
Actor
Born May 11, 1921 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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.

EastEnders: Pat and Mo
Dermot

Blackball
Reg Boyt

The Virgin of Liverpool
Mr. Hodges

Born and Bred
Mr. Lewis

Rescue Me
Elderly Man

Waking the Dead
Harold Newman

Peak Practice
Old Man

The Mysteries
Noah / John Baptist / Paul

A.D.
Timon

Freud
Jacob Freud

Jamaica Inn
Coachdriver

Othello
Second Senator

Only Fools and Horses
Knock-Knock

Into the Labyrinth
Bram

Antony & Cleopatra
Soothsayer

Private Schulz
Pawnbroker

All Creatures Great and Small
Bill Shadwell

To the Devil a Daughter
Critic (Roger)

Just One Kid
Father

The Offence
Lambert

The Adventurer
Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel

Innocent Bystanders
Zimmer

Savage Messiah
Gendarme (uncredited)

Crucible of Horror
Petrol Pump Attendant

Fiddler on the Roof
Nachum

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
George Wilson

The Blood on Satan's Claw
The Doctor

Take a Girl Like You
Labour Agent

Ace of Wands
Sir John Packham

You Can't Win 'Em All

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Will Somers

Where's Jack?
Surgeon

Berserk!
Emil

Bedazzled
Sloth

Man in a Suitcase

The Hill
Walters

Three Clear Sundays
Albert Ketch

The Evil of Frankenstein
Drunk

The Saint
Mercier

The Avengers

Marriage of Convenience
Onion Seller

No Hiding Place

The Bespoke Overcoat
Rabbi