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