Biography
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.
Acted in 57
1970s
- 1974
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Leo Zimmerman
- 1973
- 1972
The Shadow of a Gunman
Seumas Shields
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
- 1967
How I Won the War
Juniper
Half Hour Story
Alec · 1 episode
The Inn Way Out
Irish Poet
- 1966
Eh, Joe?
Joe
The Stable Door
Movie
Silent Song
Brother Michael
- 1965
Young Cassidy
Archie
Beginning to End
Man
- 1964
- 1963
The Ceremony
O'Brian
- 1962
Mix Me a Person
Terence
Captain Clegg
Frightened Man
Two and Two Make Six
Night Porter
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Blind Date
Postman
The Boy and the Bridge
Market Porter
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
Phadrig Oge
- 1958
She Didn't Say No!
William Bates
Rooney
Joe O'Connor
- 1957
Manuela
Tommy
Sailor of Fortune
Sean, Irish Deck Hand · 22 episodes
The Rising of the Moon
Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
- 1956
Armchair Theatre
TV
Jacqueline
Campbell
- 1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran), Vernon Crump
Time Bomb
Movie
- 1952
The Gentle Gunman
Patsy McGuire
- 1951
No Resting Place
Billy Kyle
Appearances1
1960s
- 1968
Faithful Departed
Self - Narrator (voice)