Jack MacGowran
October 13, 1918 (106 years old) in Dublin, Ireland
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
Credits
- 2023 ·Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcistas Self (archive footage)
- 1973 ·The Exorcistas Burke Dennings
- 1972 ·The Shadow of a Gunmanas Seumas Shields
- 1972 ·Banacekas Michele Lanier
- 1971 ·King Learas Fool
- 1970 ·A Day at the Beachas Collector
- 1970 ·Start the Revolution Without Meas Jacques
- 1970 ·The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Goas Leo Zimmerman
- 1969 ·Age of Consentas Nat Kelly
- 1968 ·There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilahas 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
- 1968 ·The Championsas Banner B. Banner
- 1968 ·Faithful Departedas narrator
- 1968 ·Wonderwallas Prof. Oscar Collins
- 1967 ·The Fearless Vampire Killersas Professor Abronsius
- 1967 ·How I Won the Waras Juniper
- 1967 ·The Inn Way Outas Irish Poet
- 1966 ·Eh, Joe?as Joe
- 1966 ·Cul-de-sacas Albie
- 1966 ·The Stable Dooras
- 1966 ·Silent Songas Brother Michael
- 1965 ·Doctor Zhivagoas Petya
- 1965 ·Gideon's Wayas 'Happy' Roden
- 1965 ·Young Cassidyas Archie
- 1965 ·Lord Jimas Robinson
- 1965 ·Beginning to Endas Man
- 1963 ·The Ceremonyas O'Brian
- 1963 ·Tom Jonesas Partridge
- 1962 ·Zero Oneas
- 1962 ·The Brainas Furber
- 1962 ·Mix Me a Personas Terence
- 1962 ·Captain Cleggas Frightened Man
- 1962 ·Two and Two Make Sixas Night Porter
- 1961 ·The Avengersas Professor Poole
- 1959 ·Blind Dateas Postman
- 1959 ·The Boy and the Bridgeas Market Porter
- 1959 ·Darby O'Gill and the Little Peopleas Phadrig Oge
- 1959 ·I Captured the King of the Leprechaunsas Phadrig Oge
- 1959 ·The Giant Behemothas Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
- 1958 ·She Didn't Say No!as William Bates
- 1958 ·Rooneyas Joe O'Connor
- 1957 ·The Rising of the Moonas Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
- 1957 ·Manuelaas Tommy
- 1957 ·Sailor of Fortuneas Sean, Irish Deck Hand
- 1956 ·Jacquelineas Campbell
- 1953 ·The Titfield Thunderboltas Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
- 1953 ·The Titfield Thunderboltas Vernon Crump
- 1953 ·Time Bombas
- 1952 ·The Gentle Gunmanas Patsy McGuire
- 1952 ·The Quiet Manas Ignatius Feeney
- 1951 ·No Resting Placeas Billy Kyle