Howard Goorney

Howard Goorney

Birthday: 1921-05-11

Deathday: 2007-03-29

Place of birth: Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0329641

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.

Played in movies:

Fiddler on the Roof

Score: 7.7

The Hill

Score: 7.5

Where's Jack?

Score: 7.2

Innocent Bystanders

Score: 7.2

The Fool

Score: 7.0

The Offence

Score: 6.8

The Bespoke Overcoat

Score: 6.4

Savage Messiah

Score: 6.3

Antony & Cleopatra

Score: 6.3

Othello

Score: 6.2

The Blood on Satan's Claw

Score: 6.2

Bedazzled

Score: 6.2

The Evil of Frankenstein

Score: 6.1

You Can't Win 'Em All

Score: 5.8

Take a Girl Like You

Score: 5.8

Marriage of Convenience

Score: 5.5

Berserk!

Score: 5.5

To the Devil a Daughter

Score: 5.5

Crucible of Horror

Score: 5.4

Blackball

Score: 5.2

Three Clear Sundays

Score: 5.0

The Virgin of Liverpool

Score: 2.3

The Swindler

Score: 0.0

The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls

Score: 0.0

Just One Kid

Score: 0.0

EastEnders: Pat and Mo

Score: 0.0

The Ballad of Ewan MacColl

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Born and Bred

Score: 8.5

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Score: 8.1

All Creatures Great and Small

Score: 7.7

The Avengers

Score: 7.7

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Score: 7.4

The Saint

Score: 7.3

Waking the Dead

Score: 7.2

Man in a Suitcase

Score: 7.0

Into the Labyrinth

Score: 6.9

Peak Practice

Score: 6.1

Private Schulz

Score: 5.8

Ace of Wands

Score: 5.5

The Adventurer

Score: 5.5

A.D.

Score: 5.1

No Hiding Place

Score: 3.7

The Mysteries

Score: 0.0

Fair Game

Score: 0.0