Howard Goorney
Known For
Acting
Born
1921-05-11 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Died
2007-03-29
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.
Most Known For
The Avengers
The Saint
as Mercier
Waking the Dead
as Harold Newman
Peak Practice
as Old Man
All Creatures Great and Small
as Bill Shadwell
Only Fools and Horses
as Knock-Knock
No Hiding Place
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as George Wilson
Blackball
as Reg Boyt
Born and Bred
as Mr. Lewis
The Adventurer
as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
Innocent Bystanders
as Zimmer
Man in a Suitcase
Ace of Wands
as Sir John Packham
Fiddler on the Roof
as Nachum
Othello
as Second Senator
A.D.
as Timon
Where's Jack?
as Surgeon
Into the Labyrinth
as Bram
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
as Will Somers