Jack MacGowran
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Doctor Zhivago
as Petya
1965
The Fearless Vampire Killers
as Professor Abronsius
1967
The Quiet Man
as Ignatius Feeney
1952
Cul-de-sac
as Albie
1966
Tom Jones
as Partridge
1963
The Exorcist
as Burke Dennings
1973
The Giant Behemoth
as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
1959
Blind Date
as Postman
1959
Silent Song
as Brother Michael
1966
Wonderwall
as Prof. Oscar Collins
1969
Age of Consent
as Nat Kelly
1969
Beginning to End
as Man
1965
Eh, Joe?
as Joe
1966
Captain Clegg
as Frightened Man
1962
Start the Revolution Without Me
as Jacques
1970
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Leo Zimmerman
1974
Young Cassidy
as Archie
1965
The Rising of the Moon
as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
1957
King Lear
as Fool
1970
The Gentle Gunman
as Patsy McGuire
1952
TV Appearances
Gideon's Way
as 'Happy' Roden
1965
The Champions
as Banner B. Banner
1968
Zero One
1962
Banacek
as Michele Lanier
1972
The Avengers
as Professor Poole
1961
Sailor of Fortune
as Sean, Irish Deck Hand
1957
BBC Play of the Month
as Trinculo
1965
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
as Jimmy Walsh
1957
Theatre 625
as Jeremiah Hudson
1964
Drama 61-67
as Herbert Reynolds
1961
Armchair Theatre
1956
Armchair Mystery Theatre
as Albert Brady
1960