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Howard Goorney

Howard Goorney

Acting

May 11, 1921 – March 29, 2007 (died at 85)
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Male
27 Movies
22 TV Shows

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.

The Hill
The Hill

The Hill

1965 7.5

as Walters

Age 44 (now 85)
The Evil of Frankenstein
The Evil of Frankenstein

The Evil of Frankenstein

1964 6.2

as Drunk

Age 42 (now 85)
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

1971 7.8

as Nachum

Age 50 (now 85)
Bedazzled
Bedazzled

Bedazzled

1967 6.2

as Sloth

Age 46 (now 85)
The Blood on Satan's Claw
The Blood on Satan's Claw

The Blood on Satan's Claw

1971 6.2

as The Doctor

Age 49 (now 85)
The Offence
The Offence

The Offence

1973 6.8

as Lambert

Age 51 (now 85)
The Bespoke Overcoat
The Bespoke Overcoat

The Bespoke Overcoat

1955 6.4

as Rabbi

Age 34 (now 85)
Crucible of Horror
Crucible of Horror

Crucible of Horror

1971 5.3

as Petrol Pump Attendant

Age 50 (now 85)
To the Devil a Daughter
To the Devil a Daughter

To the Devil a Daughter

1976 5.5

as Critic (Roger)

Age 54 (now 85)
You Can't Win 'Em All
You Can't Win 'Em All

You Can't Win 'Em All

1970 5.9
Age 49 (now 85)
Berserk!
Berserk!

Berserk!

1967 5.7

as Emil

Age 46 (now 85)
Othello
Othello

Othello

1981 6.7

as Second Senator

Age 60 (now 85)
Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah

Savage Messiah

1972 6.3

as Gendarme (uncredited)

Age 51 (now 85)
Blackball
Blackball

Blackball

2003 5.2

as Reg Boyt

Age 82 (now 85)
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001 7.2

as Harold Newman

Age 80 (now 85)
2 eps
Take a Girl Like You
Take a Girl Like You

Take a Girl Like You

1970 5.8

as Labour Agent

Age 49 (now 85)