Howard Goorney

Howard Goorney

Acting
Born 1921-05-11 Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.4
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 Myst...
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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.

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Born and Bred poster
Born and Bred
as Mr. Lewis
2002-04-21
Waking the Dead poster
Waking the Dead
as Harold Newman
2001-06-18
Peak Practice poster
Peak Practice
as Old Man
1993-05-10
Only Fools and Horses poster
Only Fools and Horses
as Knock-Knock
1981-09-08
Into the Labyrinth poster
Into the Labyrinth
as Bram
1981-05-13
All Creatures Great and Small poster
All Creatures Great and Small
as Bill Shadwell
1978-01-08
Ace of Wands poster
Ace of Wands
as Sir John Packham
1970-07-29
The Saint poster
The Saint
as Mercier
1962-10-04

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