Jack MacGowran

★ Acting #6,066

1918 - 1973 (age 54) • Acting

Born: 10/13/1918 in Dublin, Ireland

Died: 1/30/1973 (age 54)

Known for: Acting

Jack MacGowran

★ Acting #6,066

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.

Known For

The Fearless Vampire Killers

69%

Professor Abronsius

1967

Cul-de-sac

67%

Albie

1966

The Avengers

78%

Professor Poole

1961

Age of Consent

59%

Nat Kelly

1969

The Giant Behemoth

58%

Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist

1959

Start the Revolution Without Me

60%

Jacques

1970

How I Won the War

56%

Juniper

1967

Blind Date

59%

Postman

1959

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

49%

Leo Zimmerman

1974

The Exorcist

77%

Burke Dennings

1973

The Shadow of a Gunman

80%

Seumas Shields

1972

Banacek

84%

Michele Lanier

1972

King Lear

65%

Fool

1970

A Day at the Beach

48%

Collector

1970

Start the Revolution Without Me

60%

Jacques

1970

Age of Consent

59%

Nat Kelly

1969

Wonderwall

52%

Prof. Oscar Collins

1969

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty

1968

The Champions

65%

Banner B. Banner

1968

Faithful Departed

Self - Narrator (voice)

1968

The Fearless Vampire Killers

69%

Professor Abronsius

1967

How I Won the War

56%

Juniper

1967

The Inn Way Out

Irish Poet

1967

Eh, Joe?

100%

Joe

1966

Cul-de-sac

67%

Albie

1966

The Stable Door

1966

Silent Song

90%

Brother Michael

1966

Doctor Zhivago

76%

Petya

1965

BBC Play of the Month

52%

Trinculo

1965

Gideon's Way

70%

'Happy' Roden

1965

Young Cassidy

64%

Archie

1965

Lord Jim

68%

Robinson

1965

Beginning to End

Man

1965

Theatre 625

72%

Jeremiah Hudson

1964

The Ceremony

56%

O'Brian

1963

Tom Jones

59%

Partridge

1963