Howard Goorney
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 11, 1921
- Died
- March 29, 2007 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
Howard Jacob Goorney (11 May 1921 – 29 March 2007) was a Manchester born Jewish actor, committed communist and a founder member of Joan Littlewood's 'Theatre Workshop'. He wrote The Theatre Workshop Story, published by Methuen - a definitive account of the company's early years, including their move to the Theatre Royal in Stratford East. He is also known for numerous theatre roles, including Bill Bryden's The Mysteries and Lark Rise to Candleford at the National Theatre in the 1970s and 1980s, TV roles such as Knock Knock in Only Fools and Horses, and films like The Hill, The Offence, Blood on Satan's Claw and Fiddler on the Roof.
Known For
Filmography
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
Movie · as Dermot
The Virgin of Liverpool
Movie · as Mr. Hodges
Blackball
Movie · as Reg Boyt
Born and Bred
TV · as Mr. Lewis · 1 ep
Rescue Me
TV · as Elderly Man · 1 ep
Waking the Dead
TV · as Harold Newman · 2 eps
Peak Practice
TV · as Old Man · 1 ep
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
Movie · as Self
The Fool
Movie
The Mysteries
TV · as Noah / John Baptist / Paul · 3 eps
A.D.
TV · as Timon · 2 eps
Freud
TV · as Jacob Freud · 4 eps
Jamaica Inn
TV · as Coachdriver · 1 ep
Othello
Movie · as Second Senator
Antony & Cleopatra
Movie · as Soothsayer
Only Fools and Horses
TV · as Knock-Knock · 1 ep
Private Schulz
TV · as Pawnbroker · 1 ep
Into the Labyrinth
TV · as Bram, Loke · 7 eps
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
Movie · as Professor
All Creatures Great and Small
TV · as Bill Shadwell · 1 ep
To the Devil a Daughter
Movie · as Critic (Roger)
Just One Kid
Movie · as Father
The Offence
Movie · as Lambert
Savage Messiah
Movie · as Gendarme (uncredited)
Innocent Bystanders
Movie · as Zimmer
The Adventurer
TV · as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel · 1 ep
Blood on Satan's Claw
Movie · as The Doctor
Crucible of Horror
Movie · as Petrol Pump Attendant
Fiddler on the Roof
Movie · as Nachum
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as George Wilson · 1 ep
Take a Girl Like You
Movie · as Labour Agent
You Can't Win 'Em All
Movie
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
TV · as Will Somers · 2 eps
Ace of Wands
TV · as Sir John Packham · 3 eps
Where's Jack?
Movie · as Surgeon
Counterstrike
TV · as PC Brookfield · 1 ep
Tom Grattan's War
TV · as The Tramp · 2 eps
Berserk!
Movie · as Emil
Bedazzled
Movie · as Sloth
Man in a Suitcase
TV · 1 ep
Three Clear Sundays
Movie · as Albert Ketch
The Hill
Movie · as Walters
The Evil of Frankenstein
Movie · as Drunk
The Swindler
Movie · as Morgan
The Saint
TV · as Mercier · 1 ep
The Avengers
TV · as Green · 1 ep
Marriage of Convenience
Movie · as Onion Seller
No Hiding Place
TV · 2 eps
Fair Game
TV · as Barney · 1 ep
The Bespoke Overcoat
Movie · as Rabbi