
Acting
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 Avengers
1961

The Saint
1962

Peak Practice
1993

Waking the Dead
2001

No Hiding Place
1959

All Creatures Great and Small
1978

Only Fools and Horses
1981

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971

Man in a Suitcase
1967

Fiddler on the Roof
1971

The Adventurer
1972

Born and Bred
2002

Ace of Wands
1970

A.D.
1985

The Offence
1973

The Blood on Satan's Claw
1971

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970

Into the Labyrinth
1981

You Can't Win 'Em All
1970

To the Devil a Daughter
1976

The Hill
1965

Private Schulz
1981

Rescue Me
2002

Bedazzled
1967

Freud
1984

Blackball
2003

Tom Grattan's War
1968

Innocent Bystanders
1972

Othello
1981

The Evil of Frankenstein
1964

Berserk!
1967

Jamaica Inn
1983

Savage Messiah
1972

The Mysteries
1985

Where's Jack?
1969

Take a Girl Like You
1970