| Howard Goorney | |
| Birthname: | Howard Jacob Goorney |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Death Date: | 29 March 2007 (aged 85) |
| Death Place: | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Spouse: | Stella Riley[1] |
| Yearsactive: | 1952–2004 |
Howard Jacob Goorney (11 May 1921 – 29 March 2007)[2] was a British actor who starred in such programmes as Only Fools and Horses.[3]
He was one of the founder members of Joan Littlewood's 'Theatre Workshop', and 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.[4] [5]
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.[4] [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | The Evil of Frankenstein | Drunk | ||
| 1965 | The Hill | Walters | ||
| 1967 | Berserk! | Emil | ||
| 1967 | Bedazzled | Sloth | ||
| 1969 | Take a Girl Like You | Labour Agent | ||
| 1969 | Where's Jack? | Surgeon | ||
| 1970 | You Can't Win 'Em All | |||
| 1971 | The Blood on Satan's Claw | The Doctor | ||
| 1971 | Fiddler on the Roof | Nachum the Beggar | ||
| 1971 | The Corpse | Petrol Pump Attendant | ||
| 1972 | Savage Messiah | Gendarme | Uncredited | |
| 1972 | Innocent Bystanders | Zimmer | ||
| 1973 | The Offence | Lambert | ||
| 1976 | To the Devil a Daughter | Critic | ||
| 1983 | Fanny Hill | Mr. Croft | Uncredited | |
| 1984 | The Last Days of Pompeii | Joseph | 3 episodes | |
| 1987 | Little Dorrit | Bob - the Turnkey | ||
| 1990 | All Creatures Great and Small | Bill Shadwell | Series 7, episode 4: "A Friend For Life" | |
| 1991 | Only Fools and Horses | Knock-Knock | Episode: "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle" | |
| 2002 | Ten Minutes Older | Old Man | (segment "About Time 2") | |
| 2002 | Waking the Dead | Harold Newman | 2 episodes | |
| 2003 | Blackball | Reg Boyt |