Howard Goorney
Acting
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.
TV Shows(21)
Born and Bred
Mr. Lewis
2002
Rescue Me
Elderly Man
2002
Waking the Dead
Harold Newman
2001
Peak Practice
Old Man
1993
The Mysteries
Noah / John Baptist / Paul
1985
A.D.
Timon
1985
Freud
Jacob Freud
1984
Jamaica Inn
Coachdriver
1983
Only Fools and Horses
Knock-Knock
1981
Into the Labyrinth
Bram
1981
Private Schulz
Pawnbroker
1981
All Creatures Great and Small
Bill Shadwell
1978
The Adventurer
Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
1972
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
George Wilson
1971
Ace of Wands
Sir John Packham
1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Will Somers
1970
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Saint
Mercier
1962
The Avengers
1961
No Hiding Place
1959
Fair Game
Barney
1958
Movies(27)
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
Dermot
2004
Blackball
Reg Boyt
2003
The Virgin of Liverpool
Mr. Hodges
2003
The Fool
1990
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
Self
1990
Othello
Second Senator
1981
Antony & Cleopatra
Soothsayer
1981
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
Professor
1980
To the Devil a Daughter
Critic (Roger)
1976
Just One Kid
Father
1974
The Offence
Lambert
1973
Innocent Bystanders
Zimmer
1972
Savage Messiah
Gendarme (uncredited)
1972
Crucible of Horror
Petrol Pump Attendant
1971
Fiddler on the Roof
Nachum
1971
The Blood on Satan's Claw
The Doctor
1971
Take a Girl Like You
Labour Agent
1970
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970
Where's Jack?
Surgeon
1969
Berserk!
Emil
1967
Bedazzled
Sloth
1967
The Hill
Walters
1965
Three Clear Sundays
Albert Ketch
1965
The Evil of Frankenstein
Drunk
1964
The Swindler
Morgan
1963
Marriage of Convenience
Onion Seller
1960
The Bespoke Overcoat
Rabbi
1955