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.
The Offence
as LambertA burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
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Fiddler on the Roof
as NachumIn a small Jewish community in a pre-Revolutionary Russian village, a poor milkman, determined...
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Bedazzled
as SlothA hapless loser sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for seven wishes, but has trouble...
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The Blood on Satan's Claw
as The DoctorThe accidental unearthing of Satan’s earthly remains causes the children of a 17th-century...
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To the Devil a Daughter
as Critic (Roger)An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists,...
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The Evil of Frankenstein
as DrunkOnce hounded from his castle by outraged villagers for creating a monstrous living being, Baron...
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The Hill
as WaltersNorth Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to...
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You Can't Win 'Em All
as uncreditedDuring the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their...
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Blackball
as Reg BoytBlackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an...
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Berserk!
as EmilA lady ringmaster milks the publicity from a string of murders.
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Savage Messiah
as Gendarme (uncredited)In the Paris of the 1910s, brash young sculptor Henri Gaudier begins a creative partnership with...
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Take a Girl Like You
as Labour AgentYoung Jenny heads to the South of England to start a new career as a school teacher. Even before...
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The Bespoke Overcoat
as RabbiA humble clerk yearns for an overcoat, but his employer's refusal and his subsequent death lead...
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The Virgin of Liverpool
as Mr. HodgesIn Liverpool, Joanne Conlon rescues a weeping statue of the Virgin Mary from her local church's...
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Crucible of Horror
as Petrol Pump AttendantA mother and daughter hatch a scheme to murder their family's domineering and sadistic patriarch.
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Othello
as Second SenatorIago and a comrade-in-arms are outside the Venice home of Desdemona's father, who does not yet...
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Antony & Cleopatra
as SoothsayerOctavius Caesar (later renamed Augustus Caesar, son of the murdered Julius Caesar), Marc Antony,...
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Innocent Bystanders
as ZimmerWashed-up agent John Craig is given the task of proving his worth by tracking down a Russian...
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EastEnders: Pat and Mo
as DermotThis special episode revealed what caused the feud between Pat Evans and Mo Harris that lasted...
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Where's Jack?
as SurgeonBased on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in...
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Three Clear Sundays
as Albert KetchKen Loach production for The Wednesday Play, reflecting contemporary debates surrounding the...
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Just One Kid
as FatherA 1974 dramatised documentary based on the memories of Alfred Maron.
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Marriage of Convenience
as Onion SellerA young woman going to her wedding is waiting for her fiancée, a hood in custody, who is allowed...
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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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The Saint
as MercierSimon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who...
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Waking the Dead
as Harold NewmanA detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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Peak Practice
as Old ManPeak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town...
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All Creatures Great and Small
as Bill ShadwellAll Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British...
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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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BBC Television Shakespeare
as uncreditedThe BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as George WilsonAdaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
as Will SomersSeries of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization...
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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 Adventurer
as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtelThe Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran...
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A.D.
as TimonA 12 hours miniseries adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel The Kingdom of the Wicked.
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Into the Labyrinth
as uncreditedInto the Labyrinth is a British children's television series produced by HTV for the ITV network...
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Private Schulz
as PawnbrokerPrivate Schulz is a BBC television comedy drama serial set mostly in Germany, during and...
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The Mysteries
as Noah / John Baptist / PaulNational Theatre Cottesloe production filmed for Channel 4
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