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.
Movie Appearances
Three Clear Sundays
as Albert Ketch
1965
The Evil of Frankenstein
as Drunk
1964
The Hill
as Walters
1965
Berserk!
as Emil
1967
The Blood on Satan's Claw
as The Doctor
1971
Bedazzled
as Sloth
1967
The Virgin of Liverpool
as Mr. Hodges
2003
To the Devil a Daughter
as Critic (Roger)
1976
Crucible of Horror
as Petrol Pump Attendant
1971
Savage Messiah
as Gendarme (uncredited)
1972
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
as Self
1990
Marriage of Convenience
as Onion Seller
1960
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
as Dermot
2004
The Bespoke Overcoat
as Rabbi
1955
The Fool
1990
Fiddler on the Roof
as Nachum
1971
Blackball
as Reg Boyt
2003
Innocent Bystanders
as Zimmer
1972
Where's Jack?
as Surgeon
1969
Othello
as Second Senator
1981
TV Appearances
The Avengers
1961
The Saint
as Mercier
1962
Waking the Dead
as Harold Newman
2001
Into the Labyrinth
as Bram
1981
No Hiding Place
1959
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
as Will Somers
1970
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Adventurer
as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
1972
The Mysteries
as Noah / John Baptist / Paul
1985
Peak Practice
as Old Man
1993
A.D.
as Timon
1985
All Creatures Great and Small
as Bill Shadwell
1978