
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.
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CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series

The Avengers
7.734

The Saint
7.297

Waking the Dead
7.244

Private Schulz
5.8

Into the Labyrinth
7.6

No Hiding Place
3.7

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
8.1

Man in a Suitcase
7

Fair Game
0

The BBC Television Shakespeare
6

The Adventurer
5.5

The Mysteries
0

Peak Practice
6.1

A.D.
5.091

All Creatures Great and Small
7.7

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.3

The BBC Television Shakespeare
6
Movies

Three Clear Sundays
5

The Evil of Frankenstein
6.1

The Hill
7.5

Berserk!
5.5

The Blood on Satan's Claw
6.2

Bedazzled
6.2

The Virgin of Liverpool
2.3

To the Devil a Daughter
5.5

Crucible of Horror
5.4

Savage Messiah
6.152

The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
0

Marriage of Convenience
5.5

EastEnders: Pat and Mo
0

The Bespoke Overcoat
6.417

The Fool
7

Fiddler on the Roof
7.711

Blackball
5.185

Innocent Bystanders
7.2

Where's Jack?
7.2

Othello
6.222

Antony & Cleopatra
6.3

Take a Girl Like You
5.625

Just One Kid
0

The Offence
6.8

You Can't Win 'Em All
5.8

The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
0

The Swindler
0