Harold Goodwin
Date of birth: 1917-10-22
Place of birth: Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
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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.
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The Long Arm
1956-06-01
Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with cl
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957-10-11
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their J
Wrong Number
1959-06-11
Because she dials the wrong number, an old lady hears information which enables the police to solve
The Man in the White Suit
1951-08-07
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dir
I Can't See My Little Willie
1970-11-19
When it's time to wet the baby's head, it's surprising the secrets that emerge...
Angels One Five
1952-03-19
The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a front
Die, Monster, Die!
1965-10-26
A young man visits his fiancé's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has di
Barnacle Bill
1957-12-17
A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S. as '
The Phantom of the Opera
1962-06-25
A London opera house is haunted by tragic events on its opening night, but when its star is kidnappe
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1964-10-18
Those who have interfered with the Tomb of Ra-Antef are in terrible danger. Against expert advice, A
The Crucible
1980-01-01
An adaptation of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, concerning the Salem witch trials.
The Magnet
1950-10-01
A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969-05-22
Blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the Baron, desperate for vital m
Green Grow the Rushes
1951-11-06
Efforts to move Britain into the modern age don't sit well with the people of the small village of A
The Traitors
1962-05-01
The cat and mouse game between government agents and a spy ring that has taken secret documents from
The Harassed Hero
1954-01-01
Poor Mr. Murray Selwyn (Guy Middleton)! He's suffering from 'Acute Apprehension Complex' and his doc
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950-03-08
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to b
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968-07-12
George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wif
A Fight to the Finish
1937-06-30
A feud between taxicab companies forms the basis of this drama. The trouble begins when the hero is
Girls at Sea
1958-10-01
When HMS Scotia pays a visit to the French Riviera, the officers throw a lavish party to celebrate t
The Last Page
1952-01-25
A married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.
The Hi-Jackers
1963-12-13
A self-employed lorry driver is determined to find the criminals responsible for hijacking him.
Toff and Fingers
1960-07-03
Toff and Fingers head to a small Scottish village to lay low after stealing some antique silverware.
On the Fiddle
1961-10-10
Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chanc
Woman in Hiding
1950-01-06
As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead, killed in
All in Good Time
1964-01-02
A Guinness advert in the form of a short comic film set in a traditional country pub.
The Longest Day
1962-09-25
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the
The Ladykillers
1955-12-08
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow
Magpie Lays an Egg
1976-01-01
Fiddler tricks Magpie into swapping her stamp collection for a supposed penguin egg.
All Creatures Great and Small
1975-07-27
James Herriot is a vet in Yorkshire, England, during the 1940's. He is assigned to the practice of S
Jabberwocky
1977-03-28
After the death of his father, young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventu
A Voyage Round My Father
1984-04-19
A successful lawyer struck with blindness in middle age continues his battles in the courtroom with
You Lucky People!
1955-07-18
Reservist Tommy Smart - who has made his fortune since the war selling army surplus - arrives at an
The Prince and the Showgirl
1957-06-13
An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign cou
The Last Man to Hang
1956-08-01
A man is tried for the murder of his neurotic wife by means of a sedative overdose.
Sea Wife
1957-08-20
In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small
The Million Pound Note
1954-01-07
An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen wh
The Cruel Sea
1953-02-24
At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexp
The Ugly Duckling
1959-09-09
Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his i
The Dam Busters
1955-05-16
The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industr
The Comedy Man
1964-09-03
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job
Sink the Bismarck!
1960-02-11
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz E
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
1981-02-17
On August the 15th, 1945, after the official surrender of the Empire of Japan, Admiral Matome Ugaki
Sea of Sand
1958-11-04
A small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of
Some Will, Some Won't
1970-04-01
Four people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical jok
Dance Hall
1950-06-08
Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall in Chiswick,
Now and Forever
1956-09-10
A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops her se
Never Back Losers
1961-12-01
Two rival gangs are trying to fix horse races and a jockey is attacked and left for dead in a stage-
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955-08-15
Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above
Operation Cupid
1960-04-01
A gang of criminals plan to use a marriage agency that they won during a card game, to arrange a luc
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
1981-01-20
A black comedy about excessive consumption. A young couple are determined to make a break with a pre
Crooks Anonymous
1962-03-31
A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as
The Mummy
1959-08-01
One by one the archaeologists who discover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka are brutally m
Appointment with Venus
1951-10-08
At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands.
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955-04-19
After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into bus
The Galloping Major
1951-05-07
A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortuna
Quest for Love
1971-06-06
After a scientific experiment goes horribly wrong during a demonstration, a scientist finds himself
The Gay Dog
1954-06-01
Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His
Hair of the Dog
1962-02-19
Fred Tickle is commissionaire at a razor blade factory, and grows a beard after developing a shaving
The Bushbaby
1969-09-01
The young daughter of a park ranger in Tanzania is distressed to learn that she and her father must
Zarak Khan
1956-12-01
A notorious bandit develops a grudging respect for the English military man assigned to capture him.
The Bulldog Breed
1960-12-13
Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After
Number Six
1962-04-01
An international criminal arrives in London, and a detective is anxious to pin something on him for
One Good Turn
1955-01-04
Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. All the or
The Square Peg
1958-12-04
Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they c
The Captain's Table
1959-01-06
A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although
Carry On Admiral
1957-05-14
Two friends get drunk and decide to switch identities. One is a Parliamentary Secretary, and the oth
Three Men in a Boat
1956-12-23
Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misa