Portrait of Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

Acting

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.

Born: October 13, 1918

Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland

Filmography

1973
The Exorcist

as Burke Dennings

1972
The Shadow of a Gunman

as Seumas Shields

1972
Banacek

as Michele Lanier

1970
King Lear

as Fool

1970
A Day at the Beach

as Collector

1970
1969
Age of Consent

as Nat Kelly

1968
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty

1968
The Champions

as Banner B. Banner

1968
1968
Wonderwall

as Prof. Oscar Collins

1967
The Fearless Vampire Killers

as Professor Abronsius

1967
1967
The Inn Way Out

as Irish Poet

1966
Eh, Joe?

as Joe

1966
Cul-de-sac

as Albie

1966
Silent Song

as Brother Michael

1965
1965
1965
Gideon's Way

as 'Happy' Roden

1965
Young Cassidy

as Archie

1965
Lord Jim

as Robinson

1964
Theatre 625

as Jeremiah Hudson

1963
The Ceremony

as O'Brian

1963
Tom Jones

as Partridge

1962
The Brain

as Furber

1962
Mix Me a Person

as Terence

1962
Captain Clegg

as Frightened Man

1962
Two and Two Make Six

as Night Porter

1961
The Avengers

as Professor Poole

1959
Blind Date

as Postman

1959
The Boy and the Bridge

as Market Porter

1959
The Giant Behemoth

as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist

1958
She Didn't Say No!

as William Bates

1958
Rooney

as Joe O'Connor

1957
The Rising of the Moon

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

1957
Manuela

as Tommy

1957
Sailor of Fortune

as Sean, Irish Deck Hand

1956
Jacqueline

as Campbell

1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt

as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)

1953
1952
The Gentle Gunman

as Patsy McGuire

1952
The Quiet Man

as Ignatius Feeney

1951
No Resting Place

as Billy Kyle