Howard Goorney

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.

  • Title: Howard Goorney
  • Popularity: 3.071
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1921-05-11
  • Place of Birth: Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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Howard Goorney Movies

  • 1965
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    Three Clear Sundays

    Three Clear Sundays

    5 1965 HD

    Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play, reflecting contemporary debates surrounding the abolishment of capital punishment.

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  • 1964
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    The Evil of Frankenstein

    The Evil of Frankenstein

    6.1 1964 HD

    Once hounded from his castle by outraged villagers for creating a monstrous living being, Baron Frankenstein returns to Karlstaad. High in the...

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  • 1965
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    The Hill

    The Hill

    7.511 1965 HD

    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...

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  • 1967
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    Berserk!

    Berserk!

    5.5 1967 HD

    A lady ringmaster milks the publicity from a string of murders.

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  • 1971
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    The Blood on Satan's Claw

    The Blood on Satan's Claw

    6.1 1971 HD

    The accidental unearthing of Satan’s earthly remains causes the children of a 17th-century English village to slowly convert into a coven of...

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  • 1967
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    Bedazzled

    Bedazzled

    6.2 1967 HD

    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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  • 2003
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    The Virgin of Liverpool

    The Virgin of Liverpool

    2.3 2003 HD

    In Liverpool, Joanne Conlon rescues a weeping statue of the Virgin Mary from her local church's replacement plans. As her family faces financial...

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  • 1976
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    To the Devil a Daughter

    To the Devil a Daughter

    5.5 1976 HD

    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...

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  • 1971
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    Crucible of Horror

    Crucible of Horror

    5.4 1971 HD

    A mother and daughter hatch a scheme to murder their family's domineering and sadistic patriarch.

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  • 1972
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    Savage Messiah

    Savage Messiah

    6.1 1972 HD

    In the Paris of the 1910s, brash young sculptor Henri Gaudier begins a creative partnership with an older writer, Sophie Brzeska. Though the couple...

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  • 1990
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    The Ballad of Ewan MacColl

    The Ballad of Ewan MacColl

    1 1990 HD

    1990 BBCTV documentary on the life of the late celebrated folk singer, playwright and political activist

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  • 1960
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    Marriage of Convenience

    Marriage of Convenience

    5.5 1960 HD

    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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  • 2004
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    EastEnders: Pat and Mo

    EastEnders: Pat and Mo

    1 2004 HD

    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...

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  • 1955
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    The Bespoke Overcoat

    The Bespoke Overcoat

    6.441 1955 HD

    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...

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  • 1990
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    The Fool

    The Fool

    7 1990 HD

    A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working...

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  • 1971
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    Fiddler on the Roof

    Fiddler on the Roof

    7.691 1971 HD

    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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  • 2003
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    Blackball

    Blackball

    5.3 2003 HD

    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...

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  • 1972
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    Innocent Bystanders

    Innocent Bystanders

    7.2 1972 HD

    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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  • 1969
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    Where's Jack?

    Where's Jack?

    7.2 1969 HD

    Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s London.

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  • 1981
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    Othello

    Othello

    6.1 1981 HD

    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...

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  • 1981
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    Antony & Cleopatra

    Antony & Cleopatra

    6.3 1981 HD

    Octavius Caesar (later renamed Augustus Caesar, son of the murdered Julius Caesar), Marc Antony, and Lepidus form the triumvirate, the three rulers...

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  • 1970
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    Take a Girl Like You

    Take a Girl Like You

    5.5 1970 HD

    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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  • 1974
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    Just One Kid

    Just One Kid

    1 1974 HD

    A 1974 dramatised documentary based on the memories of Alfred Maron.

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  • 1973
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    The Offence

    The Offence

    6.789 1973 HD

    A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.

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  • 1970
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    You Can't Win 'Em All

    You Can't Win 'Em All

    5.8 1970 HD

    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...

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  • 1980
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    The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls

    The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls

    1 1980 HD

    The reputation of the Academy for the Daughters of Respectable Monarchs has, of course, always been of the highest order... then suddenly Signor...

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  • 1961
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    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    7.7 1961 HD

    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...

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  • 1962
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    The Saint

    The Saint

    7.3 1962 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

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  • 2001
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    Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

    7.237 2001 HD

    A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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  • 1981
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    Private Schulz

    Private Schulz

    5.8 1981 HD

    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...

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  • 1981
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    Into the Labyrinth

    Into the Labyrinth

    7.8 1981 HD

    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...

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  • 1959
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    No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

    3.7 1959 HD

    No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16...

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  • 1970
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    The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    8.1 1970 HD

    Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and...

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  • 1967
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    Man in a Suitcase

    Man in a Suitcase

    7 1967 HD

    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...

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  • 1958
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    Fair Game

    Fair Game

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1978
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    The BBC Television Shakespeare

    The BBC Television Shakespeare

    5.2 1978 HD

    The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and...

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  • 1972
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    The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

    5.5 1972 HD

    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...

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  • 1985
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    The Mysteries

    The Mysteries

    1 1985 HD

    National Theatre Cottesloe production filmed for Channel 4

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  • 1993
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    Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

    5.875 1993 HD

    Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the...

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  • 1985
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    A.D.

    A.D.

    4.9 1985 HD

    A 12 hours miniseries adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel The Kingdom of the Wicked.

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  • 1978
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    All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

    7.6 1978 HD

    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...

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  • 1971
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    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    7.3 1971 HD

    Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

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