Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice* (1969), *Invasion of the Body Snatchers* (1978), *Escape from Alcatraz* (1979), *Eating Raoul* (1982) as a drunk swinger, *Breathless* (1983), *Dirty Dancing* (1987) as Moe Pressman, and *Honey, I Blew Up the Kid* (1992). He also wrote for film and television.

Goodrow died on 22 July 2014 in New Jersey, aged 80.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Eating Raoul* (1982), Fi1m 75, as Drunk Swinger — [page](https://film.one/film/eating-raoul.md)

## Also known for

- *Dirty Dancing* (1987), Moe Pressman
- *Escape from Alcatraz* (1979), Weston
- *Invasion of the Body Snatchers* (1978), Dr. Boccardo
- *Honey, I Blew Up the Kid* (1992), Screenplay
- *ALF* (1986), Consumer Ed
- *Once Bitten* (1985), Wino
- *The Sure Thing* (1985), Pick-Up Driver
- *Breathless* (1983), Berrutti

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