Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran

Infobox Actor
name = Jack MacGowran
birthname = John Joseph MacGowran
birthdate = birth date|1918|10|13
birthplace = Dublin, Ireland
deathdate = death date and age|1973|1|31|1918|10|13
deathplace = New York City, New York
spouse = Aileen Gloria Nugent (1963-1973)

John Joseph "Jack" MacGowran (October 13 1918January 31 1973) was an Irish character actor.

tage Career

MacGowran was born in Dublin, Ireland. 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 in "Waiting For Godot" at the Royal Court Theatre, and with the Royal Shakespeare Company in "Endgame" at the Aldwych Theatre. He released an LP record, "MacGowran Speaks Beckett", to coincide with Samuel Beckett's 60th birthday, and won the 1970-71 Obie for Best Performance By an Actor in the off-Broadway play "Beckett".

He also specialised in the work of Sean O'Casey, creating the role of "Joxer" in the Broadway musical "Juno" in 1959, based on O'Casey's 1924 play about The Troubles, "Juno and the Paycock". Fittingly, he played O'Casey's brother Archie in "Young Cassidy" (1965), one of John Ford's last films (which the director had to abandon due to ill health).

In 1954 he moved to London, where he became a member of The Royal Shakespeare Company. There he struck up a lasting friendship with Peter O'Toole, whom he later appeared alongside in Richard Brooks' "Lord Jim" (1965).

Film Career

MacGowran's film career started in Ireland with the film "No Resting Place" (1951), and many of his earlier films were set in Ireland. Notably "The Quiet Man" (1952), "The Gentle Gunman" (1952), "Rooney" (1958) and "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" (1959).

In 1966 Roman Polanski cast him as a gangster in "Cul-de-Sac", before creating Professor Abronsius in "The Fearless Vampire Killers" (1967) especially for him. Other notable film appearances include the Ealing comedy "The Titfield Thunderbolt" (1953), Tony Richardson's "Tom Jones" (1963), David Lean's "Doctor Zhivago" (1965), Richard Lester's "How I Won the War" (1967), and the leading role of Professor Collins in "Wonderwall" (1968).

Private Life and Death

In 1963 he married Aileen Gloria Nugent, daughter of the Irish MP and Senator of the Free State Sir Walter Nugent.

While in New York City filming his scenes for "The Exorcist" (1973), MacGowran died of complications resulting from the recent London flu epidemic. He was 54 years old. His daughter is actress Tara MacGowran.

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Persondata
NAME= MacGowran, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= MacGowran, John Joseph
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1918-10-13
PLACE OF BIRTH= Dublin, Ireland
DATE OF DEATH= 1973-1-31
PLACE OF DEATH= New York City, New York


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