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Malachy McCourt

Malachy McCourt

Born: 1931-09-20 • New York City, New York, USA

Malachy Gerard McCourt (September 20, 1931 – March 11, 2024) was an American-Irish actor, writer, and politician. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Limerick, McCourt appeared in several films and soap operas, including The Molly Maguires, Brewster's Millions (1985), and Another World. He also wrote three memoirs, describing his life in Ireland and in the United States. McCourt was the 2006 Green Party candidate for governor of New York, losing to the Democratic candidate Eliot Spitzer. He was the younger brother of author Frank McCourt.

Filmography
Nick and Nicky poster
Nick and Nicky
2024 • Father O'Rourke
The Ghost of Richard Harris poster
The Ghost of Richard Harris
2022 • Self
Angela's Christmas poster
Angela's Christmas
2017 • Narrator (voice)
Isn't It Delicious poster
Isn't It Delicious
2013 • Father Bob
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas poster
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
2012 • Father
The Mighty Macs poster
The Mighty Macs
2011 • Monsignor
The Other Guys poster
The Other Guys
2010 • Old Man at Irish Bar
After.Life poster
After.Life
2009 • Father Graham
Righteous Kill poster
Righteous Kill
2008 • Father Connell
Kettle of Fish poster
Kettle of Fish
2006 • Robert
Ira & Abby poster
Ira & Abby
2006 • First Justice of the Peace
No Image
Beautiful Kid
2003 • Mr. Finn
Happy Hour poster
Happy Hour
2003 • Dr. Pitcoff
Ash Wednesday poster
Ash Wednesday
2002 • Whitey
The Guru poster
The Guru
2002 • Father Flanagan
No Image
Beyond the Pale
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues poster
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
1999 • Chief Garrety
The Deli poster
The Deli
1997 • O'Reilly
The Devil's Own poster
The Devil's Own
1997 • Bishop
Turbulence poster
Turbulence
1997 • Door Man
She's the One poster
She's the One
1996 • Tom
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics poster
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994 • Mr. Flanagan (segment "Where the Dead Are")
Green Card poster
Green Card
1990 • Party Guest
The Bonfire of the Vanities poster
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990 • Tony - Doorman
Reversal of Fortune poster
Reversal of Fortune
1990 • Englishman
The Field poster
The Field
1990 • Sergeant
Brewster's Millions poster
Brewster's Millions
1985 • George the Doorman
The House of God poster
The House of God
1984 • Officer Gillheeny
Q poster
Q
1982 • Commissioner
Thin Ice poster
Thin Ice
1981 • Matt
Reward poster
Reward
1980 • Jimmy Moran
The Orphan poster
The Orphan
1979
You Can't Go Home Again poster
You Can't Go Home Again
1979 • Tim Wagner
The Brink's Job poster
The Brink's Job
1978 • Mutt Murphy
Manny's Orphans poster
Manny's Orphans
1978 • Father Arch McCoy
Montana Trap poster
Montana Trap
1976
The Molly Maguires poster
The Molly Maguires
1970 • Bartender