Veteran character actor Allen Garfield has died at the age of 80.The New Jersey-born star, who appeared films as The Conversation, The Candidate, The Stunt Man and Nashville, passed away on Tuesday, with his sister, Lois Goorwitz, confirming his death in a brief conversation with The Hollywood Reporter.Garfield’s death was originally announced by his Nashville co-star Ronee Blakley, who claimed he passed away after contracting the coronavirus, Covid-19 in a post on Facebook.“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,” she wrote.Known for playing nervy characters, his most