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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 (1961) as Professor Poole
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Trinculo
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Jeremiah Hudson
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Cheese & Egg [C.E.Petty]
- The Champions (1968) as Banner B. Banner
- The Exorcist (1973) as Burke Dennings
- Banacek (1972) as Michele Lanier
- Gideon's Way (1965) as 'Happy' Roden
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as Herbert Reynolds
- Doctor Zhivago (1965) as Petya
- Espionage (1963) as Matt Youghal
- Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960) as Albert Brady
- Zero One (1962) Cast
- Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957) as Jimmy Walsh
- The Quiet Man (1952) as Ignatius Feeney
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) as Professor Abronsius
- Lord Jim (1965) as Robinson
- Sailor of Fortune (1957) as Sean, Irish Deck Hand
- Cul-de-sac (1966) as Albie
- Age of Consent (1969) as Nat Kelly
- Tom Jones (1963) as Partridge
- Armchair Theatre (1956) Cast
- How I Won the War (1967) as Juniper
- Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) as Phadrig Oge
- Captain Clegg (1962) as Frightened Man
- The Ceremony (1963) as O'Brian
- The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
- Blind Date (1959) as Postman
- Wonderwall (1969) as Prof. Oscar Collins
- Jacqueline (1956) as Campbell
- The Giant Behemoth (1959) as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
- Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) as Jacques
- Young Cassidy (1965) as Archie
- Rooney (1958) as Joe O'Connor
- King Lear (1970) as Fool
- The Brain (1962) as Furber
- The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1970) as Leo Zimmerman
- The Rising of the Moon (1957) as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
- A Day at the Beach (1970) as Collector
- Manuela (1957) as Tommy
- The Shadow of a Gunman (1972) as Seumas Shields
- The Gentle Gunman (1952) as Patsy McGuire
- She Didn't Say No! (1958) as William Bates
- I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959) as Phadrig Oge
- Time Bomb (1953) Cast
- Two and Two Make Six (1962) as Night Porter
- Mix Me a Person (1962) as Terence
- The Boy and the Bridge (1959) as Market Porter
- No Resting Place (1951) as Billy Kyle
- Silent Song (1966) as Brother Michael
- There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah (1968) as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
- Eh, Joe? (1966) as Joe
- The Stable Door (1966) Cast
- The Inn Way Out (1967) as Irish Poet
- Beginning to End (1965) as Man
- Faithful Departed (1968) as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Most-watched Jack MacGowran films currently: The Exorcist (1973), Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Quiet Man (1952), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), Lord Jim (1965).
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Selected TV credits: The Avengers (1961), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Theatre 625 (1964), ITV Playhouse (1967), The Champions (1968).
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