Malachy McCourt
Malachy Gerard McCourt Jr. (September 20, 1931 – March 11, 2024) was an American actor, politician and writer. He was born in New York City.[1][2][3] McCourt was raised in Limerick, Ireland. He was known for his annual Christmas-time appearances on All My Children as Father Clarence and for playing Francis Preston Blair in Gods and Generals (2003).
McCourt was the 2006 Green Party candidate for governor of New York.[4][5] He lost to the Democratic candidate Eliot Spitzer. He was the younger brother of author Frank McCourt.
His movie roles include The Molly Maguires (1970), The Brink's Job (1978), Q (1982), Brewster's Millions (1985), The January Man (1989), Beyond the Pale (2000), and Ash Wednesday (2002).
In 1998, McCourt authored A Monk Swimming, a memoir of his life in Limerick, Ireland. This memoir picks up roughly where Frank McCourt, the author's older brother, left off at the end of his Pulitzer Prize–winning Angela's Ashes.
McCourt married Linda Wachsman, and had two children with her. He had two more children by his second wife, Diana Galin.[6]
In March 2023, McCourt left hospice care while being treated for prostate and skin cancer.[6] He died at a hospital in New York City on March 11, 2024 at the age of 92.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Roberts, Sam (March 11, 2024). "Malachy McCourt, Actor, Memoirist and Gadabout, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ↑ Dunleavey, M. P. (August 24, 1997). "Another Angle on the Family McCourt". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ↑ Hayes, Kathryn (July 3, 2016). "Alphie McCourt, brother of Frank McCourt, dies aged 75". The Irish Times. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ↑ Benjamin, Elizabeth (3 October 2006). "Peace Mom For McCourt". Times Union. Albany, New York. Archived from the original on 26 November 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2006.
- ↑ http://gpnys.dreamhosters.com/?p=312[dead link]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Shapiro, Laurie Gwen (March 10, 2023). "Kicked Out of Hospice, Malachy McCourt Wants One Last St. Patrick's Day". The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Irish-American actor raised in Limerick has died". Live95 FM. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
Other websites
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- personal website
- Malachy McCourt on IMDb
- Malachy McCourt discography at Discogs
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