Howard Goorney

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Howard Goorney

Acting May 11, 1921

Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

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…

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Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

7.7 1971 Movie
The Avengers

The Avengers

7.8 1961 TV Show
Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses

8.1 1981 TV Show
The Saint

The Saint

7.4 1962 TV Show
Peak Practice

Peak Practice

6.5 1993 TV Show
All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

7.8 1978 TV Show
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

7.2 2001 TV Show
The Hill

The Hill

7.5 1965 Movie
Blood on Satan's Claw

Blood on Satan's Claw

6.2 1971 Movie
The Offence

The Offence

6.8 1973 Movie
Bedazzled

Bedazzled

6.2 1967 Movie
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

4.8 1959 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2004
    EastEnders: Pat and Mo

    Movie Dermot

  2. 2003
    Blackball

    Movie Reg Boyt

  3. 2003
    The Virgin of Liverpool

    Movie Mr. Hodges

  4. 2002
    Born and Bred

    TV show Mr. Lewis

  5. 2002
    Rescue Me

    TV show Elderly Man

  6. 2001
    Waking the Dead

    TV show Harold Newman

  7. 1993
    Peak Practice

    TV show Old Man

  8. 1990
    The Fool

    Movie

  9. 1990
    The Ballad of Ewan MacColl

    Movie Self

  10. 1985
    The Mysteries

    TV show Noah / John Baptist / Paul

  11. 1985
    A.D.

    TV show Timon

  12. 1984
    Freud

    TV show Jacob Freud

  13. 1983
    Jamaica Inn

    TV show Coachdriver

  14. 1981
    Othello

    Movie Second Senator

  15. 1981
    Only Fools and Horses

    TV show Knock-Knock

  16. 1981
    Into the Labyrinth

    TV show Bram

More credits
  1. 1981
    Antony & Cleopatra

    Movie Soothsayer

  2. 1981
    Private Schulz

    TV show Pawnbroker

  3. 1980
    The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls

    Movie Professor

  4. 1978
    All Creatures Great and Small

    TV show Bill Shadwell

  5. 1976
    To the Devil a Daughter

    Movie Critic (Roger)

  6. 1974
    Just One Kid

    Movie Father

  7. 1973
    The Offence

    Movie Lambert

  8. 1972
    The Adventurer

    TV show Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel

  9. 1972
    Innocent Bystanders

    Movie Zimmer

  10. 1972
    Savage Messiah

    Movie Gendarme (uncredited)

  11. 1971
    Crucible of Horror

    Movie Petrol Pump Attendant

  12. 1971
    Fiddler on the Roof

    Movie Nachum

  13. 1971
    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    TV show George Wilson

  14. 1971
    Blood on Satan's Claw

    Movie The Doctor

  15. 1970
    Take a Girl Like You

    Movie Labour Agent

  16. 1970
    Ace of Wands

    TV show Sir John Packham

  17. 1970
    You Can't Win 'Em All

    Movie

  18. 1970
    The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    TV show Will Somers

  19. 1969
    Counterstrike

    TV show PC Brookfield

  20. 1969
    Where's Jack?

    Movie Surgeon

  21. 1968
    Tom Grattan's War

    TV show The Tramp

  22. 1967
    Berserk!

    Movie Emil

  23. 1967
    Bedazzled

    Movie Sloth

  24. 1967
    Man in a Suitcase

    TV show