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Jack MacGowran

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Jack MacGowran

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Oct 13, 1918 (107 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
1973The ExorcistBurke Dennings
1972The Shadow of a GunmanSeumas Shields
1972BanacekMichele Lanier
1970Start the Revolution Without MeJacques
1970The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoLeo Zimmerman
1970King LearFool
1970A Day at the BeachCollector
1969WonderwallProf. Oscar Collins
1969Age of ConsentNat Kelly
1968There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
1968Faithful Departednarrator
1968The ChampionsBanner B. Banner
1967The Fearless Vampire KillersProfessor Abronsius
1967The Inn Way OutIrish Poet
1967How I Won the WarJuniper
1967ITV PlayhouseCheese & Egg [C.E.Petty]
1966Cul-de-sacAlbie
1966Silent SongBrother Michael
1966Eh, Joe?Joe
1966The Stable Door
1965Doctor ZhivagoPetya
1965Beginning to EndMan
1965Young CassidyArchie
1965Lord JimRobinson
1965Gideon's Way'Happy' Roden
1965BBC Play of the MonthTrinculo
1964Theatre 625Jeremiah Hudson
1963Tom JonesPartridge
1963The CeremonyO'Brian
1962Captain CleggFrightened Man
1962The BrainFurber
1962Mix Me a PersonTerence
1962Two and Two Make SixNight Porter
1962Zero One
1961The AvengersProfessor Poole
1961Drama 61-67Herbert Reynolds
1960Armchair Mystery TheatreAlbert Brady
1959The Giant BehemothDr. Sampson, the paleontologist
1959Blind DatePostman
1959Darby O'Gill and the Little PeoplePhadrig Oge
1959I Captured the King of the LeprechaunsPhadrig Oge
1959The Boy and the BridgeMarket Porter
1958RooneyJoe O'Connor
1958She Didn't Say No!William Bates
1957The Rising of the MoonMickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
1957ManuelaTommy
1957Sailor of FortuneSean, Irish Deck Hand
1957Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!Jimmy Walsh
1956JacquelineCampbell
1956Armchair Theatre
1953The Titfield ThunderboltVernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
1953The Titfield ThunderboltVernon Crump
1953Time Bomb
1952The Quiet ManIgnatius Feeney
1952The Gentle GunmanPatsy McGuire
1951No Resting PlaceBilly Kyle