Acting · Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK · Born May 11, 1921
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.
MovieEastEnders: Pat and Mo
2004
as Dermot
MovieBlackball
2003
as Reg Boyt
MovieThe Virgin of Liverpool
2003
as Mr. Hodges
TVBorn and Bred
2002
as Mr. Lewis
TVRescue Me
2002
as Elderly Man
TVWaking the Dead
2001
as Harold Newman
TVPeak Practice
1993
as Old Man
The Fool
1990
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
1990
as Self
TVThe Mysteries
1985
as Noah / John Baptist / Paul
TVA.D.
1985
as Timon
TVFreud
1984
as Jacob Freud
TVJamaica Inn
1983
as Coachdriver
MovieOthello
1981
as Second Senator
TVOnly Fools and Horses
1981
as Knock-Knock
TVInto the Labyrinth
1981
as Bram
MovieAntony & Cleopatra
1981
as Soothsayer
TVPrivate Schulz
1981
as Pawnbroker
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
1980
as Professor
TVAll Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Bill Shadwell
MovieTo the Devil a Daughter
1976
as Critic (Roger)
MovieJust One Kid
1974
as Father
MovieThe Offence
1973
as Lambert
TVThe Adventurer
1972
as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
MovieInnocent Bystanders
1972
as Zimmer
MovieSavage Messiah
1972
as Gendarme (uncredited)
MovieCrucible of Horror
1971
as Petrol Pump Attendant
MovieFiddler on the Roof
1971
as Nachum
TVThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as George Wilson
MovieThe Blood on Satan's Claw
1971
as The Doctor
MovieTake a Girl Like You
1970
as Labour Agent
TVAce of Wands
1970
as Sir John Packham
MovieYou Can't Win 'Em All
1970
TVThe Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Will Somers
Counterstrike
1969
as PC Brookfield
MovieWhere's Jack?
1969
as Surgeon
MovieBerserk!
1967
as Emil
MovieBedazzled
1967
as Sloth
TVMan in a Suitcase
1967
MovieThe Hill
1965
as Walters
MovieThree Clear Sundays
1965
as Albert Ketch
MovieThe Evil of Frankenstein
1964
as Drunk
The Swindler
1963
as Morgan
TVThe Saint
1962
as Mercier
TVThe Avengers
1961
MovieMarriage of Convenience
1960
as Onion Seller
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
Fair Game
1958
as Barney
MovieThe Bespoke Overcoat
1955
as Rabbi
