Howard Goorney

Howard Goorney

Nascimento : 1921-05-11, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

Morte : 2007-03-29

História

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 and Fiddler on the Roof.

Perfil

Howard Goorney

Filmes

A Estrela da Equipe
Reg Boyt
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.
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
Self
1990 BBCTV documentary on the life of the late celebrated folk singer, playwright and political activist
Othello
Second Senator
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.
Antony & Cleopatra
Soothsayer
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.
Just One Kid
Father
A 1974 dramatised documentary based on the memories of Alfred Maron.
Até os Deuses Erram
Lambert
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
O Grande Seqüestro
Zimmer
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.
Savage Messiah
Gendarme (uncredited)
The film fictionalizes the real relationship between French sculptor Henri Gaudier and Polish writer Sophie Brzeska, twenty years his senior, who came to Paris, she says, for its “creative atmosphere.”
Crucible of Horror
Petrol Pump Attendant
A mother and daughter hatch a scheme to murder their family's domineering and sadistic patriarch.
Um Violinista no Telhado
Nachum
Violinista de aldeia ucraniana e seus habitantes de origem judia são intimados pelo czar a deixar o país em apenas três dias. Começa assim o sofrido êxodo para os países ocidentais, onde são mostrados os dramas individuais de alguns personagens. Baseado no livro "Tevye's Daughters and play Tevye der Milkhiker", de Sholem Aleichem, por sua vez levado aos palcos da Broadway por Joseph Stein.
The Blood on Satan's Claw
The Doctor
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.
A Donzela Disse Sim!
Labour Agent
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?
Corruptos e Sanguinários
Dois ex-soldados do Exército dos EUA, Adam Dyer e Josh Corey, se juntam a um bando de mercenários turcos em 1922 que quais são contratados por Osman Bey, um governador local, para escoltar suas três filhas para Esmirna e também para proteger um carregamento de ouro que vai junto com elas . Ninguém sabe que Elci, um coronel local, planeja ficar com o ouro para si mesmo. Enquanto isso um general rebelde persegue todas as partes envolvidas.
Where's Jack?
Surgeon
Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s London.
Espetáculo de Sangue
Emil
Monica Rivers , é a proprietária e mestre de cerimônias de um circo itinerante e que vai parar em nada para chamar a grandes audiências. Quando uma série de misteriosos assassinatos começa a ocorrer e alguns de seus artistas morrem horrivelmente, os lucros disparam. Ela contrata o equilibrista Frank Hawkins, impressionado com o bonito e musculoso jovem. Eles começam um caso que desperta ciúme em Durando, o amante anterior. Quando Durando é encontrado morto pouco depois, os outros artistas começam a ter alarme, como um misterioso assassino é, obviamente, solto no meio deles. Muitos suspeitam Monica se dos assassinatos, especialmente Matilda, que estabeleceu suas vistas sobre novo namorado de Monica. Neste ponto, indisciplinado da Mônica, filha de dezesseis anos de idade, Angela, é expulsa da escola por ser incorrigível e Monica é obrigada a levá-la para o circo, permitindo a ela para se tornar parceira do arremessador de faca Gustavo. Enquanto isso, os corpos continuam a amontoar-se ...
O Diabo é Meu Sócio
Sloth
Stanley is infatuated with Margaret, the statuesque waitress who works with him. He meets George Spiggott AKA the devil and sells his soul for 7 wishes, which Stanley uses to try and make Margaret his own first as an intellectual, then as a rock star, then as a wealthy industrialist. As each fails, he becomes more aware of how empty his life had been and how much more he has to live for.
A Colina dos Homens Perdidos
Walters
Durante a 2ª Guerra Mundial, o exército britânico mantém um acampamento para disciplinar militares, que tenham uma conduta reprovável, principalmente a deserção. Lá, os militares são obrigados diariamente a escalar uma colina, sob o sol escaldante. Um dia chegam 5 novos prisioneiros e cada um enfrentará de modo diferente a autoridade e o sadismo dos seus comandantes.
Three Clear Sundays
Albert Ketch
Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play, reflecting contemporary debates surrounding the abolishment of capital punishment.
O Monstro de Frankenstein
Drunk
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?
Marriage of Convenience
Onion Seller
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.
The Bespoke Overcoat
Rabbi
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.