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Home/People/Jack MacGowran
Jack MacGowran profile photo
Born
Oct 13, 1918Died: Jan 30, 1973
Lived 54 years
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

43
Movies
10
TV Shows
Also Known As
Jack McGowran
Джек МакГоурен
IMDb Profile

Jack MacGowran

Acting

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.
The Exorcist poster

The Exorcist

as Burke Dennings
1973
The Shadow of a Gunman poster

The Shadow of a Gunman

as Seumas Shields
1972
King Lear poster

King Lear

as Fool
1970
A Day at the Beach poster

A Day at the Beach

as Collector
1970
Start the Revolution Without Me poster

Start the Revolution Without Me

as Jacques
1970
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go poster

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

as Leo Zimmerman
1970
Age of Consent poster

Age of Consent

as Nat Kelly
1969
Wonderwall poster

Wonderwall

as Prof. Oscar Collins
1969
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah poster

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
1968
Faithful Departed poster

Faithful Departed

as narrator
1968
The Fearless Vampire Killers poster

The Fearless Vampire Killers

as Professor Abronsius
1967
How I Won the War poster

How I Won the War

as Juniper
1967
The Inn Way Out poster

The Inn Way Out

as Irish Poet
1967
Eh, Joe? poster

Eh, Joe?

as Joe
1966
Cul-de-sac poster

Cul-de-sac

as Albie
1966
The Stable Door poster

The Stable Door

Cast
1966
Silent Song poster

Silent Song

as Brother Michael
1966
Doctor Zhivago poster

Doctor Zhivago

as Petya
1965
Young Cassidy poster

Young Cassidy

as Archie
1965
Lord Jim poster

Lord Jim

as Robinson
1965