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John Joseph MacGowran (13 October 1918 – 31 January 1973) was an Irish actor, probably best known for his work with Samuel Beckett. His last film role was as the alcoholic director Burke Dennings in The Exorcist (1973).

Stage career[edit]

MacGowran was born on 13 October 1918 in Dublin.^[1] 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 Royal Shakespeare Company in Endgame at the Aldwych Theatre. He released an LP record, MacGowran Speaking Beckett, to coincide with Samuel Beckett's 60th birthday in 1966, and won the 1970–71 Obie for Best Performance By an Actor in the off-Broadway play MacGowran in the works of Beckett.

He also specialised in the work of Seán O'Casey, creating the role of Joxer in the Broadway musical Juno in 1959, based with 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, with whom he later appeared in Richard Brooks' Lord Jim (1965).

However he apparently had a somewhat fractious relationship with Royal Shakespeare director Peter Hall. He was Old Gobbo in The Merchant of Venice and when the set arrived Hall called all the cast into the theatre to view it. MacGowran was not there, still in his dressing room. An assistant was sent to fetch him. He returned alone: 'Mr MacGowran says, Mr. Hall, that if you had read the play you would know that Old Gobbo was blind.'

MacGowran played the title role of 'Gandhi' in the Broadway play written by Gurney Campbell in 1971, directed by Jose Quintero.

Film career[edit]

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 the gangster Albie 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), Peter Brook's King Lear, the leading role of Professor Collins in Wonderwall (1968), and Age of Consent (1969). On TV he also appeared in 'The Happening', an episode of The Champions and as professor Poole in The Winged Avenger episode of The Avengers TV Series. He played a safecracker opposite Kenneth Cope in 'The Ghost Talks' episode of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). His last film was The Exorcist (1973), where he played Burke Dennings, an alcoholic director and Regan’s first victim.^[2]

Personal life[edit]

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

Shortly after completing work on The Exorcist, while in New York City appearing as Fluther in Seán O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars, MacGowran died from influenza after complications resulting from the recent London flu epidemic.^[3] He was 54 years old. His daughter is actress Tara MacGowran.

Partial filmography[edit]

• No Resting Place (1951) – Billy Kyle
• The Quiet Man (1952) – Ignatius Feeney
• The Gentle Gunman (1952) – Patsy McGuire
• Time Bomb (1953) – Bearded Man in Hostel (uncredited)
• The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) – Vernon Crump
• Raiders of the River (1956) – Alf Barber
• Jacqueline (1956) – Campbell
• Sailor Beware! (1956) – Toddy (uncredited)
• The Rising of the Moon (1957) – Mickey J. – the poitín maker (1st Episode)
• Manuela (1957) – Tommy
• Rooney (1958) – Joe O'Connor
• She Didn't Say No! (1958) – William Bates
• Behemoth the Sea Monster (1959) – Dr. Sampson, the Paleontologist
• Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) – Phadrig Oge
• The Boy and the Bridge (1959) – Market Porter
• Blind Date (1959) – Postman
• Two and Two Make Six (1962) – Night Porter
• Captain Clegg (1962) – Frightened Man
• Mix Me a Person (1962) – Terence
• The Brain (1962) – Furber
• Tom Jones (1963) – Partridge
• The Ceremony (1963) – O'Brian
• Lord Jim (1965) – Robinson
• Young Cassidy (1965) – Archie
• Doctor Zhivago (1965) – Petya
• Cul-de-sac (1966) – Albie
• How I Won the War (1967) – Juniper
• The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) – Professor Abronsius
• Wonderwall (1968) – Prof. Oscar Collins
• Age of Consent (1969) – Nat Kelly
• Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) – Jacques
• The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1970) – Leo Zimmerman
• King Lear (1971) – Fool
• A Day at the Beach (1972) – The Collector
• The Exorcist (1973) – Burke Dennings (final film role)

References[edit]

1. ^British film and television year book. Cinema TV Today. 1970. p. 234.
2. ^Maye, Brian (8 October 2018). 'Hero of the stage – An Irishman's Diary on actor Jack MacGowran'. Irish Times. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
3. ^van Gelder, Lawrence (31 January 1973). 'Jack MacGowran, Interpreter Of Beckett and O'Casey, Dead'. The New York Times. p. 44. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

External links[edit]

• Jack MacGowran on IMDb
• Jack MacGowran at Find a Grave
• Jack MacGowran at the Internet Broadway Database

When The Exorcist opened in 1973, people were fainting and vomiting in the aisles. The story of an innocent girl possessed by a demon continues to horrify audiences to this day. Terrifying imagery, brilliant acting, an inspired soundtrack, innovative special effects, and an amazing script came together to create this masterpiece of horror. As with many beloved horror classics, such as The Shining, The Exorcist conspiracy theories abound (such as the one about the film being cursed).

What appears on screen isn't the entire story, however. Things were equally as strange and shocking with The Exorcist behind the scenes—just ask the cast. From extreme acting techniques to rumors of a curse, these weird facts about The Exorcist will shock and amaze you. This list goes to show that to make such an impactful film, extreme measures must be taken.

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Actor Jack MacGowran and actress Vasiliki Maliaros both died shortly after filming wrapped on The Excorcist. MacGowran of the flu, Maliaros of natural causes. Linda Blair's grandfather and actor Max Von Sydow's brother died during production, and the son of Mercedes McCambridge, who voiced the demon, murdered his wife and two daughters before taking his own life after being accused of fraud in November of 1987.

All told, nine people associated with the movie died violently, mysteriously, or during or immediately after filming.

Linda Blair was 14 year old when The Exorcist hit theaters in the United States, but that didn't stop religious zealots from threatening her life. The threats were so plentiful, Warner Bros hired police bodyguards to live with the Blair family, and follow them everywhere they went, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for six months after the film premiered.

These threats continued for years, in part encouraged by sequels, and Linda's parents were forced to hide her with friends in Vermont, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

William Friedkin had no qualms about terrorizing his actors. He routinely fired guns without warning to startle performers into genuine reactions of horror. At one point he was reproached by actor Jason Miller, who said, 'Never do that again. I'm an actor, I don't need all these artificial stimulants.'

Apparently Friedkin never lost touch with his inner assh*le. Check out the documentary Lost Souls, about the making of the cinematic excretion The Island of Dr. Moreau, for more tales of his tyrannical antics.

In order to achieve the effect of seeing the actors's breath, Friedkin had the set for Regan's bedroom refrigerated. Four giant air conditioners were run all night, reaching temperature of -30 or -40 degrees. The air on set got so cold, when cast and crew members sweat, it froze on their skin. At one point it snowed on the set, on account of all the moisture in the air from the cast and crew bodies crammed into the small space.

This was all particularly uncomfortable for Linda Blair, who was wearing nothing more than a thin nightgown. And was a teenager. Which, creepy. Seriously, Friedkin. WTF, man.