Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 11, 1921
Place of Birth:
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Howard Goorney
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | EastEnders: Pat and Mo | Dermot |
| 2003 | The Virgin of Liverpool | Mr. Hodges |
| 2003 | Blackball | Reg Boyt |
| 1990 | The Ballad of Ewan MacColl | Self |
| 1990 | The Fool | |
| 1981 | Othello | Second Senator |
| 1981 | Antony & Cleopatra | Soothsayer |
| 1980 | The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls | Professor |
| 1976 | To the Devil a Daughter | Critic (Roger) |
| 1974 | Just One Kid | Father |
| 1973 | The Offence | Lambert |
| 1972 | Savage Messiah | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Innocent Bystanders | Zimmer |
| 1971 | The Blood on Satan's Claw | The Doctor |
| 1971 | Crucible of Horror | Petrol Pump Attendant |
| 1971 | Fiddler on the Roof | Nachum |
| 1970 | Take a Girl Like You | Labour Agent |
| 1970 | You Can't Win 'Em All | |
| 1969 | Where's Jack? | Surgeon |
| 1967 | Berserk! | Emil |
| 1967 | Bedazzled | Sloth |
| 1965 | Three Clear Sundays | Albert Ketch |
| 1965 | The Hill | Walters |
| 1964 | The Evil of Frankenstein | Drunk |
| 1963 | The Swindler | Morgan |
| 1960 | Marriage of Convenience | Onion Seller |
| 1955 | The Bespoke Overcoat | Rabbi |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Harold Newman |
| 1993 | Peak Practice | Old Man |
| 1985 | The Mysteries | Noah / John Baptist / Paul |
| 1985 | A.D. | Timon |
| 1981 | Private Schulz | Pawnbroker |
| 1981 | Into the Labyrinth | Bram |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Soothsayer |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small | Bill Shadwell |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Second Senator |
| 1972 | The Adventurer | Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | George Wilson |
| 1970 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Will Somers |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | |
| 1962 | The Saint | Mercier |
| 1961 | The Avengers | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | |
| 1958 | Fair Game |