Jack MacGowran

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 13, 1918

died

January 30, 1973

place of birth

Dublin, Ireland

also known as

Jack McGowran · Джек МакГоурен

total credits

42 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Exorcist
7.7

The Exorcist

1973as Burke Dennings
Doctor Zhivago
7.6

Doctor Zhivago

1965as Petya
Wonderwall
5.2

Wonderwall

1969as Prof. Oscar Collins
The Quiet Man
7.3

The Quiet Man

1952as Ignatius Feeney
The Fearless Vampire Killers
7.0

The Fearless Vampire Killers

1967as Professor Abronsius
Cul-de-sac
6.7

Cul-de-sac

1966as Albie
Tom Jones
5.9

Tom Jones

1963as Partridge
Lord Jim
6.8

Lord Jim

1965as Robinson
How I Won the War
5.6

How I Won the War

1967as Juniper
Age of Consent
5.9

Age of Consent

1969as Nat Kelly
The Giant Behemoth
5.8

The Giant Behemoth

1959as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
Blind Date
5.9

Blind Date

1959as Postman
Captain Clegg
6.3

Captain Clegg

1962as Frightened Man
King Lear
6.5

King Lear

1970as Fool
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
6.7

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

1959as Phadrig Oge
The Brain
5.8

The Brain

1962as Furber
Start the Revolution Without Me
6.0

Start the Revolution Without Me

1970as Jacques
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
4.9

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

1974as Leo Zimmerman
Young Cassidy
6.4

Young Cassidy

1965as Archie
Manuela
6.3

Manuela

1957as Tommy
The Ceremony
5.6

The Ceremony

1963as O'Brian
Time Bomb
5.3

Time Bomb

1953
The Gentle Gunman
6.5

The Gentle Gunman

1952as Patsy McGuire
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
9.0

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

1959as Phadrig Oge
Rooney
6.0

Rooney

1958as Joe O'Connor
The Titfield Thunderbolt
7.0

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
She Didn't Say No!
7.0

She Didn't Say No!

1958as William Bates
Mix Me a Person
6.3

Mix Me a Person

1962as Terence
The Shadow of a Gunman
8.0

The Shadow of a Gunman

1972as Seumas Shields
The Boy and the Bridge
6.0

The Boy and the Bridge

1959as Market Porter
Two and Two Make Six
7.5

Two and Two Make Six

1962as Night Porter
A Day at the Beach
4.8

A Day at the Beach

1970as Collector
The Rising of the Moon
6.8

The Rising of the Moon

1957as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
Eh, Joe?
10.0

Eh, Joe?

1966as Joe
Jacqueline
6.3

Jacqueline

1956as Campbell
No Resting Place
6.3

No Resting Place

1951as Billy Kyle
The Stable Door

The Stable Door

1966
Silent Song
9.0

Silent Song

1966as Brother Michael
Beginning to End

Beginning to End

1965as Man
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

1968as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
The Inn Way Out

The Inn Way Out

1967as Irish Poet
Faithful Departed

Faithful Departed

1968as Self - Narrator (voice)