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Jack MacGowran

Acting
54 years oldDublin, 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.

Personal Details

Born
October 13, 1918 - January 30, 1973 (age 54)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Jack McGowran
Джек МакГоурен

Movies (40)

The Exorcist
7.7

The Exorcist

as Burke Dennings

1973

The Shadow of a Gunman

The Shadow of a Gunman

as Seumas Shields

1972

King Lear
6.3

King Lear

as Fool

1970

A Day at the Beach
4.5

A Day at the Beach

as Collector

1970

Start the Revolution Without Me
5.8

Start the Revolution Without Me

as Jacques

1970

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
4.2

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

as Leo Zimmerman

1970

Age of Consent
5.9

Age of Consent

as Nat Kelly

1969

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty

1968

Faithful Departed

Faithful Departed

as narrator

1968

Wonderwall
5.0

Wonderwall

as Prof. Oscar Collins

1968

The Fearless Vampire Killers
7.0

The Fearless Vampire Killers

as Professor Abronsius

1967

How I Won the War
5.5

How I Won the War

as Juniper

1967

The Inn Way Out

The Inn Way Out

as Irish Poet

1967

Eh, Joe?

Eh, Joe?

as Joe

1966

Cul-de-sac
6.7

Cul-de-sac

as Albie

1966

The Stable Door

The Stable Door

1966

Silent Song

Silent Song

as Brother Michael

1966

Doctor Zhivago
7.5

Doctor Zhivago

as Petya

1965

Young Cassidy
6.4

Young Cassidy

as Archie

1965

Lord Jim
6.8

Lord Jim

as Robinson

1965

Beginning to End

Beginning to End

as Man

1965

The Ceremony
5.2

The Ceremony

as O'Brian

1963

Tom Jones
5.9

Tom Jones

as Partridge

1963

The Brain
5.6

The Brain

as Furber

1962

Mix Me a Person
6.2

Mix Me a Person

as Terence

1962

Captain Clegg
6.3

Captain Clegg

as Frightened Man

1962

Two and Two Make Six
6.0

Two and Two Make Six

as Night Porter

1962

Blind Date
5.9

Blind Date

as Postman

1959

The Boy and the Bridge
5.0

The Boy and the Bridge

as Market Porter

1959

Darby O'Gill and the Little People
6.6

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

as Phadrig Oge

1959

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
9.0

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

as Phadrig Oge

1959

The Giant Behemoth
5.8

The Giant Behemoth

as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist

1959

She Didn't Say No!
6.3

She Didn't Say No!

as William Bates

1958

Rooney
5.5

Rooney

as Joe O'Connor

1958

The Rising of the Moon
6.9

The Rising of the Moon

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

1957

Manuela
5.7

Manuela

as Tommy

1957

Jacqueline
6.0

Jacqueline

as Campbell

1956

The Titfield Thunderbolt
7.0

The Titfield Thunderbolt

as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)

1953

Time Bomb
5.2

Time Bomb

1953

The Gentle Gunman
6.2

The Gentle Gunman

as Patsy McGuire

1952

TV Shows (10)