Known For
Acting
Born
May 11, 1921
Died
Mar 29, 2007
Place of Birth
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits
49 titles
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
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
Dermot
Blackball
Reg Boyt
The Virgin of Liverpool
Mr. Hodges
Born and Bred
Mr. Lewis
Rescue Me
Elderly Man
Waking the Dead
Harold Newman
Peak Practice
Old Man
The Fool
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
Self
The Mysteries
Noah / John Baptist / Paul
A.D.
Timon
Freud
Jacob Freud
Jamaica Inn
Coachdriver
Othello
Second Senator
Only Fools and Horses
Knock-Knock
Into the Labyrinth
Bram
Antony & Cleopatra
Soothsayer
Private Schulz
Pawnbroker
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
Professor
All Creatures Great and Small
Bill Shadwell
To the Devil a Daughter
Critic (Roger)
Just One Kid
Father
The Offence
Lambert
The Adventurer
Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
Innocent Bystanders
Zimmer
Savage Messiah
Gendarme (uncredited)
Crucible of Horror
Petrol Pump Attendant
Fiddler on the Roof
Nachum
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
George Wilson
The Blood on Satan's Claw
The Doctor
Take a Girl Like You
Labour Agent
Ace of Wands
Sir John Packham
You Can't Win 'Em All
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Will Somers
Counterstrike
PC Brookfield
Where's Jack?
Surgeon
Berserk!
Emil
Bedazzled
Sloth
Man in a Suitcase
The Hill
Walters
Three Clear Sundays
Albert Ketch
The Evil of Frankenstein
Drunk
The Swindler
Morgan
The Saint
Mercier
The Avengers
Marriage of Convenience
Onion Seller
No Hiding Place
Fair Game
Barney
The Bespoke Overcoat
Rabbi