Jack MacGowran
Acting1918Dublin, Ireland
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting History
1973
The Exorcist
as Burke Dennings
1972
Banacek
TVas Michele Lanier• 1 eps
1970
Start the Revolution Without Me
as Jacques
King Lear
as Fool
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Leo Zimmerman
A Day at the Beach
as Collector
1969
Age of Consent
as Nat Kelly
Wonderwall
as Prof. Oscar Collins
1968
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
The Champions
TVas Banner B. Banner• 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Trinculo• 1 eps
1967
The Fearless Vampire Killers
as Professor Abronsius
How I Won the War
as Juniper
The Avengers
TVas Professor Poole• 1 eps
1966
1965
Doctor Zhivago
as Petya
Young Cassidy
as Archie
Lord Jim
as Robinson
Gideon's Way
TVas 'Happy' Roden• 1 eps
Theatre 625
TVas Jeremiah Hudson• 1 eps
1963
Tom Jones
as Partridge
The Ceremony
as O'Brian
1962
1961
Drama 61-67
TVas Herbert Reynolds
1959
The Giant Behemoth
as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
Blind Date
as Postman
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
as Phadrig Oge
The Boy and the Bridge
as Market Porter
1958
Rooney
as Joe O'Connor
Sailor of Fortune
TVas Sean, Irish Deck Hand• 22 eps
1957
The Rising of the Moon
as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
Manuela
as Tommy
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
TVas Jimmy Walsh
1956
Jacqueline
as Campbell
1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt
as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
1952
The Gentle Gunman
as Patsy McGuire
The Quiet Man
as Ignatius Feeney
1951
No Resting Place
as Billy Kyle