Jack MacGowran
Acting

Jack MacGowran

Born 1918-10-13 · Dublin, Ireland · Died 1973-01-30

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.

ActorCast

Known for

The Exorcist★ 7.7Viewing moment
The Exorcist
1973
Doctor Zhivago★ 7.5Viewing moment
Doctor Zhivago
1965
The Quiet Man★ 7.3Viewing moment
The Quiet Man
1952
Dance of the Vampires★ 7Viewing moment
Dance of the Vampires
1967
Lord Jim★ 6.8Viewing moment
Lord Jim
1965
Darby O'Gill and the Little People★ 6.8Viewing moment
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1959
Tom Jones★ 6Viewing moment
Tom Jones
1963
Cul-de-sac★ 6.9Viewing moment
Cul-de-sac
1966
Age of Consent★ 6Viewing moment
Age of Consent
1969
Start the Revolution Without Me★ 5.8Viewing moment
Start the Revolution Without Me
1970
Young Cassidy★ 6.3Viewing moment
Young Cassidy
1965
The Giant Behemoth★ 5.9Viewing moment
The Giant Behemoth
1959
Captain Clegg★ 6.2Viewing moment
Captain Clegg
1962
Rooney★ 5.5Viewing moment
Rooney
1958
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist★ 7.1Viewing moment
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2023
Time Bomb★ 5.6Viewing moment
Time Bomb
1953
How I Won the War★ 5.4Viewing moment
How I Won the War
1967
The Gentle Gunman★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Gentle Gunman
1952
The Rising of the Moon★ 6.9Viewing moment
The Rising of the Moon
1957
Blind Date★ 6Viewing moment
Blind Date
1959
The Titfield Thunderbolt★ 7.3Viewing moment
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
Wonderwall★ 5.1Viewing moment
Wonderwall
1968
The Ceremony★ 4.9Viewing moment
The Ceremony
1963
Zero One★ 6Viewing moment
Zero One
1962 · Series
The Brain★ 5.5Viewing moment
The Brain
1962
Beginning to EndViewing moment
Beginning to End
1965
EmbersViewing moment
Embers
1959
Eh, Joe?Viewing moment
Eh, Joe?
1966
Silent SongViewing moment
Silent Song
1966
Mix Me a Person★ 6.4Viewing moment
Mix Me a Person
1962
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, DelilahViewing moment
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
1968
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go★ 5.4Viewing moment
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1970
Manuela★ 6.3Viewing moment
Manuela
1957
Jacqueline★ 6Viewing moment
Jacqueline
1956
No Resting PlaceViewing moment
No Resting Place
1951
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns★ 9Viewing moment
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
1959
Two and Two Make Six★ 6Viewing moment
Two and Two Make Six
1962
She Didn't Say No!★ 6.3Viewing moment
She Didn't Say No!
1958
Faithful DepartedViewing moment
Faithful Departed
1968
A Day at the Beach★ 4.4Viewing moment
A Day at the Beach
1970

Frequent collaborators

Noel PurcellNoel PurcellSamuel BeckettSamuel BeckettLiam RedmondLiam RedmondDonald PleasenceDonald PleasenceHugh GriffithHugh GriffithMilo O'SheaMilo O'SheaPaul FarrellPaul FarrellMuriel PavlowMuriel Pavlow