Acting

Jack MacGowran

Born 1918-10-13 · Dublin, Ireland

Died 1973-01-30

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.

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The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Leo Zimmerman
1974
The Exorcist
as Burke Dennings
1973
The Shadow of a Gunman
as Seumas Shields
1972
Banacek
as Michele Lanier
1972
King Lear
as Fool
1970
A Day at the Beach
as Collector
1970
Start the Revolution Without Me
as Jacques
1970
Age of Consent
as Nat Kelly
1969
Wonderwall
as Prof. Oscar Collins
1969
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
1968
The Champions
as Banner B. Banner
1968
Faithful Departed
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1968
The Fearless Vampire Killers
as Professor Abronsius
1967
How I Won the War
as Juniper
1967
ITV Playhouse
as Cheese & Egg [C.E.Petty]
1967
Half Hour Story
as Alec
1967
The Inn Way Out
as Irish Poet
1967
Eh, Joe?
as Joe
1966
Cul-de-sac
as Albie
1966
The Stable Door
1966
Silent Song
as Brother Michael
1966
Doctor Zhivago
as Petya
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Trinculo
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Coates
1965
Gideon's Way
as 'Happy' Roden
1965
Young Cassidy
as Archie
1965
Lord Jim
as Robinson
1965
Beginning to End
as Man
1965
Thursday Theatre
as Father
1964
The Wednesday Play
as Brother Michael
1964
Theatre 625
as Jeremiah Hudson
1964
The Ceremony
as O'Brian
1963
Espionage
as Matt Youghal
1963
Tom Jones
as Partridge
1963
Sergeant Cork
as Drummer
1963
Zero One
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
1962
Drama 61-67
as Herbert Reynolds
1961
The Avengers
as Professor Poole
1961
Danger Man
as Prior
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre
as Albert Brady
1960
Blind Date
as Postman
1959
The Boy and the Bridge
as Market Porter
1959
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
as Phadrig Oge
1959
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
as Phadrig Oge
1959
The Giant Behemoth
as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
1959
She Didn't Say No!
as William Bates
1958
Rooney
as Joe O'Connor
1958
Manuela
as Tommy
1957
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
as Jimmy Walsh
1957
Sailor of Fortune
as Sean, Irish Deck Hand
1957
Sailor of Fortune
as Sean
1957
The Rising of the Moon
as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
1957
Armchair Theatre
1956
Jacqueline
as Campbell
1956
The Titfield Thunderbolt
as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt
as Vernon Crump
1953
Time Bomb
1953
The Gentle Gunman
as Patsy McGuire
1952
The Quiet Man
as Ignatius Feeney
1952
No Resting Place
as Billy Kyle
1951