
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.
as Mercier

1961

as Old Man
1993

as Mercier
1962

as Harold Newman
2001

1959

as Bill Shadwell
1978

as Knock-Knock
1981

as George Wilson
1971

1967

as Mr. Lewis
2002

as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
1972

as Sir John Packham
1970
as Mr. Hodges
2003

as Dermot
2004

as Reg Boyt
2003

as Mr. Hodges
2003
1990
as Self
1990

as Second Senator
1981

as Soothsayer
1981
as Professor
1980

as Critic (Roger)
1976

as Father
1974

as Lambert
1973

as Zimmer
1972

as Gendarme (uncredited)
1972

as Petrol Pump Attendant
1971

as Nachum
1971

as The Doctor
1971

as Labour Agent
1970

1970

as Surgeon
1969

as Emil
1967

as Sloth
1967

as Walters
1965

as Albert Ketch
1965

as Drunk
1964
as Mercier
1 ep.

1 episodes

as Old Man
1 episodes

as Mercier
1 episodes

as Harold Newman
2 episodes

2 episodes

as Bill Shadwell
1 episodes

as Knock-Knock
1 episodes

as George Wilson
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Mr. Lewis
1 episodes

as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
1 episodes

as Sir John Packham
3 episodes

as Timon
2 episodes

as Will Somers
2 episodes

as Jacob Freud
4 episodes

as Pawnbroker
1 episodes

as Elderly Man
1 episodes
as Barney
1 episodes

as Coachdriver
1 episodes

as Bram
7 episodes

as Noah / John Baptist / Paul
3 episodes