Howard Goorney

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-05-11

Day of death

2007-03-29 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

Howard Goorney

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

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

  • All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

  • Only Fools and Horses

    Only Fools and Horses

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

  • Berserk!

    Berserk!

  • Othello

    Othello

  • Blackball

    Blackball

  • Innocent Bystanders

    Innocent Bystanders

  • Bedazzled

    Bedazzled

  • Man in a Suitcase

    Man in a Suitcase

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

  • Where's Jack?

    Where's Jack?

  • Born and Bred

    Born and Bred

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • The Offence

    The Offence

  • Ace of Wands

    Ace of Wands

  • A.D.

    A.D.

  • Fiddler on the Roof

    Fiddler on the Roof

  • The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    The Six Wives of Henry VIII

  • EastEnders: Pat and Mo

    EastEnders: Pat and Mo

  • The Blood on Satan's Claw

    The Blood on Satan's Claw

  • To the Devil a Daughter

    To the Devil a Daughter

  • The Hill

    The Hill

  • Private Schulz

    Private Schulz

  • Into the Labyrinth

    Into the Labyrinth

  • Rescue Me

    Rescue Me

  • The Evil of Frankenstein

    The Evil of Frankenstein

  • Freud

    Freud

  • The Mysteries

    The Mysteries

  • You Can't Win 'Em All

    You Can't Win 'Em All

  • Fair Game

    Fair Game

  • The Fool

    The Fool

  • Savage Messiah

    Savage Messiah

  • The Swindler

    The Swindler

  • Crucible of Horror

    Crucible of Horror

  • Just One Kid

    Just One Kid

  • Take a Girl Like You

    Take a Girl Like You

  • Marriage of Convenience

    Marriage of Convenience

  • Three Clear Sundays

    Three Clear Sundays

  • The Virgin of Liverpool

    The Virgin of Liverpool

  • The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls

    The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls

  • Antony & Cleopatra

    Antony & Cleopatra

  • The Bespoke Overcoat

    The Bespoke Overcoat

  • The Ballad of Ewan MacColl

    The Ballad of Ewan MacColl