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Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

Acting·1918–1973·42 films

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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Filmography

The Exorcist
The Exorcist (1973)Burke Dennings
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1965)Petya
The Fearless Vampire Killers
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)Professor Abronsius
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man (1952)Ignatius Feeney
Cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac (1966)Albie
Tom Jones
Tom Jones (1963)Partridge
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)Phadrig Oge
Lord Jim
Lord Jim (1965)Robinson
Age of Consent
Age of Consent (1969)Nat Kelly
Captain Clegg
Captain Clegg (1962)Frightened Man
The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
The Giant Behemoth
The Giant Behemoth (1959)Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
Start the Revolution Without Me
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)Jacques
How I Won the War
How I Won the War (1967)Juniper
Blind Date
Blind Date (1959)Postman
Wonderwall
Wonderwall (1969)Prof. Oscar Collins
Young Cassidy
Young Cassidy (1965)Archie
Time Bomb
Time Bomb (1953)
The Rising of the Moon
The Rising of the Moon (1957)Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
King Lear
King Lear (1970)Fool
A Day at the Beach
A Day at the Beach (1970)Collector
The Brain
The Brain (1962)Furber
The Gentle Gunman
The Gentle Gunman (1952)Patsy McGuire
Mix Me a Person
Mix Me a Person (1962)Terence
The Ceremony
The Ceremony (1963)O'Brian
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1974)Leo Zimmerman
Manuela
Manuela (1957)Tommy
Rooney
Rooney (1958)Joe O'Connor
She Didn't Say No!
She Didn't Say No! (1958)William Bates
Jacqueline
Jacqueline (1956)Campbell
No Resting Place
No Resting Place (1951)Billy Kyle
The Boy and the Bridge
The Boy and the Bridge (1959)Market Porter
The Shadow of a Gunman
The Shadow of a Gunman (1972)Seumas Shields
Two and Two Make Six
Two and Two Make Six (1962)Night Porter
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959)Phadrig Oge
Eh, Joe?
Eh, Joe? (1966)Joe
Silent Song
Silent Song (1966)Brother Michael
The Stable Door
The Stable Door (1966)
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah (1968)'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
The Inn Way Out
The Inn Way Out (1967)Irish Poet
Beginning to End
Beginning to End (1965)Man
Faithful Departed
Faithful Departed (1968)Self - Narrator (voice)