Acting credits
42
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Howard Goorney
Acting
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Movies: 23Series: 19
TMDB ID: 30676
IMDb ID: nm0329641
Known for: Acting
Born: May 11, 1921
Died: March 29, 2007
Age: 85
Place of birth: Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2004
Years active: 50
Average TMDB rating: 6.57
Wikidata: Q5919778
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Howard Goorney.
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
as Dermot
2004 Movie
5.2
Blackball
as Reg Boyt
2003 Movie
2.3
The Virgin of Liverpool
as Mr. Hodges
2003 Movie
6.2
Othello
as Second Senator
1981 Movie
6.3
Antony & Cleopatra
as Soothsayer
1981 Movie
5.4
To the Devil a Daughter
as Critic (Roger)
1976 Movie
Just One Kid
as Father
1974 Movie
6.8
The Offence
as Lambert
1973 Movie
7.2
Innocent Bystanders
as Zimmer
1972 Movie
6.1
Savage Messiah
as Gendarme (uncredited)
1972 Movie
5.2
Crucible of Horror
as Petrol Pump Attendant
1971 Movie
7.7
Fiddler on the Roof
as Nachum
1971 Movie
6.2
The Blood on Satan's Claw
as The Doctor
1971 Movie
5.6
Take a Girl Like You
as Labour Agent
1970 Movie
5.9
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970 Movie
7.2
Where's Jack?
as Surgeon
1969 Movie
5.6
Berserk!
as Emil
1967 Movie
6.1
Bedazzled
as Sloth
1967 Movie
7.5
The Hill
as Walters
1965 Movie
5.0
Three Clear Sundays
as Albert Ketch
1965 Movie
6.1
The Evil of Frankenstein
as Drunk
1964 Movie
5.5
Marriage of Convenience
as Onion Seller
1960 Movie
6.3
The Bespoke Overcoat
as Rabbi
1955 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Howard Goorney.
8.5
Born and Bred
as Mr. Lewis • 1 eps
2002 Series
Rescue Me
as Elderly Man • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.2
Waking the Dead
as Harold Newman • 2 eps
2001 Series
6.1
Peak Practice
as Old Man • 1 eps
1993 Series
The Mysteries
as Noah / John Baptist / Paul • 3 eps
1985 Series
5.1
A.D.
as Timon • 2 eps
1985 Series
3.0
Freud
as Jacob Freud • 4 eps
1984 Series
8.0
Only Fools and Horses
as Knock-Knock • 1 eps
1981 Series
6.9
Into the Labyrinth
as Bram • 7 eps
1981 Series
4.8
Private Schulz
as Pawnbroker • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.8
All Creatures Great and Small
as Bill Shadwell • 1 eps
1978 Series
5.5
The Adventurer
as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.4
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as George Wilson • 1 eps
1971 Series
5.5
Ace of Wands
as Sir John Packham • 3 eps
1970 Series
8.1
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
as Will Somers • 2 eps
1970 Series
7.0
Man in a Suitcase
1 eps
1967 Series
7.4
The Saint
as Mercier • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.7
The Avengers
1 eps
1961 Series
3.7
No Hiding Place
2 eps
1959 Series