Cast & creator
Malachy McCourt
Best known for The Mike Douglas Show, The Merv Griffin Show, All My Children
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.
38
film credits
13
television credits
51
1957–2024 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (51)
Showing 51 of 51 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
All My Children
1970
Oz
Father Daniel Meehan
1997
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
The F.B.I.
Dave Davison
1965
Tales from the Darkside
Dr. Stillman
1984
Tales of the Unexpected
Judge
1979
Surfside 6
1960
The Other Guys
Old Man at Irish Bar
2010
Life on Mars
The Wizard
2008
Remember WENN
Bishop Kenneth Quinn
1996
The Devil's Own
Bishop
1997
Righteous Kill
Father Connell
2008
After.Life
Father Graham
2009
Brewster's Millions
George the Doorman
1985
The Dain Curse
Mickey
1978
She's the One
Tom
1996
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Tony - Doorman
1990
Turbulence
Door Man
1997
Green Card
Party Guest
1990
Q
Commissioner
1982
Reversal of Fortune
Englishman
1990
The Molly Maguires
Bartender
1970
The Guru
Father Flanagan
2002
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Mr. Flanagan (segment "Where the Dead Are")
1994
The Brink's Job
Mutt Murphy
1978
JFK: Reckless Youth
Honey Fitz
1993
Angela's Christmas
Narrator (voice)
2017
The Ghost of Richard Harris
Self
2022
The Mighty Macs
Monsignor
2011
The House of God
Officer Gillheeny
1984
The Field
Sergeant
1990
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
Chief Garrety
1999
Reward
Jimmy Moran
1980
The Orphan
1979
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Father
2012
Ira & Abby
First Justice of the Peace
2006
Ash Wednesday
Whitey
2002
The Deli
O'Reilly
1997
Montana Trap
1976
You Can't Go Home Again
Tim Wagner
1979
Kettle of Fish
Robert
2006
Coming Up Roses
Priest
2011
Happy Hour
Dr. Pitcoff
2003
Nick and Nicky
Father O'Rourke
2024
Isn't It Delicious
Father Bob
2013
Thin Ice
Matt
1981
Manny's Orphans
Father Arch McCoy
1978Beyond the Pale
2000Beautiful Kid
Mr. Finn
2003