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.
Known for
The Avengers
The Saint
Mercier
Only Fools and Horses
Knock-Knock
Waking the Dead
Harold Newman
Peak Practice
Old Man
All Creatures Great and Small
Bill Shadwell
No Hiding Place
To the Devil a Daughter
Critic (Roger)
The Virgin of Liverpool
Mr. Hodges
Fiddler on the Roof
Nachum
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
George Wilson
Born and Bred
Mr. Lewis
Savage Messiah
Gendarme (uncredited)
Man in a Suitcase
The Adventurer
Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
Ace of Wands
Sir John Packham
Crucible of Horror
Petrol Pump Attendant
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Will Somers
The Hill
Walters
Three Clear Sundays
Albert Ketch
Bedazzled
Sloth
A.D.
Timon
The Offence
Lambert
Berserk!
Emil
Othello
Second Senator
The Swindler
Morgan
The Fool
You Can't Win 'Em All
Antony & Cleopatra
Soothsayer
Take a Girl Like You
Labour Agent
The Bespoke Overcoat
Rabbi
Blackball
Reg Boyt
Private Schulz
Pawnbroker
Into the Labyrinth
Bram
Rescue Me
Elderly Man
The Mysteries
Noah / John Baptist / Paul
The Evil of Frankenstein
Drunk
The Blood on Satan's Claw
The Doctor
Innocent Bystanders
Zimmer
Fair Game
Where's Jack?
Surgeon
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
Dermot
Marriage of Convenience
Onion Seller
Just One Kid
Father
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
Self
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
Professor