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 founding 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 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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1964The Evil of FrankensteinDrunk
1965The HillTrooper Walters
1967Berserk!Emil
1967BedazzledSloth
1969Take a Girl Like YouLabour Agent
1969Where's Jack?Surgeon
1970You Can't Win 'Em All
1971The Blood on Satan's ClawThe Doctor
1971Fiddler on the RoofNachum the Beggar
1971The CorpsePetrol Pump Attendant
1972Savage MessiahGendarmeUncredited
1972Innocent BystandersZimmer
1973The OffenceBilly Lambert
1976To the Devil a DaughterCritic
1983Fanny HillMr. CroftUncredited
1984The Last Days of PompeiiJoseph3 episodes
1987Little DorritBob - the Turnkey
1990All Creatures Great and SmallBill ShadwellSeries 7, episode 4: "A Friend For Life"
1991Only Fools and HorsesKnock-KnockEpisode: "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle"
2002Ten Minutes OlderOld Man(segment "About Time 2")
2002Waking the DeadHarold Newman2 episodes
2003BlackballReg Boyt

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