Person

Jack MacGowran

Acting · 1918–1973 · 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.

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  The Avengers

  Professor Poole

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  BBC Play of the Month

  Trinculo

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  Theatre 625

  Jeremiah Hudson

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  ITV Playhouse

  Cheese & Egg [C.E.Petty]

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  The Wednesday Play

  Brother Michael

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  The Champions

  Banner B. Banner

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  Danger Man

  Prior

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  Thirty-Minute Theatre

  Coates

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  The Exorcist

  Burke Dennings

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  Espionage

  Matt Youghal

• 1974The Yin and the Yang of Mr. GoLeo Zimmerman
• 1973The ExorcistBurke Dennings
• 1972The Shadow of a GunmanSeumas Shields
• 1972BanacekMichele Lanier
• 1970King LearFool
• 1970A Day at the BeachCollector
• 1970Start the Revolution Without MeJacques
• 1969Age of ConsentNat Kelly
• 1969WonderwallProf. Oscar Collins
• 1968There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
• 1968The ChampionsBanner B. Banner
• 1968Faithful DepartedSelf - Narrator (voice)
• 1967The Fearless Vampire KillersProfessor Abronsius
• 1967How I Won the WarJuniper
• 1967ITV PlayhouseCheese & Egg [C.E.Petty]
• 1967Half Hour StoryAlec
• 1967The Inn Way OutIrish Poet
• 1966Eh, Joe?Joe
• 1966Cul-de-sacAlbie
• 1966The Stable Door
• 1966Silent SongBrother Michael
• 1965Doctor ZhivagoPetya
• 1965BBC Play of the MonthTrinculo
• 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreCoates
• 1965Gideon's Way'Happy' Roden
• 1965Young CassidyArchie
• 1965Lord JimRobinson
• 1965Beginning to EndMan
• 1964Thursday TheatreFather
• 1964The Wednesday PlayBrother Michael
• 1964Theatre 625Jeremiah Hudson
• 1963The CeremonyO'Brian
• 1963EspionageMatt Youghal
• 1963Tom JonesPartridge
• 1963Sergeant CorkDrummer
• 1962Zero One
• 1962The BrainFurber
• 1962Mix Me a PersonTerence
• 1962Captain CleggFrightened Man
• 1962Two and Two Make SixNight Porter
• 1961Drama 61-67Herbert Reynolds
• 1961The AvengersProfessor Poole
• 1960Danger ManPrior
• 1960Armchair Mystery TheatreAlbert Brady
• 1959Blind DatePostman
• 1959The Boy and the BridgeMarket Porter
• 1959Darby O'Gill and the Little PeoplePhadrig Oge
• 1959I Captured the King of the LeprechaunsPhadrig Oge
• 1959The Giant BehemothDr. Sampson, the paleontologist
• 1958She Didn't Say No!William Bates
• 1958RooneyJoe O'Connor
• 1957The Rising of the MoonMickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
• 1957ManuelaTommy
• 1957Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!Jimmy Walsh
• 1957Sailor of FortuneSean, Irish Deck Hand
• 1956Armchair Theatre
• 1956JacquelineCampbell
• 1953The Titfield ThunderboltVernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
• 1953Time Bomb
• 1952The Gentle GunmanPatsy McGuire
• 1952The Quiet ManIgnatius Feeney
• 1951No Resting PlaceBilly Kyle