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  1. Jan 9, 2020 · Actor Jack MacGowran died from the flu, Vasiliki Maliaros from natural causes. In theory; there are probably plenty of movies over history with these coincidences, but none with the connotations of being the scariest movies ever made.

    • The Unexplainable Fire. Sets are carefully created in such a manner that no fire breakouts happen, and in fact, to prevent that, many film sets have giant coolers to keep all lights chilled.
    • People Linked to the Movie Ended Up Dying. This may come as a shock to many, but two of the actors in the film, Jack MacGowran and Vasiliki Maliaros, who were written to have an on-film death, ended up dying in real life as well.
    • An Extra Was Found Guilty of Murder. Anyone who makes a movie hopes that it doesn't get associated with any crime or controversy. Sadly, The Exorcist was unable to forestall it.
    • Linda Blair Got Attacked. Any movie that deals with even a hint of religion often is required to be cautious about how certain concepts and religious views are presented.
  2. Oct 16, 2020 · Interestingly, Jack MacGowran and Vasiliki Maliaros, two actors whose characters die in The Exorcist, both died in real life soon after filming was finished and never got to see the final product.

  3. Actors Jack MacGowran and Vasiliki Maliaros both passed away after filming commenced, but what’s truly weird is that both of their characters passed away in the film as well. Linda Blair’s grandfather, Max von Sydow’s brother, a night watchman, and a special effects expert all also lost their lives during and after production of The Exorcist.

  4. Feb 7, 2022 · Jack MacGowran as Burke Dennings Warner Bros. Jack MacGowran played the ill-fated Burke Dennings, Chris MacNeil's director and — fatally — Regan's one-time babysitter.

  5. Oct 3, 2023 · Actor Jack MacGowran, who played Chris's director Burke Dennings, died from influenza complications in January 1973, 11 months before "The Exorcist"'s release.

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  7. John Joseph MacGowran (13 October 1918 – 30 January 1973) was an Irish actor, known for being one of the foremost stage interpreters of the work of Samuel Beckett, as well as his film roles as Professor Abronsius in The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), Juniper in How I Won the War (1967), and Burke Dennings in The Exorcist (1973), in which ...

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