Goodman, Henry 1950–

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Goodman, Henry 1950–

PERSONAL

Born April 23, 1950, in Sheffield, England (some sources say London, England); son of Hyman and Fay (maiden name, Tobias) Goodman; married Sue Parker; children: Ilan, Carla. Education: Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts; also attended Toynbee Hall, Interaction Street Theatre, London, England, and Leeder (Laban) School of Dance, Switzerland. Religion: Jewish.

Addresses: Agent—The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actor. Rhode University, South Africa, lecturer in drama and movement, 1974–75; Roundabout Theatre Company, artistic director, 1975; Peoples Space Theatre, artistic director, 1981; directed theatrical productions in South Africa at the Troop Theatre and the Space Theatre, 1981; joined Royal Shakespeare Company, 1982; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, associate member; Guildhall School of Music and Drama, teacher; British American Drama Academy, teacher.

Awards, Honors: Laurence Olivier Award nomination, best newcomer, Society of London Theatre, 1983, for The Comedy of Errors; Laurence Olivier Award, best actor in a musical, 1993, for Assassins; Laurence Olivier Award nomination, best actor, 1995, for Hysteria; London Variety Artists Award, best actor, and Laurence Olivier Award nomination, best actor in a musical, 1997, for Chicago; London Critics Circle Theatre Award, best actor—drama, 1999, Laurence Olivier Award, best actor, 2000, both for The Merchant of Venice; London Variety Artists Award, best actor, for Guys and Dolls; Laurence Olivier Award nomination, best actor, for Angels in America; Best Director Award, for Agamemnon; J Barton Prize; Poel Prize; Shereck Award.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Film debut) Conspiracy of Hearts, 1960.

Taxi driver, Queen of Hearts, Malofilm Distribution, 1989.

Anchorman Andre, Son of the Pink Panther (also known as Blake Edwards' "Son of the Pink Panther" and Il figlio della pantera rosa), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993.

Haffinger, Mary Reilly, TriStar, 1996.

Moti, Private Parts (also known as Howard Stern's "Private Parts"), Paramount, 1997.

Dr. Ley Botvin, The Saint, Paramount, 1997.

Ritz concierge, Notting Hill, Universal, 1999.

Voice of Ed Nbrezki, The Final Curtain, Universal, 2002.

President, Churchill: The Hollywood Years, Pathe, 2004.

Felix Lamb, Out on a Limb, Guerilla Films, 2005.

Carl Buckner, Hooligans (also known as Football Hooligans, Green Street, and Green Street Hooligans), Freestyle Releasing, 2005.

Mordecai, Colour Me Kubrick: A True … ish Story, 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Spike, Unfinished Business, BBC, 1998.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Television interviewer, Rules of Engagement, 1989.

Manfred Hirsch, After the War, Granada and PBS, 1989.

Ivo Tankic, The Gravy Train Goes East, 1991.

David Siltz, Cold Lazarus, Bravo, 1996.

Sultan Billah, Arabian Nights, ABC, 2000.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Josek, Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story, HBO, 1989.

New York registrar, Act of Will, 1989.

Strauss, Old Flames, BBC, 1989.

Embassy official, Secret Weapon, TNT, 1990.

Phillip Gellburg, Broken Glass, PBS and BBC, 1996.

Thomas, Dirty Tricks, 2000.

De Meyer, Murder Rooms: The Photographer's Chair, BBC, 2001.

Joshua Jopp, The Mayor of Casterbridge, ITV and Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

Dennis Selinger, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, HBO, 2004.

Television Appearances; Special:

Radio voice, Tales from Hollywood, PBS, 1992.

Mr. Feldwick C. Hackenbush/Septimus, Hamilton Mattress, BBC, 2001.

Shylock, The Merchant of Venice, PBS, 2001.

Various, Shakespeare's Happy Ending, BBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Mickey Bessant, "Not a Pretty Site," This Is David Lander, 1988.

Goldman, "Copping Out," El C.I.D., ITV, 1990.

Hotel porter, "The Patience of Maigret," Maigret, Granada, 1992.

Emissary Don Jose Alfonso, "Turning the Tables," Zorro (also known as Les nouvelles aventures de Zorro and The New Zorro), Family Channel, 1992.

Monsieur Forget, "God Helps Those," Lovejoy, BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1993.

Alas Smith & Jones (also known as Smith & Jones), 1995.

Dr. Robert Silwood, "Secrets of the Dead," Dalziel and Pascoe, BBC, 2001.

Howard Paige, "Fifty Ships," Foyle's War, ITV and PBS, 2003.

Rabbi Mendelssohn, "Who Wants to Be in a Club that Would Have Me as a Member?," Keen Eddie, Fox, 2004.

Cameron Pattison, M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team (also known as Murder Investigation Team and M.I.T.), ITV, 2005.

Howard Goodman, "The Wedding," Murder in Suburbia, ITV and BBC America, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Dromio of Ephesus, The Comedy of Errors, Royal Shakespeare Company, London, 1983.

Charles Guiteau, Assassins, Donmar Warehouse, London, 1992.

Buddy Fiedler, City of Angels, London, 1992.

Roy Cohn, Angels in America, Royal National Theatre, London, 1992.

Freud, Hysteria, Royal Court Theatre and Duke of York Theatre, London, 1993.

Pericles, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1994.

Gellburg, Broken Glass, Royal National Theatre, 1995.

Nathan Detroit, Guys and Dolls, Royal National Theatre, 1996–97.

Billy Flynn, Chicago, Adelphi Theatre, London, 1997.

Serge, Art, Royale Theater, New York City, 1998.

Shylock, The Merchant of Venice, Olivier Theatre, London, 1999–2000.

Eddie, Feelgood, Garrick Theatre, London, 2001.

Max Bialystock, The Producers, St. James Theatre, London, 2002.

Buddy Plummer, Follies, Royal Festival Hall, London, England, 2002.

Title role, Tartuffe, American Airlines Theater, New York City, 2003.

Goldberg, The Birthday Party, Duchess Theatre, London, 2005.

Argan, The Hypochondriac, Almedia Theatre, London, 2005.

Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, Crucible Theatre, London, 2006.

Leos Janacek, Performance, Wilton's Music Hall, London, 2006.

Also appeared as Marc, Art, Wyndham's Theatre, London; Buddy, Follies, Garrick Theatre, London; The Winter's Tale, Worlds Apart, Richard III, Kitely, Everyman in His Humor, Rocky, They Shoot Horses, Don't They, Dromio, Comedy of Errors, Leafer, Henry V, Prince de Conde, The Devils, Stalin/Azhog, Redstar, Voltore, Volpone, Harry, The Time of Life, Stravinsky, Astonish Me, Jacques, Jacques and His Masters, Archbishop of Canterbury and Norfolk, Henry VIII, Klyestakov, Government Inspector, Groucho Marx, Grouch, Captain Hook, Peter Pan, and The Cherry Orchard, all Royal Shakespeare Company; as Gregor, Metamorphoses; Steve/Les, Decadence; Lopakhin and Mickey, After the Fall, Dr. Baugh, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Beatrice and Benedick, all Royal National Theatre, London; Hal, Kvetch, West End production, London; Agent, Lady Sings the Blues, and as Simon, A Free Country, both Tricycle Theatre, London.

Stage Director:

Love from Judy, 1966.

Also directed The Promise; Metamorphosis; Agamemnon; Decadence; Bye Bye Blues; Neighbours; Epsom Wells; Berlin Kabarett; Metropolis Kabarett.

Radio Appearances:

The Inextinguishable Fire, BBC Radio 4, 2006.

Also appeared as David Selznick, Memory, BBC Radio; Freud, Hysteria, BBC Radio; Kurt Weill, Stranger Here Myself; Gershwin, Gershwin's Letters; title role, Beaumorchais (six episodes); in Poems of Paul Cellan.