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Goodwin trained at [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|RADA]] and was a stage actor at [[Liverpool]] [[repertory theatre]] for 3 years.<ref name = "Guardian">http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2004/jun/25/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries</ref> He appeared in numerous British films of the 1950s and 1960s, usually playing 'flat cap' wearing [[working class]] characters from [[Northern England]] or low ranks in the military. |
Goodwin trained at [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|RADA]] and was a stage actor at [[Liverpool]] [[repertory theatre]] for 3 years.<ref name = "Guardian">http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2004/jun/25/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries</ref> He appeared in numerous British films of the 1950s and 1960s, usually playing 'flat cap' wearing [[working class]] characters from [[Northern England]] or low ranks in the military. |
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He had significant parts in the war films ''[[The Dam Busters (film)|The Dam Busters]]'' (playing Guy Gibson's batman, 'Crosby'), ''[[Bridge on the River Kwai]]'' and ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]].'' He can also be seen in films such as ''[[The Ladykillers]]'', ''[[Sea of Sand]]'', ''[[Angels One Five]]'' and ''[[The Cruel Sea (1953 film)|The Cruel Sea]]'' (in which he was the [[ASDIC]] operator). He also made hundreds of British TV appearances in programmes such as ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' (as ''Dunning'', episode ''Get Daley!'', 1983) and a notable role in ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]''. Goodwin was a 'staple' of the popular 1980s [[sitcom]], ''[[That's My Boy ( |
He had significant parts in the war films ''[[The Dam Busters (film)|The Dam Busters]]'' (playing Guy Gibson's batman, 'Crosby'), ''[[Bridge on the River Kwai]]'' and ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]].'' He can also be seen in films such as ''[[The Ladykillers]]'', ''[[Sea of Sand]]'', ''[[Angels One Five]]'' and ''[[The Cruel Sea (1953 film)|The Cruel Sea]]'' (in which he was the [[ASDIC]] operator). He also made hundreds of British TV appearances in programmes such as ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' (as ''Dunning'', episode ''Get Daley!'', 1983) and a notable role in ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]''. Goodwin was a 'staple' of the popular 1980s [[sitcom]], ''[[That's My Boy (UK TV series)|That's My Boy]]''. His last major [[television]] appearance was playing the part of Joss Shackleton, father to [[Vera Duckworth]], in the [[ITV1]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Coronation Street]]'' in the early 1990s. |
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Harold Goodwin | |
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| Born | 22 October 1917 |
| Died | 3 June 2004 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1950-1992 |
Harold Goodwin (22 October 1917 – 3 June 2004) was an English actor born in Wombwell, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1]
Goodwin trained at RADA and was a stage actor at Liverpool repertory theatre for 3 years.[2] He appeared in numerous British films of the 1950s and 1960s, usually playing 'flat cap' wearing working class characters from Northern England or low ranks in the military.
He had significant parts in the war films The Dam Busters (playing Guy Gibson's batman, 'Crosby'), Bridge on the River Kwai and The Longest Day. He can also be seen in films such as The Ladykillers, Sea of Sand, Angels One Five and The Cruel Sea (in which he was the ASDIC operator). He also made hundreds of British TV appearances in programmes such as Minder (as Dunning, episode Get Daley!, 1983) and a notable role in All Creatures Great and Small. Goodwin was a 'staple' of the popular 1980s sitcom, That's My Boy. His last major television appearance was playing the part of Joss Shackleton, father to Vera Duckworth, in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street in the early 1990s.
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