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Jack MacGowran. 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 ...
Jack MacGowran. Actor: The Quiet Man. Jack MacGowran was an Irish actor, probably best known for his work with Samuel Beckett. He established his professional reputation as a member of the Abbey Players in Dublin, while he achieved stage renown for his knowing interpretations of the works of Samuel Beckett. He appeared as Lucky in Waiting For Godot at the Royal Court Theatre, and with the ...
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Jack MacGowran. Actor: The Quiet Man. Jack MacGowran was an Irish actor, probably best known for his work with Samuel Beckett. He established his professional reputation as a member of the Abbey Players in Dublin, while he achieved stage renown for his knowing interpretations of the works of Samuel Beckett.
- Actor, Writer
- October 13, 1918
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- January 30, 1973
Ireland has produced many fine stage and screen actors and none more so than Jack MacGowran who was born 100 years ago on October 13th. On the stage, he became famous for his interpretation of ...
Apr 11, 1999 · His name is Jack MacGowran. Born in Dublin in 1918, he died in 1973 at the age of 52, the first of nine people associated with The Exorcist to die before the film was completed. There were demands ...
Feb 5, 2023 · Expand. Jack MacGowran in Paris in 1968: a gifted mime and comic actor, he was one of Samuel Beckett’s favourite actors. Photograph: Ron Galella /Getty Images. Brian Maye. Sun Feb 5 2023 - 19:00 ...
Feb 21, 2011 · Jack MacGowran was a frail-looking, bird-like man, whose frame belied his power and talent as an actor. You’ll recognize him from The Excorcist, where he played alcoholic director Burke Dennings, or perhaps from Polanski’s Cul-de-Sac, or as Professor Abronsius, in The Fearless Vampire Killers. If Billie Whitelaw was Samuel Beckett’s favorite actress, then MacGowran was his favored actor ...
