Malachy McCourt
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McCourt at the October 2011 Occupy Wall Street
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| Born | Malachy Gerard McCourt 20 September 1931 Brooklyn, New York |
| Occupation | Actor, writer, politician |
| Spouse | Linda Diana |
| Children | Siobhan and Malachy III (by first wife Linda), Conor and Cormac (by second wife Diana) |
| Relatives |
Frank McCourt (brother) Alphie McCourt (brother) |
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Malachy Gerard McCourt (born 20 September 1931) is an Irish-American actor, writer, and politician. He was the 2006 Green Party candidate for governor in New York State, losing to the Democratic candidate Eliot Spitzer. He is the younger brother of author Frank McCourt.
McCourt was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Irish parents Angela (Sheehan) and Malachy McCourt. He is the last surviving child from among seven McCourt siblings, following the death of his younger brother Alphie in 2016. McCourt was raised in Limerick, Ireland and returned to the United States in 1952. He had four children: Siobhan, Malachy III, Conor (a retired New York City police sergeant and documentary maker), and Cormac, the latter two by his second wife Diana. He also has a stepdaughter, Nina. He was portrayed by Peter Halpin in the film version of his brother's memoir Angela's Ashes. He is also one of the four founding members of the Manhattan Rugby Football Club in 1960. Malachy also appears in Frank McCourt's novel 'Tis.
He has acted on stage, on television and in several movies, including The Molly Maguires (1970) and The January Man (1989). He had appeared on three New York City-based soap operas: Ryan's Hope, Search for Tomorrow, and One Life to Live. He is also known for his annual Christmas-time appearances on All My Children as Father Clarence, a priest who shows up to give inspirational advice to Pine Valley citizens.
In the 1970s he hosted a talk show on WMCA.
In 1970, McCourt released an album, And the Children Toll the Passing of the Day.
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