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 Wikipedia.
The Exorcist
as Burke DenningsWhen a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say...
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Doctor Zhivago
as PetyaThe life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a...
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The Quiet Man
as Ignatius FeeneyAn American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.
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The Fearless Vampire Killers
as Professor AbronsiusA noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on...
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Lord Jim
as RobinsonAfter being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem...
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Tom Jones
as PartridgeTom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they...
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Darby O'Gill and the Little People
as Phadrig OgeA wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for...
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Cul-de-sac
as AlbieA wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at an old beachfront fortress. The owner of...
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Age of Consent
as Nat KellyAn elderly artist thinks he has become too stale and is past his prime. His friend (and agent)...
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The Giant Behemoth
as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologistMarine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of...
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I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
as Phadrig OgeBehind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
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The Rising of the Moon
as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty...
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The Titfield Thunderbolt
as Vernon CrumpWhen British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of...
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The Titfield Thunderbolt
as Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of...
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as JacquesTwo sets of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth. One pair, Phillipe and Pierre...
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Time Bomb
as uncreditedWhen a saboteur places an explosive device on a train full of sea mines, the authorities call...
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Captain Clegg
as Frightened ManA captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging "Marsh Phantoms" terrorizing a coastal town,...
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King Lear
as FoolKing Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to...
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How I Won the War
as JuniperAn inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa...
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The Gentle Gunman
as Patsy McGuireThe relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain...
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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
as Self (archive footage)A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, the last film of Alexandre O. Philippe...
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Two and Two Make Six
as Night PorterAn US airman stationed in the UK strikes down his commanding officer. Believing he killed him,...
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Young Cassidy
as ArchieIn Dublin circa 1911, John Cassidy (Rod Taylor), an impoverished idealist, whose ambitions are...
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Blind Date
as PostmanDutch painter Jan-Van Rooyer hurries to keep a rendezvous with Jacqueline Cousteau, an elegant,...
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The Brain
as FurberA millionaire businessman's brain is kept alive after a fatal accident, and communicates clues...
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The Ceremony
as O'BrianA man has an affair with his condemned brother's girlfriend while plotting his escape in Tangier.
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The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Leo ZimmermanAn American draft dodger and aspiring writer named Nero Finnigan becomes involved with the...
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Manuela
as TommyJames Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp...
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Mix Me a Person
as TerenceEighteen-year-old Harry Jukes is literally holding a smoking gun in his hand. His lawyer thinks...
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Wonderwall
as Prof. Oscar CollinsThe eccentric professor Collins lives completely secluded in his chaotic apartment. When the...
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There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
as 'Cheese and Egg' C.E. PettyA skiving bin gang are on high alert when their new inspector takes an interest.
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Jacqueline
as CampbellJacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is...
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A Day at the Beach
as CollectorBernie is a silver tongued wanderer with a fondness for drink and no clear goal in life. What...
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Silent Song
as Brother MichaelLife in a Trappist monastery offers a life of contemplation and hard labour.
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Faithful Departed
as narratorThis short documentary draws on the photographs of Robert French from the William Lawrence...
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The Shadow of a Gunman
as Seumas ShieldsIs a sensitive and mysterious poet really an IRA gunman in hiding? Set in a Dublin tenement in...
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Rooney
as Joe O'ConnorThe life of James Ignatius Rooney, a Dublin rubbish collector during the week and a Gaelic...
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The Stable Door
as uncreditedThis is a film made as an elaborate advert for the Insurance Industry. A group of criminals...
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She Didn't Say No!
as William BatesBridget Monaghan, a single mother who has had six children by different fathers, shocks the...
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No Resting Place
as Billy KyleThe brilliant British documentary filmmaker Paul Rotha made his feature-film debut with 1950's...
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The Inn Way Out
as Irish PoetA man encounters all sorts of strange places and people when he goes out for cigarettes.
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Eh, Joe?
as JoeThe first English broadcast of Eh, Joe? which aired on BBC2 on July 4th, 1966 with Jack...
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Beginning to End
as ManA recital of passages from the works of Samuel Beckett, performed by Jack MacGowran, as a raving...
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Gideon's Way
as 'Happy' RodenGideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on...
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The Avengers
as Professor PooleThe Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....
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Banacek
as Michele LanierBanacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network...
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The Champions
as Banner B. BannerThe Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series...
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