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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Known For
The Exorcist
(1973)
Burke Dennings
Doctor Zhivago
(1965)
Petya
The Quiet Man
(1952)
Ignatius Feeney
Lord Jim
(1965)
Robinson
The Fearless Vampire Killers
(1967)
Professor Abronsius
Tom Jones
(1963)
Partridge
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
(1959)
Phadrig Oge
Cul-de-sac
(1966)
Albie
King Lear
(1971)
Fool
Captain Clegg
(1962)
Frightened Man
The Giant Behemoth
(1959)
Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
Full Filmography
Acting
No Resting Place
(1951)
Billy Kyle
The Quiet Man
(1952)
Ignatius Feeney
The Gentle Gunman
(1952)
Patsy McGuire
The Titfield Thunderbolt
(1953)
Vernon Crump
Time Bomb
(1953)
Jacqueline
(1956)
Campbell
The Rising of the Moon
(1957)
Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')
Manuela
(1957)
Tommy
Rooney
(1958)
Joe O'Connor
She Didn't Say No!
(1958)
William Bates
The Giant Behemoth
(1959)
Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
Blind Date
(1959)
Postman
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
(1959)
Phadrig Oge
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
(1959)
Phadrig Oge
Captain Clegg
(1962)
Frightened Man
The Brain
(1962)
Furber
Mix Me a Person
(1962)
Terence
Two and Two Make Six
(1962)
Night Porter
Tom Jones
(1963)
Partridge
The Ceremony
(1963)
O'Brian
Doctor Zhivago
(1965)
Petya
Young Cassidy
(1965)
Archie
Beginning to End
(1965)
Man
Lord Jim
(1965)
Robinson
Cul-de-sac
(1966)
Albie
The Stable Door
(1966)
Eh, Joe?
(1966)
Joe
Silent Song
(1966)
Brother Michael
The Fearless Vampire Killers
(1967)
Professor Abronsius
How I Won the War
(1967)
Juniper
The Inn Way Out
(1967)
Irish Poet
Wonderwall
(1968)
Prof. Oscar Collins
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
(1968)
'Cheese and Egg' C.E. Petty
Faithful Departed
(1968)
narrator
Age of Consent
(1969)
Nat Kelly
Start the Revolution Without Me
(1970)
Jacques
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
(1970)
Leo Zimmerman
A Day at the Beach
(1970)
Collector
King Lear
(1971)
Fool
The Shadow of a Gunman
(1972)
Seumas Shields
The Exorcist
(1973)
Burke Dennings
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
(2023)
Self (archive footage)