Person
Jack MacGowran
Born 13 October 1918 Died 30 January 1973, aged 54 Dublin, Ireland TMDB ↗
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.
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32age in their first credit on record (1951)
23years on screen and counting
7credits in 1965, their busiest year
62dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 56 The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974as Leo Zimmerman
Age: 55 The Exorcist
1973as Burke Dennings
Age: 54 The Shadow of a Gunman
1972as Seumas Shields
Age: 51 King Lear
1970as Fool
Age: 51 A Day at the Beach
1970as Collector
Age: 51 Start the Revolution Without Me
1970as Jacques
Age: 50 Age of Consent
1969as Nat Kelly
Age: 50 Wonderwall
1969as Prof. Oscar Collins
Age: 49 There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
1968as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
Age: 49 The Fearless Vampire Killers
1967as Professor Abronsius
Age: 49 How I Won the War
1967as Juniper
Age: 48 The Inn Way Out
1967as Irish Poet
Age: 47 Eh, Joe?
1966as Joe
Age: 47 Cul-de-sac
1966as Albie
Age: 47 The Stable Door
1966
Age: 47 Silent Song
1966as Brother Michael
Age: 47 Doctor Zhivago
1965as Petya
Age: 46 Young Cassidy
1965as Archie
Age: 46 Lord Jim
1965as Robinson
Age: 46 Beginning to End
1965as Man
Age: 45 The Ceremony
1963as O'Brian
Age: 44 Tom Jones
1963as Partridge
Age: 43 The Brain
1962as Furber
Age: 43 Mix Me a Person
1962as Terence
Age: 43 Captain Clegg
1962as Frightened Man
Age: 43 Two and Two Make Six
1962as Night Porter
Age: 40 Blind Date
1959as Postman
Age: 40 The Boy and the Bridge
1959as Market Porter
Age: 40 Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1959as Phadrig Oge
Age: 40 I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
1959as Phadrig Oge
Age: 40 The Giant Behemoth
1959as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
Age: 39 She Didn't Say No!
1958as William Bates
Age: 39 Rooney
1958as Joe O'Connor
Age: 38 The Rising of the Moon
1957as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
Age: 38 Manuela
1957as Tommy
Age: 37 Jacqueline
1956as Campbell
Age: 34 The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
Age: 34 The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953as Vernon Crump
Age: 34 Time Bomb
1953
Age: 34 The Gentle Gunman
1952as Patsy McGuire
Age: 33 The Quiet Man
1952as Ignatius Feeney
Age: 32 No Resting Place
1951as Billy Kyle
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TV credits
Age: 53 Banacek
1972as Michele Lanier
Age: 49 The Champions
1968as Banner B. Banner
Age: 48 ITV Playhouse
1967as Cheese & Egg [C.E.Petty]
Age: 48 Half Hour Story
1967as Alec
Age: 47 BBC Play of the Month
1965as Trinculo
Age: 46 Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965as Coates
Age: 46 Gideon's Way
1965as 'Happy' Roden
No poster
Age: 45 Thursday Theatre
1964as Father
Age: 45 The Wednesday Play
1964as Brother Michael
Age: 45 Theatre 625
1964as Jeremiah Hudson
Age: 44 Espionage
1963as Matt Youghal
Age: 44 Sergeant Cork
1963as Drummer
Age: 43 Zero One
1962No poster
Age: 42 Drama 61-67
1961as Herbert Reynolds
Age: 42 The Avengers
1961as Professor Poole
Age: 41 Danger Man
1960as Prior
No poster
Age: 41 Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960as Albert Brady
No poster
Age: 38 Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957as Jimmy Walsh
Age: 38 Sailor of Fortune
1957as Sean, Irish Deck Hand
Age: 37