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Harold Goodwin

Acting

Born October 22, 1917 · Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died June 3, 2004

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.

Filmography31 titles

All Creatures Great & Small

1978as Mr Busby

The Avengers

1961

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957as Baker

The Longest Day

1962as British Soldier (uncredited)

A Voyage Round My Father

1984as Ringer Lean

The Ladykillers

1955as Parcels Clerk (uncredited)

Man in a Suitcase

1967

The Onedin Line

1971as Chief Engineer

Man with a Million

1954as Horace

The Cruel Sea

1953as ASDIC Operator

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

as Peasant

Sink the Bismarck!

1960as Airman on Phone (uncredited)

The Dam Busters

1955as Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman

The Man in the White Suit

1951as Wilkins

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

1968as Six-Eyes Wiener

The Mummy

1959as Pat

A Kid for Two Farthings

1955as Chick Man (uncredited)

The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950as Edwin: Staff of Nutbourne

Desert Patrol

1958as Road Watch

That's My Boy

as Wilfred Willis

The Square Peg

1958as Workman (uncredited)

The Phantom of the Opera

1962as Bill

The Prince and the Showgirl

1957as Call Boy

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955as Jack

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

1969as Burglar (uncredited)

Casualty

1986as Mr. Collee

Jabberwocky

1977as 1st Peasant

Green Grow the Rushes

1951as Gosling

Die, Monster, Die!

1965as Taxi Driver

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

1964as Fred

You Lucky People!

1955as Pvt. Rossiter