Jack MacGowran

    Jack MacGowran

    Acting

    October 13, 1918
    Died January 30, 1973 (54 years old)
    Dublin, Ireland

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    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Joseph "Jack" MacGowran (October 13, 1918 – January 31, 1973) was an Irish character actor, whose last film role was as the alcoholic director Burke Dennings in The Exorcist. He was probably best known for his work with Samuel Beckett. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack MacGowran , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Known For

    Filmography

    The Exorcist

    The Exorcist

    1973

    as Burke Dennings

    7.7
    The Shadow of a Gunman

    The Shadow of a Gunman

    1972

    as Seumas Shields

    6
    Banacek

    Banacek

    1972

    as Michele Lanier

    8.6
    Start the Revolution Without Me

    Start the Revolution Without Me

    1970

    as Jacques

    5.8
    The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

    The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

    1970

    as Leo Zimmerman

    4.2
    King Lear

    King Lear

    1970

    as Fool

    6.3
    A Day at the Beach

    A Day at the Beach

    1970

    as Collector

    4.6
    Wonderwall

    Wonderwall

    1969

    as Prof. Oscar Collins

    5.1
    Age of Consent

    Age of Consent

    1969

    as Nat Kelly

    5.9
    There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

    There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

    1968

    as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty

    Faithful Departed

    Faithful Departed

    1968

    as narrator

    The Champions

    The Champions

    1968

    as Banner B. Banner

    6.2
    The Fearless Vampire Killers

    The Fearless Vampire Killers

    1967

    as Professor Abronsius

    6.9
    The Inn Way Out

    The Inn Way Out

    1967

    as Irish Poet

    How I Won the War

    How I Won the War

    1967

    as Juniper

    5.5
    Cul-de-sac

    Cul-de-sac

    1966

    as Albie

    6.7
    Silent Song

    Silent Song

    1966

    as Brother Michael

    Eh, Joe?

    Eh, Joe?

    1966

    as Joe

    The Stable Door

    The Stable Door

    1966

    Doctor Zhivago

    Doctor Zhivago

    1965

    as Petya

    7.5
    Beginning to End

    Beginning to End

    1965

    as Man

    Young Cassidy

    Young Cassidy

    1965

    as Archie

    6.4
    Lord Jim

    Lord Jim

    1965

    as Robinson

    6.8
    Gideon's Way

    Gideon's Way

    1965

    as 'Happy' Roden

    6.8
    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    1965

    as Trinculo

    5
    Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

    1964

    as Jeremiah Hudson

    7.2
    Tom Jones

    Tom Jones

    1963

    as Partridge

    5.9
    The Ceremony

    The Ceremony

    1963

    as O'Brian

    5.2
    Captain Clegg

    Captain Clegg

    1962

    as Frightened Man

    6.3
    The Brain

    The Brain

    1962

    as Furber

    5.6
    Mix Me a Person

    Mix Me a Person

    1962

    as Terence

    6.2
    Two and Two Make Six

    Two and Two Make Six

    1962

    as Night Porter

    6
    Zero One

    Zero One

    1962

    6
    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    1961

    as Professor Poole

    7.7

    Drama 61-67

    1961

    as Herbert Reynolds

    The Giant Behemoth

    The Giant Behemoth

    1959

    as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist

    5.7
    Blind Date

    Blind Date

    1959

    as Postman

    5.8
    Darby O'Gill and the Little People

    Darby O'Gill and the Little People

    1959

    as Phadrig Oge

    6.6
    I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

    I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

    1959

    as Phadrig Oge

    9
    The Boy and the Bridge

    The Boy and the Bridge

    1959

    as Market Porter

    5
    Rooney

    Rooney

    1958

    as Joe O'Connor

    5.5
    She Didn't Say No!

    She Didn't Say No!

    1958

    as William Bates

    6.3
    The Rising of the Moon

    The Rising of the Moon

    1957

    as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')

    6.9
    Manuela

    Manuela

    1957

    as Tommy

    5.7
    Sailor of Fortune

    Sailor of Fortune

    1957

    as Sean, Irish Deck Hand

    Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

    1957

    as Jimmy Walsh

    Jacqueline

    Jacqueline

    1956

    as Campbell

    6
    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    1953

    as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)

    6.9
    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    The Titfield Thunderbolt

    1953

    as Vernon Crump

    6.9
    Time Bomb

    Time Bomb

    1953

    5.2
    The Quiet Man

    The Quiet Man

    1952

    as Ignatius Feeney

    7.3
    The Gentle Gunman

    The Gentle Gunman

    1952

    as Patsy McGuire

    6.2
    No Resting Place

    No Resting Place

    1951

    as Billy Kyle

    5

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