Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

1918-10-13 – 1973-01-30 (age 54) Dublin, Ireland
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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

The Exorcist
The Exorcist

1973

as Burke Dennings

Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago

1965

as Petya

The Fearless Vampire Killers
The Fearless Vampire Killers

1967

as Professor Abronsius

King Lear
King Lear

1970

as Fool

The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man

1952

as Ignatius Feeney

Lord Jim
Lord Jim

1965

as Robinson

Manuela
Manuela

1957

as Tommy

Cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac

1966

as Albie

Age of Consent
Age of Consent

1969

as Nat Kelly

Tom Jones
Tom Jones

1963

as Partridge

Darby O'Gill and the Little People
How I Won the War
How I Won the War

1967

as Juniper

Faithful Departed
Faithful Departed

1968

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Rising of the Moon
The Rising of the Moon

1957

as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')

Start the Revolution Without Me
Captain Clegg
Captain Clegg

1962

as Frightened Man

Young Cassidy
Young Cassidy

1965

as Archie

The Giant Behemoth
The Giant Behemoth

1959

as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953

as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)