Harold Goodwin

Acting

Born: 1917-10-22 in Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died: 2004-06-03

Biography

Harold Goodwin (October 22, 1917 – June 3, 2004 ) was an English actor. Primarily a character actor, he trained at RADA and started in repertory in Liverpool. By 1949, he appeared on the West End stage. Goodwin never lost his Barnsley accent, and tended to specialize in playing working-class men, such as cabbies, stewards, or non-commissioned officers.

Acting

The Long Arm

Official at Somerset House

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Baker

Wrong Number

Bates

The Man in the White Suit

Wilkins

I Can't See My Little Willie

Dennis

Angels One Five

A.C. 2 Wailes

Die, Monster, Die!

Taxi Driver

Barnacle Bill

Duckworth

The Phantom of the Opera

Bill

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

Fred

The Crucible

Giles Corey

The Magnet

Pinball man

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Burglar (uncredited)

Green Grow the Rushes

Gosling

The Traitors

Edwards

The Harassed Hero

Twigg

The Happiest Days of Your Life

Edwin: Staff of Nutbourne

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Six-Eyes Wiener

A Fight to the Finish

Henry

Girls at Sea

Wal

The Last Page

Frank the Waiter

The Hi-Jackers

Toff and Fingers

Fingers Higgins

On the Fiddle

Corporal Reeves

Woman in Hiding

State Trooper (uncredited)

All in Good Time

Harry

The Longest Day

British Soldier (uncredited)

The Ladykillers

Parcels Clerk (uncredited)

Magpie Lays an Egg

2nd Angler

All Creatures Great and Small

Dinsdale's Uncle

Jabberwocky

1st Peasant

A Voyage Round My Father

Ringer Lean

You Lucky People!

Pvt. Rossiter

The Prince and the Showgirl

Call Boy

The Last Man to Hang

Cheed

The Million Pound Note

Horace

Sea Wife

Daily Telegraph Clerk

The Cruel Sea

ASDIC Operator

The Ugly Duckling

Benny

The Dam Busters

Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman

The Comedy Man

Assistant Director

Sink the Bismarck!

Airman on Phone (uncredited)

The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner

Shimpu

Sea of Sand

Road Watch

Some Will, Some Won't

Williams

Dance Hall

Jack

Now and Forever

Lorry Driver (uncredited)

Never Back Losers

Floyd

A Kid for Two Farthings

Chick Man (uncredited)

Operation Cupid

Mervyn

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado

Sales representative

Crooks Anonymous

George

The Mummy

Pat

Appointment with Venus

2nd Naval Rating

The Ship That Died of Shame

Customs Officer

The Galloping Major

Street Stall Owner (uncredited)

Quest for Love

Concierge (uncredited)

The Gay Dog

Bert Gay

Hair of the Dog

Percy

The Bushbaby

Zarak

Sgt. Higgins

The Bulldog Breed

Streaky Hopkinson

Number Six

Smith

One Good Turn

No. 2 in Walking Race (uncredited)

The Square Peg

Workman (uncredited)

The Captain's Table

Matthews (uncredited)

Carry On Admiral

Parker (uncredited)

Three Men in a Boat

Maze Keeper (Maze)

The Fast Lady