
Howard Goorney
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography

EastEnders: Pat and Mo
2004
as Dermot

The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
as Mr. Hodges

Blackball
2003
as Reg Boyt

Born and Bred
2002
as Mr. Lewis

Rescue Me
2002
as Elderly Man

Waking the Dead
2001
as Harold Newman

Peak Practice
1993
as Old Man
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
1990
as Self
The Fool
1990

The Mysteries
1985
as Noah / John Baptist / Paul

A.D.
1985
as Timon

Freud
1984
as Jacob Freud

Jamaica Inn
1983
as Coachdriver

Othello
1981
as Second Senator

Antony & Cleopatra
1981
as Soothsayer

Only Fools and Horses
1981
as Knock-Knock

Private Schulz
1981
as Pawnbroker

Into the Labyrinth
1981
as Bram

Into the Labyrinth
1981
as Loke
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
1980
as Professor

All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Bill Shadwell

To the Devil a Daughter
1976
as Critic (Roger)

Just One Kid
1974
as Father

The Offence
1973
as Lambert

Savage Messiah
1972
as Gendarme (uncredited)

Innocent Bystanders
1972
as Zimmer

The Adventurer
1972
as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel

Blood on Satan's Claw
1971
as The Doctor

Crucible of Horror
1971
as Petrol Pump Attendant

Fiddler on the Roof
1971
as Nachum

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as George Wilson

Take a Girl Like You
1970
as Labour Agent

You Can't Win 'Em All
1970

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Will Somers

Ace of Wands
1970
as Sir John Packham

Where's Jack?
1969
as Surgeon

Counterstrike
1969
as PC Brookfield

Tom Grattan's War
1968
as The Tramp

Berserk!
1967
as Emil

Bedazzled
1967
as Sloth

Man in a Suitcase
1967

Three Clear Sundays
1965
as Albert Ketch

The Hill
1965
as Walters

The Evil of Frankenstein
1964
as Drunk
The Swindler
1963
as Morgan

The Saint
1962
as Mercier

The Avengers
1961

The Avengers
1961
as Green

Marriage of Convenience
1960
as Onion Seller

No Hiding Place
1959
Fair Game
1958
as Barney

The Bespoke Overcoat
1955
as Rabbi