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Jack MacGowran

Acting · Born October 13, 1918 · 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.

Jack MacGowran movies and shows

  • The Avengers1961
  • BBC Play of the Month1965
  • The Wednesday Play1964
  • ITV Playhouse1967
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre1965
  • The Exorcist1973
  • Danger Man1960
  • Theatre 6251964
  • The Champions1968
  • Banacek1972
  • Gideon's Way1965
  • Sergeant Cork1963
  • Espionage1963
  • Zero One1962
  • Doctor Zhivago1965
  • Half Hour Story1967
  • The Fearless Vampire Killers1967
  • Sailor of Fortune1957
  • The Quiet Man1952
  • Armchair Theatre1956
  • Darby O'Gill and the Little People1959
  • Cul-de-sac1966
  • Lord Jim1965
  • Tom Jones1963