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Howard Goorney

Howard Goorney

Known for: Acting

Born 11/05/1921
Died 2007-03-29
Place of birth Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

Filmography

The Avengers Series ★ 7,8

The Avengers

1961

The Avengers Series ★ 7,8

The Avengers

Green

1961

The Saint Series ★ 7,4

The Saint

Mercier

1962

Peak Practice Series ★ 6,5

Peak Practice

Old Man

1993

Waking the Dead Series ★ 7,3

Waking the Dead

Harold Newman

2001

All Creatures Great and Small Series ★ 7,8

All Creatures Great and Small

Bill Shadwell

1978

No Hiding Place Series ★ 4,8

No Hiding Place

1959

Only Fools and Horses Series ★ 8,1

Only Fools and Horses

Knock-Knock

1981

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Series ★ 7,5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

George Wilson

1971

The Adventurer Series ★ 6,2

The Adventurer

Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel

1972

Born and Bred Series ★ 9,0

Born and Bred

Mr. Lewis

2002

Man in a Suitcase Series ★ 7,2

Man in a Suitcase

1967

Ace of Wands Series ★ 6,3

Ace of Wands

Sir John Packham

1970

A.D. Series ★ 5,4

A.D.

Timon

1985

Freud Series ★ 5,0

Freud

Jacob Freud

1984

Fiddler on the Roof Film ★ 7,8

Fiddler on the Roof

Nachum

1971

The Six Wives of Henry VIII Series ★ 8,1

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Will Somers

1970

To the Devil a Daughter Film ★ 5,5

To the Devil a Daughter

Critic (Roger)

1976

Private Schulz Series ★ 5,3

Private Schulz

Pawnbroker

1981

Rescue Me Series ★ 8,0

Rescue Me

Elderly Man

2002

Berserk! Film ★ 5,7

Berserk!

Emil

1967

Series ★ 8,0

Fair Game

Barney

1958

The Hill Film ★ 7,5

The Hill

Walters

1965

You Can't Win 'Em All Film ★ 5,9

You Can't Win 'Em All

1970

Into the Labyrinth Series ★ 7,1

Into the Labyrinth

Bram

1981

Jamaica Inn Series ★ 5,0

Jamaica Inn

Coachdriver

1983

Bedazzled Film ★ 6,2

Bedazzled

Sloth

1967

Crucible of Horror Film ★ 5,3

Crucible of Horror

Petrol Pump Attendant

1971

The Blood on Satan's Claw Film ★ 6,2

The Blood on Satan's Claw

The Doctor

1971

The Offence Film ★ 6,8

The Offence

Lambert

1973

The Mysteries Series

The Mysteries

Noah / John Baptist / Paul

1985

Blackball Film ★ 5,2

Blackball

Reg Boyt

2003

Three Clear Sundays Film ★ 5,7

Three Clear Sundays

Albert Ketch

1965

Othello Film ★ 6,7

Othello

Second Senator

1981

The Evil of Frankenstein Film ★ 6,2

The Evil of Frankenstein

Drunk

1964

Take a Girl Like You Film ★ 5,8

Take a Girl Like You

Labour Agent

1970

Film ★ 8,0

The Fool

1990

Where's Jack? Film ★ 7,5

Where's Jack?

Surgeon

1969

The Virgin of Liverpool Film ★ 3,5

The Virgin of Liverpool

Mr. Hodges

2003

Savage Messiah Film ★ 6,3

Savage Messiah

Gendarme (uncredited)

1972

Innocent Bystanders Film ★ 7,8

Innocent Bystanders

Zimmer

1972

The Bespoke Overcoat Film ★ 6,4

The Bespoke Overcoat

Rabbi

1955

Antony & Cleopatra Film ★ 7,3

Antony & Cleopatra

Soothsayer

1981

Film

The Swindler

Morgan

1963

Marriage of Convenience Film ★ 5,5

Marriage of Convenience

Onion Seller

1960

EastEnders: Pat and Mo Film ★ 7,0

EastEnders: Pat and Mo

Dermot

2004

Film

The Ballad of Ewan MacColl

Self

1990

Film

The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls

Professor

1980

Just One Kid Film ★ 8,0

Just One Kid

Father

1974