
Howard Goorney
Known for acting · Born 11 May 1921 · Died 29 March 2007 · aged 85 · Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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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.
Known for

Bedazzled
1967

The Bespoke Overcoat
1955

The Evil of Frankenstein
1964

Into the Labyrinth
1981

Waking the Dead
2001

Crucible of Horror
1971

Fiddler on the Roof
1971

Just One Kid
1974
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
1980

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970

Freud
1984

Only Fools and Horses
1981