Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

Known for
Acting
Born
October 13, 1918
Died
January 30, 1973 (aged 54)
Birthplace
Dublin, 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.

Known For

Filmography

1974
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go poster

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

Movie · as Leo Zimmerman

1973
The Exorcist poster

The Exorcist

Movie · as Burke Dennings

1972
The Shadow of a Gunman poster

The Shadow of a Gunman

Movie · as Seumas Shields

1972
Banacek poster

Banacek

TV · as Michele Lanier · 1 ep

1970
Start the Revolution Without Me poster

Start the Revolution Without Me

Movie · as Jacques

1970
King Lear poster

King Lear

Movie · as Fool

1970
A Day at the Beach poster

A Day at the Beach

Movie · as Collector

1969
Wonderwall poster

Wonderwall

Movie · as Prof. Oscar Collins

1969
Age of Consent poster

Age of Consent

Movie · as Nat Kelly

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

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

Movie · as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty

1968
Faithful Departed poster

Faithful Departed

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

1968
The Champions poster

The Champions

TV · as Banner B. Banner · 1 ep

1967
The Fearless Vampire Killers poster

The Fearless Vampire Killers

Movie · as Professor Abronsius

1967
The Inn Way Out poster

The Inn Way Out

Movie · as Irish Poet

1967
How I Won the War poster

How I Won the War

Movie · as Juniper

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Cheese & Egg [C.E.Petty] · 1 ep

1967
Half Hour Story poster

Half Hour Story

TV · as Alec · 1 ep

1966
Cul-de-sac poster

Cul-de-sac

Movie · as Albie

1966
Silent Song poster

Silent Song

Movie · as Brother Michael

1966
Eh, Joe? poster

Eh, Joe?

Movie · as Joe

1966
The Stable Door poster

The Stable Door

Movie

1965
Doctor Zhivago poster

Doctor Zhivago

Movie · as Petya

1965
Beginning to End poster

Beginning to End

Movie · as Man

1965
Young Cassidy poster

Young Cassidy

Movie · as Archie

1965
Lord Jim poster

Lord Jim

Movie · as Robinson

1965
Gideon's Way poster

Gideon's Way

TV · as 'Happy' Roden · 1 ep

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Trinculo · 1 ep

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Coates · 1 ep

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · as Jeremiah Hudson · 1 ep

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as Brother Michael · 1 ep

1964
Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

TV · as Father · 1 ep

1963
Tom Jones poster

Tom Jones

Movie · as Partridge

1963
The Ceremony poster

The Ceremony

Movie · as O'Brian

1963
Espionage poster

Espionage

TV · as Matt Youghal · 1 ep

1963
Sergeant Cork poster

Sergeant Cork

TV · as Drummer · 1 ep

1962
Captain Clegg poster

Captain Clegg

Movie · as Frightened Man

1962
The Brain poster

The Brain

Movie · as Furber

1962
Mix Me a Person poster

Mix Me a Person

Movie · as Terence

1962
Two and Two Make Six poster

Two and Two Make Six

Movie · as Night Porter

1962
Zero One poster

Zero One

TV · 1 ep

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · as Professor Poole · 1 ep

1961
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

TV · as Herbert Reynolds · 1 ep

1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

TV · as Albert Brady · 1 ep

1960
Danger Man poster

Danger Man

TV · as Prior · 1 ep

1959
The Giant Behemoth poster

The Giant Behemoth

Movie · as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist

1959
Blind Date poster

Blind Date

Movie · as Postman

1959
Darby O'Gill and the Little People poster

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Movie · as Phadrig Oge

1959
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns poster

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

Movie · as Phadrig Oge

1959
The Boy and the Bridge poster

The Boy and the Bridge

Movie · as Market Porter

1958
Rooney poster

Rooney

Movie · as Joe O'Connor

1958
She Didn't Say No! poster

She Didn't Say No!

Movie · as William Bates

1957
The Rising of the Moon poster

The Rising of the Moon

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

1957
Manuela poster

Manuela

Movie · as Tommy

1957
Sailor of Fortune poster

Sailor of Fortune

TV · as Sean, Irish Deck Hand · 22 eps

1957
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

TV · as Jimmy Walsh · 1 ep

1956
Jacqueline poster

Jacqueline

Movie · as Campbell

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt poster

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Movie · as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)

1953
Time Bomb poster

Time Bomb

Movie

1952
The Quiet Man poster

The Quiet Man

Movie · as Ignatius Feeney

1952
The Gentle Gunman poster

The Gentle Gunman

Movie · as Patsy McGuire

1951
No Resting Place poster

No Resting Place

Movie · as Billy Kyle