Jack MacGowran
John Joseph (Jack) MacGowran ( born October 13, 1918 in Dublin, Ireland, † January 30, 1973 in New York City ) was an Irish actor.
Life
Jack MacGowran first worked for eight years as an insurance assistant, before he moved to the Abbey Theatre in Dublin as an actor. There he became a well-known performer of the pieces by Samuel Beckett and Sean O'Casey. At the Royal Court Theatre in London, he played in Waiting for Godot at the Aldwych Theatre and with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the final piece. On the occasion of the 60th birthday of Samuel Beckett the LP MacGowran Speaks Beckett was published.
He made his international film debut in 1952 in John Ford's The Winner. Alongside John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara In the Walt Disney production The Darby O'Gill and he played a leprechaun and spoke in this role in the film exclusively Gaelic. In 1965 he played a supporting role in David Lean's Doctor Zhivago movie oscarprämiertem history.
In 1965 he began his collaboration with director Roman Polanski. In the film, inspired by Beckett If Katelbach comes ( cul de sac ), he played the wounded gangster Albie. Its undoubtedly most famous role is that of Professor Abronsius in Polanski's cult horror film The Fearless Vampire Killers. A similarly quirky starring role he played in the following year in the experimental film Wonderwall / world full of wonders. His last film was The Shocker The Exorcist by William Friedkin. Shortly after the completion of filming Jack MacGowran died of pneumonia. From 1963 until his death he was married to Aileen Gloria Nugent. Their daughter Tara MacGowran (born 1964 ) is an actress.