
Jack MacGowran
Known for Acting · 61 credits
- Born
- 1918-10-13
- Died
- 1973-01-30
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
- Also known as
- Jack McGowran · Джек МакГоурен
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.
Known For
TV Shows (19)

The Avengers
1961
as Professor Poole

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Trinculo

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Brother Michael

Theatre 625
1964
as Jeremiah Hudson

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Cheese & Egg [C.E.Petty]

The Champions
1968
as Banner B. Banner

Danger Man
1960
as Prior

Banacek
1972
as Michele Lanier

Gideon's Way
1965
as 'Happy' Roden

Espionage
1963
as Matt Youghal
Drama 61-67
1961
as Herbert Reynolds
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Albert Brady

Sergeant Cork
1963
as Drummer

Half Hour Story
1967
as Alec

Zero One
1962

Sailor of Fortune
1957
as Sean, Irish Deck Hand

Armchair Theatre
1956
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957
as Jimmy Walsh
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Father
Movies (42)

The Exorcist
1973
as Burke Dennings

Doctor Zhivago
1965
as Petya

The Fearless Vampire Killers
1967
as Professor Abronsius

The Quiet Man
1952
as Ignatius Feeney

Cul-de-sac
1966
as Albie

Lord Jim
1965
as Robinson

Tom Jones
1963
as Partridge

King Lear
1970
as Fool

Wonderwall
1969
as Prof. Oscar Collins

Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1959
as Phadrig Oge

Captain Clegg
1962
as Frightened Man

Age of Consent
1969
as Nat Kelly

Manuela
1957
as Tommy

The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)

Silent Song
1966
as Brother Michael

Young Cassidy
1965
as Archie

How I Won the War
1967
as Juniper

Start the Revolution Without Me
1970
as Jacques

The Brain
1962
as Furber

The Shadow of a Gunman
1972
as Seumas Shields

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974
as Leo Zimmerman

Rooney
1958
as Joe O'Connor

The Ceremony
1963
as O'Brian

The Giant Behemoth
1959
as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist

Blind Date
1959
as Postman

A Day at the Beach
1970
as Collector

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
1959
as Phadrig Oge

The Gentle Gunman
1952
as Patsy McGuire

Two and Two Make Six
1962
as Night Porter

Mix Me a Person
1962
as Terence

Time Bomb
1953

Jacqueline
1956
as Campbell

The Rising of the Moon
1957
as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')

The Boy and the Bridge
1959
as Market Porter

She Didn't Say No!
1958
as William Bates

Eh, Joe?
1966
as Joe

No Resting Place
1951
as Billy Kyle

The Inn Way Out
1967
as Irish Poet

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
1968
as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty

The Stable Door
1966

Beginning to End
1965
as Man

Faithful Departed
1968
as Self - Narrator (voice)
About Jack MacGowran
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. With 61 credits spanning from 1951 to 1974, Jack MacGowran has appeared in 42 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jack MacGowran Movies
- The Exorcist (1973) — as Burke Dennings
- Doctor Zhivago (1965) — as Petya
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) — as Professor Abronsius
- The Quiet Man (1952) — as Ignatius Feeney
- Cul-de-sac (1966) — as Albie
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