Jack MacGowran
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1918-10-13 · Dublin, Ireland
- Died
- 1973-01-30
Known for
- The Exorcist (1973) — Burke Dennings
- Doctor Zhivago (1965) — Petya
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) — Professor Abronsius
- The Quiet Man (1952) — Ignatius Feeney
- Cul-de-sac (1966) — Albie
- Tom Jones (1963) — Partridge
- Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) — Phadrig Oge
- The Avengers (1961) — Professor Poole
- Age of Consent (1969) — Nat Kelly
- Lord Jim (1965) — Robinson
- Captain Clegg (1962) — Frightened Man
- The Giant Behemoth (1959) — Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
- The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) — Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
- Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) — Jacques
- How I Won the War (1967) — Juniper
- Blind Date (1959) — Postman