Howard Jacob Goorney (11 May 1921 – 29 March 2007) was a British actor who starred in programmes including Only Fools and Horses.

He was a founding member of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop and wrote The Theatre Workshop Story, about the company's early years, including its move to the Theatre Royal Stratford East.

His theatre roles include Bill Bryden's The Mysteries and Lark Rise to Candleford at the National Theatre in the 1970s and 1980s.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1964 The Evil of Frankenstein Drunk 1965 The Hill Trooper Walters 1967 Berserk! Emil 1967 Bedazzled Sloth 1969 Take a Girl Like You Labour Agent 1969 Where's Jack? Surgeon 1970 You Can't Win 'Em All 1971 The Blood on Satan's Claw The Doctor 1971 Fiddler on the Roof Nachum the Beggar 1971 The Corpse Petrol Pump Attendant 1972 Savage Messiah Gendarme Uncredited1972 Innocent Bystanders Zimmer 1973 The Offence Billy Lambert 1976 To the Devil a Daughter Critic 1983 Fanny Hill Mr. Croft Uncredited1984 The Last Days of Pompeii Joseph 3 episodes1987 Little Dorrit Bob - the Turnkey 1990 All Creatures Great and Small Bill Shadwell Series 7, episode 4: "A Friend For Life" 1991 Only Fools and Horses Knock-Knock Episode: "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle"2002 Ten Minutes Older Old Man (segment "About Time 2")2002 Waking the Dead Harold Newman 2 episodes2003 Blackball Reg Boyt

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Obituary in The Guardian Obituary in The Independent Obituary in The Telegraph Obituary in The Times