1971Winner
Best Performance
Fiddler on the Roof
Howard Goorney
Actor
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
May 11, 1921
Biography
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1973Nominee
Best Performance
The Offence
1972Winner
Best Performance
Innocent Bystanders
Career Highlights
1965Highlight
Best Performance
The Hill
1970Highlight
Best Performance
You Can't Win 'Em All
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Fiddler on the Roof
The Offence
Innocent Bystanders