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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
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Brother Michael
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Cheese & Egg [C.E.Petty]
- Gideon's Way (1965) as 'Happy' Roden
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Coates
- The Exorcist (1973) as Burke Dennings
- Danger Man (1960) as Prior
- The Champions (1968) as Banner B. Banner
- Thursday Theatre (1964) as Father
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as Herbert Reynolds
- Banacek (1972) as Michele Lanier
- Sergeant Cork (1963) as Drummer
- Zero One (1962) Cast
- Espionage (1963) as Matt Youghal
- Doctor Zhivago (1965) as Petya
- Half Hour Story (1967) as Alec
- Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960) as Albert Brady
- Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957) as Jimmy Walsh
- The Quiet Man (1952) as Ignatius Feeney
- Sailor of Fortune (1957) as Sean, Irish Deck Hand
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) as Professor Abronsius
- Cul-de-sac (1966) as Albie
- Lord Jim (1965) as Robinson
- King Lear (1970) as Fool
- Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) as Phadrig Oge
- Tom Jones (1963) as Partridge
- Armchair Theatre (1956) Cast
- Age of Consent (1969) as Nat Kelly
- Wonderwall (1969) as Prof. Oscar Collins
- Manuela (1957) as Tommy
- Captain Clegg (1962) as Frightened Man
- The Giant Behemoth (1959) as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
- Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) as Jacques
- How I Won the War (1967) as Juniper
- The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1974) as Leo Zimmerman
- Young Cassidy (1965) as Archie
- The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
- The Rising of the Moon (1957) as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
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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), Cul-de-sac (1966).
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Selected TV credits: The Avengers (1961), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Theatre 625 (1964), The Wednesday Play (1964), ITV Playhouse (1967).
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