Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

Actor

Dublin, Ireland
October 13, 1918

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.

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Representative Works

The Exorcist
The Exorcist
7.7
/ English
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
7.6
/ English
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
7.3
/ English
Lord Jim
Lord Jim
6.8
/ English
King Lear
King Lear
6.5
/ English
Age of Consent
Age of Consent
5.9
/ English
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
5.9
/ English
Manuela
Manuela
6.3
/ English
Cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac
6.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Exorcist
1973Winner

Best Performance

The Exorcist

Doctor Zhivago
1965Winner

Best Performance

Doctor Zhivago

The Quiet Man
1952Nominee

Best Performance

The Quiet Man

Career Highlights

The Fearless Vampire Killers
1967Highlight

Best Performance

The Fearless Vampire Killers

Lord Jim
1965Highlight

Best Performance

Lord Jim

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