Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

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...

Known For

The Exorcist

as Burke Dennings

The Fearless Vampire Killers

as Professor Abronsius

Cast Credits

The Exorcist

as Burke Dennings

The Shadow of a Gunman

as Seumas Shields

King Lear

as Fool

A Day at the Beach

as Collector

Age of Consent

as Nat Kelly

Wonderwall

as Prof. Oscar Collins

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty

The Fearless Vampire Killers

as Professor Abronsius

The Inn Way Out

as Irish Poet

Eh, Joe?

as Joe

Cul-de-sac

as Albie

Silent Song

as Brother Michael

Young Cassidy

as Archie

Lord Jim

as Robinson

The Ceremony

as O'Brian

Tom Jones

as Partridge

The Brain

as Furber

Mix Me a Person

as Terence

Captain Clegg

as Frightened Man

Two and Two Make Six

as Night Porter

Blind Date

as Postman

The Boy and the Bridge

as Market Porter

The Giant Behemoth

as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist