Jack MacGowran, the great Irish character actor known for his roles in the plays of Samuel Beckett, was born on October 13, 1918 in Ireland. He established his professional reputation as a member of the Abbey Players in Dublin, but he won his greatest fame for assaying Beckett's characters onstage.MacGowran's appearance as the Squire's right-hand man in John Ford's paean to Irealnd, The Quiet Man (1952) introduced him to world cinema. He moved to London in 1954, where he joined The Royal Sha ...[Read Story]
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