Howard Goorney
Acting
Born: 1921-05-11 in 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
Fiddler on the Roof
Nachum
Only Fools and Horses
Knock-Knock
The Hill
Walters
Bedazzled
Sloth
The Offence
Lambert
Blood on Satan's Claw
The Doctor
The Avengers
The Avengers
Green
The Saint
Mercier
To the Devil a Daughter
Critic (Roger)
The Evil of Frankenstein
Drunk
Blackball
Reg Boyt
All Creatures Great and Small
Bill Shadwell
Berserk!
Emil
Waking the Dead
Harold Newman
You Can't Win 'Em All
Crucible of Horror
Petrol Pump Attendant
Savage Messiah
Gendarme (uncredited)
The Bespoke Overcoat
Rabbi
Take a Girl Like You
Labour Agent
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Will Somers
Othello
Second Senator
A.D.
Timon
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
George Wilson
Man in a Suitcase
Peak Practice
Old Man
The Adventurer
Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
Into the Labyrinth
Bram
Into the Labyrinth
Loke
Private Schulz
Pawnbroker
Innocent Bystanders
Zimmer
Three Clear Sundays
Albert Ketch
The Virgin of Liverpool
Mr. Hodges
Antony & Cleopatra
Soothsayer
No Hiding Place
The Fool
Where's Jack?
Surgeon
Born and Bred
Mr. Lewis
Ace of Wands
Sir John Packham
Freud
Jacob Freud