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- Jack Walsh studied at the Ecole Internationale de Mimodrame de Paris, Marcel Marceau in mime, dramatic art, clowning, classical and modern dance, fencing and acrobatics, also working on object manipulation/ marionette with Nicolas Goeussef of the Philippe Genty company and with New York marrionettist Roman Paska. He has performed on almost every Irish stage and favourite roles include Michael Feeney in Arrah na Pogue at the Abbey Theatre, Gregor Samsa in Metamorphosis and the title role in Arturo Ui both at the Lyric Belfast, Bosola in Loose Canon's The Duchess of Malfi, , the transsexual Shannon in Poor Superman both at Project Arts Centre, Pod in The Borrowers at the Helix, Dan Milligan in Puckoon at the Leicester Square Theatre and Irish tour, Jake in a bilingual (Irish/English) version of Stones in His Pockets for Aisling Ghear, the Swineherd in A Full Moon in March in the Yeats International Festival at the Peacock Theatre, and in fairness probably also the chicken he played among other roles in Tarry Flynn also at the Abbey. He has toured Ireland four times with Guerilla Days in Ireland (33 weeks), and also played in Barnstorm's The Ice Child at the Watergate in Kilkenny.
His screen work includes Killinaskully, Penny Dreadful, Ripper Street, Moonfleet, Titanic - Blood and Steel, The Escapist, Fair City and Cumann Na mBan. He recently appeared as Tom Clarke in TG4's Wrecking the Rising and as the Irish Theologian John Scottus in Vikings. - Actor
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Jack Walsh was born on 14 November 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for THX 1138 (1971), Eraserhead (1977) and Mr. Woodcock (2007). He died on 25 July 2014 in South Pasadena, California, USA.- Producer
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Inhabiting the worlds of broadcast television, film festivals and art museums, Jack Walsh's films incite, probe, challenge and inform viewers on topics ranging from cultural icons to social justice to sexual identity. Working in both the experimental film and documentary film genres, over the course of his career Jack directed nine films: Feelings Are Facts: The Life of Yvonne Rainer, 2015; The Lost Generation, 2004; The Second Coming, 1995; Dear Rock, 1993; Present Tense, 1987; Working Class Chronicle, 1985; Document Unearthed..., 1984; Basic Training, 1984; and Beachwalk, 1983.
Jack's producing and executive producing credits include Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria, 2005; Girl Trouble, 2004; Hope along the Wind: The Life of Harry Hay, 2001; And then One Night: The Making of Dead Man Walking, 2001; the PBS series Independent View, 2000-2001; and The Amazing Voyage of Gustave Flaubert and Raymond Roussel, 1986.
His films received worldwide screenings at film festivals as well as national broadcasts on public and cable television. Additionally, Jack's works screened at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, National Gallery of Art, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Australian Center for the Moving Image, Pacific Film Archive and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Among Jack's distinctions are the Documentary Jury Prize, Athens International Film and Video Festival (2005); National Emmy Award nomination (2003); two Northern California Emmy Awards (2002, 2006); three Golden Gate Awards, San Francisco International Film Festival (1986, 1988, 2002); a Grand Prize (1988) and two Director's Citations (2005, 1986), Black Maria Film and Video Festival. His film Present Tense is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, NY, and his productions received support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Jerome Foundation, Frameline, The Pacific Pioneer Fund, San Francisco Arts Commission, and Independent Television Service (ITVS), among others.
After completing film school at San Francisco State University, Jack worked for maverick independent filmmaker Peter Adair before taking the position as executive director of the legendary Collective for Living Cinema in New York. Returning to the Bay Area in the 90s, Jack became series producer of the innovative public television series Living Room Festival, worked as an executive producer at public television station KQED, and most recently was executive director of the media arts service organization National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC). Jack has taught at The City College of New York, California College of the Arts, San Francisco State University, and University of California, San Diego. He holds a B.A. from Temple University and an M.A. from San Francisco State University.- Additional Crew
Jack Walsh is known for Tailypo (2013).- Jack Walsh is known for Car Jack (2008).
- Jack Walsh is known for Muirhouse (2012).
- Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Walsh is known for The Creature Below (2016), The Death of Jack Hamilton (2012) and Persistence (2012).- Actor
- Jack Walsh is known for The Man and the Challenge (1959), Danger Is My Business (1958) and The Tonight Show (1953).
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- Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Walsh is known for Backyard Ashes (2013) and Carded (2016).- Additional Crew
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Jack Walsh is known for The Turner Exhibit (2019).- Jack Walsh is known for Black Sheep Boy (1995).
- Jack Walsh is known for The Trial of Han Solo (2005).
- Jack Walsh is known for Lucky Blaze (1933).
- Jack Walsh is known for From Baghdad to The Bay (2018).
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Jack Walsh is known for Aunt Clara (1954).- Special Effects
Jack Walsh is known for Maniac Cop 2 (1990).- Director
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Jack Walsh is known for Four Days at Dragon*Con (2010), Get Delicious! Comfortably Yum (2009) and Cosplay! Crafting a Secret Identity (2013).- Visual Effects
Jack Walsh is known for The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield (1997) and 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (1999).