Howard Goorney
ActingHoward 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
Fiddler on the Roof
Nachum
Bedazzled
Sloth
The Hill
Walters
The Blood on Satan's Claw
The Doctor
Blackball
Reg Boyt
To the Devil a Daughter
Critic (Roger)
The Offence
Lambert
Savage Messiah
Gendarme (uncredited)
The Evil of Frankenstein
Drunk
You Can't Win 'Em All
Filmography — Acting
Fiddler on the Roof
Nachum
Bedazzled
Sloth
The Hill
Walters
The Blood on Satan's Claw
The Doctor
Blackball
Reg Boyt
To the Devil a Daughter
Critic (Roger)
The Offence
Lambert
Savage Messiah
Gendarme (uncredited)
The Evil of Frankenstein
Drunk
You Can't Win 'Em All
The Bespoke Overcoat
Rabbi
Take a Girl Like You
Labour Agent
Berserk!
Emil
The Fool
Othello
Second Senator
The Virgin of Liverpool
Mr. Hodges
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
Dermot
Antony & Cleopatra
Soothsayer
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
Professor
Innocent Bystanders
Zimmer
Where's Jack?
Surgeon
Marriage of Convenience
Onion Seller
Crucible of Horror
Petrol Pump Attendant
Three Clear Sundays
Albert Ketch
Just One Kid
Father
The Swindler
Morgan
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
Self