Howard Goorney

Howard Goorney

Born: May 11, 1921
Died: March 29, 2007
in 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.

Movies for Howard Goorney...

EastEnders: Pat and Mo
Title: EastEnders: Pat and Mo
Character: Dermot
Released: April 1, 2004
Type: Movie
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's brother and Mo's husband, Jimmy Harris, and reminisce about old times through a series of flashbacks. Mo's brother, Stan Porter also appeared in the episode.
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Blackball
Title: Blackball
Character: Reg Boyt
Released: May 18, 2003
Type: Movie
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 manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.
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The Virgin of Liverpool
Title: The Virgin of Liverpool
Character: Mr. Hodges
Released: March 15, 2003
Type: Movie
In Liverpool, Joanne Conlon rescues a weeping statue of the Virgin Mary from her local church's replacement plans. As her family faces financial struggles and newfound success, the statue's tears return, turning their lives upside down and drawing crowds from near and far to witness the miraculous phenomenon.
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Title: Waking the Dead
Character: Harold Newman
Released: June 18, 2001
Type: TV
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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Title: Peak Practice
Character: Old Man
Released: May 10, 1993
Type: TV
Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time. It originally starred Kevin Whately as Dr Jack Kerruish, Amanda Burton as Dr Beth Glover and Simon Shepherd as Dr Will Preston, though the roster of doctors would change many times over the course of the series. Cardale was based on the Staffordshire village of Longnor for the final series, but was previously based in the Derbyshire village of Crich, although certain scenes were filmed at other nearby Derbyshire towns and villages, most notably Matlock, Belper and Ashover.
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The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
Title: The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 1990
Type: Movie
1990 BBCTV documentary on the life of the late celebrated folk singer, playwright and political activist
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Title: The Mysteries
Character: Noah / John Baptist / Paul
Released: December 22, 1985
Type: TV
National Theatre Cottesloe production filmed for Channel 4
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Title: A.D.
Character: Timon
Released: March 31, 1985
Type: TV
A 12 hours miniseries adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel The Kingdom of the Wicked.
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Othello
Title: Othello
Character: Second Senator
Released: October 4, 1981
Type: Movie
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 his friend -- who had hoped to marry Desdemona -- that he serves Othello to further his own ends. Venice needs Othello to protect its commercial interests in Cyprus where the Turkish fleet is headed. Desdemona insists on going to Cyprus, too. In Cyprus, Iago plots to convince Othello that Desdemona has betrayed him with Cassio. A lot more than political ambition seems to be motivating Iago.
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Title: Into the Labyrinth
Released: May 13, 1981
Type: TV
Into the Labyrinth is a British children's television series produced by HTV for the ITV network between 1980 and 1982. Three series, each consisting of seven 25-minute episodes, were produced and directed by Peter Graham Scott. The series was created by Scott along with Bob Baker, who had previously written several stories for Doctor Who.
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Antony & Cleopatra
Title: Antony & Cleopatra
Character: Soothsayer
Released: May 8, 1981
Type: Movie
Octavius Caesar (later renamed Augustus Caesar, son of the murdered Julius Caesar), Marc Antony, and Lepidus form the triumvirate, the three rulers of the Roman Empire. Antony, though married to Fulvia, spends his time in Egypt, living a life of decadence and conducting an affair with Queen Cleopatra. In Antony's absence, Caesar and Lepidus worry about Pompey's increasing strength.
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Title: Private Schulz
Character: Pawnbroker
Released: May 6, 1981
Type: TV
Private Schulz is a BBC television comedy drama serial set mostly in Germany, during and immediately after World War II. It stars Michael Elphick in the title role and Ian Richardson playing various parts. Other notable actors included Tony Caunter, Billie Whitelaw, Billy Murray and Mark Wingett. Over six one-hour episodes, it tells the story of a German fraudster and petty criminal who is forced against his will to serve in the SS. In a story based on the real, though unrealised, plot by the Germans known as Operation Bernhard, he tricks the Nazis into making counterfeit British five pound notes, millions of which will be used to destroy the British economy. However, Schulz is primarily interested in stealing them. Other elements of the story based on the history of the period include the Venlo incident, when two British intelligence officers were abducted from the Netherlands at the very start of the war, and Salon Kitty. This was a Berlin brothel which was secretly run by the SD, for the purpose of spying on its wealthy clients, who were often prominent German government officials or military officers. Additionally, many of the main characters are real people.
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Title: BBC Television Shakespeare
Released: December 3, 1978
Type: TV
The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and produced by BBC Television. It was transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to 27 April 1985 and spanned seven series. Development of the series began in 1975 when Messina saw that Glamis Castle would make a perfect location for an adaptation of Shakespeare's play As You Like It. On returning to London, he envisioned an entire series devoted exclusively to the dramatic works of Shakespeare. After encountering numerous problems trying to produce the series, Messina eventually pitched the idea to the BBC’s departmental heads and the series was greenlighted. The series as a whole received generally negative reviews from critics.
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Title: All Creatures Great and Small
Character: Bill Shadwell
Released: January 8, 1978
Type: TV
All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot. Ninety episodes were aired over two three-year runs. The first run was based directly on Herriot's books; the second was filmed with original scripts.
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To the Devil a Daughter
Title: To the Devil a Daughter
Character: Critic (Roger)
Released: March 4, 1976
Type: Movie
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 as the representative of the Devil on Earth.
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Just One Kid
Title: Just One Kid
Character: Father
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
A 1974 dramatised documentary based on the memories of Alfred Maron.
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The Offence
Title: The Offence
Character: Lambert
Released: January 11, 1973
Type: Movie
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
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Title: The Adventurer
Character: Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
Released: September 29, 1972
Type: TV
The Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran for one season from 1972 to 1973. It premiered in the UK on 29 September 1972. The show starred Gene Barry as Gene Bradley, a government agent of independent means who poses as a glamorous American movie star.
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Innocent Bystanders
Title: Innocent Bystanders
Character: Zimmer
Released: September 1, 1972
Type: Movie
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 of the game.
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Savage Messiah
Title: Savage Messiah
Character: Gendarme (uncredited)
Released: June 27, 1972
Type: Movie
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 20 years apart in age, Gaudier finds that his untamed work is complemented by the older woman's cultural refinement. He then moves to London with Brzeska, where he falls in with a group of avant-garde artists. There, Gaudier encounters yet another artistic muse in passionate suffragette Gosh Boyle.
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Crucible of Horror
Title: Crucible of Horror
Character: Petrol Pump Attendant
Released: November 10, 1971
Type: Movie
A mother and daughter hatch a scheme to murder their family's domineering and sadistic patriarch.
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Fiddler on the Roof
Title: Fiddler on the Roof
Character: Nachum
Released: November 3, 1971
Type: Movie
In a small Jewish community in a pre-Revolutionary Russian village, a poor milkman, determined to find good husbands for his five daughters, consults the traditional matchmaker – and also has words with God.
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Title: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Character: George Wilson
Released: September 20, 1971
Type: TV
Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.
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The Blood on Satan's Claw
Title: The Blood on Satan's Claw
Character: The Doctor
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: Movie
The accidental unearthing of Satan’s earthly remains causes the children of a 17th-century English village to slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.
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Take a Girl Like You
Title: Take a Girl Like You
Character: Labour Agent
Released: December 16, 1970
Type: Movie
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, one of the local "lads". Within a short time she has her hands full when a number of the local boys take a liking to her. But who will be the lucky one who wins her affections?
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You Can't Win 'Em All
Title: You Can't Win 'Em All
Released: July 23, 1970
Type: Movie
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 guards for a secret transport.
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Title: The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Character: Will Somers
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: TV
Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and his wives. Keith Michell ties the episodes together with his dignified and magnetic performance as the mighty monarch.
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Where's Jack?
Title: Where's Jack?
Character: Surgeon
Released: April 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s London.
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Berserk!
Title: Berserk!
Character: Emil
Released: November 1, 1967
Type: Movie
A lady ringmaster milks the publicity from a string of murders.
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Bedazzled
Title: Bedazzled
Character: Sloth
Released: October 30, 1967
Type: Movie
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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Title: Man in a Suitcase
Released: September 27, 1967
Type: TV
Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name, taking on freelance jobs around Europe as he searches for answers.
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The Hill
Title: The Hill
Character: Walters
Released: June 17, 1965
Type: Movie
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 objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun. And the troops' tormentors are not the enemy, but their own comrades-at-arms.
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Three Clear Sundays
Title: Three Clear Sundays
Character: Albert Ketch
Released: April 7, 1965
Type: Movie
Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play, reflecting contemporary debates surrounding the abolishment of capital punishment.
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The Evil of Frankenstein
Title: The Evil of Frankenstein
Character: Drunk
Released: May 8, 1964
Type: Movie
Once hounded from his castle by outraged villagers for creating a monstrous living being, Baron Frankenstein returns to Karlstaad. High in the mountains they stumble on the body of the creature, perfectly preserved in the ice. He is brought back to life with the help of the hypnotist Zoltan who now controls the creature. Can Frankenstein break Zoltan's hypnotic spell that incites the monster to commit these horrific murders or will Zoltan induce the creature to destroy its creator?
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Title: The Saint
Character: Mercier
Released: October 4, 1962
Type: TV
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
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Title: The Avengers
Released: January 7, 1961
Type: TV
The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King. Later episodes increasingly incorporated elements of science fiction and fantasy, parody and British eccentricity.
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Marriage of Convenience
Title: Marriage of Convenience
Character: Onion Seller
Released: November 1, 1960
Type: Movie
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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Title: No Hiding Place
Released: September 16, 1959
Type: TV
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.
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Title: Fair Game
Released: July 5, 1958
Type: TV
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The Bespoke Overcoat
Title: The Bespoke Overcoat
Character: Rabbi
Released: November 1, 1955
Type: Movie
Fender is a lowly clerk in the warehouse of clothing manufacturers Ranting and Co. His one ambition is to have an overcoat of his own. Refused one by the cold hearted Ranting he asks a tailor friend, Morry, to make him one instead, but dies of cold before he can take delivery of it. Unwilling to give up his only desire even in death, he returns as a ghost to persuade Morry to steal him the overcoat he so coveted in life.