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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.3514 |
| Birthday | 1921-05-11 |
| Place of Birth | Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Also Known As |
1965
Three Clear Sundays
5.667/3
Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play, reflecting contemporary debates surrounding the abolishment of capital punishment.
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Three Clear Sundays
1964
The Evil of Frankenstein
6.17/115
Once hounded from his castle by outraged villagers for creating a monstrous living being, Baron Frankenstein returns to Karlstaad. High in the mountai...
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The Evil of Frankenstein
1965
The Hill
7.514/248
North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objec...
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The Hill
1967
Berserk!
5.681/47
A lady ringmaster milks the publicity from a string of murders.
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Berserk!
1971
The Blood on Satan's Claw
6.188/165
After a landsman in 18th century England discovers a corpse covered in fur buried in a field, the town becomes infected by "the devil's skin," leading...
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The Blood on Satan's Claw
1967
Bedazzled
6.2/174
A hapless loser sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for seven wishes, but has trouble winning over the girl of his dreams.
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Bedazzled
2003
The Virgin of Liverpool
3.5/4
In Liverpool, Joanne Conlon rescues a weeping statue of the Virgin Mary from her local church's replacement plans. As her family faces financial strug...
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The Virgin of Liverpool
1976
To the Devil a Daughter
5.465/121
An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her...
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To the Devil a Daughter
1971
Crucible of Horror
5.25/28
A mother and daughter hatch a scheme to murder their family's domineering and sadistic patriarch.
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Crucible of Horror
1972
Savage Messiah
6.288/26
In the Paris of the 1910s, brash young sculptor Henri Gaudier begins a creative partnership with an older writer, Sophie Brzeska. Though the couple is...
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Savage Messiah
1990
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
0/0
1990 BBCTV documentary on the life of the late celebrated folk singer, playwright and political activist
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The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
1960
Marriage of Convenience
5.5/2
A young woman going to her wedding is waiting for her fiancée, a hood in custody, who is allowed by the police to go to his wedding.
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Marriage of Convenience
2004
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
7/1
This special episode revealed what caused the feud between Pat Evans and Mo Harris that lasted until Pat's death. Pat and Mo meet at the grave of Pat'...
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EastEnders: Pat and Mo
1955
The Bespoke Overcoat
6.386/22
A humble clerk yearns for an overcoat, but his employer's refusal and his subsequent death lead him to return as a ghost, determined to claim the garm...
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The Bespoke Overcoat
1990
The Fool
8/3
A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working c...
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The Fool
1971
Fiddler on the Roof
7.746/629
In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism...
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Fiddler on the Roof
2003
Blackball
5.236/55
Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he mana...
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Blackball
1972
Innocent Bystanders
7.8/5
Washed-up agent John Craig is given the task of proving his worth by tracking down a Russian scientist on the run. Cross and double-cross is the name...
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Innocent Bystanders
1969
Where's Jack?
7.5/3
Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s London.
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Where's Jack?
1981
Othello
6.545/11
Iago and a comrade-in-arms are outside the Venice home of Desdemona's father, who does not yet know that she has eloped with Othello. Iago confides to...
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Othello
1981
Antony & Cleopatra
7.25/4
Octavius Caesar (later renamed Augustus Caesar, son of the murdered Julius Caesar), Marc Antony, and Lepidus form the triumvirate, the three rulers of...
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Antony & Cleopatra
1970
Take a Girl Like You
5.789/19
Young Jenny heads to the South of England to start a new career as a school teacher. Even before she has had a chance to settle in she meets Patrick,...
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Take a Girl Like You
1974
Just One Kid
8/1
A 1974 dramatised documentary based on the memories of Alfred Maron.
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Just One Kid
1973
The Offence
6.77/172
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
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The Offence
1970
You Can't Win 'Em All
6/39
During the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their services to a local Turkish governor who hires them as...
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You Can't Win 'Em All
1980
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
0/0
The reputation of the Academy for the Daughters of Respectable Monarchs has, of course, always been of the highest order... then suddenly Signor Dolor...
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The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
1963
The Swindler
0/0
Teacher Alec Waterman is released from jail after a sentence for fraud. Dick Sothers gets him a job with Lucas Builders but when Alec starts to make n...
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