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Jack MacGowran

Actor

Jack MacGowran

Born October 13, 1918 in Dublin, IrelandDied January 30, 197340 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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The Exorcist posterFirst watchThe Exorcist19737.7as Burke DenningsWhen a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.View film

Essential films

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Filmography

40 films as actor
  1. 1974The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoLeo Zimmerman
  2. 1973The ExorcistBurke Dennings
  3. 1972The Shadow of a GunmanSeumas Shields
  4. 1970King LearFool
  5. 1970A Day at the BeachCollector
  6. 1970Start the Revolution Without MeJacques
  7. 1969Age of ConsentNat Kelly
  8. 1969WonderwallProf. Oscar Collins
  9. 1968There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
  10. 1967The Fearless Vampire KillersProfessor Abronsius
  11. 1967How I Won the WarJuniper
  12. 1967The Inn Way OutIrish Poet
  13. 1966Eh, Joe?Joe
  14. 1966Cul-de-sacAlbie
  15. 1966The Stable Door
  16. 1966Silent SongBrother Michael
  17. 1965Doctor ZhivagoPetya
  18. 1965Young CassidyArchie
  19. 1965Lord JimRobinson
  20. 1965Beginning to EndMan
  21. 1963The CeremonyO'Brian
  22. 1963Tom JonesPartridge
  23. 1962The BrainFurber
  24. 1962Mix Me a PersonTerence
  25. 1962Captain CleggFrightened Man
  26. 1962Two and Two Make SixNight Porter
  27. 1959Blind DatePostman
  28. 1959The Boy and the BridgeMarket Porter
  29. 1959Darby O'Gill and the Little PeoplePhadrig Oge
  30. 1959The Giant BehemothDr. Sampson, the paleontologist
  31. 1958She Didn't Say No!William Bates
  32. 1958RooneyJoe O'Connor
  33. 1957ManuelaTommy
  34. 1957The Rising of the MoonMickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
  35. 1956JacquelineCampbell
  36. 1953The Titfield ThunderboltVernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
  37. 1953Time Bomb
  38. 1952The Gentle GunmanPatsy McGuire
  39. 1952The Quiet ManIgnatius Feeney
  40. 1951No Resting PlaceBilly Kyle