Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin was an English character actor, trained at RADA. He started in repertory in Liverpool. By 1949, he appeared on the West End stage. Goodwin never lost his Barnsley accent, and tended to specialize in playing working-class men, such as cabbies, stewards, or non-commissioned officers.
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of...
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The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and...
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The Cruel Sea
as ASDIC OperatorAt the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with...
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The Man in the White Suit
as WilkinsThe unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be...
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Sink the Bismarck!
as Airman on Phone (uncredited)The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser...
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The Ladykillers
as Parcels Clerk (uncredited)Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian...
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The Million Pound Note
as HoraceAn impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich...
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The Mummy
as PatOne by one the archaeologists who discover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka are...
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The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
as FredThose who have interfered with the Tomb of Ra-Antef are in terrible danger. Against expert...
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The Prince and the Showgirl
as Call BoyAn American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign...
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The Dam Busters
as Wing Comdr. Gibson's BatmanThe story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr...
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Jabberwocky
as 1st PeasantA medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper...
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Burglar (uncredited)Blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the Baron, desperate for...
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The Long Arm
as Official at Somerset HouseScotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning...
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The Phantom of the Opera
as BillA London opera house is haunted by tragic events on its opening night, but when its star is...
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Now and Forever
as Lorry Driver (uncredited)A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops...
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Crooks Anonymous
as GeorgeA former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods...
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The Galloping Major
as Street Stall Owner (uncredited)A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake....
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A Kid for Two Farthings
as Chick Man (uncredited)Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside...
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Quest for Love
as Concierge (uncredited)After a scientific experiment goes horribly wrong during a demonstration, a scientist finds...
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All Creatures Great and Small
as Dinsdale's UncleJames Herriot is a vet in Yorkshire, England, during the 1940's. He is assigned to the practice...
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Angels One Five
as A.C. 2 WailesThe year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a...
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Woman in Hiding
as State Trooper (uncredited)As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead,...
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Die, Monster, Die!
as Taxi DriverA young man visits his fiancé's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father...
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Barnacle Bill
as DuckworthA seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S....
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The Last Page
as Frank the WaiterA married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.
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The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Edwin: Staff of NutbourneNutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is...
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Sea Wife
as Daily Telegraph ClerkIn 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A...
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The Ship That Died of Shame
as Customs OfficerAfter World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into...
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Sea of Sand
as Road WatchA small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as...
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The Traitors
as EdwardsThe cat and mouse game between government agents and a spy ring that has taken secret documents...
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The Last Man to Hang
as CheedA man is tried for the murder of his neurotic wife by means of a sedative overdose.
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On the Fiddle
as Corporal ReevesTricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main...
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Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
as Six-Eyes WienerGeorge Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his...
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Wrong Number
as BatesBecause she dials the wrong number, an old lady hears information which enables the police to...
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The Magnet
as Pinball manA classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.
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Girls at Sea
as WalWhen HMS Scotia pays a visit to the French Riviera, the officers throw a lavish party to...
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Dance Hall
as JackEpisodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall in...
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Never Back Losers
as FloydTwo rival gangs are trying to fix horse races and a jockey is attacked and left for dead in a...
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The Ugly Duckling
as BennyHenry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for...
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You Lucky People!
as Pvt. RossiterReservist Tommy Smart - who has made his fortune since the war selling army surplus - arrives at...
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Appointment with Venus
as 2nd Naval RatingAt the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel...
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The Comedy Man
as Assistant DirectorA middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a...
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Some Will, Some Won't
as WilliamsFour people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical...
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Green Grow the Rushes
as GoslingEfforts to move Britain into the modern age don't sit well with the people of the small village...
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The Hi-Jackers
as uncreditedA self-employed lorry driver is determined to find the criminals responsible for hijacking him.
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The Harassed Hero
as TwiggPoor Mr. Murray Selwyn (Guy Middleton)! He's suffering from 'Acute Apprehension Complex' and his...
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A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
as Sales representativeA black comedy about excessive consumption. A young couple are determined to make a break with a...
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A Voyage Round My Father
as Ringer LeanA successful lawyer struck with blindness in middle age continues his battles in the courtroom...
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All in Good Time
as HarryA Guinness advert in the form of a short comic film set in a traditional country pub.
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I Can't See My Little Willie
as DennisWhen it's time to wet the baby's head, it's surprising the secrets that emerge...
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Operation Cupid
as MervynA gang of criminals plan to use a marriage agency that they won during a card game, to arrange a...
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A Fight to the Finish
as HenryA feud between taxicab companies forms the basis of this drama. The trouble begins when the hero...
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Minder
as DunningThis comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...
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The Avengers
as uncreditedThe Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....
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Casualty
as Mr. ColleeDrama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department,...
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Crown Court
as uncreditedCrown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...
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All Creatures Great and Small
as Mr BusbyAll Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British...
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The Expert
as BensonThe Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series...
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No Hiding Place
as uncreditedNo Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by...
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
as SaundersThe legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
as JackThe legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...
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The Onedin Line
as Chief EngineerThe Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was...
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The Paradise Club
as Percy LovellThe Paradise Club is a BBC television drama starring Don Henderson and Leslie Grantham as Frank...
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Sykes
as Coach DriverClassic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to...
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Gideon's Way
as The ShopkeeperGideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on...
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Man in a Suitcase
as uncreditedAccused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name,...
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The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
as PeasantThe Adventures of Sir Lancelot is a British television series first broadcast in 1956, produced...
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Woof!
as HusbandWoof! is a British children's television series produced by Central Independent Television about...
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The Gentle Touch
as uncreditedThe Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television...
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Hancock's Half Hour
as uncreditedHancock's Half Hour is a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy, series of the 1950s and...
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Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
as uncreditedOh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt! is an ITV sitcom that ran from 1974 to 1977 starring Bill Maynard...
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Brush Strokes
as VergerJacko (Karl Howman) is a painter and decorator with an eye for the ladies. He works with Eric...
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Quatermass and the Pit
as Corporal GibsonA team of scientists search for the origin and purpose of a mysterious capsule found on a...
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That's My Boy
as uncreditedThat's My Boy is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1981 to 1986. Starring Mollie Sugden,...
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