British actor (born 1950)
Henry Goodman
Born (1950-04-23 ) 23 April 1950 (age 73) Occupation
Actor Years active 1972–present Spouse
Children 2
Henry Goodman (born 23 April 1950) is a
RADA trained
British actor.
[1]
[2] He has appeared on television and radio, in film and in the theatre.
[3]
Early life
He attended the
Central Foundation Boys' School
[4] and joined the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , London, in 1969.
[5]
Career
Television
In 2003 Goodman guest starred in the ITV series
Foyle's War as corrupt American industrialist Howard Paige in “Fifty Ships”, the opening episode of Season 2 of the British TV crime drama set in WWII. In 2013 he played the role of
Sir Humphrey Appleby in the remake of
Yes, Prime Minister which was launched on the
Gold television channel.
[6]
Theatre
In 1992, he portrayed
Charles Guiteau in the London premiere of
Assassins at the
Donmar Warehouse .
[7]
Goodman appeared on
Broadway in three shows. He briefly replaced
Nathan Lane as Max Bialystock in
The Producers in 2002, but was fired after one month due to creative differences with
Mel Brooks .
[8] The following year he returned to Broadway in
Tartuffe .
[9]
In 2007, he starred as
Tevye in
Fiddler on the Roof at the
Savoy Theatre in London’s
West End .
[10]
In 2010 he played the role of
Sir Humphrey Appleby in the stage version of Yes, Prime Minister
[11] at the
Chichester Festival Theatre
[12] and later at the
Gielgud Theatre , in London's
West End from 17 September 2010.
[13]
In 2012 he played the title role in
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui in Chichester and then in the West End to critical acclaim.
[14]
[15]
In 2015 he played the title role in Ben Jonson's Jacobean comedy
Volpone at the
Royal Shakespeare Company , directed by
Trevor Nunn and co-starring
Matthew Kelly and
Miles Richardson .
[16] His previous RSC appearance was in 2003 as
Richard III .
[17]
In 2017 he played
Lucian Freud in Looking at Lucian , written by Alan Franks, at the
Ustinov Studio at
Theatre Royal, Bath .
[18]
[19] Of this part, he said "I share an intense hunger to want theatre to be as meaningful as he wanted painting to be."
[20]
In 2022, he played
Hercule Poirot in
Ken Ludwig ’s adaptation of
Murder on the Orient Express at the
Chichester Festival Theatre and the
Theatre Royal, Bath .
[21] He was nominated for a
UK Theatre Award for his performance.
[22]
Film
In 1999 Goodman played a memorable cameo role as the Ritz concierge in
Notting Hill . He portrayed a
Hydra doctor in the 2014 film
Captain America: The Winter Soldier , though he was not listed in the credits. He played the character again, now named Dr.
List , on the
second season of the TV show
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , and in the 2015 film
Avengers: Age of Ultron .
[23]
[24]
Radio
Goodman is also a respected radio actor. He portrayed
Pierre Beaumarchais in the
BBC Radio 4 series
Beaumarchais in 1996, "Melvin" in
The Attractive Young Rabbi (BBC Radio 4, 1999-2002) and
Leopold Bloom in BBC Radio 4's all-day adaptation of
James Joyce 's
Ulysses for '
Bloomsday ' in 2012.
[25] He has also played author and chemist
Primo Levi
[26] and a large number of other, often Jewish, characters on Radio 4.[
citation needed ]
Goodman is the narrator in the premiere recording by the
Hallé Orchestra of the complete stage music
Vaughan Williams wrote for the 1909 Cambridge University production of
The Wasps by
Aristophanes .
[27]
Awards and reputation
His awards include the
Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical playing Charles Guiteau in Assassins at the
Donmar Warehouse directed by
Sam Mendes in 1993,
[28] and the
Olivier Award for Best Actor for Shylock in
The Merchant of Venice at the
National Theatre directed by
Trevor Nunn in 2000.
[29] He has also been nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1998 for Chicago ,
[30] London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor (The Merchant of Venice ), and Theatre Awards UK for Best Performance in a Play in 2012 (
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui ).
[31]
In his autobiography,
Antony Sher says Goodman's Shylock is "quite simply the best". He reprised his role for a television film which was released in 2004.[
citation needed ]
Personal life
Goodman is Jewish. He has five siblings.
[32] He is married to Sue Parker, a choreographer and dance director.
[33]
Filmography
Television
The Golden Bowl
Bust
This is David Lander
London's Burning
Three Up, Two Down
Gentlemen and Players
Rules of Engagement
After the War
Act of Will
Capital City
Screen Two
El C.I.D.
Chain
The Bill
The Gravy Train Goes East (1991)
[34]
Maigret
Zorro
Lovejoy
Rides
99-1
Performance, BBC — Measure for Measure , 1994
[35]
Smith & Jones
Cold Lazarus (1996)
[36]
American Voices
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes
Masterpiece Theatre —
Broken Glass , TV film, 1996
[37]
Dalziel and Pascoe
Arabian Nights (2000) – Sultan Billah
Spooks , (2002, "The Lesser of Two Evils")
[38]
Trust
Foyle's War (2003)
[39]
Keen Eddie , (2004, Rabbi Mendelssohn, "Who Wants to Be in a Club That Would Have Me as a Member?", Episode 11)
[40]
M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team
Murder in Suburbia , "The Wedding", Series 2 – Episode 3
[41]
Mumbai Calling , (2007, Pilot)
[42]
Falcon
Yes, Prime Minister , (2010) 6 episodes
[43]
Midsomer Murders , (2013)
[44]
New Tricks , (2013, "Cry Me a River", Series 10, Episode 5)
[45]
Playhouse Presents , Nixon's the One , (2014)
[46]
Penny Dreadful , (2014, "Grand Guignol")
[47]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Dr.
List
Snatch – Saul Gold
The Reckoning - Sir
Ludwig Guttman
[48]
Film
Sources: Rotten Tomatoes
[49] TCM
[50] AllMovie
[51]
References
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"Henry damned happy to take role of man who fired legend Brian Clough" Jewish Telegraph . Retrieved 5 May 2010.
^
"Henry Goodman interview" . www.somethingjewish.co.uk . Archived from
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^
"Alumni" . Central Foundation Boys' School. 2013. Archived from
the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015 .
^ Telegraph, Alex Harris webmaster@jewishtelegraph.com – Jewish.
"A Jewish Telegraph Newspaper" . www.jewishtelegraph.com .
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"Home – Gold" . uktv.co.uk . 17 July 2023.
^ Michael H. Hutchins (2008).
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^
"Actor Henry Goodman Discusses His Producers Firing" . 16 July 2002.
^
"Henry Goodman – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB" .
^
Fiddler on the Roof London Revival 2007
^
"Stage plan for Yes Prime Minister" . BBC News . 18 February 2010.
^
"CFT.Org.UK" . Archived from
the original on 12 March 2010.
^
"Chicester Minister Bound for Gielgud, 17 September" . Whats On Stage website . 11 June 2010. Archived from
the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2010 .
^ Cavendish, Dominic (12 July 2012).
"The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Minerva Studio, Chichester, review" . Telegraph .
^
"Interview with Henry Goodman" . The Telegraph . 6 July 2012.
^
Billington, Michael.
" 'Volpone' review – Henry Goodman creates a magnetic monster" The Guardian , 10 July 2015
^ Billington, Michael.
"Review. 'Richard III' " The Guardian , 24 July 2003
^ Franks, Alan.
"Lucian Freud and me: making a drama out of a painter" .
^ Michael Billington (11 August 2017).
"Looking at Lucian review – mesmerising portrait of the artist as an old man" .
The Guardian .
^
"HENRY GOODMAN" . StageTalk Magazine . 3 June 2017.
^
"Henry Goodman stars in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express | WestendTheatre.com" . www.westendtheatre.com . 4 March 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022 .
^ Supercool (27 November 2022).
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"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" . IMDB. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
^ Collinson, Gary (26 April 2015).
"Two new clips from Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron" . Flickering Myth.
Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015 .
^ Gibbons, Fiachra.
"James Joyce's 'Ulysses' on BBC Radio 4 – review" The Guardian , 17 June 2012
^
"Warning: This Book May Change Your Life!" bbc.co.uk, retrieved 20 November 2017
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"Olivier Award, 1993"
olivierawards.com, retrieved 10 November 2017
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"Olivier Awards, 1998" olivierawards.com, retrieved 20 November 2017
^ Shenton, Mark.
"Winners of Theatre Awards U.K. 2012 Include Sarah Ruhl's 'In the Next Room', Imelda Staunton and Henry Goodman" Playbill, 28 October 2012
^ Tim Masters (25 September 2013).
"Henry Goodman on Brecht's Hitler satire Arturo Ui" . BBC News. Retrieved 25 September 2013 .
^ Coveney, Michael (5 July 2015).
"The Big Interview: Henry Goodman" .
The Stage . Retrieved 16 March 2019 .
^
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^
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^
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Archived 1 December 2017 at the
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"Who Wants to Be in a Club That Would Have Me as a Member? (as Jenry Goodman)"
Archived 1 December 2017 at the
Wayback Machine tv.com, retrieved 22 November 2017
^
" 'The Wedding', Series 2 – Episode 3" radiotimes.com, retrieved 21 November 2017
^
" 'Mumbai Calling' Pilot" comedy.co.uk, retrieved 21 November 2017
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^
Midsomer Murders itv.com, 14 December 2012
^
"Cry Me a River" bbc.co.uk, retrieved 22 November 2017
^ Lloyd, Robert.
"Harry Shearer goes straight to the source for 'Nixon's the One'" Los Angeles Times , 6 November 2014
^ Eyerly, Alan.
" "'Penny Dreadful' recap: Rescuers search for Mina at Grand Guignol" Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2014
^
"The Reckoning - Episode 2 of 4" .
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"Out on a Limb (2005)" .
IMDb .
External links
Awards for Henry Goodman
1976–1984 and 1988
1985 onwards (except 1988)
International National Artists Other