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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 11, 1921
Died
March 29, 2007
Place of Birth
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Howard Goorney
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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.
Known For
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Dermot
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
2004
5.2
Reg Boyt
Blackball
2003
2.3
Mr. Hodges
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
8.5
Mr. Lewis
Born and Bred
2002
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Elderly Man
Rescue Me
2002
7.2
Harold Newman
Waking the Dead
2001
6.1
Old Man
Peak Practice
1993
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The Fool
1990
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Self
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
1990
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Noah / John Baptist / Paul
The Mysteries
1985
Credits
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
as Dermot
2004
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Blackball
as Reg Boyt
2003
5.2
The Virgin of Liverpool
as Mr. Hodges
2003
2.3
Born and Bred
as Mr. Lewis
2002
8.5
Rescue Me
as Elderly Man
2002
0.0
Waking the Dead
as Harold Newman
2001
7.2
Peak Practice
as Old Man
1993
6.1
🎬
The Fool
1990
7.0
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The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
as Self
1990
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The Mysteries
as Noah / John Baptist / Paul
1985
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A.D.
as Timon
1985
5.1
Freud
as Jacob Freud
1984
3.0
Othello
as Second Senator
1981
6.2
Only Fools and Horses
as Knock-Knock
1981
8.0
Into the Labyrinth
as Bram
1981
6.9
Antony & Cleopatra
as Soothsayer
1981
6.3
Private Schulz
as Pawnbroker
1981
4.8
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The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
as Professor
1980
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All Creatures Great and Small
as Bill Shadwell
1978
7.8
To the Devil a Daughter
as Critic (Roger)
1976
5.4
Just One Kid
as Father
1974
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The Offence
as Lambert
1973
6.8
The Adventurer
as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
1972
5.5
Innocent Bystanders
as Zimmer
1972
7.2
Savage Messiah
as Gendarme (uncredited)
1972
6.1
Crucible of Horror
as Petrol Pump Attendant
1971
5.2
Fiddler on the Roof
as Nachum
1971
7.7
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as George Wilson
1971
7.4
The Blood on Satan's Claw
as The Doctor
1971
6.2
Take a Girl Like You
as Labour Agent
1970
5.6
Ace of Wands
as Sir John Packham
1970
5.5
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970
5.9
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
as Will Somers
1970
8.1
Where's Jack?
as Surgeon
1969
7.2
Berserk!
as Emil
1967
5.6
Bedazzled
as Sloth
1967
6.2
Man in a Suitcase
1967
7.0
The Hill
as Walters
1965
7.5
Three Clear Sundays
as Albert Ketch
1965
5.0
The Evil of Frankenstein
as Drunk
1964
6.1
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The Swindler
as Morgan
1963
0.0
The Saint
as Mercier
1962
7.4
The Avengers
1961
7.7
Marriage of Convenience
as Onion Seller
1960
5.5
No Hiding Place
1959
3.7
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Fair Game
1958
0.0
The Bespoke Overcoat
as Rabbi
1955
6.3