Howard Goorney
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Avengers
1961
Series
The Avengers
Green
1961
Series
The Saint
Mercier
1962
Series
Peak Practice
Old Man
1993
Series
Waking the Dead
Harold Newman
2001
Series
Only Fools and Horses
Knock-Knock
1981
Series
No Hiding Place
1959
Series
All Creatures Great and Small
Bill Shadwell
1978
Series
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
George Wilson
1971
Series
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Series
Born and Bred
Mr. Lewis
2002
Series
Ace of Wands
Sir John Packham
1970
Series
The Adventurer
Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
1972
Film
Fiddler on the Roof
Nachum
1971
Series
A.D.
Timon
1985
Series
Into the Labyrinth
Bram
1981
Series
Into the Labyrinth
Loke
1981
Series
Private Schulz
Pawnbroker
1981
Series
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Will Somers
1970
Film
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970
Film
To the Devil a Daughter
Critic (Roger)
1976
Series
Freud
Jacob Freud
1984
Film
Innocent Bystanders
Zimmer
1972
Film
The Blood on Satan's Claw
The Doctor
1971
Film
The Offence
Lambert
1973
Series
Tom Grattan's War
The Tramp
1968
Film
The Hill
Walters
1965
Series
Rescue Me
Elderly Man
2002
Counterstrike
PC Brookfield
1969
Film
Bedazzled
Sloth
1967
Series
Jamaica Inn
Coachdriver
1983
Film
Berserk!
Emil
1967
Film
The Evil of Frankenstein
Drunk
1964
Film
Blackball
Reg Boyt
2003
Fair Game
Barney
1958
Film
Savage Messiah
Gendarme (uncredited)
1972
Film
Othello
Second Senator
1981
The Fool
1990
Series
The Mysteries
Noah / John Baptist / Paul
1985
Film
Take a Girl Like You
Labour Agent
1970
Film
Where's Jack?
Surgeon
1969
Film
Crucible of Horror
Petrol Pump Attendant
1971
Film
The Bespoke Overcoat
Rabbi
1955
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
Professor
1980
Film
The Virgin of Liverpool
Mr. Hodges
2003
Film
Marriage of Convenience
Onion Seller
1960
Film
Just One Kid
Father
1974
Film
Antony & Cleopatra
Soothsayer
1981
Film
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
Dermot
2004
Film
Three Clear Sundays
Albert Ketch
1965
The Swindler
Morgan
1963
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
Self
1990