Howard Goorney

Known for ActingBorn 1921-05-11Died 2007-03-29Manchester, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Born and Bred

Rescue Me

The Fool

Only Fools and Horses

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Just One Kid

Fair Game

All Creatures Great and Small

Innocent Bystanders

Fiddler on the Roof

The Avengers

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Waking the Dead

Where's Jack?

The Hill

Antony & Cleopatra

EastEnders: Pat and Mo

The Saint

Into the Labyrinth

Man in a Suitcase

The Offence

Othello

Peak Practice

Ace of Wands

Savage Messiah

The Bespoke Overcoat

The Adventurer

The Blood on Satan's Claw

Bedazzled

The Evil of Frankenstein

You Can't Win 'Em All

Take a Girl Like You

Berserk!

Three Clear Sundays

A.D.

Blackball

To the Devil a Daughter

Private Schulz

Marriage of Convenience

Crucible of Horror

Freud

Jamaica Inn

No Hiding Place

The Virgin of Liverpool

The Ballad of Ewan MacColl

The Mysteries

The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls

The Swindler