BIRTH 13/10/1918
DEATH 30/01/1973
Country Ireland
SHOWS 4
MOVIES 21

Jack MacGowran

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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.

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Jack MacGowran

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Shows (4)

The Avengers

Professor Poole

1961

Danger Man

Prior

1960

Banacek

Michele Lanier

1972

The Champions

Banner B. Banner

1968

Movies (21)

The Exorcist

Burke Dennings

1973

Doctor Zhivago

Petya

1965

The Fearless Vampire Killers

Professor Abronsius

1967

The Quiet Man

Ignatius Feeney

1952

Cul-de-sac

Albie

1966

Wonderwall

Prof. Oscar Collins

1969

Tom Jones

Partridge

1963

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Phadrig Oge

1959

Start the Revolution Without Me

Jacques

1970

Manuela

Tommy

1957

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

Phadrig Oge

1959

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

Leo Zimmerman

1974

Age of Consent

Nat Kelly

1969

Lord Jim

Robinson

1965

The Gentle Gunman

Patsy McGuire

1954

Captain Clegg

Frightened Man

1962

Behemoth, the Sea Monster

Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist

1959

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)

2014

Time Bomb

1953

Eh, Joe?

Joe

1966

Young Cassidy

Archie

1965

Partners (10)

Anthony Nicholls

Patricia Haines

Godfrey Quigley

Vernon Dobtcheff

Caroline Blakiston

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