Harold Goodwin was an English character actor, trained at RADA. He 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.
Known For
The Ladykillers
(1955)
Parcels Clerk (uncredited)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
(1957)
Baker
The Longest Day
(1962)
British Soldier (uncredited)
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
(1969)
Burglar (uncredited)
Jabberwocky
(1977)
1st Peasant
The Prince and the Showgirl
(1957)
Call Boy
The Man in the White Suit
(1951)
Wilkins
The Mummy
(1959)
Pat
Sink the Bismarck!
(1960)
Airman on Phone (uncredited)
The Million Pound Note
(1954)
Horace
The Cruel Sea
(1953)
ASDIC Operator
Sea Wife
(1957)
Daily Telegraph Clerk
The Dam Busters
(1955)
Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman
Dance Hall
(1950)
Jack
Die, Monster, Die!
(1965)
Taxi Driver
Sea of Sand
(1958)
Road Watch
Full Filmography
Acting
A Fight to the Finish
(1937)
Henry
Dance Hall
(1950)
Jack
Woman in Hiding
(1950)
State Trooper (uncredited)
The Happiest Days of Your Life
(1950)
Edwin: Staff of Nutbourne
The Magnet
(1950)
Pinball man
The Man in the White Suit
(1951)
Wilkins
Green Grow the Rushes
(1951)
Gosling
Appointment with Venus
(1951)
2nd Naval Rating
The Last Page
(1952)
Frank the Waiter
Angels One Five
(1952)
A.C. 2 Wailes
The Cruel Sea
(1953)
ASDIC Operator
The Million Pound Note
(1954)
Horace
The Harassed Hero
(1954)
Twigg
The Ship That Died of Shame
(1955)
Customs Officer
You Lucky People
(1955)
Pvt. Rossiter
The Dam Busters
(1955)
Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman
The Ladykillers
(1955)
Parcels Clerk (uncredited)
A Kid for Two Farthings
(1955)
Chick Man (uncredited)
Now and Forever
(1956)
Lorry Driver (uncredited)
The Last Man to Hang
(1956)
Cheed
The Long Arm
(1956)
Official at Somerset House
Sea Wife
(1957)
Daily Telegraph Clerk
Barnacle Bill
(1957)
Duckworth
The Prince and the Showgirl
(1957)
Call Boy
The Bridge on the River Kwai
(1957)
Baker
Sea of Sand
(1958)
Road Watch
Girls at Sea
(1958)
Wal
The Mummy
(1959)
Pat
Wrong Number
(1959)
Bates
The Ugly Duckling
(1959)
Benny
Operation Cupid
(1960)
Mervyn
Sink the Bismarck!
(1960)
Airman on Phone (uncredited)
Never Back Losers
(1961)
Floyd
On the Fiddle
(1961)
Corporal Reeves
Crooks Anonymous
(1962)
George
The Longest Day
(1962)
British Soldier (uncredited)
The Traitors
(1962)
Edwards
The Phantom of the Opera
(1962)
Bill
The Hi-Jackers
(1963)
The Comedy Man
(1964)
Assistant Director
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
(1964)
Fred
All in Good Time
(1964)
Harry
Die, Monster, Die!
(1965)
Taxi Driver
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
(1968)
Six-Eyes Wiener
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
(1969)
Burglar (uncredited)
Some Will, Some Won't
(1970)
Williams
I Can't See My Little Willie
(1970)
Dennis
All Creatures Great and Small
(1975)
Dinsdale's Uncle
Magpie Lays an Egg
(1976)
2nd Angler
Jabberwocky
(1977)
1st Peasant
The Crucible
(1980)
Giles Corey
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
(1981)
Shimpu
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
(1981)
Sales representative
A Voyage Round My Father
(1984)
Ringer Lean