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Jack MacGowran

Acting
October 13, 1918
— January 30, 1973(54 years old)
Dublin, Ireland
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack MacGowran , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also Known As

Jack McGowran • Джек МакГоурен

Known For

The Avengers series poster (1961)
7.8

The Avengers

Professor Poole

The Exorcist movie poster (1973)
7.7

The Exorcist

Burke Dennings

BBC Play of the Month series poster (1965)
5.3

BBC Play of the Month

Trinculo

Danger Man series poster (1960)
7.4

Danger Man

Prior

Wonderwall movie poster (1969)
5.2

Wonderwall

Prof. Oscar Collins

The Champions series poster (1968)
6.5

The Champions

Banner B. Banner

Theatre 625 series poster (1964)
7.2

Theatre 625

Jeremiah Hudson

The Wednesday Play series poster (1964)
5.2

The Wednesday Play

Brother Michael

Doctor Zhivago movie poster (1965)
7.6

Doctor Zhivago

Petya

Banacek series poster (1972)
8.5

Banacek

Michele Lanier

ITV Playhouse series poster (1967)
7.0

ITV Playhouse

Cheese & Egg [C.E.Petty]

Gideon's Way series poster (1965)
7.0

Gideon's Way

'Happy' Roden

Filmography

1970s

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go movie poster (1974)
4.9

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

Leo Zimmerman

The Exorcist movie poster (1973)
7.7

The Exorcist

Burke Dennings

The Shadow of a Gunman movie poster (1972)
8.0

The Shadow of a Gunman

Seumas Shields

King Lear movie poster (1970)
6.5

King Lear

Fool

Start the Revolution Without Me movie poster (1970)
6.0

Start the Revolution Without Me

Jacques

A Day at the Beach movie poster (1970)
4.8

A Day at the Beach

Collector

1960s

Wonderwall movie poster (1969)
5.2

Wonderwall

Prof. Oscar Collins

Age of Consent movie poster (1969)
5.9

Age of Consent

Nat Kelly

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah movie poster (1968)

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty

Faithful Departed movie poster (1968)

Faithful Departed

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Fearless Vampire Killers movie poster (1967)
6.9

The Fearless Vampire Killers

Professor Abronsius

How I Won the War movie poster (1967)
5.6

How I Won the War

Juniper

The Inn Way Out movie poster (1967)

The Inn Way Out

Irish Poet

Cul-de-sac movie poster (1966)
6.7

Cul-de-sac

Albie

Silent Song movie poster (1966)
9.0

Silent Song

Brother Michael

Eh, Joe? movie poster (1966)
10.0

Eh, Joe?

Joe

The Stable Door movie poster (1966)

The Stable Door

Doctor Zhivago movie poster (1965)
7.6

Doctor Zhivago

Petya

Lord Jim movie poster (1965)
6.8

Lord Jim

Robinson

Young Cassidy movie poster (1965)
6.4

Young Cassidy

Archie

Beginning to End movie poster (1965)

Beginning to End

Man

Tom Jones movie poster (1963)
5.9

Tom Jones

Partridge

The Ceremony movie poster (1963)
5.6

The Ceremony

O'Brian

Captain Clegg movie poster (1962)
6.3

Captain Clegg

Frightened Man

The Brain movie poster (1962)
5.8

The Brain

Furber

Two and Two Make Six movie poster (1962)
7.5

Two and Two Make Six

Night Porter

Mix Me a Person movie poster (1962)
6.3

Mix Me a Person

Terence

1950s

Darby O'Gill and the Little People movie poster (1959)
6.7

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Phadrig Oge

Blind Date movie poster (1959)
5.9

Blind Date

Postman

The Giant Behemoth movie poster (1959)
5.8

The Giant Behemoth

Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns movie poster (1959)
9.0

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

Phadrig Oge

The Boy and the Bridge movie poster (1959)
6.0

The Boy and the Bridge

Market Porter

She Didn't Say No! movie poster (1958)
7.0

She Didn't Say No!

William Bates

Rooney movie poster (1958)
6.0

Rooney

Joe O'Connor

Manuela movie poster (1957)
6.3

Manuela

Tommy

The Rising of the Moon movie poster (1957)
6.8

The Rising of the Moon

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

Jacqueline movie poster (1956)
6.3

Jacqueline

Campbell

The Titfield Thunderbolt movie poster (1953)
7.0

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)

Time Bomb movie poster (1953)
5.3

Time Bomb

The Quiet Man movie poster (1952)
7.3

The Quiet Man

Ignatius Feeney

The Gentle Gunman movie poster (1952)
6.5

The Gentle Gunman

Patsy McGuire

No Resting Place movie poster (1951)
6.3

No Resting Place

Billy Kyle