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 Longest Day
(1962)
British Soldier (uncredited)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
(1957)
Baker
The Prince and the Showgirl
(1957)
Call Boy
The Ladykillers
(1955)
Parcels Clerk (uncredited)
Sink the Bismarck!
(1960)
Airman on Phone (uncredited)
Jabberwocky
(1977)
1st Peasant
The Dam Busters
(1955)
Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman
The Man in the White Suit
(1951)
Wilkins
The Mummy
(1959)
Pat
The Million Pound Note
(1954)
Horace
The Cruel Sea
(1953)
ASDIC Operator
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
(1964)
Fred
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
(1969)
Burglar (uncredited)
The Long Arm
(1956)
Official at Somerset House
Barnacle Bill
(1957)
Duckworth
Die, Monster, Die!
(1965)
Taxi Driver
Full Filmography
Acting
A Fight to the Finish
(1937)
Henry
The Magnet
(1950)
Pinball man
The Happiest Days of Your Life
(1950)
Edwin: Staff of Nutbourne
Dance Hall
(1950)
Jack
Woman in Hiding
(1950)
State Trooper (uncredited)
The Man in the White Suit
(1951)
Wilkins
Green Grow the Rushes
(1951)
Gosling
Appointment with Venus
(1951)
2nd Naval Rating
Angels One Five
(1952)
A.C. 2 Wailes
The Last Page
(1952)
Frank the Waiter
The Cruel Sea
(1953)
ASDIC Operator
The Harassed Hero
(1954)
Twigg
The Million Pound Note
(1954)
Horace
The Ladykillers
(1955)
Parcels Clerk (uncredited)
You Lucky People
(1955)
Pvt. Rossiter
The Dam Busters
(1955)
Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman
A Kid for Two Farthings
(1955)
Chick Man (uncredited)
The Ship That Died of Shame
(1955)
Customs Officer
The Last Man to Hang
(1956)
Cheed
Now and Forever
(1956)
Lorry Driver (uncredited)
The Long Arm
(1956)
Official at Somerset House
The Bridge on the River Kwai
(1957)
Baker
Barnacle Bill
(1957)
Duckworth
The Prince and the Showgirl
(1957)
Call Boy
Sea Wife
(1957)
Daily Telegraph Clerk
Girls at Sea
(1958)
Wal
Sea of Sand
(1958)
Road Watch
The Ugly Duckling
(1959)
Benny
The Mummy
(1959)
Pat
Wrong Number
(1959)
Bates
Sink the Bismarck!
(1960)
Airman on Phone (uncredited)
Operation Cupid
(1960)
Mervyn
On the Fiddle
(1961)
Corporal Reeves
Never Back Losers
(1961)
Floyd
The Phantom of the Opera
(1962)
Bill
The Longest Day
(1962)
British Soldier (uncredited)
Crooks Anonymous
(1962)
George
The Traitors
(1962)
Edwards
The Hi-Jackers
(1963)
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
(1964)
Fred
All in Good Time
(1964)
Harry
The Comedy Man
(1964)
Assistant Director
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