Jack MacGowran
Jack MacGowran
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
51
Gender
Male
Birthday
1918-10-13 (106 years old)
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Acting

1973

The Exorcist as Burke Dennings

1972

Banacek as Michele Lanier

1972

The Shadow of a Gunman as Seumas Shields

1970

King Lear as Fool

1970

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

1970

A Day at the Beach as Collector

1969

Age of Consent as Nat Kelly

1968

The Champions as Banner B. Banner

1968

Wonderwall as Prof. Oscar Collins

1968

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

1968

Faithful Departed as narrator

1967

The Fearless Vampire Killers as Professor Abronsius

1967

How I Won the War as Juniper

1967

The Inn Way Out as Irish Poet

1966

Cul-de-sac as Albie

1966

The Stable Door as Not available

1966

Silent Song as Brother Michael

1966

Eh, Joe? as Joe

1965

Gideon's Way as 'Happy' Roden

1965

Doctor Zhivago as Petya

1965

Lord Jim as Robinson

1965

Young Cassidy as Archie

1965

Beginning to End as Man

1963

Tom Jones as Partridge

1963

The Ceremony as O'Brian

1962

Zero One as Not available

1962

Captain Clegg as Frightened Man

1962

The Brain as Furber

1962

Mix Me a Person as Terence

1962

Two and Two Make Six as Night Porter

1961

The Avengers as Professor Poole

1959

The Giant Behemoth as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist

1959

Blind Date as Postman

1959

The Boy and the Bridge as Market Porter

1958

She Didn't Say No! as William Bates

1958

Rooney as Joe O'Connor

1957

Sailor of Fortune as Sean, Irish Deck Hand

1957

Manuela as Tommy

1957

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

1956

Jacqueline as Campbell

1953

The Titfield Thunderbolt as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)

1953

The Titfield Thunderbolt as Vernon Crump

1953

Time Bomb as Not available

1952

The Quiet Man as Ignatius Feeney

1952

The Gentle Gunman as Patsy McGuire

NaN

Third Eye as Not available

1951

No Resting Place as Billy Kyle