Acting
Jack MacGowran
Oct 13, 1918 (died Jan 30, 1973, aged 54) 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
7.7
The Exorcist
Burke Dennings
7.5
Doctor Zhivago
Petya
7.8
The Avengers
Professor Poole
6.9
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Professor Abronsius
7.3
The Quiet Man
Ignatius Feeney
6.7
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Phadrig Oge
6.7
Cul-de-sac
Albie
5.9
Tom Jones
Partridge
7.3
Danger Man
Prior
5.2
BBC Play of the Month
Trinculo
6.5
The Champions
Banner B. Banner
6.1
Start the Revolution Without Me
Jacques
6.3
Captain Clegg
Frightened Man
8.4
Banacek
Michele Lanier
6.0
Age of Consent
Nat Kelly
Filmography
4.9
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974 · Leo Zimmerman
7.7
The Exorcist
1973 · Burke Dennings
8.4
Banacek
1972 · Michele Lanier
8.0
The Shadow of a Gunman
1972 · Seumas Shields
6.1
Start the Revolution Without Me
1970 · Jacques
4.8
A Day at the Beach
1970 · Collector
6.5
King Lear
1970 · Fool
6.0
Age of Consent
1969 · Nat Kelly
5.2
Wonderwall
1969 · Prof. Oscar Collins
6.5
The Champions
1968 · Banner B. Banner
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
1968 · 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
Faithful Departed
1968 · Self - Narrator (voice)
6.9
The Fearless Vampire Killers
1967 · Professor Abronsius
7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Cheese & Egg [C.E.Petty]
5.7
How I Won the War
1967 · Juniper
7.5
Half Hour Story
1967 · Alec
The Inn Way Out
1967 · Irish Poet
6.7
Cul-de-sac
1966 · Albie
9.0
Silent Song
1966 · Brother Michael
10.0
Eh, Joe?
1966 · Joe
The Stable Door
1966
7.5
Doctor Zhivago
1965 · Petya
5.2
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Trinculo
4.2
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Coates
6.8
Lord Jim
1965 · Robinson
7.0
Gideon's Way
1965 · 'Happy' Roden
6.4
Young Cassidy
1965 · Archie
Beginning to End
1965 · Man
5.2
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Brother Michael
7.2
Theatre 625
1964 · Jeremiah Hudson