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name: "Jack MacGowran"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jack-macgowran"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 October 1918"
died: "30 January 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:55.025650+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jack MacGowran

Actor. Born 13 October 1918 in Dublin, Ireland. Died 30 January 1973.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 October 1918, Dublin, Ireland
- **Died:** 30 January 1973
- **Also known as:** Jack McGowran, Джек МакГоурен

## Biography

Jack MacGowran (1918–1973) was an Irish actor. He began his professional career as a member of the Abbey Players in Dublin and later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in London. He was known for his stage interpretations of the works of Samuel Beckett and Seán O'Casey.

His film roles include Ignatius Feeney in *The Quiet Man* (1952), Petya in *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), Professor Abronsius in *The Fearless Vampire Killers* (1967) and Burke Dennings in *The Exorcist* (1973), his final film role. He died in New York City from influenza complications shortly after completing work on the latter.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Exorcist* (1973), Fi1m 89, as Burke Dennings — [page](https://film.one/film/the-exorcist.md)

## Also known for

- *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), Petya
- *The Fearless Vampire Killers* (1967), Professor Abronsius
- *The Quiet Man* (1952), Ignatius Feeney
- *Cul-de-sac* (1966), Albie
- *Tom Jones* (1963), Partridge
- *Darby O'Gill and the Little People* (1959), Phadrig Oge
- *The Avengers* (1961), Professor Poole
- *Lord Jim* (1965), Robinson

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