Born 1918 (age 54) · Dublin, Ireland
Appears in 56 titles

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.

Filmography

The Exorcist
7.7
The Exorcist
1973
as Burke Dennings
Doctor Zhivago
7.5
Doctor Zhivago
1965
as Petya
The Fearless Vampire Killers
6.9
The Fearless Vampire Killers
1967
as Professor Abronsius
The Quiet Man
7.3
The Quiet Man
1952
as Ignatius Feeney
Cul-de-sac
6.7
Cul-de-sac
1966
as Albie
Tom Jones
5.9
Tom Jones
1963
as Partridge
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
6.7
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1959
as Phadrig Oge
Lord Jim
6.8
Lord Jim
1965
as Robinson
Age of Consent
6.0
Age of Consent
1969
as Nat Kelly
Captain Clegg
6.3
Captain Clegg
1962
as Frightened Man
The Giant Behemoth
5.8
The Giant Behemoth
1959
as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
The Titfield Thunderbolt
7.0
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
The Titfield Thunderbolt
7.0
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
as Vernon Crump
Start the Revolution Without Me
6.0
Start the Revolution Without Me
1970
as Jacques
How I Won the War
5.6
How I Won the War
1967
as Juniper
Blind Date
5.9
Blind Date
1959
as Postman
Wonderwall
5.2
Wonderwall
1969
as Prof. Oscar Collins
Young Cassidy
6.4
Young Cassidy
1965
as Archie
The Rising of the Moon
6.8
The Rising of the Moon
1957
as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
Time Bomb
5.3
Time Bomb
1953