Cast & creator
Howard Goorney
Best known for Private Schulz, The Avengers, The Avengers
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.
27
film credits
25
television credits
52
1955–2004 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (52)
Showing 52 of 52 credits
Private Schulz
Pawnbroker
1981
The Avengers
1961The Avengers
Green
1961
Peak Practice
Old Man
1993
The Saint
Mercier
1962
Waking the Dead
Harold Newman
2001
No Hiding Place
1959
All Creatures Great and Small
Bill Shadwell
1978
Only Fools and Horses
Knock-Knock
1981
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
George Wilson
1971
The Adventurer
Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
1972
Born and Bred
Mr. Lewis
2002
Blood on Satan's Claw
The Doctor
1971
Ace of Wands
Sir John Packham
1970
A.D.
Timon
1985
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Will Somers
1970
Fiddler on the Roof
Nachum
1971
Into the Labyrinth
Bram
1981Into the Labyrinth
Loke
1981
Counterstrike
PC Brookfield
1969
Freud
Jacob Freud
1984
Rescue Me
Elderly Man
2002
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970
The Evil of Frankenstein
Drunk
1964Fair Game
Barney
1958
The Offence
Lambert
1973
To the Devil a Daughter
Critic (Roger)
1976
Jamaica Inn
Coachdriver
1983
The Mysteries
Noah / John Baptist / Paul
1985
The Hill
Walters
1965
Innocent Bystanders
Zimmer
1972
Bedazzled
Sloth
1967
Tom Grattan's War
The Tramp
1968
Blackball
Reg Boyt
2003
Berserk!
Emil
1967
Savage Messiah
Gendarme (uncredited)
1972
Take a Girl Like You
Labour Agent
1970
The Virgin of Liverpool
Mr. Hodges
2003
Othello
Second Senator
1981
Where's Jack?
Surgeon
1969
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
Dermot
2004The Fool
1990
Antony & Cleopatra
Soothsayer
1981The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
Professor
1980
Crucible of Horror
Petrol Pump Attendant
1971The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
Self
1990
Marriage of Convenience
Onion Seller
1960
The Bespoke Overcoat
Rabbi
1955
Three Clear Sundays
Albert Ketch
1965
Just One Kid
Father
1974The Swindler
Morgan
1963