Howard Goorney
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.
Acting
Movie
Fiddler on the Roof
as Nachum
1971
TV
Only Fools and Horses
as Knock-Knock
1981
Movie
The Hill
as Walters
1965
Movie
Bedazzled
as Sloth
1967
Movie
The Offence
as Lambert
1973
Movie
The Blood on Satan's Claw
as The Doctor
1971
TV
The Avengers
1961
TV
The Avengers
as Green
1961
TV
The Saint
as Mercier
1962
Movie
To the Devil a Daughter
as Critic (Roger)
1976
Movie
The Evil of Frankenstein
as Drunk
1964
Movie
Blackball
as Reg Boyt
2003
TV
All Creatures Great and Small
as Bill Shadwell
1978
Movie
Berserk!
as Emil
1967
TV
Waking the Dead
as Harold Newman
2001
Movie
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970
Movie
Crucible of Horror
as Petrol Pump Attendant
1971
Movie
Savage Messiah
as Gendarme (uncredited)
1972
Movie
The Bespoke Overcoat
as Rabbi
1955
Movie
Take a Girl Like You
as Labour Agent
1970
TV
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
as Will Somers
1970
Movie
Othello
as Second Senator
1981
TV
A.D.
as Timon
1985
TV
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as George Wilson
1971