Harold Goodwin (22 October 1917 – 3 June 2004) was an English actor born in

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, South Yorkshire, England.

Acting career

Goodwin trained at

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and was a stage actor at

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repertory theatre for 3 years. He appeared in numerous British films of the 1950s and 1960s, usually playing 'flat cap'-wearing working class characters from

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or low ranks in the military. He had significant parts in the war films '' The Dam Busters'' (playing Guy Gibson's batman, 'Crosby'), ''

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'' and '' The Longest Day.'' He can also be seen in films such as '' The Ladykillers'', ''

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'', '' Angels One Five'' and '' The Cruel Sea'' (in which he was the

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operator). Goodwin made hundreds of appearances in British television programmes such as ''

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'' (as ''Dunning'', episode '' Get Daley!'', 1984)'' and a notable role in '' All Creatures Great and Small''. Goodwin was a 'staple' of the popular 1980s

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, '' That's My Boy''. His last major

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appearance was playing the part of Joss Shackleton, father to

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, in the

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'' in 1991. His final television appearance was as a window cleaner in ''

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'' in 1992.

Filmography

* ''

Young and Innocent ''Young and Innocent'', released in the US as ''The Girl Was Young'', is a 1937 British crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Nova Pilbeam and Derrick De Marney. Based on the 1936 novel '' A Shilling for Candles'' by Jos ...

'' (1937) – Driver of the pig-cart (uncredited) * '' The Happiest Days of Your Life'' (1950) – Edwin * ''

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'' (1950) – Jack * ''

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'' (1950) – Pin-Table Attendant * ''

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'' (1951) - Street Stall Owner (uncredited) * ''

The Man in the White Suit ''The Man in the White Suit'' is a 1951 British satirical science fiction comedy film made by Ealing Studios. It stars Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker and was directed by Alexander Mackendrick. The film was nominated for an A ...

'' (1951) – Wilkins * ''

Appointment with Venus ''Appointment with Venus'' () is a novel by Jerrard Tickell published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1951, leading to a British film adaptation the same year and Venus fra Vestø, a Danish film adaptation in 1962. The story is based on a real incident ...

'' (1951) – 2nd Naval Rating * '' Green Grow the Rushes'' (1951) – Gosling * ''

The Last Page ''The Last Page'', released in the United States as ''Man Bait'', is a 1952 British film noir produced by Hammer Film Productions starring George Brent, Marguerite Chapman and Diana Dors. The film is notable for being the first Hammer film dir ...

'' (1952) – Frank the Waiter (uncredited) * ''

Judgment Deferred ''Judgment Deferred'' is a 1952 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Joan Collins, Hugh Sinclair, Helen Shingler and Abraham Sofaer. The film is a remake of the director's earlier film, '' Doss House'' (1933). Production The ...

'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) – John (uncredited) * '' Angels One Five'' (1952) – A.C. 2 Wailes * '' The Cruel Sea'' (1953) – ASDIC Operator * ''

Grand National Night ''Grand National Night'' is a 1953 British thriller film brought to the screen by George Minter, produced by Phil C. Samuel, and based on a play of the same title written by Campbell and Dorothy Christie. It was directed by Bob McNaught and s ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Million Pound Note ''The Million Pound Note'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ronald Neame and starring Gregory Peck, Ronald Squire, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Jane Griffiths. It is based on the 1893 Mark Twain short story '' The Million Pound Bank Note'' ...

'' (1954) – Horace (uncredited) * ''

The Gay Dog ''The Gay Dog'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Wilfred Pickles, Petula Clark and Megs Jenkins. It was filmed at Southall Studios, and features Petula Clark singing "A Long Way to Go", written by Joe Henders ...

'' (1954) – Bert Gay * ''

The Harassed Hero ''The Harassed Hero'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Guy Middleton, Joan Winmill Brown and Elwyn Brook-Jones. It was based on a novel of the same name by Ernest Dudley. The film was produced as a second fea ...

'' (1954) – Twigg * ''

The Ship That Died of Shame ''The Ship That Died of Shame'', released in the United States as ''PT Raiders'', is a black-and-white 1955 Ealing Studios crime film directed by Basil Dearden and starring George Baker, Richard Attenborough, Roland Culver and Bill Owen. T ...

'' (1955) – Second Customs Officer * '' A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1955) – Chick Man (uncredited) * '' The Dam Busters'' (1955) – Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman * '' The Ladykillers'' (1955) – Parcels Clerk (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1955) – Pvt. Rossiter * '' Now and Forever'' (1956) – Lorry driver * '' Who Done It?'' (1956) – Pringle (uncredited) * '' Charley Moon'' (1956) – Sid * '' The Long Arm'' (1956) – Official at Somerset House * ''

The Last Man to Hang? ''The Last Man to Hang?'' is a 1956 crime film directed by Terence Fisher. It stars Tom Conway and Elizabeth Sellars. The film was produced by John Gossage for Act Films Ltd. Plot Music critic Sir Roderick Strood is having an affair with a bea ...

'' (1956) – Cheed * ''

Zarak ''Zarak'' is a 1957 CinemaScope adventure film based on the 1949 book ''The Story of Zarak Khan'' by A.J. Bevan. It was directed by Terence Young with assistance from John Gilling and Yakima Canutt. Set in the Northwest Frontier (though film ...

'' (1956) – Sgt. Higgins * ''

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'' (1956) – Maze Keeper (Maze) * '' Carry On Admiral'' (1957) – Parker (uncredited) * ''

Sea Wife ''Sea Wife'' is a 1957 British CinemaScope drama thriller war film photographed in DeLuxe Color, based on the 1955 James Maurice Scott novel ''Sea-Wyf and Biscuit''. Shot in Jamaica, the film follows a group of survivors from a torpedoed Briti ...

'' (1957) – Daily Telegraph Clerk * ''

The Prince and the Showgirl ''The Prince and the Showgirl'' (originally titled '' The Sleeping Prince'') is a 1957 British romantic comedy film starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier, who also served as director and producer. The screenplay written by Terence Rattig ...

'' (1957) – Call Boy * ''

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'' (1957) – Baker * '' Barnacle Bill'' (1957) – Duckworth * '' Law and Disorder'' (1958) – Blacky * '' Girls at Sea'' (1958) – Wal * ''

'' (1958) – Road Watch * ''

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'' (1958) – (uncredited) * '' Quatermass and the Pit'' (1958) - Corporal Gibson * ''

The Captain's Table ''The Captain's Table'' is a 1959 Cinema of the United Kingdom, British comedy film directed by Jack Lee (film director), Jack Lee based upon a novel by Richard Gordon (English author), Richard Gordon. It stars John Gregson, Donald Sinden, Pegg ...

'' (1959) – Matthews (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1959) – Pat * ''

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'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1959) – Bates * ''

Sink the Bismarck! ''Sink the Bismarck!'' is a 1960 black-and-white CinemaScope British war film based on the 1959 book ''The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck'' by C. S. Forester. It stars Kenneth More and Dana Wynter and was directed by Lewis Gilbert.Weiler, A.H ...

'' (1960) – Airman in Phone Montage (uncredited) * '' Operation Cupid'' (1960) – Mervyn * ''

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'' (1960) – Streaky Hopkinson * ''

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'' (1961) * ''

Nearly a Nasty Accident ''Nearly a Nasty Accident'' is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Jimmy Edwards, Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton and Eric Barker. A mechanically minded but accident-prone aircraftman (Kenneth Connor) creates chaos an ...

'' (1961) – Aircraft Mechanic * ''

On the Fiddle ''On the Fiddle'' (released as ''Operation Snafu'' and ''Operation War Head'' in the United States) is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Sean Connery, Alfred Lynch, Cecil Parker, Stanley Holloway, Eric Barker, M ...

'' (1961) – Corporal Reeves * ''

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'' (1961) – Floyd *

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(film series) - (1961) - The Square Mile Murder - Fingers McLeod * ''

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'' (1962) – Percy * ''

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'' (1962) – George * '' The Traitors'' (1962) – Edwards * ''

The Phantom of the Opera ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...

'' (1962) – Bill * '' The Longest Day'' (1962) – British Soldier (uncredited) * ''

The Fast Lady ''The Fast Lady'' is a 1962 British comedy film, directed by Ken Annakin. The screenplay was written by Henry Blyth and Jack Davies, based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Keble Howard. Don Sharp directed second unit. "The Fast Lady" is th ...

'' (1962) * ''

The Hi-Jackers ''The Hi-Jackers'' is a 1963 British crime thriller film written and directed by Jim O'Connolly. It stars Anthony Booth and Jacqueline Ellis. It was shot in black and white. Plot Long-distance independent lorry driver Terry (Anthony Booth) meet ...

'' (1963) – Scouse * ''

The Comedy Man ''The Comedy Man'' is a 1964 British kitchen sink realism drama film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price and Billie Whitelaw. It depicts the life of a struggling actor in Swinging London. More later s ...

'' (1964) – Second Assistant Director * ''

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'' (1964) – Fred * ''

Die, Monster, Die! ''Die, Monster, Die!'' (British title: ''Monster of Terror'') is a 1965 science fiction horror film directed by Daniel Haller, and starring Boris Karloff, Nick Adams, Freda Jackson, and Suzan Farmer. Its plot follows an American man who, while ...

'' (1965) – Taxi Driver (UK version) * '' Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River'' (1968) – Six-Eyes Wiener * ''

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed ''Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed'' is a 1969 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Films, starring Peter Cushing, Freddie Jones, Veronica Carlson and Simon Ward. The film is the fifth in a series of Hammer films focusing on ...

'' (1969) – Burglar (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1969) – Steward * ''Hoverbug'' (1969) – Feeney * ''

Some Will, Some Won't ''Some Will, Some Won't'' is a 1970 British comedy film directed by Duncan Wood, a remake of '' Laughter in Paradise'' (1951). It starred an ensemble British cast which included Michael Hordern, Ronnie Corbett, Dennis Price, Leslie Phillips and ...

'' (1970) – Williams * ''Rogue's Rock'' (1974–1976) – Hawkins * '' All Creatures Great and Small'' (1975) – Dinsdale's Uncle * ''

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'' (1976–1977, TV Series) – Harry * ''

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'' (1977) – 1st Peasant

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodwin, Harold 1917 births 2004 deaths People from Wombwell English male film actors English male television actors Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Male actors from Yorkshire