
Howard Goorney
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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
Credits

Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
as Nachum

Savage Messiah (1972)
as Gendarme (uncredited)

The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
as Drunk

The Offence (1973)
as Lambert

Blackball (2003)
as Reg Boyt

The Hill (1965)
as Walters

The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
as The Doctor

You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
Actor

Bedazzled (1967)
as Sloth

To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
as Critic (Roger)
The Fool (1990)
Actor

Where's Jack? (1969)
as Surgeon

Berserk! (1967)
as Emil

Othello (1981)
as Second Senator

Innocent Bystanders (1972)
as Zimmer

Take a Girl Like You (1970)
as Labour Agent

Crucible of Horror (1971)
as Petrol Pump Attendant

Antony & Cleopatra (1981)
as Soothsayer

EastEnders: Pat and Mo (2004)
as Dermot

The Bespoke Overcoat (1955)
as Rabbi

The Virgin of Liverpool (2003)
as Mr. Hodges

Marriage of Convenience (1960)
as Onion Seller

Just One Kid (1974)
as Father
The Swindler (1963)
as Morgan

Three Clear Sundays (1965)
as Albert Ketch
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls (1980)
as Professor
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl (1990)
as Self





