Howard Goorney
Known for: Acting
Born: May 11, 1921
Died: March 29, 2007
Place of birth: Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
27 movies · 23 TV shows, newest first
7.0
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
2004
5.2
Blackball
2003
3.5
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
9.0
Born and Bred
2002
8.0
Rescue Me
2002
7.2
Waking the Dead
2001
6.5
Peak Practice
19938.0
The Fool
1990NR
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
1990
NR
The Mysteries
1985
5.4
A.D.
1985
5.0
Freud
1984
5.0
Jamaica Inn
1983
6.7
Othello
1981
8.1
Only Fools and Horses
1981
7.1
Into the Labyrinth
1981
7.3
Antony & Cleopatra
1981
5.3
Private Schulz
1981NR
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
1980
7.8
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
5.5
To the Devil a Daughter
1976
8.0
Just One Kid
1974
6.8
The Offence
1973
6.3
The Adventurer
1972
7.8
Innocent Bystanders
1972
6.3
Savage Messiah
1972
5.4
Crucible of Horror
1971
7.7
Fiddler on the Roof
1971
7.5
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
6.2
The Blood on Satan's Claw
1971
5.8
Take a Girl Like You
1970
6.3
Ace of Wands
1970
5.8
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970
8.1
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
7.0
Counterstrike
1969
7.5
Where's Jack?
1969
NR
Tom Grattan's War
1968
5.7
Berserk!
1967
6.2
Bedazzled
1967
7.2
Man in a Suitcase
1967
7.5
The Hill
1965
6.0
Three Clear Sundays
1965
6.2
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964NR
The Swindler
1963
7.4
The Saint
1962
7.8
The Avengers
1961
5.5
Marriage of Convenience
1960
4.8
No Hiding Place
19598.0
Fair Game
1958
6.4
The Bespoke Overcoat
1955