Howard Goorney

Howard Goorney
Born	Howard Jacob Goorney 11 May 1921 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died	29 March 2007 (aged 85) Bath, Somerset, England
Years active	1958–2004
Spouse	Stella Riley

Howard Jacob Goorney (11 May 1921 – 29 March 2007) was a British actor who starred in such programmes as Only Fools and Horses.

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.

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 1980s.

Filmography

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
2002	Ten Minutes Older	Old Man	(segment "About Time 2")
2002	Waking the Dead	Harold Newman	Death Watch (2 episodes)
2003	Blackball	Reg Boyt

External links

• Howard Goorney at IMDb
• Obituary in The Guardian
• Obituary in The Independent
• Obituary in The Telegraph
• Obituary in The Times