Howard Goorney
Acting
- Born:
- 1921-05-11
- Died:
- 2007-03-29
- Place of birth:
- Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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, 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
Filmography
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
Blackball
The Virgin of Liverpool
Born and Bred
Rescue Me
Waking the Dead
Peak Practice
The Fool
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
The Mysteries
A.D.
Freud
Jamaica Inn
Othello
Only Fools and Horses
Into the Labyrinth
Antony & Cleopatra
Private Schulz
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
All Creatures Great and Small
To the Devil a Daughter
Just One Kid
The Offence
The Adventurer
Innocent Bystanders
Savage Messiah
Crucible of Horror
Fiddler on the Roof
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Blood on Satan's Claw
Take a Girl Like You
Ace of Wands
You Can't Win 'Em All
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Counterstrike
Where's Jack?
Tom Grattan's War
Berserk!
Bedazzled
Man in a Suitcase
The Hill
Three Clear Sundays
The Evil of Frankenstein
The Swindler
The Saint
The Avengers
Marriage of Convenience
No Hiding Place
Fair Game
The Bespoke Overcoat