- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 11, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
- Died
- March 29, 2007
Howard Goorney
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
movieEastEnders: Pat and Mo
2004 · Dermot
movieBlackball
2003 · Reg Boyt
movieThe Virgin of Liverpool
2003 · Mr. Hodges
tvBorn and Bred
2002 · Mr. Lewis
tvRescue Me
2002 · Elderly Man
tvWaking the Dead
2001 · Harold Newman
tvPeak Practice
1993 · Old Man
The Fool
movieThe Fool
1990
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
movieThe Ballad of Ewan MacColl
1990 · Self
tvThe Mysteries
1985 · Noah / John Baptist / Paul
tvA.D.
1985 · Timon
tvFreud
1984 · Jacob Freud
tvJamaica Inn
1983 · Coachdriver
movieOthello
1981 · Second Senator
tvOnly Fools and Horses
1981 · Knock-Knock
tvInto the Labyrinth
1981 · Bram
movieAntony & Cleopatra
1981 · Soothsayer
tvPrivate Schulz
1981 · Pawnbroker
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
movieThe Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
1980 · Professor
tvAll Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Bill Shadwell
movieTo the Devil a Daughter
1976 · Critic (Roger)
movieJust One Kid
1974 · Father
movieThe Offence
1973 · Lambert
tvThe Adventurer
1972 · Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
movieInnocent Bystanders
1972 · Zimmer
movieSavage Messiah
1972 · Gendarme (uncredited)
movieCrucible of Horror
1971 · Petrol Pump Attendant
movieFiddler on the Roof
1971 · Nachum
tvThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · George Wilson
movieThe Blood on Satan's Claw
1971 · The Doctor
movieTake a Girl Like You
1970 · Labour Agent
tvAce of Wands
1970 · Sir John Packham
movieYou Can't Win 'Em All
1970
tvThe Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970 · Will Somers
movieWhere's Jack?
1969 · Surgeon
movieBerserk!
1967 · Emil
movieBedazzled
1967 · Sloth
tvMan in a Suitcase
1967
movieThe Hill
1965 · Walters
movieThree Clear Sundays
1965 · Albert Ketch
movieThe Evil of Frankenstein
1964 · Drunk
The Swindler
movieThe Swindler
1963 · Morgan
tvThe Saint
1962 · Mercier
tvThe Avengers
1961 · , Green
movieMarriage of Convenience
1960 · Onion Seller
tvNo Hiding Place
1959
Fair Game
tvFair Game
1958 · Barney
movieThe Bespoke Overcoat
1955 · Rabbi