Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

Acting • Born 1918-10-13 – Died 1973-01-30

Acting1Dublin, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack MacGowran , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

53 credits
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

Movie • 1965

Petya

The Fearless Vampire Killers

The Fearless Vampire Killers

Movie • 1967

Professor Abronsius

The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

Movie • 1952

Ignatius Feeney

Cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac

Movie • 1966

Albie

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Movie • 1963

Partridge

The Exorcist

The Exorcist

Movie • 1973

Burke Dennings

The Giant Behemoth

The Giant Behemoth

Movie • 1959

Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist

Blind Date

Blind Date

Movie • 1959

Postman

Silent Song

Silent Song

Movie • 1966

Brother Michael

Wonderwall

Wonderwall

Movie • 1969

Prof. Oscar Collins

Age of Consent

Age of Consent

Movie • 1969

Nat Kelly

Beginning to End

Beginning to End

Movie • 1965

Man

Eh, Joe?

Eh, Joe?

Movie • 1966

Joe

Captain Clegg

Captain Clegg

Movie • 1962

Frightened Man

Start the Revolution Without Me

Start the Revolution Without Me

Movie • 1970

Jacques

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

Movie • 1970

Leo Zimmerman

Young Cassidy

Young Cassidy

Movie • 1965

Archie

The Rising of the Moon

The Rising of the Moon

Movie • 1957

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

King Lear

King Lear

Movie • 1970

Fool

The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman

Movie • 1952

Patsy McGuire

The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Movie • 1953

Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)

The Inn Way Out

The Inn Way Out

Movie • 1967

Irish Poet

The Shadow of a Gunman

The Shadow of a Gunman

Movie • 1972

Seumas Shields

Lord Jim

Lord Jim

Movie • 1965

Robinson

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

Movie • 1956

Campbell

Manuela

Manuela

Movie • 1957

Tommy

The Brain

The Brain

Movie • 1962

Furber

A Day at the Beach

A Day at the Beach

Movie • 1970

Collector

How I Won the War

How I Won the War

Movie • 1967

Juniper

The Ceremony

The Ceremony

Movie • 1963

O'Brian

Rooney

Rooney

Movie • 1958

Joe O'Connor

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Movie • 1959

Phadrig Oge

Mix Me a Person

Mix Me a Person

Movie • 1962

Terence

The Stable Door

The Stable Door

Movie • 1966

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

Movie • 1959

Phadrig Oge

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

Movie • 1968

'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty

The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Movie • 1953

Vernon Crump

No Resting Place

No Resting Place

Movie • 1951

Billy Kyle

Time Bomb

Time Bomb

Movie • 1953

Two and Two Make Six

Two and Two Make Six

Movie • 1962

Night Porter

She Didn't Say No!

She Didn't Say No!

Movie • 1958

William Bates

Faithful Departed

Faithful Departed

Movie • 1968

narrator

The Boy and the Bridge

The Boy and the Bridge

Movie • 1959

Market Porter

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

TV • 1965

'Happy' Roden

The Champions

The Champions

TV • 1968

Banner B. Banner

Zero One

Zero One

TV • 1962

Banacek

Banacek

TV • 1972

Michele Lanier

The Avengers

The Avengers

TV • 1961

Professor Poole

Sailor of Fortune

Sailor of Fortune

TV • 1957

Sean, Irish Deck Hand

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

TV • 1965

Trinculo

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

TV • 1957

Jimmy Walsh

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

TV • 1964

Jeremiah Hudson

Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

TV • 1961

Herbert Reynolds