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

The Avengers

The Avengers

Peak Practice

The Saint

Waking the Dead

No Hiding Place

All Creatures Great and Small

Only Fools and Horses

All Movies (27)

• EastEnders: Pat and Mo2004 · as Dermot
• Blackball2003 · as Reg Boyt
• The Virgin of Liverpool2003 · as Mr. Hodges
• The Fool1990
• The Ballad of Ewan MacColl1990 · as Self
• Othello1981 · as Second Senator
• Antony & Cleopatra1981 · as Soothsayer
• The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls1980 · as Professor
• To the Devil a Daughter1976 · as Critic (Roger)
• Just One Kid1974 · as Father
• The Offence1973 · as Lambert
• Innocent Bystanders1972 · as Zimmer
• Savage Messiah1972 · as Gendarme (uncredited)
• Crucible of Horror1971 · as Petrol Pump Attendant
• Fiddler on the Roof1971 · as Nachum
• The Blood on Satan's Claw1971 · as The Doctor
• Take a Girl Like You1970 · as Labour Agent
• You Can't Win 'Em All1970
• Where's Jack?1969 · as Surgeon
• Berserk!1967 · as Emil
• Bedazzled1967 · as Sloth
• The Hill1965 · as Walters
• Three Clear Sundays1965 · as Albert Ketch
• The Evil of Frankenstein1964 · as Drunk
• The Swindler1963 · as Morgan
• Marriage of Convenience1960 · as Onion Seller
• The Bespoke Overcoat1955 · as Rabbi

All TV Shows (22)

• Born and Bred2002 · as Mr. Lewis
• Rescue Me2002 · as Elderly Man
• Waking the Dead2001 · as Harold Newman
• Peak Practice1993 · as Old Man
• The Mysteries1985 · as Noah / John Baptist / Paul
• A.D.1985 · as Timon
• Freud1984 · as Jacob Freud
• Jamaica Inn1983 · as Coachdriver
• Only Fools and Horses1981 · as Knock-Knock
• Into the Labyrinth1981 · as Bram
• Private Schulz1981 · as Pawnbroker
• All Creatures Great and Small1978 · as Bill Shadwell
• The Adventurer1972 · as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
• The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes1971 · as George Wilson
• Ace of Wands1970 · as Sir John Packham
• The Six Wives of Henry VIII1970 · as Will Somers
• Man in a Suitcase1967
• The Saint1962 · as Mercier
• The Avengers1961
• The Avengers1961 · as Green
• No Hiding Place1959
• Fair Game1958 · as Barney