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Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

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.

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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

2023

as Self (archive footage)

The Exorcist

The Exorcist

1973

as Burke Dennings

The Shadow of a Gunman

The Shadow of a Gunman

1972

as Seumas Shields

Banacek

Banacek

1972

as Michele Lanier

King Lear

King Lear

1971

as Fool

A Day at the Beach

A Day at the Beach

1970

as Collector

Start the Revolution Without Me

Start the Revolution Without Me

1970

as Jacques

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

1970

as Leo Zimmerman

Age of Consent

Age of Consent

1969

as Nat Kelly

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

1968

as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty

The Champions

The Champions

1968

as Banner B. Banner

Faithful Departed

Faithful Departed

1968

as narrator

Wonderwall

Wonderwall

1968

as Prof. Oscar Collins

The Fearless Vampire Killers

The Fearless Vampire Killers

1967

as Professor Abronsius

How I Won the War

How I Won the War

1967

as Juniper

The Inn Way Out

The Inn Way Out

1967

as Irish Poet

Eh, Joe?

Eh, Joe?

1966

as Joe

Cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac

1966

as Albie

The Stable Door

The Stable Door

1966

Silent Song

Silent Song

1966

as Brother Michael

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965

as Petya

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

1965

as 'Happy' Roden

Young Cassidy

Young Cassidy

1965

as Archie

Lord Jim

Lord Jim

1965

as Robinson

Beginning to End

Beginning to End

1965

as Man

The Ceremony

The Ceremony

1963

as O'Brian

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

1963

as Partridge

Zero One

Zero One

1962

The Brain

The Brain

1962

as Furber

Mix Me a Person

Mix Me a Person

1962

as Terence

Captain Clegg

Captain Clegg

1962

as Frightened Man

Two and Two Make Six

Two and Two Make Six

1962

as Night Porter

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961

as Professor Poole

Blind Date

Blind Date

1959

as Postman

The Boy and the Bridge

The Boy and the Bridge

1959

as Market Porter

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

1959

as Phadrig Oge

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

1959

as Phadrig Oge

The Giant Behemoth

The Giant Behemoth

1959

as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist

She Didn't Say No!

She Didn't Say No!

1958

as William Bates

Rooney

Rooney

1958

as Joe O'Connor

The Rising of the Moon

The Rising of the Moon

1957

as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')

Manuela

Manuela

1957

as Tommy

Sailor of Fortune

Sailor of Fortune

1957

as Sean, Irish Deck Hand

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

1956

as Campbell

The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953

as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)

The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953

as Vernon Crump

Time Bomb

Time Bomb

1953

The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman

1952

as Patsy McGuire

The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

1952

as Ignatius Feeney

No Resting Place

No Resting Place

1951

as Billy Kyle